2012 London Olympics Equestrian: Schedule & Dates

Competition between men and women is really amazing and entertaining. Equestrian is the single Olympic event in which genders (women and men) compete against each other as well as humans bond with the members of animal kingdom. All over the world, equestrian is known as riding, horse riding or horseback riding, but Olympic equestrian is totally different. It is not weekend horseback riding and expert horse racing where speed is everything but it is test of performance skills and the intelligence of both man and animal in three separate events including dressage, jumping and eventing. The 2012 London Olympics Equestrian will be conducted from 28th July to 9th August 2012 at Greenwich Park. The whole schedule is followed by three disciplines such as Dressage, Eventing and Jumping and each discipline requires diverse mastership from the riders and horses contending.

2012 London Olympics Fencing: Schedule & Dates

The sports lovers must be eagerly waiting for the 2012 Olympic to begin. As the days are passing by, the Olympic Games are about to begin. Fencing is one of the exciting sports of 2012 London Olympics. Fencing first started in the modern Olympic Games at Paris in the year 1896. Three types of weapons are used in fencing - Foil, Epée and Sabre. During 1896, Fencing consisted of men’s Foil and Sabre events and Epée was introduced later on in 1900. As the years passed by, women also participated in Fencing. The first Women’s Foil was featured in the year 1924 at Paris. Later, Epee and Sabre started in the year 1996 and 2004 respectively for women.

2012 London Olympics Diving: Schedule & Dates

The much awaited sports event ‘Olympics’ is too close now. Everyone is thrilled to welcome the event. 2012 London Olympics will be started from 28th July to 7th August. Diving is also included in one of the four Aquatics disciplines at the Games. Other aquatics include Water Polo, Swimming and Synchronized Swimming. Diving has been scheduled to be held from 29 July to 11 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre.

2012 London Olympics Trampoline: Schedule & Dates

2012 London Olympics is just a month away and sports fans are eagerly waiting for the great sports event to start. At 2012 London Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines will be included. These are rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics and trampoline. The trampoline events will be held at the North Greenwich Arena on August 3 and 4. Trampoline is the newest one of the 3 Gymnastics disciplines on the Olympic programme.

2012 London Olympics Triathlon: Schedule & Dates

Triathlon is one of the major sporting events of the London Olympics 2012. London is expecting a huge enthusiastic crowd for this exciting event. Triathlon is a very popular multi-sport event that includes swimming, cycling and running in immediate sequence. For London Olympics 2012, the triathlon competitions are scheduled to take place in the Hyde Park, which is one of the largest and royal parks of London. The competition will be held separately for men and women. The men’s competition is programmed for 7th August 2012 whereas women’s competition will be held on 4th August 2012.

2012 London Olympics Weightlifting: Schedule & Dates

The king of all sports events, Olympics, is just around the corner and nobody wants to miss it. Weightlifting is among the 26 sports categories that are going to be played at 2012 London Olympics. Weightlifting competition in this biggest athletics and sporting event is scheduled to take place between 28th July and 7th August at ExCeL. Total 260 weightlifters will participate in this sport category in order to test their strength. From 260 competitors: 156 are men and 104 are women. All countries are able to send athletes (6 men and 4 women) throughout the events but maximum 2 athletes in one event.

2012 London Olympics Water Polo: Schedule & Dates

The entire world is very thrilled for the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Water Polo is one of the exciting sports events of the 2012 London Olympics. Water Polo was started back in the nineteenth century. It is a water version of rugby that is usually played in rivers and lakes. This very demanding sport has been featured on each and every Olympics programme ever since the Paris 1900 Games. For London Olympics 2012, the Water Polo is scheduled from 29th July to 12th August 2012. The venue for Water Polo game is the Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park.

2012 London Olympics Volleyball: Schedule & Dates

The countdown has almost begun; the 2012 London Olympics will knock the doors in coming days. The great sports event will be started from 27 July 2012 and ended on 12 August, 2012. On 27 July, the opening ceremony of the event will be held at the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford. The 2012 London Olympics will take place at about 28 venues across London and 26 other different sports categories have been included in it.

2012 London Olympics Taekwondo: Schedule & Dates

Olympic is an ancient game which takes place in every four year. Sports fans are eagerly waiting for the biggest athletics and sporting event, London Olympics 2012. The countdown has begun and the opening ceremony is going to happen in Stratford at the new Olympic Stadium on 27 July and closing ceremony on 12 August, 2012. In this grand sports event of 2012, 205 nations and over 10,500 athletes will participate in 26 different sports categories. There will be total 300 events held in around 28 venues. Millions of spectators are going to attend the London Olympics 2012. Taekwondo is one of the sports categories in 2012 London Olympics, which are scheduled to be held from 8th August to 11th August. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art which includes abrupt linear Karate movements and Kung-fu patterns along with kicking techniques. The word "Tae" means foot/to strike with the feet, "Kwon" means fist/to strike with the hand and “do” means way. Thus, the whole meaning of Taekwondo is the way of foot and fist.

2012 London Olympics Table Tennis: Schedule & Dates

With each passing day, the excitement of London Olympics is increasing. The 2012 London Olympic is scheduled from 27th July to 12th August. More than 36 different sports event will take place in summer Olympics and table tennis is one of them. 2012 London Olympic Table Tennis is scheduled from 28th July 2012 to 8th August 2012 with singles and doubles event for both women and men. Generally, Olympic Games is held in summer, so that it got more crowds. The London 2012 Olympic Games table tennis events will be played at the largest competition venue, ExceL Exhibition Centre. Table tennis event includes men’s and a woman’s single as well as team events.

2012 London Olympics Athletics: Schedule & Dates

Are you sports lover and very excited to see the London Olympics 2012? The much-awaited sports event, London Olympics 2012 is scheduled to start on 27 July, 2012 with an opening ceremony and will end on 12 August, 2012. Third time London will host the Olympic and total 205 countries and over 17,000 athletes will participate in this major sports event. This event will include 300 events in 26 sports category that will be played at 31 venues. Badminton, athletics, gymnastics, football, taekwondo, hockey, cycling, diving, archery, swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, volleyball, and many more are included in the sports category.

London Olympics 2012 Badminton: Schedule & Dates

After the Indian Premier League, it is the time for the London Olympics 2012. Sports lovers are eagerly waiting for the event to start. The event will start from 27 July 2012, which is not so far. This grand sports event will end on 12 August, 2012. The opening ceremony will be held on 27 July at the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford. This huge sports event will take place in about 28 venues across London and 26 different sports categories have been included in it.

2012 London Olympics Basketball: Schedule & Dates

Are you a fan of London Olympics games? If yes, then your wait of the London Olympics 2012 is approaching to the end. The London Olympics 2012 will take place from 27 July to 12 August. Third time London will host this grand sports event in year 2012. You will really enjoy a lot in this event as it includes 26 different sports such as Basketball, Athletics, Football, Handball, Tennis, Diving, Hockey, Swimming, Cycling, Fencing, Marathon, Table tennis, Rowing, etc. and 19 Paralympic sports. This event will take place in about 31 venues, where more than 205 countries will participate. Over 3,50,000 spectators are expected to enjoy different events every day.

2012 London Olympics Shooting: Schedule & Dates

The countdown for the much-waited sports event, London Olympics 2012 has been already started and the Olympics Junkie and sports lovers are very excited for it. The opening ceremony and closing ceremony of this grand event will be held on 27 July, 2012 and 12 August, 2012 respectively. Total 205 nations and more than 17,000 athletes are going to participate in this biggest sports event of 2012. There will be 300 events in 26 sports category, which will be played at 31 venues. 26 sports category includes sports like badminton, gymnastics, athletics, cycling, diving, archery, football, hockey, swimming, wrestling, volleyball, weightlifting, taekwondo and many more.

2012 London Olympics Swimming: Schedule & Dates

Much awaited sports event, London Olympics 2012 has been scheduled to start on 27 July, 2012 with an opening ceremony at the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford. The games will take place in summer - the months of July and August so not only the local public but also many international visitors from across the world will enjoy this grand sports event. This event includes 26 different sports categories and about 28 venues, in which more than 17,000 top sportspersons from over 205 countries will participate. London Olympics 2012 contains various athletic events such as athletics, football, basketball, handball, hockey, cycling, diving, swimming, fencing, marathon, water polo, badminton, archery, beach volleyball, taekwondo, boxing, equestrian sports, table tennis, rowing and sailing. These sports events will take place in some locations of London, Wales, England and Scotland.