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Shweta Pandey
London Olympics 2012 will be held from July 27 to August 12, 2012, while Paralympics will be held from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Hosting Olympic Games is an honor. This time London has achieved this honor and the 30th modern Olympic Games will commence in East London. London has become the one and only city in the world to host the Olympic games three times. London had hosted Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948 earlier.
Lord Coe is the chairperson of the London Olympic committee. This organization is supported by three core organizations to manage this huge event. The three core organizations are,
1. The London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG)
2. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
3. The Government Olympic Executive
A budget of £11.3 billion is sanctioned for the Olympic Games 2012. To build the Olympic Park, the organizing committee has purchased several properties in Stratford. At the south end of the park, Olympic stadium construction is in progress. It has a sitting capacity of 80,000 spectators. After the games cease, 55,000 seats from the top tiers will be removed and the stadium would be donated to the country. Most of the structure being constructed for the Olympics event would be used for various purposes after the Olympics event and many of these are designed in such a way that they can be moved from one place to another.
Talking about the transportation, the planning committee has designed athlete’s accommodation such a way that they need not travel more than twenty minutes to reach the stadium. Modification of the rail system is in progress. They are also working on to develop an underground East London line., as well as upgrading the Dockland’s Light Railway. They are creating a new high speed shuttle train service named as “ the Olympic Javelin” between St. Pancras international terminal to Olympic park. If everything goes as per the plan, spectators can easily visit the different game venues without wasting time. There are varieties of hotels in London offering more than 10,000 rooms; you can choose from first class to inexpensive hotels as per your budget. For those having limited budget, student housing with 30,000 rooms will be great option.
Olympic park is situated around Stratford in the West End of London over 200-hectare area, next to the London’s new International railway station. 34 venues including new and old structures, historical places, and temporary structures are considered for London Olympics 2012. Experts say that around 17,000 athletes will participate in London Olympic 2012. Over 200 countries will represent in London Olympics. Committee expected 9 million tickets to be sold for Olympic and Paralympics. 500,000 visitors are expected during the Olympic games. Over 63,000 peoples are involved in the process to make this event successful. Tickets for London Olympics 2012 will be available for sale from March 2011. Everyone can apply for a ticket through very fair process. Tickets for the Paralympics games will be available later in 2011.
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