By winning Getting the European title , Denmark directly qualified Becoming_a_member for the 2012 Summer Olympics , while Serbia and Macedonia secured Getting a spot in the Olympic Qualification Tournament .

`` Big Dance 2012 '' was the largest cultural participation project of the London 2012 Festival Social_event , which was the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad Competition for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Competition .

The age of athletes spans from 14 to 85 years old with experience levels from novice to Olympic .

At the 1900 Summer Olympics , seven of the archery events that took place Process_start in Paris , France , are considered to be `` Olympic '' by Olympic historians , with 153 archers competing Competition in them .

At the 1900 Summer Olympics , seven of the archery events that took place Process_start in Paris , France , are considered to be `` Olympic '' by Olympic historians , with 153 archers competing Competition in them .

The IOC has never decided Deciding which events were `` Olympic '' and which were not .

The closing ceremony Social_event of the London 2012 Summer Olympics , also known as Know A Symphony Social_event of British Music , was held Hold on 12 August 2012 in the Olympic Stadium , London .

The ceremony Social_event included Cause_to_be_included a handover Giving to the next host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics Competition , Rio de Janeiro and saw the Olympic flame extinguished Removing and the Olympic flag lowered Motion_directional .

The ceremony Social_event included Cause_to_be_included a handover Giving to the next host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics Competition , Rio de Janeiro and saw the Olympic flame extinguished Removing and the Olympic flag lowered Motion_directional .

George Michael was roundly criticised Judgment_communication for his song choice Choosing while Kate Moss , Naomi Campbell and Russell Brand were criticised Judgment_communication for not demonstrating Statement the Olympic ethos in their past behaviour Action .

England , as hosts - and also as Olympic bronze medallists - were viewed Change_sentiment as having quite a tough group , containing Olympic champions Pakistan , and a highly fancied Dutch side , with the Soviet Union seen Change_sentiment as potential dark-horse outsiders .

England , as hosts - and also as Olympic bronze medallists - were viewed Change_sentiment as having quite a tough group , containing Olympic champions Pakistan , and a highly fancied Dutch side , with the Soviet Union seen Change_sentiment as potential dark-horse outsiders .

In the other group , things were expected to be more straightforward , with West Germany and Australia ( Olympic silver medallists and fourth place respectively ) being the two favourites .

A replay Competition of the semi-final of the 1984 Olympic tournament , won 1-0 by the Germans , meant that the English had a score to settle Response .

The final was also a rematch of sorts - England having defeated Earnings_and_losses Australia in the Olympic third-place play-off , the Aussies were out for revenge Revenge .

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Competition took place Process_start in the Peristeri Olympic Competition Boxing Hall .

The tournament Competition was also Mario Kindelán 's final Olympic Competition event before retirement Departing , with a second lightweight gold metal after beating Getting Amir Khan .

Three days before the Games Competition opening Process_start ceremony the International Olympic Committee announced Expressing_publicly that Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested Testing positive for cathine and has been excluded Preventing_or_letting from the event Competition .

Williams , who had never before won a World Cup or World Championship event , became Becoming the first British athlete to win Getting a solo Winter Olympic gold medal in 30 years .

The association football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 11 August , and was the only sport Competition to begin before the official opening Openness day of the Olympic Games , two days before the opening Openness ceremony .

The operation had two parts : Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet .

Set GetReady to begin Process_start in November 1945 , Operation Olympic was intended to capture Conquering the southern third of the southernmost main Japanese island , Kyūshū , with the recently captured Conquering island of Okinawa to be used Using as a staging area .

Airbases on Kyūshū captured Conquering in Operation Olympic would allow Preventing_or_letting land-based air support Supporting for Operation Coronet .

The crash Catastrophe was the third deadliest plane crash Catastrophe in Greece 's history , behind Olympic Airways Flight 954 and Helios Airways Flight 522 and was the fifth deadliest plane crash Catastrophe involving Cause_to_be_included a Yakovlev Yak-42 .

The opening ceremony Social_event of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Competition took place Process_start on the evening of Friday 27 July 2012 in the Olympic Stadium , London .

The opening ceremony Social_event of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Competition took place Process_start on the evening of Friday 27 July 2012 in the Olympic Stadium , London .

As mandated by the Olympic Charter , the proceedings combined Cause_to_amalgamate the formal ceremonial opening Social_event of this international sporting event Social_event ( including welcoming speeches , hoisting of the flags and the parade Motion of athletes ) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation 's culture .

It was watched Perception_active by an estimated worldwide television audience of 900 million , becoming Becoming the most-viewed Olympic opening ceremony Social_event in both the UK and US .

Ajax 5–1 Liverpool was a football match Competition between Ajax and Liverpool on 7 December 1966 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam , Netherlands .

The remaining 32 were contested Competition in a 50 m long course pool within the Olympic Park .

In the post-techsuit era , a total of nine world records Recording and twenty five Olympic records Recording were set Placing during the competition Competition .

As this was an Olympic year all the Olympic Competition cycling events served as World Championships Competition , leaving Departing just the Professional road race and the Women 's Team Time Trial to be contested Participation .

As this was an Olympic year all the Olympic Competition cycling events served as World Championships Competition , leaving Departing just the Professional road race and the Women 's Team Time Trial to be contested Participation .

All events Competition satisfying all four of these retrospective selection Choosing criteria — restricted Hindering to amateurs , open Openness to all nations , open Openness to all competitors Competition and without handicapping Hindering — are now regarded as Olympic events Competition ( except for ballooning Expansion ) .

Furthermore , the tour has an official live release Publishing on CD/DVD/Blu-ray : Live at Rome Olympic Stadium , with the Italian date which was held Hold on 6 July 2013 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome , in front of a crowd of 60,963 people .

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics in Athens , Greece ) .

With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics , sailing has always been included Cause_to_be_included on the Olympic schedule .

The Brazilian TV station `` Globo '' said Telling the rainfall was equivalent to 300,000 Olympic swimming pools of water .

The teams that finished Process_end in 2nd–7th place will play Participation Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Competition .

The tour Traveling commenced Process_start with three shows in Seoul , South Korea from February 23 to 25 , 2007 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena .

Russia with a mix Collaboration of NHL and KHL stars ( unlike other nations , Russia comprised Cause_to_be_included a squad close to their 2014 Olympic squad ) remained undefeated throughout the championship Competition .

Some American media reacted Response to the news that Atlanta had won the bid to host Social_event the 1996 Olympic Games by saying the event would be organized Arranging by a group of rednecks .

A total of 489 athletes representing Change_sentiment 11 Asian National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) participated Participation in 57 events from eight sports and discipline .

The ice hockey competitions Competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics were played Competition at two venues , located 300 meters from the other , within the Olympic Park in Sochi , Russia .

The Shayba Arena , seating 7,000 , and planned Arranging as a moveable structure as yet not moved Motion from its Olympic Park site .

The match Competition was formally recognised Know as being an Olympic contest Social_event in 1912 , and the medals were later reassigned as gold and silver .

The Games hosted Social_event 6,132 athletes representing 41 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) in the Americas , marking Recording the largest multi-sport Social_event event hosted Come_together in Canada , in terms of athletes competing Competition .

For the first time , the AFC U-23 Championship Competition acted Using as the AFC qualifiers Preventing_or_letting for the Olympic football tournament Competition , replacing Change the previous process of home-and-away Olympic qualifiers .

For the first time , the AFC U-23 Championship Competition acted Using as the AFC qualifiers Preventing_or_letting for the Olympic football tournament Competition , replacing Change the previous process of home-and-away Olympic qualifiers .

It took place Process_start in the `` Man-made Basin '' , located at the `` Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre '' ( Krylatskoye district , Moscow ) .