London celebrates 1,000 days with to go before Olympics with fireworks display

Display location:LONDON
City:LONDON
Country:UK
Date:Nov.1

Details: LONDON (AP) — Fireworks lit up parts of the capital to mark 1,000 days before the 2012 London Olympics begin.

As part of several events across the city on Saturday, the BT Tower in central London was illuminated by a fireworks display as its giant screen flashed the landmark figure.

With construction underway on the main stadium, velodrome, aquatics center, basketball arena, media center and athletes' village, London organizers say it has met all its targets. Though there are proposals to move badminton and rhythmic gymnastics away from their original venues to save money.