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Photo: ITAR-TASSThe thirties of the Olympic Games ended in London - 2012 . Competitions were held from July 27 to August 12. The capital of Great Britain adopted the Olympics for the third time.
The opening ceremony, which was called the "Islands of Miracles", took place on July 27 at the new 80 thousandth Olympic stadium. The games were opened by the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II, and at the end of the ceremony, one of the founders of The Beatles Sir James Paul McCartney performed. The climax of the ceremony was the light of fire. The torch to the Olympic stadium was delivered according to the Thames on the boat by the famous football player David Beckham. Steve Redgrave, a 50-year-old Briton, a five-time Olympic champion in the academic rowing, who transferred fire to young athletes of Britain, introduced fire to the stadium. At the opening ceremony, the flag of Russia was carried by tennis player Maria Sharapova.
In total, the competitions were held in 26 sports and 39 sports disciplines. Athletes from 205 countries came to the London Olympics. The largest national teams among the UK and the USA: 558 and 539 people. The smallest national teams in two people came from Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Mauritania, Gambia, Butan, Nauru and Eastern Timor. The Russian team includes 441 people.
For twelve days in a row the leader of the medal offset was China. The states followed him. The number of medals in the countries was the same, but China was the leader in the number of gold. But by the 13th day of the Olympiad, the picture changed: the United States reached the first place and confidently held their position until the end of the competition. According to the results of the competition, the states won 104 medals, 46 of which are gold. China has 87 medals, 38 of them - gold. On the third line of the general team, the hostess of the Games, Great Britain is located. Russia reached the 4th place in the team standings with 24 gold medals. In total, there are 82 awards in the piggy bank of our team. The most effective for our team was the last days of games.
The gold of Russia was brought by judoka Arsen Balstyan, Mansur Isaev, Tagir Khaibulaev, Greco-Roman style fighters Alan Khugaev and Roman Vlasov, Freet Wareers Jamal OtarSultanov and Natalya Vorobyeva, boxer Yegor Mekhontsev, athletes Natalya Antyukh, Tatyana Lysenko, Maria Savinova, Anna, Anna Chicherova, Elena Lashmanova, Yuri Zaripova, Sergey Kirdyapkin and Ivan Ukhov, gymnasts Aliya Mustafina, Evgenia Kanaeva, Jelya Zakharov, Duet Synchronist Natalya Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashin, Kayaks, Alexander Dyachenko and Yuri Tostigai, men's volleyball team, artistic and artistic artistic teams gymnastics and synchronous swimming.
The Olympics closed a colorful musical show at the London stadium. The flag of the Russian national team at the stadium was introduced by the synchronizer Anastasia Davydova, who became a five -time Olympic champion in London. In the final Olympic show, both politicians and the stars of the British show business took part. The Olympic stadium was the groups of Muse, Pet Shop Boys, Take that, The Who, and even Spice Girls. After the musical part, the mayor of London Boris Johnson handed over the flag of the Olympics to the head of the IOC Jacques Rogge. He, in turn, gave it to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Pesu. The next Olympics will be held in Brazil.
The closure ceremony became the most musical in history. Spice Girls, Queen, Muse and many others performed on the stage of the London stadium. Photo.
The last day of the Olympics brought our team three more gold and one bronze. Russia, according to the results of the games, took fourth place in the medal standings.
In the 15th day of the Olympic Games, the Russian team won 6 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals.
According to the results of the 14th day of the Olympiad, the Russian team takes fourth place. Russian athletes won three gold and bronze medals.
According to the results of the 13th day of the Olympiad, the Russian team takes fourth place. Russian athletes won one gold, two silver and one bronze.
According to the results of 12 days of the Olympics in London, the Russian team brought one “gold”, one “silver” and two bronze medals. Russia reached 5th place in the team standings.
The second day in a row Russia wins three gold medals. This time, the victory brought jumping into the water and height, as well as the brilliant performance of synchronists. Silver and bronze were conquered by a wrestler, a gymnast and a gygist-azhelawes.
The tenth day of the Olympics has become the most effective for Russia. Seven medals at once, three of which are gold: struggle, gymnastics and running.
According to the results of the ninth day of the Olympics in London, Russian athletes won seven medals. The fourth gold of Russia brought another fighter.
Sports achievements of Russian athletes following the results of the eighth Olympiad: “silver” in female tennis, male heavy athletics and throwing of disk, “bronze” in female paired badminton and semibury. Photo
Sports achievements of the seventh day of the Summer Olympic Games in photographs.
Sports achievements of the fifth day of the Summer Olympic Games in photographs.
Sports achievements of the fourth day of the Summer Olympic Games in photographs.
Sports achievements of the third day of the Summer Olympic Games in photographs.
Sports achievements of the second day of the Summer Olympic Games in photographs.
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