The London 2012 Olympics: What to Expect
In less than 2 years, London is going to be the host from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and the athletes of 205 nations will compete in 300 events. The olympic games will run from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Unlike Lillehammer, Norway, or Sochi, Russia, London is a familiar destination with famous historical sights and it is easily reachable by most major airlines. Throughout the 16 day world sporting occasion, the city is expected to see an influx of more than a million people. The Olympic games were formerly hosted in this city in 1908 and 1948. The Olympic games Will Host 26 Sports. Athletes from all over the globe are going to be competing in these 26 sports activities: Athletics, archery, aquatics, boxing, basketball, badminton, cycling, canoe, kayak, football, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, handball, judo, pentathlon, rowing, shooting, sailing, triathlon, taekwondo, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, wrestling, and weightlifting. The Olympic games Will be In 28 Locations. The olympic sports activities is going to be held in 28 different locations. Most from the games will be held in the Old Park, Stratford, East London, while some other locations is going to be over locations in England, Scotland, and Wales.Old Park will host the olympic stadium, the primary centre for the opening and closing ceremonies and athletic events. This venue will also have the aquatics centre, basketball arena, handball arena, and hockey centre. The cycling track and cycling BMX is going to be in VeloPark. Various other Olympic Venues in London. * Earls Court in West London will have volleyball. * Excel London in East London will hold several contact sports activities ranging from boxing to wrestling. * Greenwich Park in south east London will have equestrian occasions. * Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall will have beach volleyball. * Hyde Park within the West End will have the triathlon and the 10k open water swim. * Lord?s Cricket Ground will have archery. * Millennium Dome in Greenwich peninsula will have two arenas. In Arena 1 is going to be artistic gymnastics, trampoline, and basketball. In Arena 2 will be badminton and rhythmic gymnastics. * Regents Park will have road cycling. * The Royal Artillery Barracks in south east London will hold shooting. * Wembley Stadium in north west London will have football. * Wimbledon in south west London will hold tennis. Olympic Venues Outside of London. * The Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre in Hertfordshire will have canoe slalom. * Eton Dorney in Windsor will hold rowing and the canoe sprint. * Hadleigh Farm in Essex will have mountain bike. * Hampden Park, the national stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, will have football. * The Millennium Stadium, the national stadium in Wales will hold football. * Old Trafford in Manchester, the home of Manchester United Football Club, will hold football. * St James? Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne will hold football. * Villa Park within the West Midlands will have football. * Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour in Dorset will have sailing. The 2012 Summer Olympic game to be held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012 will welcome 205 national athletes competing in 300 occasions. The Olympic games is going to be spread across 28 locations in London, Scotland, and Wales and is anticipated to bring in more than a million visitors. Find out more info about the London Olympics