183 days until……..
183 days until the XXX Olympiad, 183 days until millions of people will visit the city London, 183 days until subways will be packed with loads of people, 183 days until the openings ceremony in the Olympic stadium, 183 days until many broken records in different sport categories and 183 days until the most beautiful sports event in the world: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2012!!
My second post gives interesting facts and figures about the London Olympics 2012. I was also curious about the history of the Dutch athletes at previous Olympic Games. Enjoy reading!
London
will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic
Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948
Some nice facts and figures about the London Olympics 2012:
- The Olympic Stadium will have a capacity of 80,000 during the Games
- The wave shaped roof on the Aquatics Centre measures 12,000 square meters which is one and a half times bigger than Wembley football pitch
- The Velodrome is one of the most sustainable venues in the Olympic Park
- The Velodrome ‘Cable – net’ roof is made from 17 km of steel cables. That’s over 10 miles of steel cable, twice the height of Mount Everest
- An estimated global audience of 4bn people are expected to watch the opening ceremony on July 27, 2012
- East London will see a massive upgrade in facilities. As many as 5,000 new homes could be available there after the Olympics
- Costs for the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium have been revised from £280m to £496
- This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Paralympics. The wheelchair games, involving injured World War II soldiers, were staged on the opening day of the London 1948 Olympics
The Netherlands at the Olympics:
The Netherlands first sent athletes to the Olympic Games in 1900, and has participated in almost all Games since then. The Netherlands hosted the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Netherlands has expressed interest in hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in either Amsterdam or Rotterdam, as a centennial celebration of the 1928 Games. Dutch athletes have won 246 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with swimming and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. The Chinese city of Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics where the Netherlands ranked 12th in the medal table, with seven gold medals and 16 medals overall.
183 days until the XXX Olympiad, 183 days until millions of people will visit the city London, 183 days until subways will be packed with loads of people, 183 days until the openings ceremony in the Olympic stadium, 183 days until many broken records in different sport categories and 183 days until the most beautiful sports event in the world: THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2012!!
My second post gives interesting facts and figures about the London Olympics 2012. I was also curious about the history of the Dutch athletes at previous Olympic Games. Enjoy reading!
Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948
Some nice facts and figures about the London Olympics 2012:
- The Olympic Stadium will have a capacity of 80,000 during the Games
- The wave shaped roof on the Aquatics Centre measures 12,000 square meters which is one and a half times bigger than Wembley football pitch
- The Velodrome is one of the most sustainable venues in the Olympic Park
- The Velodrome ‘Cable – net’ roof is made from 17 km of steel cables. That’s over 10 miles of steel cable, twice the height of Mount Everest
- An estimated global audience of 4bn people are expected to watch the opening ceremony on July 27, 2012
- East London will see a massive upgrade in facilities. As many as 5,000 new homes could be available there after the Olympics
- Costs for the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium have been revised from £280m to £496
- This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Paralympics. The wheelchair games, involving injured World War II soldiers, were staged on the opening day of the London 1948 Olympics
London
in fact and figures
|
|
Paralympics
sports (disciplines)
|
20
(21)
|
Olympic
sports (disciplines)
|
26
(39)
|
Omvang
Olympisch park (in ha.)
|
246
|
Media
|
20.000
|
Athletes and
team officials
|
23.900
|
Volunteers
|
70.000
|
The Netherlands at the Olympics:
The Netherlands first sent athletes to the Olympic Games in 1900, and has participated in almost all Games since then. The Netherlands hosted the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Netherlands has expressed interest in hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in either Amsterdam or Rotterdam, as a centennial celebration of the 1928 Games. Dutch athletes have won 246 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with swimming and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. The Chinese city of Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics where the Netherlands ranked 12th in the medal table, with seven gold medals and 16 medals overall.
The Sydney 2000 summer Olympic
Games were the most successful Olympics for the Dutch athletes (Twelve gold and
twenty-five overall medals). Inge de
Bruijn also participated in Sydney and
is the most successful Dutch female competitor (Swimming,
4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze). Charles Pahud de Mortanges is the most
successful Dutch male competitor (Equestrian, 4 gold, 1 silver) and
participated in three Olympics.
Right, enough for now.... next post more about Dutch medal contenders and many many many
more!
Tot ziens, A. (The Dutch Sportaholic)
Tot ziens, A. (The Dutch Sportaholic)
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