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Beach Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, December 27, 2012 - As part of an end-of-year review series, the FIVB takes a look back at the success of beach volleyball at the London Olympic Games.... Read full news
Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, December 26, 2012 - As part of an end-of-year review series, the FIVB takes a look back at the outstanding volleyball competition at the London Olympic Games.... Read full news
- Park: The Olympic Park, which held nine venues, was 2.5sq km in size—equivalent to 357 football pitches. Tickets: 8.8 million tickets were available. Athletes: 10,500. Events: 302 medal events. Media: 21,000 accredited media communicated the Games to a potential worldwide audience of 4 billion people.
- 2012 London Olympic Games logo via DavidAirey.com. The 2012 Olympic Games are fully underway and amongst the buzz of gold medals, world records, and outstanding athleticism is the controversy over the London Olympic logo. A colorful depiction of the year 2012, this jagged and modern design has received more confusion and distaste than acceptance.
London 2012: The Official Video Game is the official Olympic video game of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was published by Sega and developed by Sega Studios Australia, making this the first Olympics title to be developed in-house by Sega. The game features 37 countries, and 31 events.
Beach Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, December 20, 2012 – Beach volleyball has been named as one of the highlights of the 2012 London Olympic Games by Olympic.org.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, September 12, 2012 – With Europe’s first beach volleyball gold around their necks, Brink and Reckermann have become genuine stars in Germany. The pair are adapting to their new fame.
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Volleyball - Santa Fe, Argentina, September 5, 2012 – At a session of the Santa Fe City Council, volleyball players from Santa Fe who represented Argentina at the Olympic Games were honoured for their performances at the Olympics.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, August 28, 2012 – As three-time Olympic champion Kerri Walsh appears to have wrapped up her 2012 season, the FIVB looks back on the 34-year-old Californian's stunning comeback in 2011 and 2012.... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - London, Great Britain, August 24, 2012 – Three weeks after the end of the London Olympics, the FIVB reflects on the amazing team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. With May-Treanor's retirement from beach volleyball, a truly great pairing enters the history books.... Read full news
Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, August 22, 2012 - In a final retrospective on the London Olympics, former USA captain Tom Hoff talks about the Russian players who won gold - some of whom he played with at Belgorod Lokomotiv, what winning a gold medal can mean for a player personally, and what the future may hold for teams like Brazil and USA that will have ... Read full news
Beach Volleyball - London, Great Britain, August 20, 2012 - Over 4,000 tons of sand has been donated by The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) from the temporary beach volleyball courts at the London 2012 Olympic Games to sports venues across London and the South East in a bid to increase interest and participation in volleyball.... Read full news
FIVB - London, Great Britain, August 11, 2012 – As the London 2012 Olympic Games draw rapidly to a close with Sunday’s closing ceremonies, two of the many disciplines on display here, volleyball and beach volleyball, both proved to be successful in all ways, way beyond the great expectations that even LOCOG and FIVB have had for these disciplines in t... Read full news
Volleyball - London, Great Britain, August 12, 2012 – The last day of action of the men’s volleyball tournament at Earls Court provided all fans with the right climax deserved by an Olympic final where Brazil initially set the pace of the game but eventually could not capitalize on two opportunities to seal the deal in straight sets.... Read full news
Volleyball - London, Great Britain, August 12, 2012 – Brazil captain and legend Giba has called time on his 20-year international career after the heart-breaking 3-2 (19-25, 20-25, 29-27, 25-22 and 15-9) loss to Russia in the London 2012 Olympic Games gold medal match.... Read full news
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With the Olympic Games just around the corner, we take a look at some of the greatest moments from the 2012 Olympics in London – from the unforgettable achievements of Super Saturday to the quintessential British eccentricity of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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1. Super Saturday
Without a doubt one of the greatest days in British sporting history, the Gold medal-winning exploits of Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford inside the Olympic Stadium will live long in the nation’s memory, adding to the three Golds already won in rowing and cycling earlier in the day.
2. The Opening Ceremony
From the Queen and James Bond arriving by parachute to Mr Bean joining the London Symphony Orchestra, Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony had it all and announced the London Olympics to the rest of the world in style.
3. Sir Chris Hoy Making Record History
Becoming Scotland’s most successful Olympian and the most successful Olympic cyclist of all time, Sir Chris Hoy took home another two Gold medals in London including a thrilling triumph in the keirin.
4. Usain Bolt Triumphs Yet Again
Usain Bolt became the first man in history to defend both the 100 m and 200 m Olympic sprint titles and completed his second ‘triple’ in a row as Jamaica won the 4×100 metres Gold on the final day of the Games.
5. Nicola Adams Smashes Glass Ceilings
The first woman to win an Olympic boxing title in history, Nicola Adams captivated the crowds in London with her incredible ability and went on to win Golds in both the Commonwealth and European Games.
6. The Brownlee Brothers
Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee won Gold and Bronze medals respectively in the triathlon and took their place amongst some of the greatest sporting brothers of all time.
7. Andy Murray Wins at Wimbledon
Just weeks after losing to Roger Federer in the final of Wimbledon, Andy Murray put the disappointment behind him by taking to the same stage to finally defeat the Swiss master in straight sets and clinch Olympic Gold.
8. Boris Johnsons’ Zip Wire Disaster
It may not be a sporting moment, but the current Prime Minister Boris Johnson getting stuck on a zip wire in Victoria Park while waving a Union flag and wearing a hard hat is a sight people still look back on fondly!
9. Sir Bradley Wiggins on a Golden Throne
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Coming off the back of a historic Tour de France victory, Sir Bradley Wiggins won the men’s cycling time trial Gold medal and casually took his place on a golden throne outside Hampton Court Palace to celebrate.
10. Beth Tweddle Wins an Olympic Medal
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After a host of medals at the World, European and Commonwealth level, Beth Tweddle finally won an Olympic medal to cap off an incredible career with a dazzling uneven bars routine.
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