The Olympics have long been one of the greatest and most popular events in world sport. It is a festival of sporting events drawing people together from all disciplines, and attracting both amateurs and professionals. For many sportsmen, there will be no greater honor than receiving a gold medal at the Olympics. Following the exceptional and dramatic event which was hosted in Beijing in 2008, the games now move to the UK, and preparations are close to completion for the London Olympics 2012.
The Olympics have an almost universal popularity, and have something to offer for everyone who will be watching, whether they are in the stadium or the courses watching the sports live, or relaxing and watching the show on television.
The Most Popular Events
The Olympics are often portrayed as being games where the focus resides mainly on the athletic events. This is certainly not the case for the London Olympics 2012, as there are going to be 302 events spread across 26 sports where medals will be awarded.
It is fair to say that Athletics is one of the important events, with the final of the 100m sprint being the marquee event in the games. Nevertheless, there are also plenty of other sports which will be massively popular, including the Boxing, Cycling, Swimming, and the Rowing, where vast numbers of people will attend and watch.
Minority Sports
The London Olympics 2012 will also provide a platform for people to watch minority sports too, with examples such as Archery, BMX biking, modern pentathlon, and synchronized swimming going to be given attention on a world stage up with some of the biggest sports in the world.
There have been a few sports which haven’t made the cut for the London Olympics 2012, and these have been baseball and softball, which were considered not to be universal enough to warrant being included. There was talk of adding further sports to the schedule such as Netball or Rugby Sevens, but no sports received enough votes from the IOC committee for them to become an Olympic sport.
Worldwide Attention
Although there will be hundreds of thousands of people from around the world attending the Olympic events within the UK, it is in the worldwide broadcasting of the London Olympics 2012 that much of the funds to host the games will have come from. There will be hundreds of millions of people around the world who will watch the games from around the world, and the Olympics is likely to be among the most watched sporting events of 2012.
The Legacy Of The Olympics
When it comes to the effect of any Olympic Games, and especially that of the London Olympics 2012, it will be in the permanent legacy for the city of London that the Olympics will be judged within the city. The regeneration of the Olympic Park in the east end of the city is one of the main projects that has been taking place, and has delivered a lot of investment into the area. It is hoped that the effect of the Olympics will be dramatic for the quality of life for people in London.
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