London Olympics

London Olympics

Beach Volleyball is one of two disciplines in the Olympic sport of Volleyball. 2012 Summer Olympic Volleyball – Beach Events Key facts Venue: Horse Guards Parade Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August, 2012 Gold medals: 2 Athletes: 96 Volleyball: a short history Beach volleyball first appeared in the early 1920s in Santa Monica, [...]

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At the London 2012 Games Dressage is one of the three disciplines of the sport of Equestrian. Equestrian is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete against each other on equal terms. It is also the only one in which humans and animals compete together. 2012 Summer Olympic Equestrian – Dressage Events [...]

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Canoe sprint is one of the two disciplines of the sport Canoeing. Venue: Eton Dorney Dates: Canoe Sprint: Sunday 6 August– Saturday 11 August Gold medals: 12 Athletes: 246 Canoeing at the Olympic Games Canoe Sprint reached the Olympic Games as a demonstration event in 1924. It became a full medal sport at Berlin 1936, [...]

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The Olympic sport of Judo Judo is a grappling sport, based on the skills of attack and defence. 2012 Summer Olympic Judo Events Key facts Venue: ExCeL Dates: Saturday, 28 July – Friday, 3 August 2012 Gold medals: 14 Athletes: 386 Judo: A history of the sport Judo developed from Jujitsu – the hand-to-hand combat [...]

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The sport of Table Tennis at the London 2012 Games will feature women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s team and men’s team events. 2012 Summer Olympic Table Tennis Events Key facts Venue: ExCeL Dates: Saturday 28 July – Tuesday 7 August Gold medals: 4 Athletes: 172 (86 men, 86 women) Table Tennis: A history of the [...]

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The sport of Weightlifting is a test of pure strength – the oldest and most basic form of physical competition. 2012 Summer Olympic Weightlifting Events Key facts Venue: ExCeL Dates: Saturday 28 July – Wednesday 8 August Gold medals: 15 Athletes: 260 (170 men, 90 women) Weightlifting: A history of the sport Early ‘strongman’ contests [...]

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Track Cycling is one of four disciplines in the Olympic sport of Cycling. 2012 Summer Olympic Cycling – Track Events Key facts Venue: VeloPark Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August Track Cycling: A short history As early as 1870, track races in England were regularly attracting large crowds. The riders competed on wooden [...]

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Eventing is one of the three disciplines in the Olympic sport of Equestrian. 2012 Summer Olympic Equestrian – Eventing Key facts Venue: Greenwich Park Dates: Saturday 28 July – Tuesday 31 July Gold medals: 2 (Team and Individual)Athletes: 75 Eventing: A short history Developed to test and prepare cavalry horses in the military, Eventing has [...]

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At the London 2012 Games Rhythmic Gymnastics is one of the three disciplines of the sport of Gymnastics. 2012 Summer Olympic Gymnastics – Rhythmic Events Key facts Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 14 August Gold medals: 2 Athletes: Individual – 24, Groups – 12 Rhythmic Gymnastics: A short history Rhythmic Gymnastics evolved in the [...]

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