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2012 Summer Olympics

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Games of the XXX Olympiad
Host cityLondon, United Kingdom
MottoInspire a Generation
Nations204
Athletes10,768 (5,992 men, 4,776 women)
Events302 in 26 sports (39 disciplines)
Opening27 July
Closing12 August
Opened by
Queen Elizabeth II[1]
Cauldron
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Summer
← Beijing 2008 Rio 2016 →
Winter
← Vancouver 2010 Sochi 2014 →
A London 2012 Olympics banner at The Monument in London.

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September.

London became the first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times; London also hosted the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.

The bidding process

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By the bid submission deadline of 15 July 2003, nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Olympics. These cities were Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro.

On 18 May 2004 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reduced the number of cities to five: London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, and Paris.

The IOC inspection team visited the five candidate cities during February and March 2005.

On 6 June 2005, the International Olympic Committee released its evaluation reports for the five candidate cities. Although these reports did not contain any scores or rankings, the evaluation report for Paris was seen as the most positive, followed closely by London.

During the process, many thought Paris was most likely to win the nomination, largely because this was its third bid in recent years. In late August 2004, reports came out predicting a London and Paris tie in the 2012 bid.[3]

On 6 July 2005, London was announced as the winner of the bid at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore.

The Games

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Athletes from 204 National Olympic Countries took part.[4] In addition, four individual athletes competed under the Olympic flag—one from South Sudan and three from the region of the former Netherlands Antilles[5]

Participating nations

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Listed below are NOCs who have qualified at least one athlete. As of 7 June 2011, 101 nations have qualified at least one athlete.

Medal table

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See the main article: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

Sports

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The 2012 Summer Olympics event has 26 sports. The International Olympic Committee executive board met on 13 August 2009 and approved the addition of women's boxing. The International Boxing Federation proposed that 40 athletes compete in five different weight classes.[18]

Motto

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The official motto for the 2012 Summer Olympics is "Inspire a generation". It was chosen to highlight the organiser's commitment to inspire the world to get involved in sporting events through the olympic games' legacy.[19]

Mascots

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The official mascots for the Olympics and Paralympic Games were revealed in May 2010.[20] They were called Wenlock and Mandeville.

Sponsors

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The 2012 Olympics had many sponsors. Some of the most popular ones are McDonald's, Acer, Samsung, Coca-Cola, Adidas, and Panasonic.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cauldron moved into position in Olympic Stadium". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "London And Paris Tie In 2012 Bid". GamesBids. Retrieved 2004-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Executive Board concludes first meeting of the new year". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "London 2012: Refugee runs for world, family walk 50km to watch," Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine NDTV (New Delhi Television), 11 August 2012; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  6. ↑ "World Series of Boxing - Results". AIBA. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 "iaaf.org - Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 8.36 8.37 8.38 8.39 8.40 8.41 8.42 8.43 8.44 8.45 8.46 8.47 8.48 8.49 "Quota places by NATION and Name". ISSF. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC PLACES ANNOUNCED FOLLOWING ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES". FEI. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot wins 3rd African Title in Cycling; Ethiopia finished third". nazret.com. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Direct Qualifiers for 2012 London Olympic Games - Provisional list" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Tarptautinė lengvosios atletikos federacija paskelbė Londono olimpiados normatyvus" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  14. ↑ "Pakistan seal London 2012 berth with Asian Games triumph". International Hockey Federation. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  15. ↑ "Quota places for 2012 Olympic Games London" (PDF). European Aquatics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "Brazil hit heights once more". FIFA. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Phuoc qualifies for London 2012". Viet Nam News. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  18. ↑ Wilson, Stephen (13 August 2009). "IOC backs golf, rugby for 2016 Olympics; women's boxing for 2012". CTV Olympics. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  19. ↑ Magnay, Jacquelin (2012-04-18). "London 2012 Olympics: 'Inspire a Generation' unveiled as official slogan for Games". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  20. ↑ "London 2012 unveils Games mascots Wenlock & Mandeville". BBC News. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

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