The
2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the
Games of the XXX Olympiad, are due to take place in
London,
United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.
[1]London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times,[2][3] having previously done so in 1908[4] and in 1948.[5]
By the bid submission deadline of 15 July 2003, nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Olympics. These cities were Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris and Rio de Janeiro.[6]
On 18 May 2004, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as a result of a scored technical evaluation, reduced the number of cities to five London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, and Paris.[7]
