London 2012 Olympics: LEGO Reveal Special TEAM GB Minifigures

With not long at all to go until the UK€™s biggest sporting event of the century opens its gates and the London 2012 Olympics begin in earnest, LEGO has launched a special edition range of Team GB Minifigures to celebrate the tournament. The exclusive and highly collectible range will only be available in the UK to commemorate this once in a lifetime event for the nation. Following on from the 7 series of LEGO minifigures which have so far proved popular (look out for our own review of the 6th and 7th series), the figures will once more cost £1.99 each, and will be in stores from 1st July 2012 in John Lewis, among other high street retailers. Here are all of the details of the nine minifigure series: Brawny Boxer - Punching his way to the top, this lean machine in blue is ready to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee for Team GB! The Stealth Swimmer - Like a fish in the water, the Stealth Swimmer is ready to torpedo through the water into to pole position Relay Runner - Sprinting to reach the winning line, could this give Team GB a relay team victory? Judo Fighter - Taking down her opponent€™s one at a time, this mistress of martial arts knocks down anything in her way to grasp that gold medal. Tactical Tennis Player - First on the court in his gleaming whites, this tennis ace will knock the white socks off of any competition. Flexible Gymnast - Balance and co-ordination is the name of the game for this agile Olympic contender. Wondrous Weightlifter - Powerlifting his personal best, the crowd looks on as this burley guy weighs up his chances of going for gold. Horseback rider - Riding her way to the last hurdle, this athlete won€™t be horsing around when it comes to winning! Agile Archer - Complete with bow in hand, let€™s hope this little fella will be on target on the day! They're likely to be hugely collectible, especially for those who've fallen for the charms of the normal LEGO mini-figures series - so look out for them soon.