Andraš Tšitškan Pärnu Coeducational Gymnasium. The beginning… London Paris Madrid New York City Moscow - the winner! 9 cities had submitted bids to host.

Andraš TšitškanPärnu Coeducational Gymnasium

The beginning…LondonParisMadridNew York CityMoscow

- the winner!9 cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Olympics by deadline of 15 July 2003

On 18 May 2004, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as a result of a scored technical evaluation, reduced the number of cities to five: London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris

On 6 July 2005, the final selection was announced at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, where the 117th IOC Session was held

The 2012 Summer Olympic programme features 26 sports

London's bid featured 28 sports but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games two days after it selected London as the host city

Boxing is the only Summer Olympic sport that does not include events for women

Karate, squash, golf, roller sports and rugby sevens were considered to be brought in but these events didn’t have enough votes

The 2012 Summer Olympic programme features 26 sports:

Sports

TicketsTickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games go

on sale in 2011At least 50% will be priced under £20 (350 EEK)London will aim to repeat the success of the

Manchester Commonwealth Games, where 90 per cent of seats were sold

Each ticket will also include free travel on public transport in London for the day of the event

There will be free events - including the Road Cycling, Triathlon and Marathon

FundingThe total bugdet is £9,4 billion (159 billion

EEK)Money comes from:

64% (£6 billion) from Central Government23% (£2,2 billion) from National Lottery13% (£1,2 billion) from the Mayor of London and

the London Development AgencyThe costs for staging the Games (£2 billion)

are funded by a combination of sponsorship, merchandising, ticketing and broadcast rights

The budget is raised and managed by the London 2012 Organising Committee

AthletesNations participating: 205 (204 in Beijing)Athletes participating: 12 500 (11 025 in Beijing)The Olympic Village will have 17 320 beds and

provide each athlete with 16 sqm floor spaceEach apartment will have a TV, internet access, a

private courtyardThe dining hall will cater for 5 500 athletes at a

time93 per cent of training venues are to be within 30

minutes of the athletes village

LogoEarly public reaction to the logo, as

measured by a poll on the BBC website, was largely negative: more than 80% of votes gave the logo the lowest possible rating

Several newspapers have run their own logo competitions, displaying alternative versions from their readers

Official movie clip with this logo is reported to trigger seizures in a small number of people with photosensitive epilepsy

Interesting facts70 000 volunteers help to make sure the Olympic

Games run smoothly and successfullyLondon will become the first city to officially host

the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad

The Olympic Games will be celebrated in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012 (lasting for 17 days)

The Olympic Anthem (3 minutes) -> Web link

Logo IIThe Olympic VillageWembley Stadium, the most expensive stadium ever built, will be a venue for football

Pictures

The London Olympic StadiumLogo I (mentioned before)