In less than 2 years, London is going to be the host of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the athletes of 205 nations will compete in 300 occasions. The olympic games will run from 27 July to 12 August 2012. As opposed to Lillehammer, Norway, or Sochi, Russia, London is really a familiar destination with famous historical sights and it is effortlessly accessible by most major airlines. During the 16 day world sporting occasion, the city is anticipated to see an influx of more than a million individuals. The Olympic games were previously hosted in this city in 1908 and 1948. The Games Will Host 26 Sports. Athletes from all over the world are going to be competing in these 26 sports: 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 Games Will be In 28 Places. The olympic sports is going to be held in 28 various venues. Most from the olympic games will be held within the Old Park, Stratford, East London, although some other venues is going to be throughout places 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 additionally 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 hold volleyball. * Excel London in East London will have numerous contact sports ranging from boxing to wrestling. * Greenwich Park in south east London will hold equestrian occasions. * Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall will hold beach volleyball. * Hyde Park within the West End will hold the triathlon and also the 10k open water swim. * Lord?s Cricket Ground will hold 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 is going to be badminton and rhythmic gymnastics. * Regents Park will have road cycling. * The Royal Artillery Barracks in south east London will have 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 also the canoe sprint. * Hadleigh Farm in Essex will hold 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 have football. * Villa Park within the West Midlands will hold football. * Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour in Dorset will hold sailing. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games 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 much more than a million visitors. Find out much more information about the London Olympics
