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   Will London 2012 Olympic Games be perfect?

   • Organizers acknowledge the plan isn't perfect London 2012 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in London that took place July 27–August 12, 2012. The London Games were the 27th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games.

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   How many athletes are in the Paralympic Games?

   • The size and diversity of the Paralympic Games have increased greatly over the years. The Paralympics in 1960 hosted 400 athletes from 23 countries participating in eight sports. Just over 50 years later, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, more than 4,200 athletes representing 164 countries participated in 20 sports.

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   When did London 2012 Olympic Games take place?

   • London 2012 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in London that took place July 27–August 12, 2012. The London Games were the 27th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. In 2012 London became the first city to host the modern Summer Games three times, having previously been the site of the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games.

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   What happened at the 2012 Olympic Games?

   • The Queen declared the competition officially open, immediately followed by a trumpet fanfare based on a theme from Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield and then a fireworks display. The 2012 ceremony was the second time the Queen had opened an Olympic Games, the first being the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in her capacity as Queen of Canada.

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   Jun 25, 2024 · We are the London 2012 legacy funder. Big events like the Olympics and Paralympics are powerful moments in time. We build sustainable social legacies from the inspiration of events, investing to improve how people feel about themselves, other people and their communities.

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   Jul 3, 2024 · Gemma Collis completes the Wheelchair fencing squad for Paris 2024. The 31-year-old, who made her Paralympic debut at London 2012, will compete in the Women’s Category A Sabre and Epeé events. Collis claimed her first medal at a major championships when she won European silver this year.

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   5 days ago · For the first time since London 2012, the key finals and podium moments will take place in primetime viewing as we bring the UK together to celebrate Paralympic sport. C’est magnifique!

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   Jun 23, 2024 · Learn about Nicola Adams of Great Britain, who won the first Olympic gold medal in women's boxing in the 51-kg (112-pound) class, at the 2012 Games in London. (more)

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   1 day ago · Preparations The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) approached Danny Boyle to be the director of the ceremony in June 2010, and he immediately accepted. Boyle explained that there had been four things that made him take the job: he was a big Olympics fan, he lived a mile from the Stadium and so felt invested in the area, his late father's birthday was on ...

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   Jul 3, 2024 · Paralympic Games. Oscar Pistorius (born November 22, 1986, Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African track-and-field sprinter and bilateral below-the-knee amputee who, at the 2012 London Games, became the first amputee to compete in an Olympic track event.

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    Jul 5, 2024 · ST. Sena takes gold in T46 marathon. Brazil | 11y. LW.