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The 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics venues were mostly located in the host city of London, though some other events required facilities located elsewhere.^[1]

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All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and all England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The archery events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held over an eight-day period from 27 July to 3 August.

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Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events, five for men and four for women.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England.

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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The athletics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held during the last 10 days of the Games, on 3–12 August.

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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012.

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Atkins (company)

Atkins was a British multinational construction, design, engineering and business services company.

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Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.

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Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

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Basketball Arena (London)

The Basketball Arena for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics was located in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Basketball Arena (London) are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the eighteenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Belfast

Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

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Blue chip (stock market)

A blue chip is capital stock of a stock corporation (contrasted with non-stock one) with a national reputation for quality, reliability, and the ability to operate profitably in both good and bad times.

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Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 2 September to 8 September, with a maximum of 104 athletes (80 men, 24 women) competing in seven events.

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Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The boxing tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

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Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Brands Hatch are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, from 29 July to 2 August, and canoe sprint, from 6 to 11 August.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

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Central London

Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs.

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CH2M

CH2M, earlier CH2M Hill, was an engineering company that provided consulting, design, construction, and operations services for corporations and governments.

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Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.

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Copper Box Arena

The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Copper Box Arena are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Coventry

Coventry is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne.

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Coventry Building Society Arena

The Coventry Building Society Arena (often shortened to the CBS Arena or just simply Coventry Arena, and formerly known as the Ricoh Arena) is a complex in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Coventry Building Society Arena are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Crossrail

Crossrail is a completed railway project centred on London.

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Cycle sport

Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles.

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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The cycling competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at five venues between 28 July and 12 August.

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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial

The men's road time trial, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 1 August over a course in southwest London and Surrey.

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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial

The women's road time trial, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 1 August in southwest London and Surrey.

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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 50 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling.

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Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The diving competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.

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Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system primarily serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London and providing a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of London.

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Dorney

Dorney is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Dorney Lake

Dorney Lake (also known as Eton College Rowing Centre, and as Eton Dorney as a 2012 Summer Olympics venue) is a purpose-built rowing lake and Meetings & Events Venue in England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Dorney Lake are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Earl's Court

Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the northeast.

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Earls Court Exhibition Centre

Earls Court Exhibition Centre was a major international exhibition and events venue in London, England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Earls Court Exhibition Centre are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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East London line

The East London line is part of the London Overground, running north to south through the East, Docklands and South areas of London.

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EDF Energy

EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF (Électricité de France), with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom.

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Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The equestrian events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held between 28 July and 9 August at Greenwich Park.

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Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 11 dressage events.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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ExCeL London

ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an international exhibition and convention centre in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and ExCeL London are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting.

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Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The fencing competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 5 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

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Field hockey

Field hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper.

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Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park.

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Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London at the Riverbank Arena, from 31 August to 8 September.

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Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London at the Olympic Hockey Centre, from 1 September to 9 September.

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The association football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 11 August, and was the only sport to begin before the official opening day of the Olympic Games, two days before the opening ceremony.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London from 29 August to 9 September 2012.

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Google Maps

Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google.

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Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.

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Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Greenwich Park are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Three gymnastics disciplines were contested at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining.

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Hadleigh Farm

Hadleigh Farm is an educational working farm and cross-country cycling venue located in Hadleigh, within the borough of Castle Point, in the county of Essex. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Hadleigh Farm are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Hadleigh, Essex

Hadleigh is a town and former civil parish, in the borough of Castle Point, in southeast Essex, England, on the A13 between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of 18,300.

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Hampden Park

Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Hampden) is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football team. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Hampden Park are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Hampton Court Palace are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park.

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Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire (or; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties.

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Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London (at grid reference). It is the site of the annual ceremonies of Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the monarch's official birthday, and the Beating Retreat. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Horse Guards Parade are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is a, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Hyde Park, London are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Isle of Portland

The Isle of Portland is a tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel.

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Jacques Rogge

Jacques Jean Marie, Count Rogge (2 May 1942 – 29 August 2021) was a Belgian sports administrator and physician, who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013.

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Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The judo competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 3 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

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Judo at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

The Judo competition of the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in ExCeL London from 30 August to 1 September.

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Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in Dartford, England.

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Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre is a sports and leisure venue located in Leyton, London Borough of Waltham Forest, to the north of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Lee Valley VeloPark

Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Lee Valley VeloPark are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Lee Valley White Water Centre

Lee Valley White Water Centre (previously known as Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre) is a white-water slalom centre in the Middle Lea Valley, in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Lee Valley White Water Centre are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Lendlease

Lendlease is a multinational construction and real estate company, headquartered in Barangaroo, New South Wales, Australia.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London Aquatics Centre

The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two swimming pools and a diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and London Aquatics Centre are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics

London 2012 was the successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London with most events taking place in Stratford in the borough of Newham.

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London Docklands

London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London.

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London Stadium

The London Stadium (formerly and also known as the Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and London Stadium are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Lord's are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Lower Lea Valley

The Lower Lea Valley is the southern end of the Lea Valley which surrounds the River Lea in eastern Greater London.

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Mace (construction company)

Mace Group Ltd, commonly known as Mace, is a global consultancy and construction firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, employing nearly 7,300 people, across five continents with a turnover of around £2 billion.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Millennium Stadium

The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium (Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Millennium Stadium are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 11 to 12 August 2012.

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National Rail

National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, an unincorporated association whose membership consists of the passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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North London line

The North London line (NLL) is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of west, north-west, north, and north-east London, England between Richmond in the south-west and Stratford in the east, avoiding central London.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Old Trafford

Old Trafford is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Old Trafford are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Olympic Village

An Olympic Village is a residential complex built or reassigned for the Olympic Games in or nearby the host city for the purpose of accommodating all of the delegations.

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Park Live

Park Live presented by British Airways was the flagship London 2012 Olympic Live Site funded by commercial partners and the National Lottery, forming part of a programme of 70 live sites across the United Kingdom during the London 2012 Olympic Games; designed to bring live games and event spaces to the heart of every Nation and Region of the UK.

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Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at ExCeL London from 30 August to 5 September, with a maximum of 200 athletes (120 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip.

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Regent's Park

Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Regent's Park are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope.

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River Thames

The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.

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Riverbank Arena

The Riverbank Arena was a stadium in the Olympic Park, in Hackney Wick, London, United Kingdom, containing a water-based astroturf. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Riverbank Arena are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The rowing competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 4 August 2012, at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, was officially termed Eton Dorney.

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Rowing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Rowing competitions at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London were held from 31 August to 2 September 2012, at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.

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Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich

Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, is a barracks of the British Army which forms part of Woolwich Garrison. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece).

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Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Sailing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was held from August in Weymouth and Portland.

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Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Shooting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place from 28 July to 6 August at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich.

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Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events.

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Sir Robert McAlpine

Sir Robert McAlpine Limited is a family-owned building and civil engineering company based in Hemel Hempstead, England.

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Sitting volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held from 30 August to 8 September at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London.

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Softball

Softball is a popular variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball on a smaller field and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) permitted.

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Southeastern (train operating company, 2006–2021)

London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern, was a British train operating company owned by Govia that operated passenger rail services in South East England. It was the key operator of commuter and regional services in South East London and Kent, and also served parts of East Sussex.

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St James' Park

St James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and st James' Park are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Stratford City

Stratford City is a mixed-use development project in Stratford, London, England, to the north of Stratford town centre.

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Stratford, London

Stratford is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Newham.

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Swanley

Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England, southeast of central London, adjacent to the Greater London boundary and within the M25 motorway periphery.

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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The swimming competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place from 28 July to 4 August at the Aquatics Centre.

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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games was held from 30 August to 8 September 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, UK.

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Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from Sunday 5 August to Friday 10 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.

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Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place from Saturday 28 July to Wednesday 8 August 2012 at ExCeL London.

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Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London took place from Thursday 30 August to Saturday 8 September 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

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Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 8 August to 11 August at the ExCeL London.

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Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

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Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The tennis tournaments at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were staged at the All England Club in Wimbledon, from 28 July to 5 August.

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Thames Gateway

Thames Gateway is a term applied to an area around the Thames Estuary in the context of discourse around regeneration and further urbanisation.

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The O2 Arena

The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and the O2 Arena are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The triathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held in Hyde Park in London, United Kingdom, with the women's triathlon held on 4 August and the men's on 7 August.

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Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre

The Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre or UDAC was a facility of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, at 101 Stephenson Street in Canning Town, London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Villa Park

Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, with a seating capacity of 42,640.

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Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net.

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Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August.

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Waltham Cross

Waltham Cross is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, located north of central London.

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Water Polo Arena

The Water Polo Arena was a temporary sporting venue of the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Water Polo Arena are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August.

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Weald Country Park

Weald Country Park is a 700-year-old, 500 acre (2 km²) country park in South Weald in the borough of Brentwood in the English county of Essex.

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Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from 28 July to 7 August in the ExCeL venue.

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Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Wembley Arena are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium (sometimes referred to as The New Wembley and branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Wembley Stadium are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy are 2012 Summer Paralympic venues and venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held from 30 August to 8 September.

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Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 4 September to 8 September 2012.

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Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the Basketball Arena, London from 5 September to 9 September.

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Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London.

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Windsor Park

Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held between 5 and 12 August, the final day of the Games, at ExCeL London.

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2012 Olympic Marathon Course

The 2012 Olympic Marathon Course is that of both the men's and women's marathon races at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and 2012 Olympic Marathon Course are venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad 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.

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2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, also known as A Symphony of British Music, was held on 12 August 2012 in the Olympic Stadium, London.

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2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

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.

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2012 Summer Paralympics

The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, also known as the Festival of the Flame, was held on 9 September at the Olympic Stadium in London.

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2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

The 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony was held on 29 August 2012, starting at 20:30 BST and marking the official opening of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venues_of_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_and_Paralympics

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