NBC Summer Olympics (2012)

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Games of the XXX Olympiad
This is the clear version of the official logo. There are four official base colours, and another version for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. For more details, see section "Logo" below.
Host city	London, United Kingdom
Motto	Inspire a Generation
Nations participating	204
Athletes participating	10,500 (estimated)
Events	302 in 26 sports
Opening ceremony	27 July
Closing ceremony	12 August
Officially opened by	Queen Elizabeth II
Athlete's Oath	Sarah Stevenson
Judge's Oath	Mik Basi
Coach's Oath	Eric Ferrell
Olympic torch	Callum Airlie Jordan Duckitt Desiree Henry Katie Kirk Cameron MacRitchie Austin Playfoot (relight) Aidan Reynolds Adelle Tracey
Stadium	Olympic Stadium

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, also known informally as London 2012, began in London, United Kingdom on 27 July and will continue until 12 August 2012. The first event, the group stages in women's football, began two days earlier on 25 July. Around 10,500 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate.

Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Lord Coe and the then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the [[117th IOC Session| London is the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.

Construction in preparation for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, particularly themed towards sustainability. The main focus of this is a new 200-hectare Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford in the east of London. The Games also make use of venues which were already in place before the bid.

Contents 1 Bidding process 2 Development and preparation 2.1 Venues 2.2 Public transport 2.3 Financing 2.4 Volunteers 2.5 Ticketing 2.6 Countdown 2.7 Security 2.8 Medals 2.9 Torch relay 2.10 Environmental policy 2.11 Cultural Olympiad 2.12 Opening ceremony 2.13 Closing ceremony 3 The Games 3.1 Participants 3.1.1 Sorted by number of athletes 3.2 Sports 3.3 Calendar 3.4 World records 3.5 Medal table 4 Broadcasting 5 Marketing 5.1 Logo and graphics 5.2 Mascots 5.3 Chariots of Fire 5.4 Sponsors 6 Controversies 6.1 Doping 7 See also 8 References 8.1 Book references

Bidding process

Development and preparation

Venues

Public transport

Financing

Volunteers

Ticketing

Countdown

Security

Medals

Torch relay

Environmental policy

Cultural Olympiad

Opening ceremony

Closing ceremony

The Games

Participants

Sorted by number of athletes

Sports

Calendar

World records

Medal table

Broadcasting

Marketing

Logo and graphics

Mascots

Chariots of Fire

Sponsors

Controversies

Doping

See also

References

Book references

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