London Olympics 2012 test event tickets available now

THE LONDON Olympic games organisers have announced the sale of tickets for the public of its four test events, which are going to be held from July 31 to August 21. The London Olympics games organisers LOCOG has branded the test events as "London Prepares" series.

Four LOCOG ticketed test events include Mountain Bike, Beach Volleyball, Basketball and BMX.

The Mountain Bike event will be held on July 31 at Hadleigh Farm, Essex, and some of the world’s best men and women’s mountain bikers will be participating in the event. Beach Volleyball will be taking place at Horse Guards Parade from August 9-14, and a total of 54 matches will be played.

The basketball test events will be taking place at Basketball Arena, Olympic Park from August 16-21. In this event six top men’s teams from around the world will compete. In the BMX test event, that is scheduled between August 19-20 at BMX Track, Olympic Park, and 130 men and 40 women riders will show their skills.

Tickets for the four test events are being sold on a first come first served basis. Price of the tickets is from £5 and £35. For children under 16 and under and adults aged 60 and over, tickets will be available on special price. According to LOCOG, 250 tickets will be donated to schools. 

The London Olympics Games 2012 are scheduled to be organised from July 27 to August 12, whereas Paralympic Games are scheduled from August 29 to September 9, 2012.

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Tours for the 2012 Olympics Games

Tours in the area of the games

London's professional BLUE BADGE GUIDES can take you on a tour of the sites of the games to chart the progress of the regeneration of parts of east London and the creation of the new Olympic area and corresponding locations.

Below you will find descriptions of different tours you can take with our guides, whether you are arriving on foot, by rail or in a coach.

This walk begins by following the former industrial Lower Lea valley, past old mills and along a tow path, whilst discovering why this area was chosen for the Olympic Park. We finish on a footpath from where there are excellent views of the 2012 Olympic Park construction site. Your guide will tell you the latest news on the venues, athletes and what will happen to it all after the 2012 Games are over. (Please note that members of the public are not allowed access to the interior of the Olympic Park).

The tour runs every day at 11am. For more information and booking details, go to the Daily Walk page

Following on from the continuing success of the Daily Olympic Walk, Blue Badge Tourist Guides have now launched a new Olympic tour to coincide with the final run up to the 2012 Games. Our mid week Evening Olympic Walk will take place every Wednesday evening during the summer months.

Bring a group of friends or turn up on your own - a great way to meet new friends as everyone will be introduced! Walkers will be directed to a pub or restaurant afterwards, with just a short ride on the Docklands Light Railway. We hope this walk will appeal to commuters and other groups of office workers and think this is the perfect way to spend a summer evening.

The tour runs every Wednesday at 6pm until mid-August. For more information and booking details, go to the Mid-Week Evening Walk page

A guided walk starting on the other side of the Olympic Park from the Daily Walk and closer to the Velodrome and Athletes Village. It is also longer, so if you’re a regular walker this extended walk is the one for you! View all the main Olympic Park venues on this walk and discover why this part of London was chosen to host the greatest sporting event in the world. (Please note that members of the public are not allowed access to the interior of the Olympic Park).

The tour runs every Saturday afternoon at 1.45pm. For more information and booking details, go to the Other Olympic Walk page

For a thousand years the finest and strongest sportsmen met in Olympia every 4 years to show off their strength and skills and at the same time to honour their gods.

The story of the ancient Olympic Games comes to life in this tour of the British Museum where you will learn about the ancient games, the participants, their prizes and you will see these sportsmen taking part in the games, recorded for ever on some of the precious artifacts in the Museum. This tour is revelatory and full of surprises!

The tour starts at 10.30am and runs every Friday. For more information and booking details, go to the Olympic Connections page

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One in eight London schoolchildren to get free Games tickets

London 2012 Chair Seb Coe and Mayor of London Boris Johnson have sent out a rallying cry to schools to ensure they do not miss out on tickets to London 2012.

LOCOG Chair Seb Coe and Mayor of London Boris Johnson meet pupils from The Compton School in Barnet to promote the Ticketshare scheme.

A total of 125,000 tickets are available to London schoolchildren through the Ticketshare scheme, which means one in eight will receive tickets to the Olympic or Paralympic Games.

A further 50,000 tickets will be distributed to schools across the UK, while 25,000 tickets will also be distributed by the British Olympic Association, British Paralympic Association, Sport England and Tickets for Troops.

The Ticketshare initiative is part of the London 2012 Get Set network, the official London 2012 education programme for schools and colleges across the UK.
Tickets are donated through a levy placed on London 2012 hospitality packages sold by Prestige Hospitality.

LOCOG Chair Seb Coe commented: 'Schools and colleges across London and the UK have a golden opportunity to give some of their pupils the chance of a lifetime – tickets to see the greatest show on earth. More than 18,000 schools have taken the first step towards claiming their tickets by registering with Get Set.

'Now is the time for them to go one step further and apply to join the Get Set network and claim their Ticketshare tickets. I am hugely grateful both to Prestige Ticketing and to the Mayor of London who is fully supportive of the scheme to ensure tickets for London schoolchildren.’

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said, ‘I can think of none more deserving to have a ringside seat at the world’s greatest sporting event than the next generation of Londoners. So there’s not a moment to waste to ensure your school gets its tickets and embraces the spirit and excitement of the London Games during the build up to 2012.'

Over 3,000 schools are part of the London 2012 Get Set network currently and have already been guaranteed an allocation of tickets.

In order to be eligible to receive their allocation of tickets, schools must submit an application to join the Get Set programme by 16 December 2011.

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What does the London 2012 Olympics mean?

London 2012 Olympics – Meaning and Importance

As the world waits for the biggest sporting event on the earth to begin, the people of London are overjoyed.  Apart from allowing them to show the grandeur and rich heritage of London, the people of London jolly well know that the London 2012 Olympics is going to bring a lot of all around development for London.  The entrepreneurs and business class are bound to gain a lot as there is going to be a great demand for consumer goods and tourism in general.

With the arrival of London 2012 Olympics, the industry in general is going to receive a great boost.  Already the construction and building industry of London has generated huge employment opportunities much to the delight of the locals.  Thousands of locals have been hired to construct the huge main stadium and also the other sporting facilities that are going to host the various sporting events.  The locals have also been employed to construct the various recreational centers with the most modern facilities and malls.

With thousands of sports enthusiasts expected to visit London to witness the London Olympics, the hotel industry is highly excited.  The hotels have already started making preparations to greet the sports enthusiasts.  The sporting event is so huge that it would require a lot of planning and dedication on the part of all those involved in London Olympics preparations.  Definitely, the limelight is on London and London needs to make the most out of it.

Now let us see, what the Olympics means to a sports person? It is the dream of every sporting individual to participate and win an Olympic medal in the Olympics.  Sportsperson consider success at the Olympics as the highest pinnacle of success.  No number of trophies or shields can match an Olympic medal.  In Olympic Games, apart from winning the medal for themselves, the sportspersons represent their respective countries and their chests swell with pride when they win a medal for their country.  The Olympic medal is the highest sporting honor for a sportsperson.

Now let us see what London Olympics means to the world in general?  Apart from sports enthusiasts, there are also travel enthusiasts who love to travel to different parts of the world and explore the cultures of different countries.  London is a wonderful city with plenty of attractions.  The rich culture and heritage of London, the breathtaking museums and ancient architecture are a sight to behold.  Definitely, the tourists visiting London would love these attractions.  Above all, you can also do plenty of shopping and spend time in the huge malls.

The social media would also be playing a huge role in the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Millions of sports enthusiasts would be keenly following and discussing the events.  They would also be posting comments on the sporting performances of the various sportsmen.  Plenty of sports videos and sports photographs are expected to be circulated on all the social media sites.  All these would definitely bring in new users to these social sites.  In short, London Olympics is going to benefit every sector of the industry, tourism, the people of London and the city of London itself.

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Volunteers for London Olympics 2012

How to become a volunteer for London 2012 Olympics?

If you really wish to be a part of the 2012 Olympic event in London, then you can enroll yourself in volunteer program to participate in London Olympic 2012 and Paralympics.  By involving yourself as a volunteer you can enjoy your favorite games as well as you can get closer to various sporting legends by helping them, and can be the part of thrill and excitement of London Olympics.  To make this event successful, London Olympic committee need around 70,000 volunteers.  Your background and community is no bar, also you need not have any previous experience. However, you must  have passion about volunteering and you must be at least 18 years old.

Volunteer jobs at the Olympics vary from directing people, crowd control, giving out basic information to game lovers.  They also need translators to help huge amount of foreign visitors.  You can find detailed information about the Olympics volunteer program on the official website of London Olympic 2012.  One thing you must keep in mind is that this job may not allow you to watch all the action.  For example, if your duty is on main gate controlling the crowds, then you can not enjoy the games.

There are two main recruiting authorities for the Olympic Games, one is Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and other is London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG).  If you are looking for a long term job at the Olympics, then ODA is the best for you.  Their task is not only developing the Olympic Game Park and village infrastructure but also making these facilities reusable after the games cease.  Hence there are a lots of contract and administration roles to make this event successful.

These organizing committees will train you as per their standard.  They expect minimum ten day’s volunteering commitment from you.  You have to attend at least three volunteer training sessions.  You should pass through security background check.  According to your skills, you will get a suitable role.  They have divided volunteers in two categories, specialist, and generalist.  Volunteers with previous experience and qualifications, such as medical or sport training will be qualified for specialist category.  On the other hand, generalist volunteers need no specific qualification and previous experience.  They may get their role in Olympic village operations, event service, and in uniform distribution.  To become a London Olympic 2012 volunteer, you can apply on their official website and add your name to the volunteering list.  With this, you will receive regular updates through email.

If you do not want to wait until the Olympic Games start, there are other ways to be involved in this event.  If you are a resident of East London living around the Olympic Games Park, you can involve in a volunteer program called ‘Changing Places’.  This program planned to help the local people to prepare their surroundings for the London Olympic Games.  This program will inspire peoples to modify public places like parks and motivate people to learn new skills.  They will also educate people to improve the local environment not only for the Olympic Games but even after the Olympics are over.  If you have any office-level skills, you can apply to become Trailblazer volunteer.  By this, you can help London Olympic 2012 committee by working for one day per week in their office for the Olympics and Paralympics games.

The volunteers will make the London Olympic Games happen.  So register your name at the official page for London 2012 Game Makers.

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