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David Smethurst highlights his London Olympic outreach experiences

David Smethurst highlights his London Olympic outreach experiences

The Olympic events were exciting but they are not the places to have a deep conversation with an athlete, coach or manager. The Olympic Village was one of the places for that. Daily in the Olympic Village I was talking with athletes and officials. I got very close to the Belarus team (I speak Russian) and have had a great time sharing with the top management, the coaches, the athletes as well as the humble transport manager. .

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