Make your own mascot - London 2012 Mascots. Play Games - London 2012 Mascots. Usain Bolt Wins Mens 100M Race in 9.64 Seconds at the London 2012 Olympics! Also a Thrown Bottle! Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremonies Extravaganza. P&G LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. Olympics Fun Facts. Olympic facts: 10 things you didn't know about the 100m sprint. So how come the Olympics has a 100m race?
The event was introduced into the Games in 1896 for the first modern Olympiad, which was held in Athens at the Panathenaic Stadium, constructed in marble and based on an ancient Greek stadium. The USA's Thomas Burke won the 100m in 1896 with a time of 12sec. The 100m distance is believed to be the modern equivalent of the prestigious stadion sprinting race in ancient Greece, which was about 180m. Who are the main contenders to be crowned fastest man in the world at Sunday night's 100m Olympics final? Obviously the bookies' – and the crowd's – favourite to win the most coveted prize at the Olympics is Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Why are Jamaicans so good at running very, very fast? Despite having a population of just 3 million people, Jamaica has won 14 Olympic gold medals - many of them in sprinting.
Is Usain Bolt's height really a disadvantage? Bolt's height allows him to hold speed for longer and decelerate at a slower rate than a shorter sprinter. 1. London 2012 Olympics, facts and figures. -The five host boroughs are Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich. -The Los Angeles 1984 Games were the first to turn a profit ($225 million) in 1932.
The cost to stage the Olympics was about $1.500bn. -TV rights were sold for the first time in Tokyo 1964 at $1m. By Athens 2004, the cost was £1.400bn. Medal Count - Olympic Medal Standings - Official Results. London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. London 2012 was the successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London with most events taking place in Stratford in the borough of Newham.
The British Olympic Association had been working on the bid since 1997, and presented its report to government ministers in December 2000. Following three consecutive unsuccessful UK bids to host summer Olympic Games (Birmingham for 1992 and Manchester for 1996 and 2000), the decision was made to bid with London, given the clear indication that it was the only UK city that had a chance of being selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when put up against other world cities in a competitive bidding process.[1] On 6 July 2005 at its 117th Session in Singapore, the IOC awarded London the right to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad.
The city beat the favorite Paris 54 to 50 on the fourth and final ballot. London is the first city to host the Games three times.[2] Sporting venues[edit] Olympic Zone[edit] River Zone[edit] London 2012 Olympics - Schedule, Results, Medals, Tickets, Venues. The London 2012 Games were centred around the Olympic Park in east London, which is the site of a number of new sports venues.
Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the Park to enjoy the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity. The main venues – the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey, handball and basketball arenas – were easily accessible through a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials. The use of other prestigious venues – such as Wembley Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis, Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball – was also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The London 2012 Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad.