olympic games hosting
2012 Olympics in London
The Olympic Games were first celebrated in 776 BC in Olympia (hence the name) in Greece. According to legend, Hercules is the originator of the Olympic Games. Legend says they were made for Hercules father, to honor Zeus.
They were celebrated until 393 AD Fridy Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Olympic Games revived in their modern form in 1896. The Olympic Games are a competition of several sports and are distributed in the Summer and Winter Olympics. The Olympic Winter Games are much smaller than the Summer Games.
In 1896 there were 241 participants from 14 countries. This number grew until there were 11,100 competitors from 202 countries at the Summer Olympics 2004 in Athens. The Olympic Games are a major media event. Well over half of the world watched the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 (3.8 billion to be exact).
The growth of the Olympic Games is one of the biggest problems of the Olympic Games today. Sponsoring solved financial problems in the 1980's. Today the large number of athletes, media and spectators makes it difficult and expensive to host the Olympic Games. A large amount of infrastructure.
London will host the Olympic Games of 2012. The games will be held from July 27 to August 12, 2012, followed by the Paralympic Games. The Olympic Village is proposed to be built with 17,320 beds provide a comfortable and spacious environment for athletes.
There is a huge redevelopment of public transport. This includes the extension of London Underground's East London Line, upgrades to Docklands Light Railway and the North London Line and the new "Javelin" service. The organizers aim at 90% of the sites accessible by at least three forms are public transport and 93% of training facilities within 30 minutes travel of the athletes housing. Park and ride schemes are included among the many plans for traffic congestion. Some concern was expressed at the logistics of travel outside London.
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will use a mixture of newly built locations, the existing and historic facilities and temporary facilities. Some locations are known, such as Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade. The land in the East End of London chosen for the decontamination site must and major remedial work before it can be suitable for the games.
What is to be involved in the development proposal are compulsory purchase of some businesses. This has led to an amount of anxiety with companies unhappy with the compensation offered. With all these logistical issues, it seems the cost for the 2012 London Olympics could rise to nearly four times the figure recorded during the bid.
From an initial figure of 2.35 billion pounds, which is discussed now is a staggering cost of 9 billion pounds. Construction only could now cost 3.3 billion pounds. 2 billion pounds earmarked as a contingency fund. Regeneration costs of 1.8 billion and 1 billion pounds tax bill are also added to costs. Safety costs to rise to 900 million pounds. The causes for an increase in costs include rise in commodity prices, adjustments to transport figures to reflect 2012 prices and a revised estimate for inflation on construction costs.
Will the 2012 Olympics to meet their goal, that is inspiring stage the games imagination of young people around the world and leave a lasting legacy? Only time will tell. However, the effort put in, we hope that London 2012 faster, will fly higher, stronger and leave us happy memories of an Olympic Games well.