The 2012 Olympics is going to be the 30th edition of this international sports competition. Set to be held in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, it is estimated that the 2012 Olympics will have players from as many as 204 countries across the globe.
London won the right to host the Summer Games 2008 after submitting the bid with eight more cities. These were:
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- Madrid
- New York
- Paris
The main venue set to host the games of the 2012 Olympics is the London Olympic Stadium in the city of London. This stadium, which is still under construction, is set to be located in Stratford and have a capacity of providing accommodation for about 80,000 spectators.
As many as 300 events in 26 sports are set to be held in the 2012 London Olympics. The major sports included in the London Olympics of 2012 are as follows:
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