Transcript 2012 Olympic Games

London
Pärnu Ühisgümnaasium
Kärt Üpraus G3a
Election
 The city of London will host the
XXX Olympic Games from the 27th
July to 12th August 2012. 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.
Getting ready for the Olympic
Games
 Olympic Park
The focus of the London 2012 Games will be the Olympic
Park in east London, which will house the new sport venues.
The Park is located in the Lower Lea Valley - an area of great
untapped potential. After the Games the area will be
transformed into the largest urban park created in Europe for
more than 150 years. Building work began three months
early with the start of construction of the Olympic Stadium in
May 2008.
The buiding of the Olympic Park is one of the largest
constructions and engineering projects in Europe. So far
there have been completed stage one - the planning and set
up for the Olympic Park and stage two – getting the site
ready for construction work. Stage two included cleaning up
contaminated land and demolishing 220 buildings, there have
been put up new power lines and now the third stage has
begun – the big build ( the Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics
Centre and Olympic Village ).
 The Olympic Stadium
The innovative Olympic Stadium design allows for an 80,000 seat
Athletics stadium to be converted into a more easily maintained
25,000 seat venue after the Games. A 20m-high 'wrap' will
encircle the 900m circumference of the Stadium. Artists will
create a large mural on the wrap of historical sporting
champions, participating countries' flags and sponsor logos,
giving the Stadium its distinctive appearance.
The Olympic Stadium will be at the heart of the London Olympic
and Paralympic Games. All Athletics events will take place in the
Stadium as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies,
watched by millions of people around the world. After the
Games, the Stadium will be transformed into a 25,000 capacity
venue that will host a variety of sporting, educational, cultural
and community events. It will be a venue for memorable sporting
moments during 2012, but it will continue to add value to the
local community for years to come.
The Olympic Stadium will be at the south of the Olympic Park
on an island site surrounded on three sides by waterways, within
easy walking distance of the Olympic Village and warm-up
facilities. The construction of the stadium officially started on the
22th of May 2008 when Prime Minister Gordon Brown was on the
site to see the beginning of the work and also met some of the
workers. Now the stadium is allready beginning to take shape,
but still the construction works will last for some years.
 The Aquatic Centre
The Aquatic Centre is located in the south east corner of the Olympic Park, the Aquatics Centre
will be the ‘gateway’ to the Park during the Games. It will include a 50m competition pool, a 25m
competition Diving pool and a 50m warm-up training pool. Water Polo will be held next to it in a
temporary 5,000-seat venue with competition and warm-up pools.
During the games the Aquatics Centre will host a range of events including Swimming,
Synchronised Swimming, Diving, Water Polo finals and the aquatics discipline of the Modern
Pentathlon in the Olympic Games. For the Paralympic Games it will be the venue for the
Swimming competition. The capacity will be 17,500 seats for the main competition pool and
Diving, and 5,000 seats for the Water Polo venue
After the Games the Aquatics Centre will be transformed into a facility for both community and
elite use. The temporary seating will be removed, leaving 2,500 seats - with the capacity to be
increased for major competitions. The local community, clubs and schools will be able to use the
Centre. A ‘leisure water’ facility will also be provided; this will be developed after the Games by the
London Development Agency.
 The Olympic Village
The Olympic Village will be situated in walking distance from
the other venues like the Olympic Stadium. It will provide
thousands of beds for athletes during the Olympic and
Paralympic Games. Along with this accommodation, it will
comprise shops, restaurants, medical, media and leisure
facilities, large areas of open space and a water feature. The
Village will also include an ‘International Zone’ where athletes
can meet with friends and family.
After the Games the Village will become part of the overall
Stratford City regeneration scheme, including a new regional
shopping centre with additional leisure, office and residential
areas. It will be transformed into up to 3,300 new homes, with a
mix of affordable housing, and accommodation for sale and
rent. The communities that develop in the area after the Games
will be supported by new parks, open space, community
facilities and transport links.
 Technology
Thechnology will play an important role in both the build up to 2012 and the Games
themselves. Because the quick change of information is vital nowadays, the venues of the
Games will be provided with Internet access, all the measurements will be taken with the most
accurate and modern measure instruments. Working with the media and the camera work is
also very important and therefore it is crusial to broadcast all the events, for example the
ceremonies and the competitions. Getting ready and planning the Olympic Games is a very
good chance to introduce new tecnologyes and use modern ways of building and computer
tecnology, therefore London or England will show its developement in modern sience.
 Ceremonies
One of the main features of the Games are the ceremonies. The first major
events for London 2012 were at the Closing Ceremonies of the Beijing
2008 Olympic Games (24 August) and Paralympic Games (17 September).
These were the so called Handover Ceremonies. Each featured a special
'Handover' segment and London become the next Host City of the
Summer Games. In the Ceremonies, a Flag was passed from the Mayor of
Beijing to the Mayor of London. It was followed by a short performance
inviting the world to London for the 2012 Games.
The Torch Relay is an important part of the build up to the Games.
Celebrating and uniting sport and culture, it will bring the spirit of the
Games to the whole of the UK in the months leading up to the Opening
Ceremony. Lit in Olympia, the Torch will make an international journey
before arriving in the UK. Carried by Torch bearers selected through a
ballot process, the Olympic Flame will pass through communities, with
entertainment, shows and concerts marking its arrival. There will be
educational programmes for young people and the chance to take part as a
volunteer. The build up to the Paralympic Games will also be marked by a
UK-wide Paralympics Torch Relay in August 2012. Celebrations and events
will feature as part of the period leading up to the Opening Ceremony of
the Paralympic Games on 29 August 2012.
The Opening and Closing Ceremonies are always something to remember.
It will be a spectacular scene where are fireworks, music, dance, culture
and all the athlets from around the world. The ceremonies will welcome
the world to London, because every thyrd person in the world is going to
watch it. Tehy will also set the tune for the 2012 Games. They will
recognise the competing athletes and celebrate the Olympic and
Paralympic values and spirit of friendship in a spectacular display of
colours, excitement, pageantry and culture.
 Sports
In the Olympic Games are represented the following
sports:
aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball,
boxing, canoe and kayak, cycling, equestrian, fencing,
football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, modern,
pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, table, tennis,
taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting,
wrestling.
Paralympic Games:
boccia, football five-a-side, football seven-a-side, goalball,
paralympic archery, paralympic athletics, paralympic
cycling, paralympic equestrian, paralympic judo,
paralympic powerlifting, paralympic rowing, paralympic
sailing, paralympic shooting, paralympic swimming,
paralympic table tennis, volleyball (sitting), wheelchair
basketbal, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby,
wheelchair tennis.
London 2012’s ambition is to create a Game for everyone, where everyone is
invited to take part, join in and enjoy the most exciting event in the world.
London 2012 wants to create the most accessible and participative Games. It is
believed to touch people as it has never done before, stimulating people to do
more and to try new things and reassess what we are all capable of.