OLYMPIC GAMES 2012.COM » 2012 Olympic Games http://www.olympicgames2012.com Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:28:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 http://www.olympicgames2012.com/olympic-games-2012/ http://www.olympicgames2012.com/olympic-games-2012/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:20:35 +0000 admin http://www.olympicgames2012.com/?p=49 The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are due to take place in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.

London was elected as the host city on July 6, 2005, during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, defeating Moscow, New York City, Madrid  and Paris, after 4 rounds of voting.

 The successful bid was headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.

The Olympics prompted a redevelopment of many of the areas of London in which the games are to be held – particularly themed towards sustainability – while the budgetary considerations have generated some criticism. Nevertheless, the Olympics have been well received by the British public.

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