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Thursday 29 November 2012

London Olympics-2012


Olympic Game was held on 27 July - 12 August.
Paralympic Games was held on 29 Aug - 9 Sept.

Sports

   

Olympic medal count 
           G
  S
 B
Total
1
USA
            46
29
29
104
2
CHN
           38
27
23
88
3
GBR
           29
17
19
65
4
RUS
           24
26
32
82
5
KOR
           13
8
7
28

As the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad, in which 18 million people participated in cultural projects in the lead up to 2012, the London 2012 Festival ran from 21 June – 9 September and offered an opportunity for people across the UK to participate in events programmed to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

This UK-wide celebration brought together more than 25,000 artists from across the world and the very best of the UK to deliver an unforgettable summer of culture as part of the Olympic and Paralympic experience.  From landmark countdown events to the 12 full weeks of the Festival, millions of people from all over the UK enjoyed over 12,000 events and performances from Shetland to Cornwall, from theatres to outdoor pop concerts to pop up comedy on rooftops, bringing the spirit of the Games closer to everyone. 
The explosion of arts and creativity during the Games drew more than 19.5 million attendances at Festival events, with 16.5 million participating in free events,  including 2.9 million who joined in with Martin Creed’s All the Bells on the opening day of the Olympic Games, and 3 million attendances at paid events.  Highlights of the programme includes performances and exhibitions as part of the World Shakespeare Festival, collections of works by Lucian Freud, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and David Hockney, pop-up events such as Surprises: Streb and Piccadilly Circus Circus, which turned central London into a circus for a day, and Unlimited –  the largest ever commission of art by disabled and deaf artists during the Paralympic Games.
By passing the cultural baton to Derry-Londonderry, the UK city of Culture 2013, Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016, the spirit of the London 2012 Festival cultural programme will continue well into 2013 and beyond.
The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012.
Titled 'Isles of Wonder', the Ceremony welcomed the finest athletes from more than 200 nations for the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, marking an historic third time the capital has hosted the world’s biggest and most important sporting event.

The Opening Ceremony reflected the key themes and priorities of the London 2012 Games, based on sport, inspiration, youth and urban transformation. It was a Ceremony 'for everyone' and celebrated contributions the UK has made to the world through innovation and revolution, as well as the creativity and exuberance of British people.
The spectacular finale of the event saw the Olympic Cauldron, formed of 205 copper petals representing the competing nations coming together in London for the Games, ignited by seven young Torchbearers nominated by Britain’s past and present Olympic and sporting greats.

Performers included Rowan Atkinson in a comedy sequence with the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the World Wide Web), Sir Paul McCartney, Kenneth Branagh as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Her Majesty the Queen, as herself, in a scene with James Bond (Daniel Craig) shot at Buckingham Palace.
The volunteer cast of 7,500 from all over world gave up their evenings and weekends to take part in a total of 284 rehearsals at two east London rehearsal sites and at the Stadium. On average, adult volunteers rehearsed for 150 hours each.
The child volunteers were drawn from 25 schools in the six east London Host Boroughs. The 170 16–18 year olds, from six colleges in the Host Boroughs, speak more than 50 languages between them.

The London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony started at 9pm on 12 August 2012 and celebrated the amazing sporting feats of the athletes who have taken part in the Games with the ultimate aftershow party.
The Ceremony featured more than 4,100 performers, including 3,500 adult volunteers and 380 schoolchildren from the six east London Host Boroughs, and showcased the great creative talent of the UK in a fun, colourful and festive atmosphere.
Following an introduction to daily life in London, the athletes entered the Olympic Stadium and volunteers were thanked. ‘A Symphony of British Music’ followed to celebrate the fact that music has been one of Britain’s strongest cultural exports over the last 50 years.
At the end of the Ceremony, the Olympic Games were handed over to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games, and the Olympic Flame was extinguished, signalling the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Principal performers included Alessandra Ambrósio, Beady Eye, BNegão, Russell Brand, Darcey Bussell, Naomi Campbell, Lily Cole, Taio Cruz, Ray Davies, Lily Donaldson, Jourdon Dunn, Elbow, Karen Elson, Fatboy Slim, David Gandy, Eric Idle, Georgia May Jagger, Jessie J, Richard Jones, Seu Jorge, Kaiser Chiefs, Annie Lennox, Julian Lloyd Webber, Madness, Nick Mason, George Michael, Marisa Monte, Kate Moss, Muse, One Direction, Pet Shop Boys, Queen, Mike Rutherford, Emeli Sandé, Ed Sheeran, Renato Sorriso, Timothy Spall, The Spice Girls, Take That, Tinie Tempah, Stella Tennant and The Who.

The volunteer cast of more than 3,500 came from all over the world (every continent is represented).
They gave up their evenings and weekends to take part in a total of 135 rehearsals at two east London sites. On average, adult volunteers rehearsed for 60 hours each.
The 380 child volunteers were drawn from 10 schools in the six east London Host Boroughs.


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