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Artists pose during the Team Welcome Ceremony rehearsal.
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The Olympic Truce Wall.
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The artists are wearing traditional British colours.
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A general view of Olympic Truce wall during the Team Welcome Ceremony rehearsal.
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Gallery: London 2012 Welcome Ceremony Rehearsals
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Hundreds of athletes and officials have been arriving at Heathrow - as the opening of the first Olympics road lane caused confusion for drivers.
Teams arriving include the USA, Russia, China, France, Japan and Canada, as the west London airport saw a record number of passengers.
Two buses taking athletes to the Olympic village in east London reportedly took up to four hours despite the 25-mile journey supposedly being one that was fast-tracked by the implementation of the Olympic Lane on the M4.
It is the first dedicated Games Lane to come into operation and is the stretch of motorway that has only just re-opened following repairs.
Drivers were baffled by this road near Russel Square. Photo: www.lbc.co.uk
The 3.5-mile stretch along the previous M4 bus lane between junctions three and two on the London-bound carriageway is in operation between 5am and 10pm, while the remaining lanes will open next Wednesday - July 25 - at 6am.
Kerron Clement, the US 400m hurdles silver medallist at Beijing 2008, tweeted: "Um, so we've been lost on the road for 4hrs. Not a good first impression London."
The sprinter noted: "Athletes are sleepy, hungry and need to pee. Could we get to the Olympic Village please."
In another lengthy journey, 30 Australian officials and medical staff were reportedly on a bus that was taken past Buckingham Palace and the back streets of West Ham on its way to the Stratford Olympic site.
London 2012 confirmed it was operating the buses, and said there had been a couple of buses that had taken longer than usual.
Footage from the Sky News helicopter showed that motorists appeared confused about whether or not they were allowed in Olympic Lanes, which were marked with large symbols of the Olympics rings.
Traffic caught in such lanes made efforts to get back into non-Olympics lanes, causing tailbacks.
Delays caused by accidents on the M4 in Berkshire affected traffic heading towards the Games Lane in west London.
But a Highways Agency spokesman denied reports that there had been "32-mile queues".
He went on: "The delays were a long way from west London and traffic in the area of the Games Lane was no worse than it is on any normal Monday morning."
Speaking about the Lanes on Sky News, London mayor Boris Johnson said: "Unless you have been living on Mars for the last couple of years you would have known that we have had to put in the Olympics route network.
Athletes have been arriving at Heathrow for the Olympic Games
"When the roadside messaging signs tell you it's ok to be in those lanes, then by all means, be my guest, occupy that space.
"But otherwise I'm afraid to say that (...) you will incur a pretty swingeing fine."
The opening of the M4 lane was introduced early to cope with the start of the rush.
There had been fears that the work on the damaged flyover near junction 2 of the motorway in west London would not be completed in time for the Olympic traffic-only lane to be used.
The M4 is part of the Olympic Route Network (ORN)) and provides an important access route for members of the Games Family including athletes, their officials and equipment arriving at Heathrow for their journey to the Olympic Village in Stratford, east London.
Around 80% of Games Family arrivals are expected to pass through this way.
Within the ORN are 30 miles of Games Lanes which will become operational two days before the Olympic opening ceremony takes place on July 27.
The Games Lanes will be clearly marked and will operate alongside existing traffic. All road users will be able to go into the lanes when they are not in use overnight.
Those who stray into operational Games Lanes face a penalty charge of £130, while illegally parked vehicles will be removed to a pound and may incur a release fee of £200.
London 2012 organisers have been preparing for the arrival of athletes this week with rehearsals of the official welcome ceremony that will take place several times a day in the Olympic village.
One early arrival was Ghanian weightlifter Alberta Ampomah, who will be based in Plymouth until moving to the Olympic village on July 25.
The athlete told Sky News she had received a "beautiful" welcome. Asked whether she was enjoying the weather, however, she said: "Not really. It's very cold out here."
Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has addressed security concerns, saying troops will be in place after security company G4S admitted it was unable to fully deliver on its contract.
But he refused to be drawn on whether troops might get a one-off Olympics bonus, like the payment of £500 being given to London bus drivers.
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