London Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games that officially has been termed as Games of the XXX Olympiad are set to be held in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London with the task of organizing the 2012 Olympic Games is honored as a city for organizing this game thrice. London has organized games earlier in years 1908 and 1948. London was elected as a host city for the games on 6 July 2005 in the 117th IOC Session in Singapore after defeating cities like Moscow, New York, Madrid and Paris after four rounds of voting. This winning of the Bid for London Olympics prompted for a number of exciting development activities in many areas in London where games are to be held.

Mascots of Olympic Games

Lodon Olympics Mascot

Wenlock and Mandeville are the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games that were revealed out on 19th May 2010.  Wenlock and Mandeville are animations showing up two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton. They only have a single that is the Eye of Providence and learning. They were named as Wenlock after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock that held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games, and Stoke Mandeville, a town in Buckinghamshire where the Paralympic Games were organized for the very first time.

Venues and Infrastructure

The venues for 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a mixture of new places as well as sporting facilities which were been used in the previous Olympic games in the well recognized locations of the London like as Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade. Organizers has decided that some of the facilities will be used in the games in their preexisting forms whereas the 80,000 seater main stadium will be reduced in size and several other stadiums would be relocated to some other places at UK. The entire sporting extravaganza is divided into three sporting zones within Greater London at places Olympic Zone, the River Zone and the Central Zone.  More there is a Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on the Isle of Portland in Dorset for hosting sailing events, Tring in Hertfordshire will host the start of the 50 km walk. Lord’s Cricket Ground will be the venue for archery. The responsibility of carrying away spectators to Olympic venue would be shared by London Tube.

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