3. LONDON OLYMPICS 2012
T H E O LY M P I C S R I N G S A R E F I V E
I N T E R L O C K I N G R I N G S T H AT S TA N D F O R
THE FIVE ORIGINAL
COTNINENTS,(AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND EUROPE) AND THE
AT H L E T E S F R O M A R O U N D T H E W O R L D .
4. 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.
-The motto of 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.
5. The lightning-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.
8. Aquatics Wrestling
Archery Hockey
Athletics Judo
Badminton Modern Pentathlon
Basketball Rowing
Boxing Sailing
Canoe and Kayak Shooting
Cycling Table Tennis
Equestrian Tennis
Fencing Taekwondo
Football Triathlon
Gymnastics Volleyball
Handball Weightlifting
9. THE 20 PARALYMPIC SPORTS AT LONDON 2012 WILL BE:
Boccia Paralympic Rowing
Football (5-a-side) Paralympic Sailing
Football (7-a-side) Paralympic Shooting
Goalball Paralympic Swimming
Paralympic Archery Paralympic Table Tennis
Paralympic Athletics Volleyball (sitting)
Paralympic Cycling
Wheelchair Basketball
Paralympic Equestrian
Wheelchair Fencing
Paralympic Judo
Wheelchair Rugby
Paralympic Powerlifting
Wheelchair Tennis
T H E S P O R T S W I L L TA K E P L A C E I N 2 1
VENUES.
10. Facts about London
London is the biggest city in Britain and in Europe.
London occupies over 620 square miles
London has a population of 7,172,036 (2001)
About 12 per cent of Britain’s overall population live in
London
London has the highest population density in Britain, with
4,699 people per square kilometre,
London is in the southeast of England.
11. 1.London is the seat of central government in
Britain.
2.The tallest building in London is the Canary
Wharf Tower.
3.London was the first city in the world to have an
underground railway, known as the 'Tube'.
4.Some of the most important people from
countries all over the world visit the Queen at
Buckingham Palace.
5.There are over 100 theatres in London, including
50 in the West End. London theatre accounts for
45% of all UK theatre admissions and over 70%
of box-office revenues.
12. 56 Indian Athletes have participated in the Beijing
Olympic Games held from 8th to 24th August, 2008
and first time in the history of the Indian sports,
India has won three medals (1 Gold + 2 Bronze).
List of medal winners alongwith those athletes who
gave creditable performance in Beijing is furnished
below:-
a) Sh. Abhinav Bindra, Shooter won first Individual
Gold medal in shooting 10 M Air Rifle.
13. B) SH. VIJENDER KUMAR, BOXER WON FIRST INDIVIDUAL
BRONZE
MEDAL IN 75 KG. WT. CATEGORY.
C) SH. SUSHIL KUMAR, WRESTLER WON BRONZE MEDAL
IN 66 KG. WT. CATEGORY.
D) MS. SANIA NEHWAL, BADMINTON PLAYER GAVE
SUPERB PERFORMANCE TO BECAME 1ST INDIAN WOMEN
SHUTTLER TO REACH OLYMPIC QUARTER FINALS.
E) AKHIL KUMAR, BOXER 54 KG, LOST IN THE QUARTER
FINALS.
14. f) Jitender Kumar, Boxer 51 Kg. lost in the
quarter finals.
g) Gagan Narang, Air Rifle shooter though
shot 595 points out of 600 points (i. e. only
one point less than Abhinav) but finished 9th.
16. London: Beijing Games gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on
Monday crashed out of the 10m air rifle event at the
London Olympics with a dismal display in the qualifying
rounds, but compatriot Gagan Narang kept alive India's
hopes by advancing to the medal round here.
17.
18. Sushil Kumar: He was India& flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London
Olympics, and Sushil Kumar ended the Games on a historic note even though he
missed out on a gold medal. Sushil lost to Japan& Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu in the 66kg
freestyle wrestling final, but made history by becoming the the first Indian to win two
individual Olympic medals. Sushil had won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games.
19.
20. London: Star boxer Vijender Singh is only a
bout away from repeating his medal
performance of the Beijing Games following
a narrow win in the pre-quarterfinals at the
London Olympics 2012 on Thursday.
22. Laura Trott: Britain& Laura Trott emerged as the next big name in
track cycling. At her first Games, she claimed two golds, in team
pursuit and the six-event omnium, and at 20 was the youngest
female track rider to win gold at any Olympics.
24. Kohei Uchimura: The first gymnast (male or female) to win three consecutive world all
around titles, Uchimura won a gold medal in the men& all-around competition and a
silver medal in the men& floor routine. In the men& team gymnastics final, Uchimura fell
from the pommel horse during his dismount. The Japanese coaches appealed the
scoring on this performance as he still landed on his feet and felt it should have counted
as a full dismount, albeit with a large penalty. Before the appeal, Britain were to get silver
and Ukraine bronze, but the appeal pushed Japan points total up to get the silver and
pushing Britain down to bronze.
26. Ranomi Kromowidjojo: She was part of Netherlands& silver
medal-winning 4x100m freestly relay team in London, but the 21-
year-old secured her place in Dutch swimming history by winning
both the 50 metres and 100 metres freestyle events at the 2012
Olympics.
Sushil Kumar: He was India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, and Sushil Kumar ended the Games on a historic note even though he missed out on a gold medal. Sushil lost to Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu in the 66kg freestyle wrestling final, but made history by becoming the the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. Sushil had won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Laura Trott: Britain's Laura Trott emerged as the next big name in track cycling. At her first Games, she claimed two golds, in team pursuit and the six-event omnium, and at 20 was the youngest female track rider to win gold at any Olympics.