London 2012: Summer Olympics held in London

Summer Olympics held in London

The Games of the IV Olympiad were the third to be hosted outside of Athens and were scheduled to take place in Rome, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 7 April 1906 required the Italian Government to redirect funds away from the Olympics. The events took place between 27 April 1908 and 31 October 1908, with 22 nations participating in 110 events. The British team easily topped the unofficial medal count, finishing with three times as many medals as the second-place United States.

The 1948 Games were the first to be held after World War II, with the 1944 Summer Olympics having been cancelled due to the war. 59 nations (Germany and Japan had not been invited) competed in 136 events between 29 July 1948 and 14 August 1948. due to security reasons. British athletes finished 12th in the unofficial medal count with only 23 medals.

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London 2012

From 20 to 22 May, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission for the London 2012 Games will be in the British capital to assess the London Organising Committee (LOCOG)’s progress over the past year. Chaired by Olympian Denis Oswald, the Coordination Commission will look at a number of Games-related topics, visit some of the sites of the future Olympic venues and have an opportunity to meet some of the London Games key partners. This will be the third visit by the Commission to London since it was elected as the host city for the 2012 Games.