Lucy Nacson-Jones holding one of the lanterns that lit the way for athletes.
At the Opening Ceremony, 2,500 British students and their teachers welcomed Olympic athletes to the Games as part of the Guard of Honour. The British Council's Lucy Nacson-Jones joined them.
Jordanian musician Tareq Al Nasser
Marc Jessel, our Country Director in Jordan, blogs about the concert in an Amman car park that brought together Jordanian and Scottish musicians to kick off a new music programme.
Lord Sebastian Coe and Paul Docherty with youth in Athens
As the 2012 Olympic Games finally kick off, British Council Director UK 2012 Paul Docherty looks back on the highlights so far from this year's exciting Cultural Olympiad.
Seydanur carries the torch.
Seydanur Kabasakal, a high school student from Turkey selected as part of the International Inspiration programme, was one of 20 torchbearers who carried the Olympic Flame between Lincoln and Nottingham.
Taylor Zhou and Jelena Kiselova with British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
The British Council is the UK’s international cultural organisation. Read about the work we’re doing building relationships between the UK and other countries through our work in Arts, English, Education and Society.
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