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2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Part of 2012 Summer Olympics The "Pandemonium" segment, during the final rehearsal of the ceremony on 25 July Date 27 July 2012 ; 12 years ago (2012-07-27) Time 21:00 – 00:46 BST (UTC+1) Venue Olympic Stadium Location London, United Kingdom Coordinates 51°32′19″N 0°01′00″W / 51.53861°N 0.01667°W / 51.53861; -0.01667 Also known as ...
London was chosen over Birmingham to represent Great Britain's bid by the British Olympic Association.. By 15 July 2003—the deadline for interested cities to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics: Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro. [24]
By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens ( 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics ), Paris ( 1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics ), London ( 1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics ), St. Moritz ( 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics ), Lake Placid ( 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics ), Los Angeles ( 1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer ...
2012 Summer Paralympics. Nine cities submitting bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics [a] were recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Committee shortlisted five of them— London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, and Paris —from which London eventually prevailed; thus becoming the first city to ...
BOA. LOCOG. v. t. e. This is a list of Olympic broadcasters of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The games in London, together with the 2012 Summer Paralympics were broadcast around the world, with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), an agency of the International Olympic Committee, serving as the host broadcaster. [ 1]
The United States set a new Olympic record of 7:42.92 to win the gold medal in the Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. Australia won the silver and France took the bronze. [ 82] Table tennis. China's Li Xiaoxia beat her compatriot Ding Ning in the gold medal match of the women's singles.
BPA. LOCOG. v. t. e. London 2012 was the successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London with most events taking place in Stratford in the borough of Newham. The British Olympic Association had been working on the bid since 1997, and presented its report to government ministers in December 2000.
2012 Summer Paralympics. The 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics venues were mostly located in the host city of London, though some other events required facilities located elsewhere. Between the successful bid and the Olympics and Paralympics themselves, several details and venues changed.