London 2012 Olympics Venues

Olympics 2012
Finally the countdown begins for the most awaited event of the year – The London Olympic 2012. The stage is all set for the event to kick off beginning from July 27 2012. The Paralympic Games will  begin from 29 August  and will continue till 9 September 2012. The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic will be called ‘The Isles of Wonder’ and the artistic director for the show is Danny Boyle. Many famous personalities will be a part of this ceremony including Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh who will open the games at the opening ceremony.
With more than 200 nations taking part in the Olympic Event and 147 nations taking part in the Paralympic Game events, the organizers of the event estimate that more than 8 million tickets would be available for the Olympic Games and 1.5 million tickets for the Paralympic Games. The tickets will range anywhere from 20 GBP for many events to 2,012 GBP for the most expensive seats at the opening ceremony. Free tickets will be given to military personnel, survivors and families of those who died during 7 July 2005 London bombings.
This will be the third time London will host the Olympic Games having done so in 1908 and 1948. The 2012 Olympic will take place in a host of new venues as well as using existing and historic facilities. The built up to the 2012 London Olympics provides an excellent hook to engage visitors from all around the world in learning about Britain.
The Games will be  a great opportunity for businesses of all sizes and sectors.

London 2012 Games Guide
Events and Venues
The olympic game is the biggest sporting event on the planet. With more than 26 sports being scheduled and around 11000 athletes and millions of spectators, it’s going to be an absolute busy summer.
The following are the details of venue which will come in use during the Olympic and Paralympic 2012:
•    Aquatic Centre
Aquatic Centre is located at the South-east Corner of the Olympic Park and is designed by Pritzker Prize. The centre will host Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo, Paralympic Swimming and Modern Pentathlon. The roof of the Aquatic Centre is longer than the Heathrow Terminal 5 with a stunning wave-like roof 160m long and 80m wide. The capacity of the Aquatic Centre is 17,500 and will also hold Swimming event for the Paralympic games.

•    Basketball Arena
The Basketball Arena is placed in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The Basketball Arena will have a seating capacity of 12000 for Olympic Basketball and 10,000 for Paralympic wheelchair basketball and Wheelchair rugby. The arena will also be used at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and could also be used to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The basketball arena took 15 months to build and was completed in June 2011.

•    Earls Court
Earls Court is situated in West London, near the natural History and Science Museums and will host the Indoor Volleyball. The capacity of the Court is 15,000 and has earlier hosted many music concerts.

•    Eton Dorney
Eton Dorney is situated near Windsor Castle, 25 miles west of London. Eton Dorney will hold Rowing, Canoe Sprint, Paralympic Rowing games during the Olympic and Paralympic 2012. The total seating capacity of the venue is 30,000. The existing venue will host all types of races, including internationals and is in the process of being enhanced.
The venue will continue to be a world class training and competition facility.

 •    ExCeL
ExCeL is situated Near London City Airport in East London and will be a venue for Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table Tennis, Paralympic Judo, Paralympic Powerlifting, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Fencing during the summer Olympic 2012. ExCeL will be divided into 4 sports hall with seating capacity ranging from 6,000 to 10,000.
Since 2000, ExCeL has welcomed over 5 million visitors from over 200 different countries. Post Olympic the venue will revert to being one of the Europe’s largest exhibition spaces.

•    Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is located in south-east London on the south bank of the river Thames and will be a venue to host Equestrian-Jumping, Dressage, Eventing and Paralympic Equestrian. The seating capacity of the park is about 23,000.

•    Hadleigh Farm
Hadleigh Farm is situated at East of London in Essex and is used for Mountain Bike during the Olympic 2012. The seating capacity of the Farm is 3,000 no including the standing around the course. Hadleigh Farm is 550 acre venue and is owned by Salvation Army.

•    Handball Arena
Handball Arena is situated in the West of the Olympic Park and will host Handball, Goalball, Modern Pentathlon. The seating capacity of the Arena is 7,000. This venue will host handball games up to the quarter-final, but the semis and the finals will be played in the larger Basketball Arena.

•    Hockey Centre
Located in the Olympic Park, Hockey Centre has the seating capacity of 15,000 and will also host Paralympic 5-a-side Football, Paralympic 7-a-side Football. The New venue is composed of two pitches, the main pitch with a capacity of 15,000 and the second pitch with a capacity of 5,000.

 •    Horse Guards Parade
Horse Guard is located in Whitehall, in the heart of London next to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace. This is a new venue and all host the Beach Volleyball and has a seating capacity of 15,000. Horse Guard venue is consistently used to host the Queen’s Official birthday with the trooping of the color.

 •    Hyde Park
Hyde Park is located in the West End of London has been open for public since 1637. Hyde park is the largest of London’s Royal Parks and will host Triathlon, 10k open water Swim. The seating capacity of the park is 3,000 which will be a temporary addition to the park.

•    Lee Valley WHite Water Centre
Lee valley is situated 30Km north of the Olympic Park and has a total seating capacity of 12,000. Lee valley will host the Canoe slalom and has two courses. One course is used for the training and one for competition.

•    Lord’s Cricket Ground
Lord’s is situated at North-west London near Regent’s Park and will host Archery. in real sporting terms Lord’s is considered to be the ‘home of cricket’ and has been since 1814 hosting international cricket matches on regular basis.

•    North Greenwich Arena
Situated right at the point of the Greenwich Peninsular in East London near Canary Wharf will host artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball, Wheelchair Basketball. The seating capacity of the arena is 20,000 and is also called as the O2 Arena.

•    Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium is situated at the south of the Olympic Park and will host the Athletics and Paralympic Athletics. Olympic Stadium has the seating capacity of 80,000 and the stadium was built from scratch for the Olympic 2012.

•    Olympic Village
Olympic village is situated in the Olympic Park and will accommodate all athletes and officials. The capacity is roughly about 17,000 and will have residential apartments comprising of shops, restaurants, medical, media and leisure facilities. Olympic Village will also have a plaza, where athletes can meet up with friends and families.

•    The Royal Artillery Barracks
Royal Artillery Barrack is located on the edge of Woolwich Common in south-east London and will host Shooting, Paralympic Shooting and Paralympic Archery. The capacity of the Royal Artillery is close to 7,500 and was constructed in the 18th century.

•    Velodrome
Velodrome is located in the North of the Olympic Park and will host Track Cycling, BMX, Paralympic Track Cycling. The capacity of Velodrome is 6000 which is permanent and 6,000 at the BMX track which is temporary.

 •    Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is situated at Northwest London, 6 miles from the city centre and will host Badminton, Rhythmic Gymnastics. Wembley Arena is one of the most famous concert venues in the world and has been host to many of the biggest names in the music industry.

•    Weymouth and Portland
Situated in Dorset on England’s South Coast will host the Sailing, Paralympic Sailing. This venue provides some of the best natural sailing waters anywhere in the UK. Weymouth and Portland has already hosted the World Youth championships which was attended by over 60 nations.

•    All England Lawn Tennis Club
Situated in Wimbledon is a home for Lawn Tennis and has a seating capacity of 30,000. It is famous for being the only major grass-court venue in the world.

•    Water Polo Arena
Situated in the Olympic Park will host Water Polo during the Olympic 2012. The Aquatic Centre and the Water Polo Arena will be adjacent to each other in one of the most tightly-packed areas of the Olympic park.

•    Eton Manor
Situated in Olympic Park, will host the Wheelchair Tennis doing the Olympic 2012. Post Olympic the centre will include a tennis centre with four indoor and six outdoor courts, a hockey centre with two competition pitches and five-a-side football pitches.

 •    Brands Hatch
Situated in Kent, Brands Hatch will host the Paralympic road cycling. Brands Hatch has consistently been hosting motor circuit plays throughout the year. The venue was originally a mushroom field and later began to host the British Grand Prix

London 2012 Olympics on your iPhone

The countdown for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games has begun and it is on the Friday, July 27th when UK will come alive with events and activities. The stage is set for the high action drama, when players from across the globe will be seen participating in the olympic and the paralympic events.

The only App were you will find all the details and information about olympic and paralympic events. London Olympic 2012 is a complete guide for people having any interest towards olympic events.

Want to know which event is scheduled where and when? How to reach the venue from your current location if you are in London? Want to know what are the hotels available near to the venue? Need the data sports wise or country wise? Who is leading the medal tally in the Olympic and paralympic games? – This app is an answer for the queries you have with respect to the Olympic 2012.

“Screen Shorts”

The major features include:
✓    OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC SCHEDULE: A complete guide for all events including the time of the event which can be viewed for all the games.

✓    COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING: Know the countries taking part in the olympic and Paralympic events. Gives you the details of which country is  taking part in which event. As of 17 May 2012, 182 countries have qualified with a minimum of one athlete.

✓    VENUES: With as many as 41 venues hosting the Olympic and Paralympic 2012 games. The main attraction amongst all venues is the Olympic Park which will host a range of exciting attractions and events during the games.

✓    SPORTS WISE INFORMATION:  The Summer Olympic games will feature 26 sports and a total of 39 disciplines and Paralympic games will feature 20 sports and 21 disciplines.

✓    DATE WISE INFORMATION: Gives you the information about which game is scheduled on what date including the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

✓    MAPS & DIRECTIONS: This is a special feature which is very important for people in and around London who wish to go the venue. Helps you to get the direction from your current location to the venue.

✓    MEDAL & POINT UPDATES: With more than 182 countries participating, the point table will come into picture from day 1 of the Olympic. A total of around 4700 medals are to be distributed for the Olympic and the Paralympic games. Know which country stands where in the points league table and which country has received how Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

✓    ACCOMMODATION: Olympics 2012 is one of the most awaiting events and will be watched by people across the globe. With London hosting the event for the third time, people from across the globe will fly to London to watch out the Olympic 2012. This is an important feature for those who are looking out for accommodation near the venue. This feature gives the list of hotels near the venue with the contact details.

So  get ready to capture all the excitement, information, news, updates and events.
London 2012 Games Guide
This App is available in English Language only and is a worthy app for people around the world who are interested in the Olympics and Paralympics or people who are visiting the UK for the Olympics 2012.