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as Olympians arrive  PTI Jul 17, 2012, 03.25PM IST (A London
taxi uses the red…)  LONDON: Utter chaos prevailed on London's
streets today as athletes started arriving for the upcoming
Olympics, with a 50 km long traffic jam hitting traffic and
logistic problems forcing some of them to take an unintentional
'tour' of the city.  The Olympics are set to begin from July 27
and the period is being described as Britain's biggest peacetime
transport challenge, as contingents from 50 countries camp in
the city.  A 32-mile (51 km) long traffic jam on an arterial
motorway into London was reported as special lanes and vehicles
transporting athletes and officials came into operation today,
affecting normal traffic.  The first of the teams - Russia,
Australia, Italy, China - arrived amidst reports that many
athletes and officials had to make circuitous routes around
London because untrained bus drivers lost their way en route to
the Olympic Park in Stratford.