The handover of the Olympics from Beijing to London, took place in the Mall on Sunday 24 August, 2008, and marked the moment and the day that London officially took up the role of host city for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times,having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948.
London was elected as the host city on 6 July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, defeating Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris. The successful bid was headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.
Ticketing
Organisers estimate that some 8.0 million tickets would be available for the Olympic Games, and 1.5 million tickets for the Paralympic Games. Ticket sign-up was launched on 22 March 2010 and all tickets will go on sale to the public in spring 2011. To reduce traffic, ticket holders will be entitled to free use of London's public transportation network on the day of the event.There will also be free events: for example, the marathon, triathlon and road cycling.
Teams of workers busy putting the final touches to the Mall - painting flag-poles, erecting marquees and doing everything to ensure that this historic part of London will look its very best when the rest of the world beams in on London.
London 2012 Olympics and YouTube
Online technology is being developed for the London 2012 Olympics and YouTube will stream highlights of the Games to countries all over the world as part of an IOC deal.
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