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The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. There were 10,518 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) who participated in the 2012 Olympics.

Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then-London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The main focus was a new 200-hectare (490-acre) Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site in Stratford, East London. The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid.

The United States topped the medal table, winning the most gold medals (46) and the highest number of medals overall (104). China finished second with a total of 91 medals (38 gold) and Great Britain came third with 65 medals overall (29 gold). Michael Phelps of the United States became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, winning his 22nd medal. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei entered female athletes for the first time, meaning that every currently eligible country has now sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games. Women's boxing was included for the first time, and the 2012 Games became the first at which every sport had female competitors.

The Games received considerable praise for their organisation, with the volunteers, the British military and public enthusiasm commended particularly highly. The Games were described as "happy and glorious". The opening ceremony, directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle, received widespread acclaim. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Belgian Jacques Rogge, who was succeeded by German Thomas Bach the next year.

Venues[]

Venues Location Events
Olympic Stadium Greater London Opening/closing ceremonies, athletics
London Aquatics Centre Diving, modern pentathlon (swimming), swimming, synchronized swimming
Basketball Arena Basketball, handball (medal round)
BMX Track Cycling (BMX)
Copper Box Arena Handball, modern pentathlon (fencing)
Velodrome Cycling (track)
Riverbank Arena Field hockey
Water Polo Arena Water polo
ExCeL London Boxing, fencing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, wrestling
Greenwich Park Equestrian, modern pentathlon (riding, running, shooting)
The O2 Arena
(North Greenwich Arena)
Basketball (final), gymnastics (artistic, trampolining)
Royal Artillery Barracks Shooting
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Tennis
Earls Court Exhibition Centre Volleyball (indoor)
Horse Guards Parade Volleyball (beach)
Hyde Park Swimming (marathon), triathlon
Lord's Cricket Ground Archery
Marathon Course Athletics (marathon and race walk)
Wembley Arena Badminton, gymnastics (rhytymic)
Wembley Stadium Football (final)
Dorney Lake Dorney, Buckinghamshire Canoeing (sprint), rowing
Hadleigh Farm Hadleigh, Essex Cycling (mountain biking)
Lee Valley White Water Centre Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire Canoeing (slalom)
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Isle of Portland, Dorset Sailing
Ricoh Arena
(City of Coventry Stadium)
Coventry, England Football
Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland
Millenium Stadium Cardiff, Wales
Old Trafford Manchester, England
Sports Direct Arena
(St James' Park)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Broadcasters[]

Country Broadcaster(s)
Afghanistan RTA, Saba TV
Albania RTSH
Algeria ENTV
Angola TPA, Maximo
Argentina TyC, TV Pública Digital
Asia Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, ESPN, AsiaSat
Australia Nine Network, Foxtel, ABC, 2GB
Austria ORF
Azerbaijan İTV
Bahamas ZNS, Cable Bahamas Limited
Bahrain IAA
Barbados CBC
Belarus Beltelradio
Belize Channel 7
Belgium VRT, RTBF
Benin ORTB
Bermuda Bermuda Cablevision
Bolivia Bolivisión
Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT, RTRS
British Virgin Islands CBN
Bulgaria BNT
Burundi RTNB
Brazil BandSports, Rede Record, SporTV, ESPN Brasil
Cambodia CTN, TVK
Cameroon CRTV
Canada Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium
Carribean International Media Content Limited, SportsMax
Central African Republic RTC
Chile Canal 13, TVN
China CCTV, Beijing Television, Guangdong TV, SMG
Chinese Taipei ELTA, PTS. CTV, CTS, FTV, TTV
Colombia Caracol TV
Cook Islands CITV
Costa Rica Repretel
Cote d'Ivore RTI
Croatia HRT, SPTV
Cuba ICRT
Cyprus CyBC
Czech Republic CT
Democratic Republic of the Congo RTNC
Denmark DR, TV2
Dominica SAT Telecoms
Dominican Republic Grupo Corripo
East Timor TVTL
Ecuador Latele, RTS
Egypt ERTU
El Salvador Telecorporación Salvadoreña
Estonia ERR
Ethiopia ETV
Europe Eurosport, EBU
Fiji Fiji Television, Sky Pacific
Finland Yle
France France Télévisions
Gabon RTG
Gambia GRTS
Georgia GPB
Germany ARD, ZDF
Ghana GTV
Greece ERT
Grenada Grenada Broadcasting Network
Guatemala Television Guatemalteca
Guinea RTG
Guyana National Communications Network
Hong Kong i-Cable, ATV, TVB
Hungary Duna TV, MTV
Iceland RÚV
India Doordarshan
Indonesia TVRI, RCTI
Iran GEM TV Group
Israel IBA
Italy RAI, Sky Italia
Ireland RTÉ
Jamaica CVM Television, TVJ
Japan Japan Consortium, NOTTV
Jordan JTV
Kazakhstan El Arna, Khabar
Kenya KBC
Latin America Grupo Albavisión, Terra Networks
Laos Lao National Television
Latvia LTV
Lithuania LRT
Luxembourg RTL Tele Letzebuerg
Macau TDM, CCTV
Macedonia MRT
Malaysia RTM
Mali ORTM
Malta TVM Malta
Mauritania TVM
Mauritius MBC
Mexico Televisa, TV Azteca
Middle East Arab States Broadcasting Union, OSN
Moldova TeleRadio-Moldova
Mongolia EduTV, Channel 25, MNB, NTV, SBN, TV5, UBS
Montserrat PTV7
Montenegro RTCG
Morroco Arryadia
Mozambique TVM
Myannmar MRTV
Namibia NBC, Maximo
Nepal NTV Plus
Netherlands NOS
New Zealand Prime, Sky Television
Nicaragua Ratensa
Niger TV Tanere
Niue BCN
Nigeria NOC, NTA, FRCN, AIT, Maximo
North Africa OSN
North Korea SBS, Korean Central Television
Norway NRK, Viasat
Pakistan PTV
Panama Corporación Medcom, TVMax
Paraguay Paravision, SNT Cerro Cora
Peru América Televisión
Philippines TV5, Solar Entertainment Corporation
Poland TVP, N
Portugal RTP
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico TV
Romania TVR, Dolce
Russia Channel One, VGTRK, NTV Plus
Saint Kitts and Nevis ZIZ
Samoa SBC
Senegal RTS
Serbia RTS
Seychelles SBC
Singapore MediaCorp, mio TV
Slovakia RTVS
Slovenia RTVSLO
Solomon Islands One Television
South Africa SABC, Supersport, Maximo
South Korea SBS, KBS, MBC
South America ESPN, DirecTV
Sub-Saharan Africa Octagon, SABC, Supersport
Sudan SSTV
Spain RTVE
Sri Lanka SLRC, MTV, MBC
Suriname STVS
Sweden SVT
Switzerland SRG SSR
Thailand TV Pool, TrueVisions
Togo TVT
Tonga Television Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago CCN TV6
Tunisia Tunisia TV 1
Turkey TRT
Ukraine NTKU
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Sports Channel
United Kingdom BBC
United States NBCUniversal, Dial Global
Uruguay Tenfield, Televisión Nacional
Venezuela teleSUR, TVes, VTV
Vietnam VTV
Zambia Muvi TV
Zimbabwe ZBC
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