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London 2012 Olympic Games - The Beginning and Beyond

Learn about the selection process, sports featured, ticket details, funding sources, athlete facilities, logo controversy, and interesting facts about the 2012 London Olympics.

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London 2012 Olympic Games - The Beginning and Beyond

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  1. London OlympicGames 2012 Andraš Tšitškan Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium

  2. Thebeginning… • 9 citieshad submitted bids to host the 2012 Olympics by deadline of 15 July 2003 • On 18 May 2004, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as a result of a scored technical evaluation, reduced the number of cities to five: London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris • On 6 July 2005, the final selection was announced at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, where the 117th IOC Session was held • London • Paris • Madrid • New York City • Moscow - the winner!

  3. Sports • The 2012 Summer Olympic programme features 26 sports: • The 2012 Summer Olympic programme features 26 sports • London's bid featured 28 sports but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games two days after it selected London as the host city • Boxing is the only Summer Olympic sport that does not include events for women • Karate, squash, golf, roller sports and rugby sevenswereconsideredtobebroughtinbuttheseeventsdidn’thaveenoughvotes aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoe and kayak, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling

  4. Tickets • Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games go on sale in 2011 • At least 50% will be priced under £20 (350 EEK) • London will aim to repeat the success of the Manchester Commonwealth Games, where 90 per cent of seats were sold • Each ticket will also include free travel on public transport in London for the day of the event • There will be free events - including the Road Cycling, Triathlon and Marathon

  5. Funding • Thetotalbugdetis£9,4 billion (159 billion EEK) • Money comesfrom: • 64% (£6 billion) fromCentralGovernment • 23% (£2,2 billion) from National Lottery • 13% (£1,2 billion) from the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency • The costs for staging the Games (£2 billion) are funded by a combination of sponsorship, merchandising, ticketing and broadcast rights • The budget is raised and managed by the London 2012 Organising Committee

  6. Athletes • Nations participating: 205 (204 in Beijing) • Athletes participating: 12 500 (11 025 in Beijing) • The OlympicVillage will have 17320 beds and provide each athlete with 16sqm floor space • Each apartment will have a TV, internet access, a private courtyard • The dining hall will cater for 5500 athletes at a time • 93 per cent of training venues are to be within 30 minutes of the athletes village

  7. Logo • Early public reaction to the logo, as measured by a poll on the BBC website, was largely negative: more than 80% of votes gave the logo the lowest possible rating • Several newspapers have run their own logo competitions, displaying alternative versionsfrom their readers • Official movie clip with this logo is reported to trigger seizures in a small number of people with photosensitive epilepsy

  8. Interesting facts • 70000 volunteers help to make sure the Olympic Games run smoothly and successfully • London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948 • The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad • The Olympic Games will be celebrated in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012 (lasting for 17 days) TheOlympic Anthem (3 minutes) -> Web link

  9. Pictures Wembley Stadium, the most expensive stadium ever built, will be a venue for football The London Olympic Stadium Logo II The Olympic Village Logo I (mentioned before)

  10. See Youin London in 2012

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