London Olympics 2012: Games by Number

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are being held in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August. Around 10,500 athletes representing 204 nations and territories are competing in 302 events covering 26 sports at what is officially known as The Games of the XXX Olympiad.

Jagran Josh
Jul 30, 2012, 16:51 IST

Olympic Games

- 26 sports, 39 disciplines

- 34 venues

- 8.8 million tickets

- 10,490 athletes

- 302 medal events

- 21,000 media and broadcasters

- 19 competition days (incl Football)

- 2,961 technical officials

- 204 National Olympic Committees

- 5,770 team officials

- 5,000 anti-doping samples

 

 

Paralympic Games

- 20 sports, 21 disciplines

- 20 venues

- 2.2 million tickets

- 4,200 athletes

- 503 medal events

- 6,500 media and broadcasters

- 11 competition days

- 1,223 Games officials (technical

officials and classifiers)

- 174 National Paralympic Committees

- 2,767 team officials

- 1,250 anti-doping samples

 

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