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Olympic Games 2012 in London
Olympic Games
is major international
sporting events, which are held
every four years.
Summer Olympics 2012.
XXX Summer Olympics, held in London, the UK capital, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
Selecting the city
Accepting applications candidate cities was completed on 15 July 2003. By that
time, the desire to host the Games expressed 9 cities: Havana, Istanbul,
Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
London's candidacy was chosen July 6, 2005. The only head of government, who
personally presented a request of his country, was in Singapore, then-Prime
Minister Tony Blair.
London became the first city to the Games for the third time (before they went there in 1908 and 1948).
Sport objects
Olympic Stadium (London)
Arena O2
Wembley Stadium
Harbor for the sailing competitions
Logo and graphicsThe image is composed of
four parts in the form of irregular polygons which
symbolize the digits of the year the Olympics -
"2", "0", "1", "2".
The Paralympics logo (far left) and the different official color combinations for the Wolff Olins main logo design.
Mascots
Wenlock and Mandeville
WenlockWenlock’s name is inspired by Much
Wenlock in Shropshire, England, where in 1850 the Wenlock Olympian Society held its first Olympian Games,
regarded as an inspiration for the modern Olympic games.
The five friendship rings on his wrists correspond to the five Olympic rings,
and three points on his head represent the three places on the podium. The pattern on his body symbolises the whole world coming to London, and
the shape of his helmet represents the shape of the Olympic Stadium.
MandevilleMandeville is named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. In 1948, Stoke Mandeville organised the first Stoke Mandeville Games, considered to be the precursor to
the Paralympics.
The three spikes on Mandeville's helmet represent the Paralympic
Agitos. He also represents friendship.
Anthem of the OlympicThe official anthem of the Olympic Games in London, was the song "Survival" group Muse. The song was made during the opening of the Olympic Games, as well as all the award ceremonies athletes. The song became the main theme for the international television
savers Olympics.
Opening ceremonyThe opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July and called
"Isles of Wonder“. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was its artistic director, with the music directors being the electronic music duo Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of Underworld. The Games were officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh. It was the second Games the Queen had opened personally, the first being the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The Opening Ceremony of the 2012
Games attracted a peak viewing audience of over 27 million viewers (around half of the population of the United Kingdom watched BBC1 live simultaneously).
The participating countries
Size of the team
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The medal standings2012 Summer Olympics medal table
Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
United States
(USA)
46 29 29 104
2 China (CHN) 38 27 23 88
3
Great Britain
(GBR)
29 17 19 65
4 Russia (RUS) 24 26 32 82
Closing ceremonyThe closing ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics was held
on 12 August 2012. In addition to protocol, the ceremony featured a flashback fiesta to British music with The Who finishing out the
performance. The ceremony also included a handover of the Olympic flag by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, to Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de
Janeiro, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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