London 2012

22 August 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London, Sport Reading Time:  10 minutes

2012 Olympic Torch Relay © flickr.com - Matthew Smith/cc-by-sa-2.0

2012 Olympic Torch Relay © flickr.com – Matthew Smith/cc-by-sa-2.0

The 2012 Summer Olympic development is a process running from 2005 to 2012, following the successful London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. While many of the plans were included in the bid portfolio, which gained the favour of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the four other bids on 6 July 2005, there were more details released and decisions made afterwards. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) was created to oversee many of these developments, though such a large-scale event requires the co-operation of many other agencies. These organisations are sometimes integral parts of the London 2012 plans, while others are unrelated but can still have a great effect. The day after the announcement saw one of the worst terrorist attacks in Britain, as London was struck by four bomb blasts. While the motivation was not linked specifically to the success of the bid it was to have an effect on the development and planning of the event.   read more…

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