London will be the proud host of magnificent 30th 2012 Summer Olympic Games! This is one of the biggest and prestigious sporting events of the world. London Olympics will be held in London from 27th July to 12th August, 2012 followed by Paralympics Games to be held from 29th August to 9th September 2012. London had previously hosted Olympic Games in the year 1908 and 1948. The official name of Summer Olympics.

History

In the year 776 BC, prestigious Olympic Games originated in Sparta. For twelve decades, the games continued consistently and were immensely popular among the people. With the decay of Ancient Greece, Olympic Games ended in the year 393AD. Year 1896 marked the origin of first modern Olympics in Athens which includes 14 countries. In the year 1900, women athletes participated for the first time.

Olympic Park is one of the major highlights of 2012 London Olympics with a huge occupancy of 80, 000 and will host opening and closing ceremonies. Approximately ten million 2012 London Olympics tickets will be available for both the Olympic and Paralympics Games in 2011.

In Singapore, the 117th IOC Session had been held and London was elected to host 2012 Summer Olympics Games. On 6th July 2005, London had been declared to host 2012 London Olympics after defeating Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris. Sebastian Coe, former Olympic Champions, headed the 2012 London Olympics bidding.

Wenlock and Mandeville are the official mascots of 2012 London Olympic and Paralympics Games. 26 sports and 38 disciplines to feature in 2012 Summer Olympic programme, whereas 20 sports and 21 disciplines will feature in 2012 Paralympics Games.

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