London Olympic organisers stressed the importance of creating a legacy from the Games on Wednesday as they started the 100-day countdown by unveiling the event's motto: "Inspire a generation".

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London Olympic organisers stressed the importance of creating a legacy from the Games on Wednesday as they started the 100-day countdown by unveiling the event's motto: "Inspire a generation".

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The milestone was marked by celebrations around the world as well as the start of three test events to iron out any operational problems before the opening ceremony on July 27, and Olympic bosses insisted London was ready.

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"Expectations are high, and we won't disappoint," said former Olympic gold medallist and London Games chairman Sebastian Coe. He was speaking at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, where 20,000 flowers were planted on Wednesday in the shape and colours of the five Olympic rings. They are visible from planes flying into London Heathrow Airport.

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Some 31 out of 42 sports test events have been completed so far, with dress rehearsals for wheelchair rugby, synchronised swimming and shooting all starting on Wednesday.

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Olympic fever will spread beyond Britain's borders as sports fans around the globe join in the countdown.

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In the United States, former heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis will lead 100 cyclists and an open-top London double-decker bus on a ride down Miami's South Beach.

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Queen Elizabeth II will open the Games at a lavish ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, on July 27, preceded by fly-past displays by the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force's acrobatics team.

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London will be the first city in the modern era to host the Olympics three times, having already held them in 1908 and 1948, and hopes the event will give the ailing British economy a much-needed boost.

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Sculptor Mark Anderson spraypaints the Olympic rings on a giant sandcastle to celebrate 100 days to go to the 2012 London Olympic Games on the beach at Weymouth.

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A handout picture obtained from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) shows an aerial view of the Olympic Park in London showing the Basketball Arena next to the Athletes Village.

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Countdown begins: 100 days to go for London Games

London Olympic organisers stressed the importance of creating a legacy from the Games on Wednesday as they started the 100-day countdown by unveiling the event's motto: "Inspire a generation".