THE SUMMER OLYMPICS-LONDON 2012

The Summer Olympics 2012 is the XXX Olympiad. The 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27th July to 12th August 2012. London has also hosted the games earlier on 1908 and 1944, but Olympics 1944 is cancelled because of World War II. After a long period of time it will host 2012 Olympics. London was elected as the host city on 6th July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore where London beat Paris in the final round. Nines cities initially submitted applications to host the 2012 Olympic Games. On 18th May 2004, the IOC Executive Board selected the five candidate Cities. The final decision on the host city for the Games of the XXX Olympiad was made by the full IOC membership during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005. London eventually triumphed by taking 54 votes from a possible 104. This gave London the majority that it needed to be elected as the host city for the 2012 games. Athletes from different nations will participate in the various games in the Summer Olympics 2012.  There are 204 (estimated) countries that are competing in Summer Olympics 2012.

117th IOC Session, 6 July 2005, Singapore:

Election of the Host City of the Games of the XXX Olympiad

Rounds	1	2	3	4
London	22	27	39	54
Paris	21	25	33	50
Madrid	20	32	31	-
New York	19	16	-	-
Moscow	15	-	-	-

The London Olympic Stadium is located at

Marshgate Lane

in Stratford in the Lower Lea Valley. This stadium has capacity for the Games of approximately 80,000. 

Venue	103-113 Marshgate Ln, Stratford , London, U.K.
Broke ground	2007
Built	2011
Operator	Olympic Delivery Authority
Surface	Track & Field (Grass)
Construction cost	537 Million £
Architect	Populous
Capacity	80,000

The Olympic Stadium will host the Athletics and Paralympics Athletics events at the London 2012 Games, as well as The Opening and Closing Ceremonies.