The document provides information on the various sporting events at the 2012 London Olympics. It discusses the schedules and venues for basketball, archery, athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe, cycling (BMX), diving, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, trampoline, volleyball, water polo and the Olympic torch relay. Key details are given about participating countries, athletes, schedules and venues for each sport.

1. Olympic Game

2. Basketball
The women’s tournament will
tip-off at the Basketball
Arena on Saturday 28 July,
with Great Britain v
Australia among the
games on the first day. The
men’s tournament begins
the following day, when
defending Olympic
champions USA take on
France.

3. Archery
The World Archery-
recognised
international
tournament saw
some of the world’s
best archers battle
it out for success on
the Lord’s hallowed
turf.

4. Athletics
In less than 12 months,
LOCOG has delivered 42
test events in 28 venues,
allowing hundreds of
thousands of spectators to
enjoy world-class sport in
Olympic and Paralympic
venues.
Over 8,000 athletes have
competed across 183 days
of competition, spanning all
Olympic sports and

5. Badminton
One of the most dynamic
Olympic sports,
Badminton made its full
Olympic debut at
Barcelona 1992.
Asian countries now
dominate: China,
Indonesia and South
Korea have won 23 of the
24 gold medals awarded
since the sport’s first

6. Beach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball is a
relatively young Olympic
sport, making its full
debut in Atlanta 1996.
Since then its popularity
has rocketed and it looks
to be a crowd favourite
at London 2012

7. Boxing
Seven British boxers have
so far qualified for the
men's competition at
London 2012, following
the men's Olympic
qualifier in Turkey in
April 2012.

8. Canoe
The competition at Lee Valley
White Water Center begins
with the men's Kayak and
the men's Canoe Single.
Men's Canoe Double and
women's Kayak take place
on 30 July, with medal
events each day from 31
July–2 August.

9. Cycling - BMX
Taking place at the BMX
Track in the Olympic Park,
the London 2012
competition will see 48
competitors (32 men and 16
women) compete over three
days from Wednesday 8 to
Friday 10 August.

10. Diving
The line-up will include Chinese
Olympic champions He Chong
and Chen Ruolin. Chong is
2008 Olympic individual 3m
Springboard gold medallist
and three-time world
champion while Ruolin is
double Olympic champion,
winning both the 10m Platform
and Synchronised 10m
Platform.

11. Equestrian
The Eventing competition is
followed by the Dressage and
Jumping, starting on 2 August
and 4 August respectively. In
total, 200 athletes and their
horses will compete across
the three disciplines in an
attempt to win one of six gold
medals on offer.

12. Fencing
Debbie Jevans said: ‘This multi-
sport venue is one of the most
important and exciting
Olympic venues and will be a
hub of sporting activity at
Games time, accommodating
seven sports during the
Olympic Games and six during
the Paralympics, second only
to the Olympic Park.

13. Football
In the men’s tournament,
current world champions
Spain are set to play Japan
at Hampden Park, and Brazil
will take on New Zealand at
St James’ Park in
Newcastle.

14. Shooting
The competitions will be
hosted across three indoor
ranges and three open air
ranges. Construction is on
track to be completed in
December, ahead of
international shooting test
events next spring.

15. Swimming
The London 2012
Swimming
competition
promises to be just
as exciting, with a
number of athletes
returning to defend
their records.

16. Gymnastics
A total of 96 gymnasts will
participate in two events –
the Individual and Team
All-Around competitions. It
will be the the final of the
three Gymnastics
disciplines to take place
during the London 2012
Games.

17. Judo
Judo contests are a five-
minute whirlwind of combat,
with athletes attempting a
combination of throws and
holds in a bid to defeat
their opponents.

18. Water Polo
In the men's event, hosts
Great Britain have been
drawn in Group B and will
take on Olympic champions
Hungary, Montenegro,
Romania, Beijing 2008
silver medallists USA and
bronze medallists Serbia.
The four highest ranked
teams in each group will
qualify for the quarter-
final round.

19. Trampoline
Prepare to be dazzled by
the athletes in the
Trampoline competition
at the London 2012
Games, the newest of the
three Gymnastics
disciplines on the Olympic
programme.

20. Table Tennis
The men's and women's
Singles events both
begin on 28 July. The
women's competition
will finish on 7 August,
swiftly followed by the
end of the men's
competition on 8
August.

21. Olympic Torch Relay
During the day the Flame will
visit a number of iconic
landmarks including Caerphilly
Castle, the Sail Bridge in
Swansea, and the Swansea
Live Site.
Today marks the beginning of
the second week of the
Flame's 70 day journey around
the UK. So far over one million
people have come out to see
the Torch Relay.