Sports plays a very big part in Great Britain tradition. Soccer and cricket are the two most popular sports in this region. In the summer of 2012 London will be hosting the olympics which is a very big deal. Teams representing their countries will travel to London to compete for the coveted gold medal.
BBC News has released a day by day schedule of every event during this eventful summer. Over eight million people will experience these games first hand, and it will boost the economy greatly. The games will be covered all over Britain radio, television and online. For two and a half weeks the sports, and media world will pay full attention to the events in London according to BBC news.
"Whatever the creative proposition behind what we expect will be a spectacular event, it will draw a worldwide TV audience measured in billions rather than millions. Tickets will be much sought-after, but there is a potential consolation for those unsuccessful in securing one."
A great deal of Britain pride will be shown during these Olympic in 2012 summer. Sports teams like soccer, track, boxing and over 25 other sports will be held in these games.All home teams will show their dedication to their home. The ceremonies will begin Friday July 27. On this day the ceremonies, and traditional olympic torch will go through London. The archery, fencing, swimming and many more are some of the Britain teams that are expected to comepete for gold. The citizens of Britain are very exicited, and most of these events are expected to be sold out. Olympic officials are being told to buy tickets as soon as they go on sale in March 2011.
These events will be played for the most will be played in West Ham. The stadium is state of the arc and is worth almost 900 million dollars.The stadium compacity which is usually 80,000 has downsized to 60,000 so fans can view the playing field better. Critics and experts has given this stadium and games rave reviews. Most of them are saying this stadium is top of the line. It will give the fans a first class experience of the Olympics. Huffington post quotes in a recent article:
"The Olympic Park Legacy Company picked West Ham as its preferred tenant for the $867 million stadium, which will stage the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field competition in 2012.OPLC chairwoman Baroness Margaret Ford said the decision by the 14-member board was unanimous."
