London Olympics 2012 Forum
Mountain Biking is one of the four disciplines of the Olympic sport of Cycling. 2012 Summer Olympic Cycling – Mountain Bike Events Key facts Venue: Hadleigh Farm, Essex Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August Mountain Biking: A short history In the 1970s, mountain biking developed as a fringe sport in California. Taking a [...]
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2012 Summer Olympic Water Polo Events Key Facts Venue: Aquatics Centre Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August Gold medals: 2 Athletes: 260 A short history Water Polo was developed in Europe and the United States as two differing sports. When Water Polo first began, fighting between players was common, if not the norm. [...]
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BMX (Bicycle Moto Cross) is one of the four disciplines of the Olympic sport of Cycling. 2012 Summer Olympic Cycling – BMX Events Key facts Venue: VeloPark Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August BMX: A short history Bicycle motocross (BMX) started in the late 1960s in California, around the time that motocross became [...]
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Road Cycling is one of four disciplines in the Olympic sport of Cycling. 2012 Summer Olympic Cycling – Road Events Key facts Venue: Regent’s Park Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August Road Cycling: A short history The bicycle was invented as a means of transport in the early 1800s. It did not take [...]
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The sport of Basketball at the London 2012 Games will feature both mens and womens events – both competitions have 12 teams of 12 players. 2012 Summer Olympic Basketball Events Key facts Venue: North Greenwich Arena 1 Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August Gold medals: Athletes: 288 (144 men, 144 women). Basketball: A [...]
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The Olympic sport of Volleyball includes two disciplines: Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. 2012 Summer Olympic Volleyball Events Key facts Venue: Earls Court Date: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August, 2012 Gold medals: 2 Athletes: 288 Volleyball Volleyball: a short history Volleyball began in the same place as Basketball – a YMCA gym in Massachusetts, [...]
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The sport of Sailing at the London 2012 Games will feature 10 different classes. 2012 Summer Olympic Sailing Events Key Facts Venue: Weymouth and Portland Dates: Saturday 28 July – Saturday 11 August Gold medals: 10 Athletes: 380 Sailing: A history of the sport Sailing, previously known as Yachting, developed as a sport from an [...]
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Trampoline is one of the three disciplines of the sport of Gymnastics. 2012 Summer Olympic Gymnastics – Trampoline Events Key facts Venue: North Greenwich Arena 1 Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 14 August Gold medals: 2 Athletes: 16 men, 16 women Trampoline: A short history The first modern trampoline was built in 1934 at [...]
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The Olympic Archery competition includes both Team and Individual events for men and women. Key Facts Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground Dates: Saturday 28 July – Saturday 4 August Gold medals: 4 Athletes: 128 Archery: A history of the sport Archery developed as a sport in Medieval England, where tournaments were held to encourage the military [...]
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At the London 2012 Games the sport of boxing will have women’s events for the first time since 1904 2012 Summer Olympic Boxing Events Key facts Venue: ExCeL Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August Gold medals: 13 (10 men, 3 women) Athletes: 286 (250 men, 36 women) Boxing: A history Boxing is the [...]
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