Olympic Stadium to host evening of athletics and entertainment

The special ticketed event, called ’2012 Hours to Go: An Evening of Athletics and Entertainment’, will follow on from the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Visa Outdoor Athletics Championships taking place in the Stadium on the same day.
The London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that tickets will go on sale from 10am on Thursday 15 March, priced at £20 (£10 for concessions). Tickets are available from the Ticketmaster website
Starting at 7pm, the event will include the final hour of the BUCS Visa Outdoor Athletics Championships’ evening session, where competitors will join the ranks of previous BUCS champions including Perri Shakes-Drayton, Dai Greene and Hannah England. The evening session will also include a series of UK Athletics Invitational events featuring some of Britain’s best athletes, all aiming for a place in Team GB this summer.
After the athletics, a celebrity host will be joined by famous faces, including Olympians and Paralympians, for a series of stunts, games, challenges and prizes. The 40,000 strong-audience will be narrowed down to one lucky winner, who will be brought into the middle of the Stadium to officially open the venue.
LOCOG Chair Seb Coe said: ‘This is a great opportunity for people to experience the venue that will take centre stage this summer. As well as a great evening of entertainment, this will be an invaluable test and another warm-up event for the Olympic Stadium.’
Information on the event’s host, featured celebrities, schedule and prizes for the evening will be released in the coming weeks.

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