Category: Olympic Games London 2012
The Olympic flame arrivied on the Island
The Olympic flame, lit by tradition from the sun in ancient Olympia, arrived in Britain on board of the “British Airways” aircraft from Athens. “Firefly” landed in the naval base in Culdrose. Princess Anne, long-standing competitor in equestrian sports and participating in the Olympics, took out the fire in a special wind cap. The delegation [...]
Olympic torch on the way to London
Olympic torch for the Games in London was lit in a lavish ceremony in Ancient Olympia. According to the tradition the fire was lit by sunlight using a mirror. The ritual is took place where in ancient times were held the first games. The fire was lit from the main “priestess” – the actress Ino [...]
900 000 new tickets for London 2012
Around 900,000 tickets for the competitions of the Summer Olympic Games in London will be on sale on Friday, said the organizing committee of London 2012. There will be tickets for the Athletics competitions, the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony and the football tournament. “We knew that thousands of sports enthusiasts were disappointed they were [...]
Who will open the Summer Olympics?
Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini will share the same stage on July 27 – opening day of the XXX Summer Olympics in the capital of the United Kingdom, which is the reason for holding the event in Hyde Park, London. The Opening Ceremony of London 2012 will be broadcasted live on giant [...]
The Olympic Stadium in London officially open
The stadium, which will be held this year’s Summer Olympics in London officially open 83 days before the opening. One youth was randomly selected from 40 thousand people crowd that arrived for the ceremony, celebrated 2012 hours before the official opening of the Olympics. The gold medalist from the Beijing Paralympics in archery Danielle Brown [...]
The thirtieth modern Olympic Games
The thirtieth modern Olympic Games will be held in London from 27 July to 12 August – 17 days. They begin on Friday and ends at the end of the second week. London is the first host of the Olympic Games where they will be held for the third time. The first had been organized [...]
