The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July (when group stages began in women's football) to 12 August 2012. London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.
Events
For lightweight transclusion in 2012 Summer Olympics.
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| July / August | 25 Wed |
26 Thu |
27 Fri |
28 Sat |
29 Sun |
30 Mon |
31 Tue |
1 Wed |
2 Thu |
3 Fri |
4 Sat |
5 Sun |
6 Mon |
7 Tue |
8 Wed |
9 Thu |
10 Fri |
11 Sat |
12 Sun |
Events |
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| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Archery | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Athletics | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 47 | |||||||||
| Badminton | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | ● | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||
| Canoeing | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | ● | 4 | 16 | ||||||||
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| Diving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Equestrian | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Field Hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Gymnastics | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Judo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Modern Pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rowing | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Sailing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
| Swimming | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 34 | |||||||||
| Synchronized swimming | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Table Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Water Polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Weightlifting | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||
| Wrestling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Total events | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 302 | |||
| Cumulative total | 12 | 26 | 38 | 53 | 73 | 91 | 113 | 138 | 161 | 179 | 200 | 217 | 239 | 255 | 287 | 302 | ||||
| July / August | 25 Wed |
26 Thu |
27 Fri |
28 Sat |
29 Sun |
30 Mon |
31 Tue |
1 Wed |
2 Thu |
3 Fri |
4 Sat |
5 Sun |
6 Mon |
7 Tue |
8 Wed |
9 Thu |
10 Fri |
11 Sat |
12 Sun |
Events |
Venues
Olympic Zone
The Olympic Zone will encompass all of the facilities within the 500 acre (2 km²) Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. This park is being developed on existing waste and industrial land, at British national grid reference TQ379849, and will be seven minutes by Olympic Javelin train from central London. The park will contain:
- Aquatics Centre
- Basketball Arena
- BMX Circuit
- Eton Manor
- Copper Box
- London Velodrome
- Riverbank Arena
- Olympic Stadium
- Water Polo Arena
River Zone
The River Zone will feature four main venues in the Thames Gateway area straddling the River Thames:
- ExCeL
- Greenwich Park
- North Greenwich Arena (The O2 arena)
- Royal Artillery Barracks
Central Zone
The Central Zone will be formed out of all the remaining venues within Greater London. They are quite widely spread across central and west London:
- All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre
- Horse Guards Parade
- Hyde Park
- Lord's Cricket Ground
- Marathon Course
- Regent's Park
- Wembley Arena
- Wembley Stadium
Outside Greater London
Four of the venues will be outside Greater London:
- Brands Hatch
- Dorney Lake
- Hadleigh Farm
- Lee Valley White Water Centre
- Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Football stadia
The earlier stages of the Olympic football competition will be played at football stadia around the United Kingdom shown in the table below. As stated above, the Football final will be at the 90,000 seat Wembley Stadium:
- City of Coventry Stadium (Ricoh Arena)
- Hampden Park
- Millennium Stadium
- Old Trafford
- St James' Park (Sports Direct Arena)
See Also
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
| Preceded by Vancouver 2010 |
Olympics 2012 |
Succeeded by Sochi 2014 |
| Preceded by Beijing 2008 |
Summer Olympics 2012 |
Succeeded by Rio de Janeiro 2016 |