Olympic Game was held on 27 July -
12 August.
Paralympic Games was held on 29 Aug
- 9 Sept.
Sports
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling - BMX
- Cycling - Mountain Bike
- Cycling - Road
- Cycling - Track
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics - Artistic
- Gymnastics - Rhythmic
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronised Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Trampoline
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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.
