Prior to their departure for the 30th Olympic Games London 2012, Slovene Olympic and Paralympic athletes held a press conference at Ljubljana Castle on Friday 6 July 2012.

Slovenian colours at the 30th Olympic Games London 2012, which run from 27 July to 12 August, will be carried by 65 athletes, 54 trainers, six doctors, five physiotherapists or masseurs and two sports psychologists. The Olympic team will be led by Bogdan Gabrovec, Vice President of the Slovenian Olympic Committee.

Alongside the Olympic athletes at Ljubljana Castle on Friday 6 July 2012 were the Slovenian Paralympic team. The games for athletes with disabilities, which take place at the same Olympic venues in London from 29 August to 9 September, will see participation from 22 Slovene athletes in six sports (athletics, table tennis, sitting volleyball, cycling, swimming and shooting), with a support staff of ten trainers and assistants, a doctor, two physiotherapists and a carer. The Slovenian Paralympic team is to be led by Ljubljana City Councillor and MP Roman Jakič.

The event with Slovene Olympic and Paralympic athletes running up to their departure for the British capital was also attended by Deputy Mayor of the City of Ljubljana Aleš Čerin.

London is the first city ever to have hosted the Olympics three times; firstly in 1908 and then in 1948. Further information on the 30th Olympic Games London 2012 is available on the official website.