The Olympic Games in 2012 will take place in London from 27 July to 12 August. The Paralympic Games will be held from 29 August to 9 September that same year.The dates for 2012 is that, London will host the 2012 Olympics. The city has staged the Games twice before, in 1908 and 1948, but on both occasions it stepped in at short notice when others could not do the job. Opening date will be on 27 July 2012, while the Closing date will be 12 August 2012 Country. The plan for 2012 focuses on the regeneration of a 500-acre swathe of land around Stratford in the east of the city, one of the most deprived areas of the UK.

  • 46 world championships in 27 days
  • 4 billion + TV audience
  • 205 nations
  • 10,500 Olympic athletes
  • 4000 Paralympics athletes
  • 70,000 volunteers
  • 20,000 media
  • 10 million tickets
  • 19 Live Sites around the UK – urban big screens and event spaces with live information, video, news and community events.
  • 32 venues constructed
  • 800+ pre-training venues
  • 26 Olympic events
  • 20 Paralympics events
  • 6,000 coaches and officials
  • 63,400 uniforms (1,000,000 items)
  • 140,000 square metres of temporary facilities
  • 30 new bridges built in Olympic park
  • 4,000 trees planted
  • 150,000 temporary seats
  • 50,000 hotel rooms
  • Up to 60 thousand meals daily provided in the village
  • 10 million litres of fuel
  • 1 million pieces of sports equipment
  • An accredited workforce of over 150,000
  • 113 sponsors, with 15,000 guests
  • Over 250,000 m2 of athletes’ apartments
  • 15,000 beds in Olympic Village
  • 12 million meals (including spectators)
  • 5,000 vehicles
  • 1,000 magnetometer search arches
  • 500 UK businesses have won around £5 billion worth of Games-related contracts.
  • 11,000 new homes built
  • 5 new neighbourhoods established, each with a distinct character
  • The 115m ArcelorMittal Orbit will be the tallest sculpture in the UK
  • After the Games have finished, the new Olympic Park will become one of the largest urban parks created within Europe for more than 150 years.