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London 2012 Olympics
This category contains questions about the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in London.
642 Questions
What sports are in the summer olympics 2012?
Tokyo, japan .. Madrid,Spain .. Chicago,USA .. Rio de Janerio,Brazil are running for the Olympics but most probably japan will win because it has the highest score(8.3) yet ..
How many athletes from the US participate in the Olympics?
According to the United States Olympic Committee, the US sent 613 athletes to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and 211 athletes to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.
What was the name of the people in the 2012 olympic team?
Cycling- woman road race
Aurelie Hawlbacks ( former African time trial champion and current bronze medalist of Africa championships)
Triathlon- Women
Fabienne St Louis ( Mauritian Champion & winner in French championships)
Beach Volley - Women Team A
Elodie Li Yue & Natasha Rigobert (+Seerunghen- subs)
Swimming-
Men - Mathieu Marquette ( Indian ocean islands Champion)
Women- Heather Arseth ( Indian Ocean islands Champion, Mauritian Champion & multi-national record breaker)
Boxing Men-
Olivier Lavigilante -52 kg
Richarno Colin ( former African champion, Indian Ocean island champion & Mauritian Champion -64 kg)
Athletics
Anabelle Lascar - 800 m women race
Fabrice Coiffic - 100 m & 200 m Race men
Judo -
1 ( confirmed)
What countries now compete in the Olympic games that didn't compete in earlier years?
The following 205 countries will be participating in the 2008 Olympic Games: Afghanistan Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Angola Algeria Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Burundi Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Bahrain Botswana Belarus Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Cambodia Canada Cayman Islands Central Africa Chad Chile China Republic Chinese Taipei Colombia Comoros Cape Verde Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote-d´lvoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Arab Rep. of Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon The Gambia Germany Ghana Great Britain Guinea-Bissau Georgia Greece Grenada Guam Guatemala Guinea Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Israel Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordon Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Kenya Korea people Republic Korea Democratic People Republic Kuwait Laos Latvia Saint Lucia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lichtenstein Luxembourg Rep. of Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Rep. of Moldova Marshall Islands Maldives Malta Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Monaco Montenegro Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Niger Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Palestine Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Rhodesia Romania Rwanda Saint Lucia St. Vincent & Gr. Saint Kitts and Nevis American Samoa Western Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Seychelles Sierra Leone Senegal Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Slovakia Swaziland Serbia Singapore Spain Sudan Surinam Syria Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Tonga Thailand Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Unified Team United Arab Emirates U.S.S.R. U.S.A. US Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe The total number of competing countries in the 2004 games in Athens is 202. Three more than 2000 at Sydney. 210 236. 234 Albania - ALB Algeria - ALG Andorra - AND Argentina - ARG Armenia - ARM Australia - AUS Austria - AUT Azerbaijan - AZE Belarus - BLR Belgium - BEL Bermuda* - BER Bosnia and Herzegovina - BIH Brazil - BRA Bulgaria - BUL Canada - CAN Chile - CHI China - CHN Costa Rica - CRC Croatia - CRO Cyprus - CYP Czech Republic - CZE Denmark - DEN Estonia - EST Ethiopia - ETH Finland - FIN France - FRA Georgia - GEO Germany - GER Greece - GRE Hong Kong* - HKG Hungary - HUN Iceland - ISL India - IND Iran - IRI Ireland - IRL Israel - ISR Italy - ITA Japan - JPN Kazakhstan - KAZ Kenya - KEN Korea, North (PDR of Korea) - PRK Korea, South - KOR Kyrgyzstan - KGZ Latvia - LAT Lebanon - LIB Liechtenstein - LIE Lithuania - LTU Luxembourg - LUX Macedonia - MKD Madagascar - MAD Moldova - MDA Monaco - MON Mongolia - MGL Morocco - MAR Nepal - NEP Netherlands - NED New Zealand - NZL Norway - NOR Pakistan - PAK Poland - POL Portugal - POR Romania - ROM Russian Federation - RUS San Marino - SMR Senegal - SEN Serbia and Montenegro - SCG Slovakia - SVK Slovenia - SLO South Africa - RSA Spain - ESP Sweden - SWE Switzerland - SUI Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) - TPE Tajikistan - TJK Thailand - THA Turkey - TUR Ukraine - UKR United Kingdom (Great Britain) - GBR United States - USA Uzbekistan - UZB Venezuela - VEN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_about_2006_Winter_Olympics_by_nation
What is the biggest sailing boat in they 2012 Olympics?
The largest boat in the Olympic sailing competition is the 49er class.
How many medals will be handedout in the 2012 olyimpics?
There are 302 events at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Thus 302 gold and 302 silver will be won but some sports award two bronze medals.
These sports are boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling. With 51 events contested in these four sports, 353 bronze medals will be handed out.
How many sports will ther be in the 2012 summer Olympics?
There are 26 sports and 39 disciplines for the 302 events
Will air soft be in the 2012 Olympics?
most likely no, the sport is not big enough to have the same potential as an olympic sport as compared to others like basketball, or running.
actually the sport is plenty big enough, the problem is a few reasons, first of which is tournament rules vary from league to league so there is not one set of accepted rules, also there is a wait list of sports waiting to get into the Olympic games, in a nutshell we would need a set of unified rules and then wait to get in for who knows how many years
When and where will the next summer Olympics be held in 2012?
The summer Olympics will be held in Beijing, China in 2008 and the winter Olympics wil be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010.
Who are the Current Indian volleyball team players?
[1] Y.subba rao {CAPTAIN} [2] Kapil dev [3] Srikant [4] Sube singh [5] Jitendra singh [6] Sanjay kumar [7] Shivrajan {LIBERO} [8] Mandeep [9] Pandiyan [10] Gurvinder singh [11] Avnish yadav [12] Raghuveer singh ALL ARE WONDERFULL PLAYER OF INDIA, IF INDIA WILL CHANGE THE COACH THAN WE CAN GET POSITION IN QUALIFING TEAMS FOR OLYMPIC.
How much space between each hurdle in the Olympics?
For the 110m hurdles, the first hurdle is placed after a run up of 13.72m (45 ft) from the starting line. The next nine hurdles are set at a distance of 9.14m (30 ft) from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 14.02m (46 ft) long.
Is Softball going to be in the 2012 Olympics?
Softball and Baseball have been omitted from the 2012 Olympics.
Who does the voice over for 2012 Olympics?
It sounds like Bill St James from the radio show Flashback
What countries will take part in the London 2012 Olympics?
Some countries taking part in the London 2012 Olympics are: U.S.A, Haiti, Jamaca, Cuba, England.
These countries have qualifying athletes:
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo
DR Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
New ZealandNigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Who won the gold medal in men's fours Rowing at the London 2012 Olympics?
New Zealand (NZL)
Eric Murray
Hamish Bond
What is the title of the song played during the awarding ceremony at the London Olympics?
The main song at the London Olympics is the theme song from the movie "Chariots of Fire", which is a British film about the 1924 Olympics.
The film's theme tune was played at the opening ceremony as well as played during each medal ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.
How many venues in 2012 Olympics?
Here are the venues for the olympics event this 2012:
Olympic Park venues
- Aquatics Centre Aquatics Centre
- Basketball Arena Basketball Arena
- BMX Track BMX Track
- Eton Manor Eton Manor
- Handball Arena Handball Arena
- Hockey Centre Hockey Centre
- Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium
- Velodrome Velodrome
London venues
- Earls Court
- ExCeL
- Greenwich Park
- Hampton Court Palace
- Horse Guards Parade
- Hyde Park Hyde Park
- Lord's Cricket Ground
- North Greenwich Arena
- The Mall
- The Royal Artillery Barracks
- Wembley Arena
- Wembley Stadium
- Wimbledon
Out of London Venues
- Brands Hatch
- City of Coventry Stadium
- Eton Dorney
- Hadleigh Farm
- Hampden Park
- Lee Valley White Water Centre
- Millennium Stadium
- Old Trafford
- St James' Park
- Weymouth and Portland
Non Sporting Venues
- IBC/MPC
- Olympic and Paralympic Village
What new sport might be introduced at London 2012?
The 2012 Summer Olympic programme features 26 sports and a total of 39 disciplines. London's bid featured 28 sports, in line with other recent Summer Olympics, but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball. The IOC considered new sports of karate, squash, golf, roller sports and rugby sevens, but none received enough votes to reach the required two-thirds majority. [Golf and Rugby sevens will be added in 2016.]
Women's boxing will be added to the programme. Forty athletes will compete in five different weight classes.
What is the age cut off to complete as an Olympic gymnast?
There is not one. In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Germany has a female gymnast competing at the age of 33.
What is the size of each 2012 Olympic team?
I really depends on how many athletes qualify for each event. The more populas the country the more athletes they will send to the games. Each event has pre qualifiing rounds leading up to the olpymics. If a county qualifies then they can send those athletes to the games.
Who performed at the 2012 olympic opening ceremonies?
This person named Hatsune Miku idk who that is but she is at 21%.
It's actually only a possibility that she will be singing, and she is a Vocaloid. A Vocaloid is an electronic voice based off of a real singers voice, that is given a personality and an image. Hatsune Miku is one of the most popular and one of the oldest Vocaloids. If she does sing she will represented with a hologram, like at the live Vocaloid concerts.
