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.

Thank you!