OLYMPICS: Desmond Tutu visits 2012 park (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

OLYMPICS: Desmond Tutu visits 2012 park

3:39pm Thursday 4th February 2010 in

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited the Olympic Park today and said he believes the games will have a positive influence on the area.

The 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner said: "One of the things we can learn about the Olympics is that it joins people together."

"The Olympic games are determined to show up and underscore diversity and unity in diversity.

"I have got to say that sport did that for us (South Africa) fantastically when we won the Rugby World Cup and Nelson Mandela came out in a Springbok shirt."

During the visit he met schoolchildren, construction workers and 2012 organisers.