Schedule of the London Olympics 2012

The London Olympics will begin with an opening ceremony called “The Isles of Wonder” on July 27, 2012, with Daniel Boyle (Oscar winner) as its artistic director and Underworld electronic music duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith the music directors.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will officially open the games which will continue until the closing ceremony scheduled to be held on August 12, 2012.

For the complete chronology of events at the games, take a look at the following schedule (note: two stars indicate medal events):

Event/ Date	25-Jul	26-Jul	27-Jul	28-Jul	29-Jul	30-Jul	31-Jul	1-Aug	2-Aug	3-Aug	4-Aug	5-Aug	6-Aug	7-Aug	8-Aug	9-Aug	10-Aug	11-Aug	12-Aug
Opening Ceremony			*
Archery			*	**	**	*	*	*	**	**
Athletics										**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Badminton				*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**	**
Basketball				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**
Beach Volleyball				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**
Boxing				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	*	**	**
Canoe Slalom					*	*	*	**	**
Canoe Sprint													*	*	**	*	**	**
Cycling BMX															*	*	**
Cycling Mountain Bike																		**	**
Cycling Road				**	**			**
Cycling Track									**	**	**	**	**	**
Diving					**	**	**	**		*	*	**	*	**	*	**	*	**
Equestrian			*	*	*	*	**		*	*	*	*	**	**	**	**
Fencing			**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Football	*	*		*	*		*	*		*	*		*	*		**	**	**
Gym Artistic			*	*	**	**	**	**				**	**	**
Gym Rhythmic																*	*	**	**
Handball			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**
Hockey				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**
Judo			**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Modern Pentathlon																		**	**
Rowing				*	*	*	*	**	**	**	**
Sailing					*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Shooting				**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
Swimming				**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**					**	**
Synchronised Swimming												*	*	**		*	**
Table Tennis				*	*	*	*	**	**	*	*	*	*	**	**
Taekwondo															**	**	**	**
Tennis				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**
Trampoline										**	**
Triathlon											**			**
Volleyball				*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	**
Waterpolo					*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	**	*		**
Weightlifting				**	**	**	**	**		**	**	**	**	**
Wrestling												**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**

As many as 204 National Olympic committee member nations are expected to send their athletes to the London Games, with 200 already having qualified their participation, as of July 6, 2012. Athletes of the Dutch Antilles – whose membership was withdrawn by the IOC in June — will  participate independently under the Olympic flag. Some countries, namely, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Mauritania and Timor-Leste, are yet to qualify.

The Olympic torch relay runs that began on May 19 will continue up to the official start of the Games, on July 27. The relays involve about 8,000 participants carrying the Olympic torch over a distance of about 8,000 miles.

The closing ceremony will include a handover by London Mayor Boris Johnson to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes. Rio de Janeiro is due to host the 2016 Olympics.

Category: London Olympics, Schedule