Ready to go! Dazzling Games 発生地s 始める，決める to open doors to the world

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The finishing touches are 存在 done to London's Olympic 発生地s as the Games get 進行中で.

Although football and 弓術，射手隊 kick off before Friday night's 開始 儀式, most sports don't start until the 週末. And Olympics 労働者s have been 確実にするing that all the 発生地s are up to scratch ahead of the events taking place.

Pretty in pink: 体操教師（選手）s at a practice 開会／開廷／会期 at the North Greenwich 円形競技場 ahead of the start of the Olympics

Hair-raising: 広大な／多数の／重要な Britain's Louis Smith - 冒険的な a new haircut - 実験（する）s out the 水平の 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 at the North Greenwich 円形競技場

Keep up, lads: This dazzling photograph was take of Smith as he went through his moves on the 鞍馬 horse

まっただ中に sweltering heat in the 資本／首都 - with 気温s touching 31 degrees in places - the army of helpers have been busy 確実にするing everything is ready.

It means London w ill have a dazzling 選択 of 発生地s at which to …に出席する or 見解（をとる） from TV as 利益／興味 ロケット／急騰するs in the Games.

Some 伝統的な 発生地s such as Wimbledon and Wembley have been given a makeover in Olympic colours and logos.

And fans will soon have their first peek at the new 場所／位置s such as the Aquatics Centre, the Velodrome and, of course, the Olympics Stadium.

Blooming marvellous: Flowers are dotted in the grass surrounding the 巨大（な） Olympic Stadium

This looks different: Heather Watson (底（に届く）) of Team GB is put through her paces as the new-look Wimbledon

In the スポットライト: It was nice and 有望な in the badminton 発生地 at Wembley 円形競技場

一方／合間, Olympics organisers have 明らかにする／漏らすd how they ーするつもりである to 高める the 観客 experience at London 2012 with music and other visual 贈呈s.

競技者s in several sports will enter their 各々の 円形競技場s to music and special lighting while guides to events and inspirational clips will be shown on big 審査するs.

観客s will have 接近 to 'in-ear' commentary at a number of sports and some of Britain's most 設立するd 禁止（する）d could turn up unannounced to play at 発生地s.

Changing up: Union Jack and Olympic 旗s are seen on The 商店街 in central London where the cycling road race finishes

ぼんやり現れるing large: A 巨大（な） poster of British cyclist Chris Hoy hangs on the 味方する of a tower 封鎖する in Stratford

London 2012 organising 委員会 LOCOG 主張する 非，不，無 of their 計画（する）s to educate or entertain テレビ視聴者s will 妥協 the 正直さ of the sports they are watching.

Debbie Jevans, LOCOG director of sport, said: 'What is 最高位の is the 正直さ of the sport and the atmosphere that 自然に surrounds it. What we are doing is 存在 mindful of it. In no way are we just going to 溺死する out the atmosphere 存在 built up.'

発生地s will be given musical 主題s: Elton John at the 弓術，射手隊 at Lord's, for example, and Dizzee Rascal at the basketball at Nor th Greenwich 円形競技場.

What a 見解（をとる）: With Canary Wharf on the horizon, equestrian competitors train at Greenwich Park

こそこそ動く preview: Queens House can be 見解（をとる）d through the scaffolding of the Olympic Equestrian Stadium

長，率いる of sports 贈呈 James O'Brien said: 'Some sports, such as beach volleyball and basketball, will feature music more prominently than others, such as equestrian and 弓術，射手隊.

'We are in no way trying to 押し進める it to the 前線 of people's attention but we are using it as a 道具 to excite the （人が）群がるs and 運動 the 競技者s on to greater 業績／成果s. We have put together a library of 2012 跡をつけるs. Each 冒険的な 発生地 has been given its own personality in the 主題.'

The sports which will see 競技者s introduced to music and スポットライトs are: badminton, rhythmic 体操, basketball, handball (決勝戦), ボクシング and 盗品故買者ing.

O'Brien said: 'Most of them we looked at in 実験（する） events. We have also spoken to the international 連合s and worked with them, and in all 事例／患者s it is not something we have 軍隊d on them - it is something we have worked together and 共同製作するd on and they agreed it will 追加する to the atmosphere and 高める the 競技者s' experience in 2012.'

Wet and wild: In this photo taken with a fisheye レンズ, swimmers practice in the pool at the Aquatics Centre

Busy in here: This photo illustrates how many competitors are gearing up for the Games at one time

Past and 現在の: The 'Bowler' statue by Antony Dufort decorates Lord's Cricket Ground where the 弓術，射手隊 takes place

LOCOG have 用意が出来ている what they call 'mood VTs' and 'A-Z VTs' to show on big 審査するs, to excite the テレビ視聴者 about the event and to explain its nuances to the uninitiated. There are more than 200 of the A-Z VTs and all have also been made 利用できる to 放送者s.

Jevans said: 'What we want to do on this 旅行 is 確実にする that when we are here in 2012 we use the way that we 現在の sport to connect people with the sport itself, and even though I think it is fair to say that the UK is a nation of sports fans, many of the sports we have in the オリンピック many of the people will never have seen before.'

Fans will be able to 購入（する） earpieces, at a cost of £10 each, to listen to commentary at 体操, 運動競技のs, 列／漕ぐ／騒動ing, mountain biking, judo, canoe slalom, BMX, 盗品故買者ing, 卓球, rhythmic 体操, badminton and 格闘するing. The earpiece will work at all 発生地s.

The Pet Shop Boys, Rita Ora and Sub 焦点（を合わせる） are の中で some of the musical 行為／法令／行動するs - の中で a host of other planned entertainment - 始める，決める to make surprise 外見s at the Games.

O'Brien said: 'We're not 発表するing where, of the 650-半端物 sports 開会／開廷／会期s our live 行為／法令／行動するs will be taking place - it is all part of the fun and part of the surprise.'

注目する，もくろむs 負かす／撃墜する: A 労働者 is distracted by cheerleaders working out at the beach volleyball 発生地 at Horse Guard's Parade

It's getting hot out there: ダンサーs rehearse for the beach volleyball matches at Horse Guard's Parade

Wrapping up: Construction 労働者s continue 準備s at the beach volleyball 発生地

Making history: Volunteers 準備する the 法廷，裁判所 at the beach volleyball 発生地 at Horse Guard's Parade