27th July 2010
Welsh Women Hockey Players Help Launch Olympic Stamps
The Welsh Senior Women's hockey squad are helping to launch the second of Royal Mail's London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games stamps. The stamps are being issued this week (July 27) to mark a key milestone in the countdown – two years to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Helen Bushell, Chief Executive Officer of Welsh Hockey Union, said the women's squad were delighted to help launch the stamps in Wales at The National Hockey Centre, Sophia Gardens during a recent training session. "The Welsh Senior Women's squad are training hard for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October which is a great opportunity to perform in a major event, it is also a chance for Great Britain coaches to see what our players can do" she said. Wales and Great Britain international Sarah Thomas was in the GB team for the Olympics in Beijing and we hope is a strong contender for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The latest stamp issue subtitled 'On Track for 2012', features a fresh set of ten dynamic images championing Olympic and Paralympic sports. In total Royal Mail will issue 30 1st Class stamps in the run-up to the 30th Olympiad and London 2012 Paralympic Games, as part of its role as an official licensee of the Games. The stamps feature established Olympic and Paralympic sports like hockey, goalball and football, and more recent additions including taekwondo and BMX cycling.
Philip Parker, Royal Mail Stamps spokesperson, said: "This series of stamps is creating a fascinating montage of the sports which make the Olympics and Paralympics one of the greatest events on the planet. In addition to appearing on millions of letters, the stamps also form part of a wonderful sporting collection to celebrate the 30th Olympiad." All stamps in the series feature either the London 2012 Olympic Games or Paralympic Games logo, and the third and final set of stamps will be issued in 2011.
