97 days 're left before one of
the greatest events of the whole world 's life 'll start. Consequently, as I
try to keep pace with the latest events happening in the world, I feel like
posting so facts about Olympic games 2012.
1) There are over two dozen distinct competitions in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
2) Olympic mascot Wenlock (right) and
Paralympic mascot Mandeville (left) are the official mascots of the 2012 London
Summer Olympics that are getting lots of attention worldwide.
3) 7.7 million Olympic Games tickets will be
available for London 2012.
4) 2000 newts will be relocated from the
Olympic Park to the Waterworks Nature Reserve.
5) 800,000 people are expected to use public
transport to travel to the Games on the busiest day. This is more than the
entire population of Leeds.
6) 53m will be the height of the Olympic
Stadion. This is three metres taller than Nelson's Column.
7) 205 Nations will be competing at the
London 2012 Games.
8) 4,000 trees will be planted on the Olympic
Park and Olympic Village sites. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth planted the first
tree in October 2009 on the Olympic Stadium site.
9) 90% of material that will be reclaimed
from demolition within the Olympic park can be reused or recycled.
10)Approximately 260,000
loaves of bread are expected to be consumed at the London 2012 Olympic Games
To learn more interesting facts about London Olympics 2012 visit following links:
http://carlien-van-de-kreeke.suite101.com/london-2012-olympic-games---facts-a219061
http://www.chiff.com/a/olympics-trivia.htm
http://www.london2012.com/
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