Summer Olympic Games 2012 London

   The 2012 Summer Olympic Gamas, officially theGames of the XXX Olympiad also known informally is scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July (when the opening ceremony is held) until 12 August 2012. Over 10,000 athletes from 204National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate.

    Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then    Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session  in Singapore, defeating bids from  Moscow, New York City, Madri and Paris. London will become the first city to officially host the modern  Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in   1908 and in  1948.

     Construction in preparation for the Games has involved considerable redevelopment. The main focus of this is a new 200 hectare  Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at  Stratford in the east of London. 

Taken from   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics

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