London Olympics 2012
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The 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London, UK this year. The city beat the best of 4 cities of the world in the bid to win the credit for the 2012 Olympics. London has hosted the Olympics previously in 1908 and 1948 and it is doing it for the record 3rd time in 2012. The London Olympics 2012 schedule commences from July 27 and ends on August 12. The London Olympics 2012 Sponsors are Coca-Cola, Acer, Omega, Dow, GE, Macdonalds, Panasonic, P&G, Atos Origin, Visa and Samsung which are its worldwide partners. The London Olympics Official Partners are BP, BMW, Adidas, BT, EDF, Lloyds TSB and British Airways.
London Olympics: Statistics
The number of certain London Olympics 2012 participating nation is 171 while there are about 204 nations expected to participate as the qualifying rounds are still going on. The London Olympics 2012 Calendar longs for 17 days when 10500 athletes will perform in 302 events in 26 sports with the motto Inspire a Generation . The London Olympics 2012 location map is around Greater London and other regions of United Kingdom. The Olympic Stadium would be the pace of worship for the sports lovers for these days in London. The main London Olympics 2012 Venues are London, Dorset and Portland.
The Isles of Wonder
The festival of the Olympics Ceremonies will be called The Isles of Wonder. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburg will officially open the games. Danny Boyle, the Oscar winning director of the Slumdog Millionaire will be the Artistic Director for the Opening Ceremony. There are speculations that a James Bond short movie might be telecasted during the opening ceremony.
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Events
There will be in total 302 London Olympics 2012 Sports Events. There would be Women Boxing event for the first time in the history of Olympics this year in London. The official London Olympics 2012 Calendar was unleashed on February 15, 2011. A countdown clock was erected at the Trafalgar Square 500 days before the Olympics.
About 5000 London Olympics 2012 medals have been prepared by the Royal Mint. The 400 g thick medals are designed by David Watkins with the designs of Nike- the Greek goddess, Thames River and the games logo. The Official mascot of the London Olympics 2012 is Wenlock.
The London Olympics Games Tickets are available at all the countries in the world which have NOC. The people of Britain or any European Union country can buy tickets in any European Union country.
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