LONDON 2012
Games of the XXX Olympiad. From the 27th July to 12th August 2012
ELECTION
The city of London will host the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Following four rounds of voting by members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 6 July 2005 at the 117th IOC Session, in Singapore, London eventually triumphed by taking 54 votes from a possible 104. This gave London the majority that it needed to be elected as the host city for the 2012 Games. London had to overcome stiff competition, however, in the form of Paris, New York, Moscow and Madrid in its bid to get the Games.
- Find out more about the election of London
- Relive the bid presentation of London (51 minutes)
- Relive the announcement (4 minutes 30)
- Relive the announcement (full version) (22 minutes)
NEWS ABOUT LONDON 2012
- IOC Debriefing transfers knowledge from Beijing to London (28 November 2008)
- Conversation, not “preaching”, key to winning youth says President (24 November 2008)
- London builds up for spectacular Games (23 May 2008)
- LONDON 2012: Third Visit For IOC Commission (19 May 2008)
- LONDON 2012: London Unveils Its Olympic Stadium (9 November 2007)
PERMANENT FILES
6 June 2005
IOC releases 2012 Evaluation Commission report
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the report prepared by the Evaluation Commission following its visits to the five Candidate Cities to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 - Paris, New York, Moscow, London...
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FUTURE GAMES
KEY FACTS
Opening date: 27 July 2012
Closing date: 12 August 2012
Country of the host city: United Kingdom (UK)
Candidate cities:
Paris (FRA), Madrid (ESP), Moscow (RUS) and New York (USA)
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SINGAPORE 2005
On 6 July 2005, the IOC 117th IOC Session elected London to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012
ORGANISING COMMITTEES OF OLYMPIC GAMES
The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise the Olympic Games in collaboration with their National Olympic Committee and the host city.