Arab world's first Olympic medal

Al Attiyah claimed Qatar's first medal of the 2012 Olympics.

Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah wins Arab world's first medal of the Olympic Games at London 2012 Olympics. He wins Bronze Medal in the Men’s Skeet shooting competition at the Royal Artillery Barracks.  His bronze medal is just Qatar's third ever at the Olympics and first the tiny Gulf kingdom has won since the Sydney Games in 2000 when Said Saif Asaad also zone bronze in the weightlifting.

Highest olympic medals holder

Michael Phelps has reached the new landmark to win 19 medals in Olympic games on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic at the Aquatics .  Now he is the highest Olympic medals holder  in any sport at the Olympics. Phelps is now the owner of 15 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Larisa Semyonovna Latynina, Soviet gymnast,  is now second highest Olympic medals holder who holds 18 medals and still holds the record for most individual Olympic medals in Olympic history.

Women's Epee Individual Fencing Gold medalist

Yana Shemyakina of Ukraine wins gold medal on London 2012 Olympic on Day 3  in the women's Epee Individual Fencing final  defeating Britta Heidemann of Germany.

London 2012 - Day 3 Highlights (photo)

William Henzell of Australia returns the ball during his narrow loss against Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus in the men's Singles Table Tennis third round match

London 2012 - Day 2 Highlights (photo)

Zara Phillips of Great Britain and her horse High Kingdom during the Dressage stage of the Individual and Team Eventing competition on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park

Om Yun Chol of DPR Korea breaks the Olympic record in the men's 56kg clean and jerk Weightlifting

Dominique Pegg of Canada during her routine on the beam in the Artistic Gymnastics women's team qualification

Pawel Zagrodnik of Poland (white) and Masashi Ebinuma of Japan lay on the mat after their match in the Men's -66 kg Judo

Pau Gasol #4 of Spain dunks the ball against China during the men's Basketball game

Aron Szilagyi (R) of Hungary against Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy in the gold medal match of the Men's Sabre Individual

Aron Szilagyi (R) of Hungary against Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy in the gold medal match of the Men's Sabre Individual

Ariel Hsing of the United States celebrates winning her Women's Singles second round match against Lian Xia Ni of Luxembourg

London 2012 - Day 1 (Photo)

Sun Yang of China competes in the Final of the Men's 400m Freestyle on Day One of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012 in London

Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger, Cate Campbell and Alicia Coutts of Australia celebrate after they won the Final of the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay on Day One of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012 in London.

First Gold medal winner of London 2012

China's Yi Siling wins first gold medal of London 2012 in women's 10m air rifle at the Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. Poland's Sylwia Bogacka claimed the silver medal and Yu Dan of China finished in bronze-medal position. Yi Siling wins the gold medal scoring on a total of 502.9 point.

How many athletes participate in London 2012 Olympic?

10490  athletes will participate in London 2012 Olympic

Which country will be hosting the Olympic in 2016?

Brazil will be hosting country the Olympic2016.

Which sport had to be granted a special pensation to allow it to be held in England?

Shooting - Some of the shooting events would be illegal under the current UK gun laws.

What is the motto of the London 2012 games?

The motto of the London 2012 games One World - One Dream from last summer Olympics

How many nations have qualified to go to the London 2012 Olympic summer games?

204 Nations can also compete under the Olympic flag in Lonodn 2012 summer Olympic.

Which member of the royal family is supposed to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Zara Philips is a member of the equestrian team.

What is the slogan used for all of the Olympic Games?

Swifter, Higher, Stronger -
The Olympic slogan is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for 'Swifter, Higher, Stronger'.  

How many events will be a part of the London 2012 Olympics?

In this London 2012 summer Olympic the athletes will compete for 302 events in 29 disciplines.

How many countries take part in every Olympic Game?

Five countries have been participated at all Summer Olympic Games - Greece, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, and Australia.

London2012 Gradn Opening

Wow. The iconic Olympic Rings, forged from red-hot metal, light up the Opening Ceremony. What’s been your favourite moment so far?

Inside the Athlete's Village

"The Globe" Recreation Area within the Athlete's Village

"The Globe" Recreation Area within the Athlete’s Village

London 2012 virtual game

What makes a great Olympic Games host city? Have a go and see if you can build a successful virtual Olympic Games City with this new social game http://goo.gl/oQYqj

Do you like the look of the lush blues and greens at Eton Dorney? This is the Rowing and Canoe Sprint venue for London 2012 Olympic.

Wembley Stadium

The birds view of London's legendary Wembley Stadium - one of the iconic venues around the UK hosting Olympic Football.

The Largest Olympic Rings

One month to go to the London 2012 Olympics! To celebrate, these stunning Rings have just been unveiled by the Mayor of London on Tower Bridge. The rings weigh over three tonnes and measure over 25 metres wide by 11.5 metres tall; they will be illuminated in a light-show every evening during the Games.

A View of Olympic Park 2012

A general view of Water Polo and Aquatics Centre inside the Olympic Park during the Sainsbury's 2012 UK School Games at the Olympic Stadium on May 9, 2012 in London, Great Britain. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Where is the international Olympic committee headquarters located?

The international Olympic committee headquarters is located in Lausanne, Switzerland on the north shore of Lake Geneva.

A view of the Olympic rings in front of the Headquarters of the Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Collect Olympic Souvenir Coin

To celebrate the Games, The Royal Mint has struck a collection of 50p coins featuring designs by the British public. They represent 29 Olympic & Paralympic sports – very collectable! Have any of our UK fans come across any yet?http://l2012.cm/Lo3gPy

Olympic hair Style

London 2012 Olympic is knocking at the door. We are eagerly waiting for celebration moment. Do you love olympics. Look this little girl who loves olympic and make this hair style as like as olympic logo.

Explore London 2012 on Facebook

Explore the London 2012 Olympics via Facebook. Search for your favourite athletes, countries and sports to get the latest from inside the Games! Just click the link and keep touch with the London Olympic 2012 https://www.facebook.com/pages/olympics

Giant Olympic Rings

More giant Olympic rings have been unveiled in Edinburgh measuring 18 metres by 8 metres high! Edinburgh's aluminium Rings are coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red to represent the union of the 5 continents and the meeting of athletes from around the world.

Canoe Slalom Stadium

What a view! Like the idea of riding on these rapid, rushing waters? That's what the competitors in the London 2012 Canoe Slalom competition will need to do with great control and precision.

Federer seeking Olympic success

 Roger Federer is the alltime best tennis player who become champion in all types of tennis tournament except Olympic Game. He is the only man who wins 16 grand slams, but unfortunately still now he have no Olympic gold medal. He performed his best in Sydney 2000 Olympic, in that season he confirmed 4th place in tennis tournament. The Swiss legend won gold in the doubles in Beijing in 2008, but has never been on the top of the medals podium in singles.

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Highlights Week 1

Picture of Special moments from Week 1 of the Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic torch is lit by an actress dressed as the High Priestess using a parabolic mirror to reflect the rays of the sun.

 David Beckham holds the Olympic Flame as it arrives at RNAS Culdrose near Helston on May 18, 2012 in Cornwall, England.

Ben Ainslie holds the Olympic torch and waves to the crowd before he begins the first leg between Land's End and Sennon.

Local schoolchildren line the streets of Chippenham waving Union Jack flags as they support the Olympic Torch Relay.

 Ben Fogle takes the Olympic flame in a lamp on a hot air balloon ride at the Eden Project.

 Zara Phillips carries the Olympic Flame at the end of Day 5 at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Torchbearer Judith Gaden carries the Olympic Flame on a canal boat along the River Tone through Taunton. 

Torchbearer Christopher Stokes carries the Olympic Flame by train on the Torch Relay between Cleobury Mortimer and Bewdley. 

Torchbearer Nadine Struijk carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Abergavenny and Brynmawr. 


 

London 2012: Olympic torch relay route map, street-by-street

Over 8,000 people will carry the Olympic torch around the UK after it starts its journey at 7AM on Saturday at Land's End in Cornwall.

Click the link to  find to see how close to comes to your home or office.

The Highest Olympic Medals Holder Opportunity for Michael Phelps

Soviet Gymnast Larisa Latynina (1956-64) is the name of athlete who wins the highest 18 medals in Olympic game history. She won 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals & 4 bronze medals over her Olympic career. Michael Phelps (American Swimmer) is the second highest athlete who has already won 16 medals including 14 gold medals in Olympic Games. Michael Phelps has announced London Olympic 2012 will be his last Olympic game participation. Michael Phelps may know the golden is waiting for him to hold the highest Olympic medals holder records. Best of Luck for Michael Phelps from his lots of fan. Wish Michael Phelps will be the owner of the highest Olympic medals holder.