Summer is a very exciting time for Londoners, as the British capital becomes the first city in history to host the Olympic Games for the third time. Some of London’s most iconic venues, including Wimbledon, Wembley Stadium, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Regent’s Park and Hyde Park are in full spring as they will join the newly built Olympic Stadium to serve as host venues for the breathtaking 2012 Olympic Games. From the wonder of the Opening Ceremony to the thrills of the sporting action, find out interesting facts about London 2012 Olympic Games.
- One 27 July 2012 more than 15,000 athletes and millions of people will gather in London to be part of a truly unique sporting and cultural event, the Olympics.
- The Olympic Flame will take 70 days to journey around the country, and 8,000 people will have the honor of being torchbearers.
- The Olympic will boost London’s economy with the estimated growth would be around $80 billion by 2015.
- The Olympic Park’s construction began in May, 2008 and 5,250 people have been working on it ever since. Over 200 buildings had to be demolished at the 2.5 square kilometers Olympic Park, the majority of the site, including the main five venues.
- The Olympic Stadium will be able to accommodate around 80,000 fans.
- About 7.7 million tickets will be available for the games and organizers say 75 per cent of all tickets will cost less than £50.
- 300 nations will take part in the Olympics and 147 in the Paralympics.
- 26 sports will be represented at the Olympics and 20 at the Paralympics, many of these breaking down into a range of disciplines and events.
- 4,000 trees will be planted on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village sites.
- 200 kilometers of cable will be used for the underground power lines.
- 800,000 people are expected to use public transport to travel to the Games.
- 26,400 tennis balls will be used.
- Athletes will use 65,000 towels.
- Approximately 260,000 loaves of bread are expected to be consumed at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
- East London will see a massive upgrade in facilities, with as many as 5,000 new homes being available there after the Olympics.
- About 135,000 hotel rooms will be available within a 30 mile radius of the Olympic Park.
- After the Games four arenas will be ‘deconstructed’ and relocated to other parts of the UK with the swimming pools and training pools.
- Everyday London is expected to have 350,000 foreign visitors.
- After the Games, sports equipment used in the Olympics would be given away as charity. As to the Olympic Park, after the Games it will become one of the largest urban parks built in Europe for more than 150 years.
- It has been announced that anyone who will dare to use his/her nudity or partial nudity to advertise any product or brand concerning the Olympic Games will have to pay up to £20,000.
