2012 London Summer Games

Come July 2012 and London will become the first nation to host the Olympic Games thrice. Earlier being the venue of the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948 London once again proved itself by winning the bid from amongst the five powerful shortlisted contenders. Initially it was thought to be Paris but the home of Buckingham Palace gave a tough competition to the French Capital and emerged a winner.

Bidding farewell to the Beijing Olympics, all eyes have now turned to 2012 London Olympics which will be held in two customary phases - Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Summer Olympics will start on 27th July 2012 and will go on till 12th August 2012 whereas Paralympics will commence on 29th August 2012 with concluding ceremony on 9th September 2012.

Venue & Sports
Olympic Park in Lower Lea Valley, East London has been chosen as the major site for the 2012 London Olympics. The venue list includes Olympic Park (near Lea Valley)with four arenas - Aquatic Center, VeloPark, Olympic Stadium, Basketball arena, Handball area and Hockey Center - ,Earls Court Exhibition Center, ExCel, Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade among others. The athletes will be competing in more than 300 events in 26 sports and 39 disciplines in 2012 London Olympics.

Accommodation
ODA is doing its best to provide the first-class accommodation facilities to the athletes and Games officials coming for 2012 London Olympics. Olympic Village alongside Olympic Park is being built which will house more than 80 percent of the athletes and sports dignitaries coming from other countries. For spectators, London is getting more than 10,000 hotel rooms ready. Most of these hotels are located near the venue of the Games and commuting will not be a problem for the visitors.

2012 Olympic Tickets
Tickets for 2012 London Olympics will be on sale from 2011 until the start of the event. It is estimated that around 7.7 million tickets will be on counter for 2012 Summer Olympics whereas for Paralympic Games there is a plan to sell 1.5 million tickets.

2012 Legacy
2012 London Olympics will be first of its kind because of its promised 2012 Legacy delivery. London has promised to change the way the Olympic events have been organized In bid to ensure top-class facilities environment has been put on stake in the past, but 2012 London Olympics will be environment friendly games. To minimize the after effects of the Games on environment London is focusing on five key areas -

• Combating Climate Change
• Reducing Waste
• Enhancing Biodiversity
• Promoting Inclusion
• Improving Healthy Living

Olympic Delivery Authority(ODA) is ensuring that there would be no white elephants of 2012 London Olympics and 2012 London Olympics will prove to be a trailblazer..