Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques[1]) are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions wherein thousands of athletes variously compete. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating.[2] The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894.
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.
Volleyroos aim high in London
Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Prime Minister Julia Gillard with the Australi... © Australian Government With a stunning last ditch qualification bid granting them passage to the London Games, the Australian men’s volleyball team will be looking to crash the parties of the world’s best teams when competition commences. One of the Australian Olympic Team’s underdog stories of the Games before competition has even kicked off in London, the Volleyroos made it through one of the toughest qualification tournaments to secure only their third ever Olympic appearance.
Olympic Soccer 2012: No US Men's Team, No American Interest
Frederick Breedon/Getty Images I'm as active a proponent of rational discussion as you'll find, and yet in the wake of Team USA's failure to qualify for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournament, even I'm left wondering: Where's the outrage? Where's the prideful resentment? Where are the pitchfork demands for retribution?
London Olympic Games 2012 - Facts and information
2012 Olympic Sports | 2012 Olympic Venues | 2012 Olympic Teaching Resources Symbols of the Olympic Games When did the London Olympics take place? The 2012 Summer Olympic Games was held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September. How many times has London hosted the Olympics? London has now hosted the Olympic games three times - 1908, 1948 and 2012
Olympic sports
Olympic sports are sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The 2012 Summer Olympics included 26 sports, with two additional sports due to be added to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The 2014 Winter Olympics will include seven sports.[1] The number and kinds of events may change slightly from one Olympiad to another.
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.
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]
Olympics
Official Website of the Olympic Games Beginner's Guide to the Olympics | Olympic Video Best Books for Teaching About the Olympic Games International Olympic Committee
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.
London Travel Information and Travel Guide - England
One of the world's most visited cities, London has something for everyone: from history and culture to fine food and good times. A Tale of Two Cities London is as much about wide-open spaces and leafy escapes as it is high-density, sight-packed exploration.
