THE
OLIMPYCS
GAMES
2012
Mercè Roig Mayor
Cristina Portolés Albe
2012-2
Introduction:
The 2012 Summer Olympics,
officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known
as London 2012, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Olympics games were
celebrated every 4 years. The next year be going to 2016 and the Olympics games
be going in “Rio de Janerio”. There are three tips of Olympics games: the
Paralympic games, the winter Olympic games and the summer Olympics games.
Sports:
Aquatics
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Important dates:
- Host city: London, United Kingdom
- Motto: Inspire a generation
- Nations participating: 204
- Athletes participating: 10,820
- Events: 302 in 26 sports
- Opening ceremony: 27 july
- Closing ceremony: 12 august
Medales:
- Each medal weighs 375–400g (13.2–14oz), has a diameter of 85mm (3.3in) and is 7mm (0.28in) thick, with the sport and discipline engraved on the rim. Each gold medal is made up of 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, with the remainder copper. The silver medal (which represents second place) is made up of 92.5 percent silver, with the remainder copper. The bronze medal is made up of 97 percent copper, 2.5 percent zinc and 0.5 percent tin.The value of the materials in the gold medal is about £410 (US $644), the silver about £210 (US $330), and the bronze about £3 (US $4.71)
World records:
Scored a
world record of 699 in the ranking round
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Set a
world record time of 6:08.50 in the heats
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Set a
world record time of 4:28.43 in the final
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Set a
world record time of 32.526 in the qualification.
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Scored a
world record of 75 in the qualification.
Scored a world record of 99 in the final. |
Set a
world record total of 333 kg.
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Set a
world record time of 40.82 in the final.
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Set a world record time of 10:20.90 in the running element.
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Medal Count:
1
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46
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29
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29
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104
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2
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38
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27
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23
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88
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3
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29
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17
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19
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65
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4
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24
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26
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32
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82
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5
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13
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8
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7
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28
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6
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11
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19
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14
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44
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7
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11
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11
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12
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34
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8
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8
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9
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11
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28
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9
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8
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4
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6
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18
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10
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7
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16
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12
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35
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Total (85
NOCs)
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302
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304
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356
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962
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Mascots:
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The official
mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were
unveiled on 19 May 2010.[405] Wenlock and
Mandeville are animations depicting two
drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton.[405] They are named after Much Wenlock .Wenlock and
Mandeville are animations depicting two
drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton.
Volunteers:
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Unpaid volunteers known as
Games Makers performed a variety of tasks before and during the Games. A target of 70,000 volunteers was set
as early as 2004.] When recruitment took place in 2010, over 240,000
applications were received. Sebastian
Coe said in February 2012, "Our Games Makers will contribute a total of
around eight million volunteer hours during the Games and the Games simply
wouldn't happen without them". The
volunteers wore clothing which included purple and red polo shirts and jackets,
beige trousers, grey socks and grey-and-white trainers which they collected
from the Uniform Distribution and
Accreditation Centre. Volunteers also
wore photo accreditation badges which were also worn by officials, athletes,
family members and media which gain them access to specific venues and
buildings around the site.
Torch
really:
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The Olympics torch relay ran
from 19 May to 27 July 2012, before the Games. Plans for the relay were developed
in 2010–11, with the torch-bearer selection process announced on 18 May 2011.] The Olympic flame arrived on flight BA2012 on 18 May 2012 from
Greece. The relay lasted 70 days,
with 66 evening celebrations and six island visits, and involved some 8,000
people carrying the torch about 8,000 miles (12,800 km), starting fromLand's End in Cornwal. The
torch had one day outside the United Kingdom when it visited Dublin, Ireland on 6 June.] The relay was focusing on National Heritage
Sites, locations with sporting significance, key sporting events, schools
registered with the Get Set School Network, green spaces and biodiversity, Live
Sites (city locations with large screens), and festivals and other events. Dumfries and Galloway was the only Region in the whole of the United Kingdom
that had the Olympic Torch pass through it twice. A group of young athletes,
nominated by retired Olympic athletes, ran the torch around the stadium. These
torchbearers were Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Cameron
MacRitchie, Aidan Reynolds, and Adelle Tracey. Together the torchbearers each
lit a petal which spread the fire to the 204 petals of the cauldron, representing the countries that participated in the
games.
Personal
opinion:
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We think that the Olympics games are very well because
those days the people can enjoy of the
sports in the house as in London
and they share their interest for the sports . The people are very good because
they collaborated with the games. We like to do this work because we like sport
and also we learn a lot of things.
