Games of the XXX Olympiad

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Games of the XXX Olympiad is the formal title of the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, featuring international multi-sport competitions among athletes from around the world.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Summer Olympic Games
international sporting event
multi-sport event
alsoKnownAs London 2012
awardedBy International Olympic Committee
bidCity London
Madrid
Moscow
New York City
Paris
cauldronDesigner Thomas Heatherwick
closingCeremonyTitle A Symphony of British Music
closingDate 2012-08-12
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
currencyOfHostCountry Pound sterling
followedBy Games of the XXXI Olympiad
governingBody International Olympic Committee
hostCity London
hostCityElectionCity Singapore
hostCityElectionDate 2005-07-06
hostNation Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
logoDesigner Wolff Olins
mainStadium London Stadium
Olympic Stadium (London)
mascot Wenlock
motto Inspire a generation
notableFeature first city to host the modern Summer Olympics three times
numberOfAthletes 10500
numberOfEvents 302
numberOfParticipatingNations 204
numberOfSports 26
officialNameOf 2012 Summer Olympics
openingCeremonyDirector Danny Boyle
openingCeremonyTitle Isles of Wonder
openingDate 2012-07-27
organisingCommittee London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
paralympicGames 2012 Summer Paralympics
partOf Olympic Games
precededBy Games of the XXIX Olympiad
previousTimesCityHostedSummerOlympics 1908
1948
torchRelayEndDate 2012-07-27
torchRelayEndLocation London Olympic Stadium
torchRelayStartDate 2012-05-19
torchRelayStartLocation Olympia, Greece
typeOfCompetition summer sports
year 2012

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
2012 Summer Olympics
officialName

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