Olympic Hymn The Olympic Hymn is played while the Olympic Flag is raised onto the large flagpole. The music was composed by Spirou Samara and the words were added by Costis of Greece in 1896 " Immortal spirit of antiquity Father of the true, beautiful and good Descend, appear, shed over us they light London 2012 Olympics - Schedule, Results, Medals, Tickets, Venues The London 2012 Games were centred around the Olympic Park in east London, which is the site of a number of new sports venues. Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the Park to enjoy the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity. The main venues – the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey, handball and basketball arenas – were easily accessible through a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials. The use of other prestigious venues – such as Wembley Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis, Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for beach volleyball – was also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad[2] and commonly known as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom and a lesser extent across the country from 25 July to 12 August 2012. The first event, the group stage in women's football began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[3][4] More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.[5] It was officially started however on Friday 27 July 2012 at 0:00.
Olympic Soccer 2012: No US Men's Team, No American Interest Frederick Breedon/Getty Images I'm as active a proponent of rational discussion as you'll find, and yet in the wake of Team USA's failure to qualify for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournament, even I'm left wondering: Where's the outrage? Where's the prideful resentment? Where are the pitchfork demands for retribution? More than that, did anyone even notice? Let's revisit the facts. London 2012 Olympics come to an end Zeenews Sports Bureau Fireworks galore and 'The Who' sing My Generation, and with that the closing ceremony comes to an end. “When our time came - Britain we did it right. Thank you!”, said chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, Lord Sebastian Coe and indeed Britain did it right not only in the opening ceremony but also in the closing ceremony as well.
Olympics EnchantedLearning.comThe Olympic Games 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia The 2014 Winter Olympics were in Sochi, Russia. The opening ceremony was on February 7, 2014. The closing ceremony was on February 23, 2014. Olympic sports Olympic sports are sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The 2012 Summer Olympics included 26 sports, with two additional sports due to be added to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The 2014 Winter Olympics will include seven sports.[1] The number and kinds of events may change slightly from one Olympiad to another. Each Olympic sport is represented by an international governing body, namely an International Federation (IF).[2] Previous Olympic Games included sports which are no longer present on the current program, like polo and tug of war.[5] These sports, known as "discontinued sports", were later removed either because of lack of interest or absence of an appropriate governing body.[2] Archery and tennis are examples of sports that were competed at the early Games and were later dropped by the IOC, but managed to return to the Olympic program (in 1972 and 1988, respectively).
Volleyroos aim high in London Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Prime Minister Julia Gillard with the Australi... © Australian Government With a stunning last ditch qualification bid granting them passage to the London Games, the Australian men’s volleyball team will be looking to crash the parties of the world’s best teams when competition commences. One of the Australian Olympic Team’s underdog stories of the Games before competition has even kicked off in London, the Volleyroos made it through one of the toughest qualification tournaments to secure only their third ever Olympic appearance. Ranked number 22 in the world, the Australians knocked off the likes of current Asian Champions Iran, 10th ranked China, 16th ranked Venezuela and 17th ranked Puerto Rico on their way to finishing the tournament second behind the undefeated Serbian side. “We had seven tough games across ten days in what was a fierce competition,” Edgar said.
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