Days to go
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The Olympic Games
716 days Starts: 27th July 2012 -
Festival 2012
680 days Starts: 21st June 2012 -
Torch relay
646 days Starts: 18th May 2012
Timeline
From 27th July 2010
Volunteering
appeal for Games and London
Find out more
Spring 2011
Tickets on sale
followed by ballot
Your questions answered
May 2011
Torch relay
nominations open
Read about relay plans
Summer 2011
Olympic venues
due to be completed
Read about the milestones
October 2011
Volunteering
successful applicants informed
Find out more
18th May 2012
Olympic flame
torch begins UK relay
Connecting people and places
21st June — 9th Sep 2012
Festival 2012
arts, pop, film, theatre
What can I see?
27th July — 12th Aug 2012
Olympic Games
26 sports over two weeks
Find out about the venues
29th Aug — 9th Sep 2012
Paralympic Games
world stage for athletes
Read about the sports
Sport
Ex-400m star Pettigrew found dead News
Channel 4 unveils 2012 Paralympic coverage Olympic venues
BBC London
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Crime fears at 2012 Olympic lake
Troublemakers at the Olympic 2012 rowing venue are being warned they face a criminal record or serious injury after a number of recent offences.
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2012 Stadium: Two years in two minutes
View timelapse footage of the 2012 Olympic Stadium as it rises from the ground in less than two minutes.
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East Londoners talk 2012
A project by the University of East London aims to document changes experienced by Londoners living in the host Olympic boroughs.
2012 blogs
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Four thoughts on Two Years To Go
28 Jul Roger Mosey - Roger Mosey
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London 2012 Olympic Games
27 Jul Alan Braidwood - Radio Scotland blog
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Londoners feeling the 'slow burn' for 2012
27 Jul Adrian Warner - Adrian Warner
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Are Britain's Olympic hopefuls on track for 2012?
26 Jul Ollie Williams - Ollie Williams
News from the Olympic organisers
From the official London 2012 website
Find out about
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Volunteering
70,000 The number of volunteers needed to make London 2012 run to plan
How to apply (Official 2012 site)
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Tickets
8 million The number of tickets available for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Available from 2011 (Official 2012 site)
Quote
The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.
Pierre de Coubertin, Founder of the modern Olympic Games
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