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The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Friday 27 July 2012 in the Olympic Stadium, London, during which the Games were formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming ...
v. t. e. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations of the 2012 London Olympics, athletes and officials from each participating country paraded into the Olympic Stadium preceded by their national flag to the sound of iconic British modern music. Each flag bearer was chosen by each nation's National Olympic Committee or by the delegation of ...
A Symphony of British Music. (2012) Isles of Wonder is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [1][2][3][4][5][6] It became available as a download at midnight on 28 July 2012 and as a two-disc CD on 2 August 2012. [7] The soundtrack is mostly pre-recorded and does not include live elements of the performance ...
LOCOG. v. t. e. The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad[ a ] and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales ...
Part of a series on 2012 Summer Olympics Bid process (bid details, legacy) Development (venues, torch relay, security) Marketing (mascots) Broadcasters Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Event calendar Chronological summary Medal table (medallists) World and Olympic records Concerns and controversies (minute of silence) Closing ceremony (flag bearers) Paralympics (medal table) IOC BOA LOCOG
The end of the relay took place in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The torch arrived aboard a speedboat piloted by David Beckham, via the Limehouse Cut. Steve Redgrave received the flame from young footballer Jade Bailey, [58][59] the torchbearer on the boat, and carried it into the Olympic Stadium. [38]
The cauldron. The 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics cauldron was used for the Olympic flame during the Summer Olympics and Paralympics of London 2012. The cauldron was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and described as "one of the best-kept secrets of the opening ceremony": until it was lit during the Olympics ceremony, neither its design and location, nor who would light it, had been revealed ...
28 July 2012. Length. 7:16. Label. Decca Music Group. Songwriter (s) Rick Smith, Karl Hyde, Esme Bronwen-Smith. " Caliban's Dream " is a track written by Rick Smith [1] of electronic group Underworld for the Isles of Wonder (the opening ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics) in London, and the 14th and final track of the first disc of the ...