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NBC's taped telecast from 8:30 p.m.-11:28 p.m. (ET/PT) on July 28 -- anchored by Lochte's gold-medal performance in the 400 meter individual medley that left Michael Phelps in fourth and off the podium -- drew 28.7 million viewers on average, according to Nielsen data. That was 9% more than the 26.3 million who watched the first night of the Atlanta Games in 1996, according to NBC officials, 19.6% above the 24 million from the Beijing Games in 2008 and 45% greater than the 19.8 million from the 2004 Athens Olympics, the last time the quadrennial played out in Europe.

Representing the best start to a Summer Olympics on record, NBC's two-day primetime average of 35.6 million viewers exceeded Atlanta's 33.3 million average by almost 7%, and Beijing's 29.5 million by 20.7%. The network's 15.8 national rating/29 share marked a 14% improvement over the 13.9/27 for the initial night from Beijing, which showcased live coverage of the Phelps's first of eight gold medals. It also stands as the best for a non-U.S. Summer Olympics opening night since ABC's coverage of the Montreal Games in 1976. The rating for NBC's July 28 telecast was 34% above the 11.8/23 notched by the Athens competition eight years ago. Peacock Olympics executives also had reason to preen about NBC's results from other dayparts. In its 9:46 a.m. to noon (ET/PT) window, NBC averaged 12.3 million viewers, 56% amelioration over the 7.9 million watchers for the first Saturday morning in Beijing from 10 a.m. to noon. The 7.9/22 was 49% higher than the 5.3/16 during the comparable morning in 2008.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Schedule

The event is not very far way and it is going to kickoff soon with the most Amazing Cermony . This year is London hosting the most biggest event of the sports Olympic 20112 or you can called it Summer Games its the best way to spend the holiday of the summer . The top Atheltes from all over the world be a part of the this big event .London 2012Olympics Start from the this 25th July 2012 with Football sports and Opening Ceremony on 27th July and Ends on 14th July 2012 .

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Ceremony

London is going to make a history

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - London's Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a rural British idyll for the Games opening ceremony on July 27, organizers said on Tuesday, June 12.

The ceremony's artistic director Danny Boyle -- whose film "Slumdog Millionaire" won eight Oscars -- said the £27 million ($42 million, 33 million euro) ceremony would give Britons "a picture of ourselves as a nation."

"On entry to the Olympic Stadium in East London the audience will see a scene that represents a traditional and idyllic view of the British countryside," Games organizers LOCOG said in a statement.

"The set will be complete with meadows, fields and rivers, and featuring families taking picnics, sport being played on the village green and farmers tilling the soil whilst real farmyard animals graze."

Real farmyard animals will be grazing in the country scene, with a menagerie including 30 sheep, 12 horses, three cows, two goats and 10 chickens, plus three sheepdogs.

Fresh from headlining last week's spectacular concert at Buckingham Palace marking Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is to close the ceremony, which will be attended by the queen.

A billion people worldwide are expected to watch the extravaganza on television, LOCOG said.

Boyle paid tribute to the cast of 10,000 volunteers, who have already held 157 rehearsals.

"I've been astounded by the selfless dedication of the volunteers," he said. "They are the pure embodiment of the Olympic spirit and represent the best of who we are as a nation."

"The best way to tell that story is through working with real people," added the filmmaker, who has reserved a role for staff from Britain's state-funded National Health Service in the ceremony.

The largest bell in Europe will ring inside the stadium to open the extravaganza, which has been named "Isles in Wonder" after a speech from William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest".

The 27-ton bell is inscribed with a quote from one of the play's characters Caliban: "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises".

London Games chief Sebastian Coe said organizers had designed "one of the biggest sets ever built" for the stadium, which will be equipped with a million-watt sound system.

Some 80,000 spectators will be able to watch a full dress rehearsal at the venue at a date yet to be announced

An elaborate set will recreate "meadows, fields and rivers, with

families taking picnics, people playing sports on the village green

and farmers tilling the soil." There will be real grass, trees and

even, suspended above the stadium, artificial clouds – one of which

will shower rain.

Meanwhile dozens of live sheep, horses, cows, goats, chickens,

ducks, geese and sheepdogs will roam the stadium's "countryside."

It won't all be traditional, however: the Guardian reported that one

end of the venue will be converted into a mosh pit to represent

Britain's biggest music festival, Glastonbury, while English electro

stars Underworld are collaborating on the soundtrack.

The show is designed to be "as unpredictable and inventive as the British people," artistic director Boyle said.

Some 15,000 performers will take part in total, according to the

organizers, 10,000 of them volunteers.

The total budget for the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies is

£81 million ($127 million), Agence France Presse reported –

double what was originally planned.

The games will be officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. A short film starring Daniel Craig as secret agent James Bond will be screened during the television coverage of the ceremony. Sir Paul McCartney has announced he will perform at the close of the ceremony.

The ceremony will include a soundtrack based on iconic pieces of British music, including the themetunes from Doctor Who and radio soap opera The Archers, pop and rock songs, and pieces of classical music

In June 2012, Boyle showcased the London Olympic opening ceremony preview, which promised a huge set of rural Britain consisting of "A village cricket team, 12 horses, 10 chickens, 70 sheep, a model of Glastonbury Tor, two mosh pits, and the largest harmonically tuned bell in the world" along with a real cloud that will rain. It is supposed to showcase the mystic landscape of Britain, both rural and urban. There would be mosh pit at each end of the set, with one having people celebrating a festival and another people at the last day of the prom. A replica of the Glastonbury Tor will adorn a side of the set with a huge bell. Boyle has promised an opening ceremony where everyone will feel involved, he also said "I hope it will reveal how peculiar and contrary we are – and how there's also, I hope, a warmth about us." The set would contain real grass, real soil and ploughs. The use of real animals has drawn criticism from PETA. Boyle wrote a reply to PETA assuring them of the genuine care of the animals.

The Closing Ceremony also looks forward to four years to the next Games. The

mayor of the Host City passes a special Olympic Flag to the president of the

International Olympic Committee, who passes it on to the mayor of the city

hosting the next Games. The receiving mayor then waves the Flag eight

times.

We shall live opening ceremony as well as events and game

live from here ..........

The 2012 Olympics will open on a vision of the British countryside, recreated in the heart of London.

That's what we know so far about the July 27 opening ceremony, the first details of which were unveiled today.

According to organizers, the ceremony is supposed to showcase "the best of the host nation." They've chosen the theme "Isles of Wonder" – its name taken from a line in Shakespeare's Tempest – for the three-hour, multi-million-pound event.

Directed by filmmaker Danny Boyle, the spectacle will open with a scene entitled "Green and Pleasant," which is supposed to bring rural Britain to the Olympic Stadium in east London.

The Symbols of the Olympic Games

The Rings

The Olympic Rings are five interlocking rings that stand for the five original continents, (Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe) and the athletes from around the world.

The colours of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively. They were chosen because at least one of these colours is found on the flag of every nation.

The Flag

On the Olympic flag, the rings appear on a white background.

At the Olympic Games, the flag is brought into the stadium during the opening ceremony. After its arrival, the flag is hoisted up the flagpole. It must fly in the stadium during the whole of the Games. When the flag is lowered at the closing ceremony, it signals the end of the Games.

Motto

The motto of th Olympic Games is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". These three words encourage the athlete to give his or her best during competition, and to view this effort as a victory in itself.

To better understand the motto, we can compare it with the following well-known phrase :

The most important thing is not to win but to take part !

The Flame

The Olympic flame is one of the best-known features of the Games.

From the moment the flame is lit to the moment it goes out, a very precise ritual is laid down :

The lighting

In memory of the Olympic Games’ origins, the flame is lit in Olympia, Greece, some months before the opening of the Games. The Olympic flame can only be lit by the sun’s rays.

The relay route

The torch is carried by relay from Olympia to the host city of the Games.

Arrival at the stadium

The day of the opening of the Games, the flame enters the stadium. With the lighting of the cauldron by the last relay runner the flame is transferred from the torch to the place where it will continue to burn for the entire length of the Games. The flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games at the closing ceremony.

London Olympic Venues

A large majority of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in the Old Park in Stratford in East London. Events will also be held in other venues across London and the UK (England, Scotland and Wales).

Olympic Park

London Venues

Outside London Venues

Olympic Park Venues

Aquatics Centre
Sports - Swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, modern pentathlon (swimming) and water polo.

Basketball Arena
Sports - Basketball, handball finals

Eton Manor
Sports - Aquatics training, wheelchair tennis
Facts - A new 130m-high wind turbine will also be located at Eton Manor. It will help provide power to the park during and after the Games, generating energy for the equivalent of 1,000 homes.

Handball Arena
Sports - Handball, goalball, modern pentathlon (fencing)

Hockey Centre
Sports - Hockey

Olympic Stadium
Sports - Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies.

VeloPark
Sports - Cycling Track, Cycling BMX

London Olympic Venues

Earls Court is in West London
Sport: Volleyball
About Earls Court - From exhibitions and conferences to live music, Earls Court holds hundreds of events each year attended by visitors from around the world.

ExCeL London - is situated near London City Airport in east London's Royal Victoria Dock.
Sport: Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Boccia, Paralympic Table Tennis, Paralympic Judo, Paralympic Powerlifting, Volleyball (Sitting), Wheelchair Fencing

Greenwich Park on the south bank of the River Thames in south east London.
Sport: Equestrian events - Jumping, Dressage and Eventing, Paralympic Equestrian, Modern Pentathlon
About Greenwich Park - Includes the Old Royal Naval College and National Maritime Museum, which, together with Greenwich Park, are part of a World Heritage Site. It is London's oldest Royal Park, dating back to 1433. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1997. Within the park is The Royal Observatory and the home of Greenwich Mean Time at Longitude 0°.

Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, the political centre of the UK.
Sport: Beach Volleyball
About Horse Guards Parade - Dates from 1745 and takes its name from the soldiers who have provided protection for the monarch since the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The parade ground lies at the heart of London's ceremonial life, and hosts the Trooping of the Colour event that takes place on the Queen's official birthday each year.

Hyde Park in London's West End
Sport: Triathlon, 10k Open Water Swim
About Hyde Park - The largest of London's Royal Parks, Hyde Park has been open to the public since 1637. The park is home to a number of grassroots sports clubs, including the Serpentine Swimming Club, whose members swim in the Serpentine Lake whatever the weather - even on Christmas Day.

Lord’s Cricket Ground
Sport: Archery

Millennium Dome: The O2 in Greenwich - on the point of the Greenwich peninsula
Arena 1- Sport: Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball
Arena 2 Sport: Badminton, Rhythmic Gymnastics

Regents Park
Sport: Road cycling
About Regents Park - One of London's famous Royal Parks, the Regent's Park has been open to the public since 1845. As well as being home to London Zoo and the Open Air Theatre, the park is a much-loved sports venue for thousands of Londoners.

The Royal Artillery Barracks on Woolwich Common in south east London
Sport: Shooting, Paralympic Shooting, Paralympic Archery
About the Royal Artillery Barracks - The London port of Woolwich has a long military history and the construction of the current Royal Artillery Barracks buildings began in 1776.

Wembley Stadium in north west London, around six miles from the city centre.
Sport: Football
About Wembley - The new stadium's arch soars over 130m into the sky, more than four times the height of the towers of the old Wembley Stadium.

Wimbledon in south west London
Sport: Tennis
About Wimbledon - Home of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the setting for the famous Wimbledon tennis tournament since 1877. It is the only remaining major grass-court Tennis venue in the world.

Out of London Olympic Games venues

The Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre in Hertfordshire
Sport: Canoe Slalom
Location - 30km north of the Olympic Park, on the edge of the 1,000-acre River Lee Country Park which is part of the 26-mile long, 10,000 acre Lee Valley Regional Park in Hertfordshire.

Eton Dorney near Windsor
Sport: Rowing, Paralympic Rowing, Canoe Sprint
About Eton Dorney - The venue is a 2,200m, eight lane rowing course with a separate return lane constructed to international standards. It is set in a 400-acre park with a nature conservation area.

Hadleigh Farmis to the east of London, in Essex.
Sport: Mountain Bike

Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland's national stadium.
Sport: Football

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff is Wales' national stadium.
Sport: Football

Old Trafford in Manchester is home to Manchester United Football Club.
Sport: Football

St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north east of England
Sport: Football

Villa Park in the West Midlands
Sport: Football

Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour in Dorset on England's south coast.
Sport: Sailing, Paralympic Sailing

Election Process

The city of London will host the 2012 Olympic

Games this summer!

MORE ABOUT THE ELECTION

The city of London will host the Games of the XXX\ Olympiad.

This followed four rounds of voting by members of the

International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 117th IOC Session

in Singapore, where London beat Paris in the final round.

Nine cities initially submitted applications to host the 2012 Olympic

Games: Paris (France), Leipzig (Germany), New York (United

States of America), Istanbul (Turkey), Havana (Cuba), Moscow

(Russian Federation), London (Great Britain), Madrid (Spain) an

d Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). On 18 May 2004, the IOC Executive

Board selected the five Candidate Cities. Listed in the official order

of drawing of lots, these cities were:

- Paris (France)

- New York (United States of America)

- Moscow (Russian Federation)

- London (Great Britain)

- Madrid (Spain)

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. London had to overcome stiff competition,

however, in the form of Paris, New York, Moscow and Madrid in

its bid to get the Games.

117 th 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

MORE ABOUT LONDON

The London 2012 Games will be centred around the Olympic Park

in east London, which will be the site of a number of new sports

venues. Up to 180,000 spectators a day will enter the Park to enjoy

the Games, making it the principal focus of Olympic activity in

summer 2012.

The main venues – the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics

Centre,Velodrome and BMX Circuit, as well as the hockey,

handball and basketball arenas – will be easily accessible through

a network of footbridges and walkways within the Park.

The Olympic Village will be within walking distance of all the

venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and

officials. The use of other prestigious venues – such as Wembley

Stadium for football, the All-England Club in Wimbledon for tennis,

Lord’s Cricket Ground for archery and Horse Guards Parade for

beach volleyball – is also a feature of the London 2012 Olympic

and Paralympic Games.

The London 2012 Games include a four-year Cultural Olympiad,

which is already underway. It will reach a climax with the Olympic

Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012, starting a 60-day

festival of sport and culture across the UK, as the Olympic and

Paralympic spirit crosses the world once again.

Scale of the 2012 Games:

- 26 Olympic sports in 34 venues

- 20 Paralympic sports in 21 venues

- 10,500 Olympic athletes and

4,200 Paralympic athletes

- 20,000 press and media

- More than 9 million tickets