Wenlock and Mandeville were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder for the Olympic Stadium. Mandeville’s name is inspired by Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire. In the 1940s, Dr.Ludwig Guttmann came to Stoke Mandeville Hospital to set up a new spinal unit to help former soldiers suffering from spinal cord injuries. Looking for ways to inspire those in his care, he encouraged them to take up sport, leading to the formation of the Stoke Mandeville Games, widely recognised as a forerunner of the modern Paralympic movement. Wenlock’s name is inspired by the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock where the ‘Wenlock Games’ was one of the inspirations that led the founder of the modern Olympic movement Baron Pierre de Coubertin to create the Olympic Games. www.london2012.com
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are almost here! Yes, time to watch Micheal Phelps undoubtedly set another swimming world record. The time to watch Toby “Crash” Stevenson pole-vault, and time to see if America’s “Dream Team” will break our hearts all over again! It all starts at 8-8-08 at 8 PM! And in honour of the Olympic games, I have created 2 Olympic Themes and set them into 8-bit NES Style form. Enjoy!
Gary Doer announces the winning bid to host the 2012 Manitoba Summer Games, followed by speeches by other officials, at a student assembly at Swan Valley Regional Secondary School, on September 25, 2009.
