PRESENTATION ON

PRESENTED BY

PARTHA PRATIM MAHANTA

OBJECTIVESTo know what exactly Modern Olympics

means

To know the details about London Olympics 2012Development and preparations of

London OlympicsStories behind logos, graphics and

mascots.The games of London OlympicsThe Controversies of London OlympicsIndia at London Olympics

MODERN OLYMPICSThe modern Olympic Games are a major

international event featuring summer and winter sports.

In Olympic Games thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

The Olympic Games are considered to be the world's foremost sports competition.

More than 200 nations participate in Olympics.

The Games are currently held biennially.

MODERN OLYMPICS CONTINUESTheir creation was inspired by the ancient

Olympic Games.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894.

The IOC has since become the governing body of the Olympic Movement.

The Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and organizing committees for each specific Olympic Games.

LONDON OLYMPICS 2012

• Host City London, UK• Motto Inspire a Generation• Nations Participating 204• Athletes Participating 10,820• Events 302 in 26 Sports• Opening Ceremony 27 July• Closing Ceremony 12 August• Stadium Olympic Stadium

LONDON OLYMPICS LOGO AND GRAPHICS

There have been two London 2012 logos.One for the bidding process created by Kino

Design.Second as the brand for the Games

themselves.The official London 2012 Olympic typeface

was called Headline 2012.

LONDON OLYMPICS MASCOTS

The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and were unveiled on 19 May 2010.

 Wenlock and Mandeville are animations depicting two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton.

The writer Michael Morpurgo wrote the story concept to the mascots, and an animation was produced.

Two stories have been created about the mascots: Out Of A Rainbow and Adventures On A Rainbow.

LONDON OLYMPIC VENUESThe majority of venues have been divided into

three zones within Greater LondonThe Olympic ZoneThe River ZoneThe Central Zone

There are a few venues that are outside the boundaries of Greater London, such as Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

The football tournament was staged at several grounds around the UK.

Wembley Arena being used for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events instead.

LONDON OYMPICS SECURITYThe security operation was led by the police, with

10,000 officers available.Naval and air assets, including ships situated in

the Thames.Euro fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles were

deployed as part of the security operationMissile system was stationed on top of the water

tower.The Metropolitan Police and the Royal Marines

carried out security exercises in preparation for the Olympics on 19 January 2012.

With 50 marine police officers, joined by up to 100 military personnel and a Lynx Navy helicopter.

LONDON OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY

The Olympics torch relay ran from 19 May to 27 July 2012, before the Games

Plans for the relay were developed in 2010–11.The Olympic flame arrived on flight BA2012 on 18

May 2012 from Greece.The relay lasted 70 days, with 66 evening

celebrations and six island visits.About 8,000 people carrying the torch a distance

of about 8,000 miles (12,800 km), starting from Land's End in Cornwall.

Indian Olympic Torch had carried by Mr. Amitabh Bachhan.

LONDON OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY

The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July 2012.

Titled “Isles of Wonder”.Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was its

artistic director.The music directors being the electronic music

duo Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of Underworld.The Games were officially opened by Queen

Elizabeth II. A short comic film starring Daniel Craig as

secret agent James Bond and the Queen as herself was screened during the ceremony.

LONDON OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY CONTINUES

London spent an estimated £27m (out of £80m budgeted for its four Olympic ceremonies).

The ceremony began at 21:00 BST and lasted almost four hours.

It was watched by an estimated worldwide television audience of 900 million.

The principal sections of the artistic display represented Britain's industrial revolution, National Health Service, and its musical and literary heritage.

Live performance by the London Symphony Orchestra joined by Rowan Atkinson in character as Mr. Bean

LONDON OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY

The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, also known as A Symphony of British Music.

Held on 12 August in the Olympic Stadium.The event was created by Kim Gavin, Es

Devlin, Stephen Daldry, David Arnold and Mark Fisher.

The ceremony featured a number of British music artists and saw the Olympic flame extinguished and the flag lowered.

The worldwide broadcast began at 21:00 BST and lasting three hours and eleven minutes.

LONDON OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY CONTINUES

The 2012 London Olympics were officially closed by Jacques Rogge, who called London's games "happy and glorious.

The ceremony included a handover to the next host city for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro.

Rio marked the handover with an eight minute section known as Embrace created by Cao Hamburger and Daniela Thomas.

An average of 23.2 million viewers in the UK watched the event, with an estimated 750 million worldwide.

LONDON OLYMPICS PARTICIPANTSAround 10,500 athletes from 204 National

Olympic Committees (NOCs) took part.Surpassing the 1948 Summer Olympics in

London and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Three athletes from the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee withdrawn by the IOC in session of June 2011.

One athlete from South Sudan, which has no recognized NOC, participated independently under the Olympic flag.

LONDON OLYMPICS SPORTSThe 2012 London Olympic programme

featured 26 sports and a total of 39 disciplines.

SPORTSAquatics Cycling Judo TennisArchery Equestrian Modern

PentathlonTriathlon

Athletics Fencing Rowing VolleyballBadminton Field Hockey Sailing WeightliftingBasket Ball Football Shooting WrestlingBoxing Gymnastics Table TennisCanoeing Hand Ball Taekwondo

LONDON OLYMPICS MEDAL COUNT

LONDON OLYMPICS CONTROVERSIES

There were several controversies during the lead-up to the Games, including sponsorship.

Thousands of people failed to secure seats for the events they wanted following a complicated lottery process.

In the badminton women's doubles 8 competitors were disqualified for "not using best efforts“.

A number of results in boxing, gymnastics and judo were overturned by officials after initial decisions were appealed.

INDIA AT LONDON OLYMPICSThe Indian Olympic Association sent the

nation's largest delegation to the Games in Olympic history.

A total of 83 athletes, 60 men and 23 women, competed in 13 sports.

Men's field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India had its representation in these Olympic games.

India also marked its Olympic return in weightlifting, after the International Weightlifting Federation imposed a two-year suspension.

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In opening ceremony Indian flag bearer was Sushil Kumar and in closing ceremony Mary Kom.

India bags a total of 6 medals (2 silver and 4 bronze).

This was India's most successful Olympics based on the medal standings.

Two medals were awarded to the athletes in shooting and wrestling.

India also set a historical milestone for the female athletes who won two Olympic medals.

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Badminton player and world junior champion Saina Nehwal became the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic bronze medal in the women's singles.

Boxer Mary Kom bag bronze in the first ever women's flyweight event.

INDIAN MEDALISTS AT LONDON OLYMPICS

Name: Vijay KumarMedal: SilverSports: ShootingEvent : Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

Name: Sushil KumarMedal: SilverSports: WrestlingEvent : Men's 66 kg freestyle

Name: Gagan NaranMedal: BronzeSports: ShootingEvent : Men's 10 m air rifle

INDIAN MEDALISTS AT LONDON OLYMPICS

CONTINUESName: Saina NehwalMedal: BronzeSports: BadmintonEvent : Women’s Single

Name: Mary KomMedal: BronzeSports: BoxingEvent : Women’s Flyweight

Name: Yogeswar DuttMedal: BronzeSports: WrestlingEvent : Men's 60 kg freestyle