2012 Olympics

Enlarge image The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will take place in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The capital of Great Britain will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948. In the choice of the host city the candidacy of London defeated cities such as Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow.

facts and figures about the 2012 Olympics

logo
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motto
Inspire a Generation
mascots
Wenlock und Mandeville
participating teams
approximately 200
athletes
approximately 10.500
competitions
302
sports
26

The Olympic Flame is lowered during the closing ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London

Picture of the Day - Olympic Games London 2012

Every day during the Olympic Games in London we selected a picture of the day that best captured the mood and excitement during the Games.

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Beachvolleyball: Gold medal winners Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann

German Medal-Winners in London 2012

At the XXXth Summer Olympic Games in London German athletes won 44 medals in total: 11 gold, 19 silver and 14 bronze. Have a look at all the medal winners in our gallery.

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Fussball-WM 1990

Highlights of German Sports 1990 - 1999

The last decade of the 20th century was full of noteworthy events. Here are some examples. 

Highlights of German Sports 1990-1999

Dressurreiten

Highlights of German Sports 2000 - 2010

Year What happened? 2000 For the fifth time in a row the dressage team wins at the Olympic Games in Sydney. 2001 Jutta Kleinschmidt is the first woman to win the Paris Dakar Rally. 2002 Sv...

Highlights of German Sports 2000-2010

Dressurreiterin Isabell Werth

Sport without Borders: International Sports Promotion of the Federal Foreign Office

It stands for fairness, tolerance and peaceful competition: International Sports Promotion of the Federal Foreign Office is a global success story and one example of how sport can build bridges across linguistic, political and cultural divides.

Sport without Borders

Living language: German is the mother tongue of more than 100 million people.

How Language and Sport Break Down Barriers

They are social bridge builders and promote international understanding: language and sport have more in common than one might initially think. How are they similar? Both create identity, have an integrative effect and bring people of different nationalities together.

How Language and Sport Break Down Barriers

Tischfußball

Germany – Land of Sport: Facts and Figures

What's interesting about Sports in Germany? Find out!

Germany – Land of Sport

Picture Gallery Sport

Picture Gallery Sport

Picture Gallery Sport

Germany – Land of Sport

Dressurreiten

Dressurreiter Sydney 2000

Deutsche Tischtennishoffnung Timo Boll

Deutsche Tischtennishoffnung Timo Boll

Olympia Peking 2008

Olympia Peking 2008

deutsches Basketballteam

Basketballeuropameister 1993

Fechterin Imke Duplitzer mit Magdalena Piekarska
Frauen-WM 2011- Deutschland - Nigeria

Frauen-WM 2011- Deutschland - Nigeria

"Jubel"

"Jubel"

Annike Krahn (r) and Nigeria's Ebere Orji
Rally Paris Dakar

Jutta Kleinschmidt

Skispringen

Sven Hannawald

Elefantenpolo

Deutsches Elefantenpoloteam

Handball-EM Slowenien

Handballeuropameister 2004

Picture Gallery Germany – Land of Sport

2012 Summer Olympics

Olympic Preparations

A child plays with Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, painted to resemble Big Ben © picture-alliance/ maxppp

A child plays with Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, painted to resemble Big Ben

Young spectators wave Union Jack flags as they cheer on the torchbearers in Kings Worthy © picture-alliance/ Photoshot

Young spectators wave Union Jack flags as they cheer on the torchbearers in Kings Worthy

Olympic Torch Relay: American athlete Michael Johnson holds the Olympic Torch at Stonehenge © picture-alliance/ empics

Olympic Torch Relay: American athlete Michael Johnson holds the Olympic Torch at Stonehenge

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius will compete in the Summer Olympic Games in London © picture-alliance/ Maja Moritz

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius will compete in the Summer Olympic Games in London

Olympic Torch Relay in Windsor: torchbearer Phillip Wells (left) and Queen Elizabeth II © picture-alliance/ empics

Olympic Torch Relay in Windsor: torchbearer Phillip Wells (left) and Queen Elizabeth II

Olympic Mascots Wenlock and Mandeville Sculpture trails © picture-alliance/ Photoshot

Olympic Mascots Wenlock and Mandeville Sculpture trails

A Union Jack themed Mandeville (the London 2012 Paralympic mascot) on the south side of Westminster Bridge © picture-alliance/ empics

A Union Jack themed Mandeville (the London 2012 Paralympic mascot) on the south side of Westminster Bridge

Mile of Style world flags: Regent Street in London flies flags from around the globe as it welcomes the world to celebrate the London 2012 games © picture-alliance/ empics

Mile of Style world flags: Regent Street in London flies flags from around the globe as it welcomes the world to celebrate the London 2012 games

The Olympic rings are seen in the garden in front of 10 Downing street © picture-alliance/ Photoshot

The Olympic rings are seen in the garden in front of 10 Downing street

"Games Lane" painted on a street in London: the lanes are designated for vehicles carrying athletes and officials to Olympic events © picture-alliance/ Kyodo

"Games Lane" painted on a street in London: the lanes are designated for vehicles carrying athletes and officials to Olympic events

dancers from New York's Streb Extreme Action Dance company abseil down City Hall as part of the 'Surprises: Streb - One Extraordinary Day' series of dance peformances around London © picture-alliance/ empics

dancers from New York's Streb Extreme Action Dance company abseil down City Hall as part of the 'Surprises: Streb - One Extraordinary Day' series of dance peformances around London

Members of the Streb extreme dancers perform the 'waterfall' bungee jump from the the Millennium Bridge in London © picture-alliance/ ZUMAPRESS.com

Members of the Streb extreme dancers perform the 'waterfall' bungee jump from the the Millennium Bridge in London

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London2012

Official Website for the London 2012 Summer Olympics

London 2012

Olympic.org

olympic.org - Official website of the Olympic Movement

Sports in Germany

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Football and Food

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Integration: Red Card for Fouls

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Germany, Country of Sports

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The Steadfast Battle Against Doping

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Germany, a Friendly Host

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