London 2012 Olympics

BMW | The official vehicles partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games

2009-11-30T03:02:00.001Z

Once again BMW got the Trump Card. This time BMW going to become an official vehicles partner of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. BMW is one the leading vehicle company in the world and they are committed to provide a executive world class service for London 2012 Olympics which is called Paralympic Games as well.

25th of November 2009, Lord Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has today announced that BMW has become the Automotive Partner of London 2012. BMW will provide the 4000 or so vehicles which are required at the Games to transport athletes, technical officials, media, LOCOG operational teams, national Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, the IOC and marketing partners.

Moreover, a proportion of the vehicles will be wheelchair-accessible and converted for use by disabled drivers and passengers.

In addition, BMW will be a Sustainability Partner, supporting London's commitment to deliver its 'low carbon' and 'healthy living' Games. This year, for the fifth consecutive year, BMW was named by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as the world's most sustainable automotive company.

Source: Internet

London 2012 Olympic Games Aquatic Centre in Stratford Park

2009-11-15T00:34:00.001Z

Some Key Facts of Aquatic center in Stratford Park

The total cost of London Olympic Aquatic centre is £214m
The Olympic aquatic center will now cost £240m, more than three times the estimate when the bid was made
The aquatic centre, designed by the award-winning architect Zaha Hadid
The aquatic center, which will include two 50m swimming pools and a diving pool.
Aquatics Centre will be a masterpiece for London 2012 and Paralympic games
The roof of Aquatic center is now 14,000 square metres, compared to 35,000 metres originally.

Watch YouTube video of London 2012 Olympic Games Animated Aquatic Centre in Stratford

Watch a You tube video of The Unveiling of The 2012

London Olympics | 1,000 days To Go

2009-11-11T01:34:00.000Z

BT marks 1,000 days to go. A celebration of London 2012 is happening at BT tower. Here are some photos capturing the great moment....

It looks spectacular, fabulous, amazing. This is a very exciting time for London and having grown up near Weymouth, I'm excited for them too - I hope the roads down there can cope with Olympic traffic???

Few Great Firelights at BT tower in London...

12 Things you probably didn't know about London 2012

2009-11-07T23:12:00.000Z

London will become the first city ever to host the summer Olympic for the third times.
Around 8 million tickets will be on sale for the event.
10,500 athletes will take parat in 300 different sporting events.
205 different nations will compete in London 2012
180,000 spectators will enter the Olympic Park each day.
The Olympic village have 17,320 beds and provide each athlete with 16m of floor space.
The dining hall will be able to cater for 5,500 athletes at a time.
The international Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre will house 20,000 media personnel.
The high-speed javelin train will ferry up to 25,000 passengers an hour to the olypmic Park
The iconic ring around the Olympic Stadium is made from unwanted gas pipes.
The organising committee are procuring 1.1 million pieces of sports equipment.
London 2012 is expected to boost tourism in London £2.2 billion.

Welcome To London 2012 Olympic Games Blog.

2009-11-06T22:15:00.002Z

Welcome to London 2012 Olympics. The worlds biggest games is Olympic. London 2012 officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad for the first time. London will be the first city to officially host the modern Olympic games three times. The last two Olympics held in 1908 & 1948.

So, yes London is waiting for this remarkable day. Till then I'll be with you in this blog.