2012 Summer Olympics. The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad[2] and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It took place in London, United Kingdom and a lesser extent across the country from 25 July to 12 August 2012. The first event, the group stage in women's football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[3][4] More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.[5] It was officially started however on Friday 27 July 2012 at 0:00. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability.[11] The main focus was a new 200-hectare (490-acre) Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford, East London.[12] The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid.[13] Bidding process[edit] Development and preparation[edit] 2012 Olympic Games. Olympic Football. S.R.M. All sportsAll sportsAlpine SkiingAmerican footballArcheryAthleticsBadmintonBaseballBaseball-SoftballBasketballBasque PelotaBeach VolleyballBiathlonBobsleighBoxingCanoeCanoe SlalomCanoe SprintCricketCroquetCross Country SkiingCurlingCyclingCycling BMXCycling Mountain BikeCycling RoadCycling TrackDivingEquestrianEquestrian / DressageEquestrian / EventingEquestrian / JumpingEquestrian / VaultingFencingFigure skatingFootballFreestyle SkiingGolfGymnastics ArtisticGymnastics RhythmicHandballHockeyIce HockeyJeu de PaumeJudoLacrosseLugeMilitary PatrolModern PentathlonNordic CombinedPoloRacketsRink-HockeyRoqueRowingRugbySailingShootingShort Track Speed SkatingSkeletonSki JumpingSnowboardSoftballSpeed skatingSpeed skiingSquashSwimmingSynchronized SwimmingTable TennisTaekwondoTennisTrampolineTriathlonTug of WarVolleyballWater MotorsportsWater PoloWater SkiingWeightliftingWrestlingWrestling FreestyleWrestling Greco-Roman.
Football 2012. The association football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 11 August, and was the only sport to begin before the official opening day of the Olympic Games, two days before the opening ceremony.
It was also the only sport to be held at multiple venues outside London (the host city of the Olympics), with Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Coventry and Cardiff all hosting matches. The finals were played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their senior women's and men's under-23 national teams to participate; men's teams were allowed to augment their squads with three players over the age of 23. 504 football players competed for two sets of gold medals.[1] For these games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament and the women in a 12-team tournament. Olympic Soccer. Eton Dorney - Rowing, Canoe Sprint. Football Tournament. Olympics Closing Ceremony. Farewell London 2012 London has handed the Olympic reins to Rio in an epic, colourful and star-studded extravaganza. 13, 2012 And that's a wrap.
London 2012 has ended in style as the Brits celebrated a Games of which they have every right to be very proud. Not only has the competition been astounding but an entire region of east London has been given new life. And on behalf of the Fairfax team in London and Australia, thank you for taking the time to read our writing, watch our videos and take in our photographs. 12.05am Fireworks exploding as The Who finish this Games with My Generation. 12.02am Roger Daltrey in the midst of See Me, Feel Me and will finish with their biggest hit, My Generation. Advertisement Midnight The London flame is out. 11.55pm So, you don't just turn off the gas. 11.50pm The flame that illuminated the heroics of Bolt and Farah is about to be extinguished. 11.45pm It's Rogge. 11.50pm Coe thanks the builders, the police and army. 11.30pm Brazil has begun.
Summer Olympic Games. Alex Livesey/Getty Images The 2012 Summer Olympics will play host to some of the best soccer players and teams in the world, yet there are several teams who we wish were competing in London as well.
The Olympics are a young man's game, and most athlete are under the age of 30 across the Games. The soccer component will continue this trend, as each country is only allowed to have three players who were born before January 1, 1989 on their roster. This makes for an exciting change in international soccer, as the Olympic Games force teams to rely on youth, rather than experience. Attaking Soccer. Spanish League Fixtures. London 2012 Olympics: Football. London 2012 Olympics. 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. FIFA Association :)