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London olympic games

London Olympic Games It is interestingWhen did the London Olympics take place?The 2012 Summer Olympic Games were held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September. How many times has London hosted the Olympics? London hosted the Olympic games in 1908 and 1948. They expected 205 nations to take part in 300 events at the Olympic Games in 2012. 147 nations took part in the Paralympic Games.

How many Olympians have broken world and Olympic records?So far the London 2012 Games have seen 66 Olympic records and 30 world records broken – and we can thank the likes of Victoria Pendleton's sprint, Missy Franklin's backstroke and Usain Bolt's electrifying 100m for these. Check out the table: women beat men with 37 female athletes making new times – compared to only 29 men. Team GB's cycling team remain dominant, having made all of Britain's new records

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Russia’s Elena Lashmanova completed the 20km walk in 1:25.02, improving the previous record by six seconds held by fellow Russian Vera Sokolova.

In 2008, Usain Bolt and the Jamaican team set the new record for the 4x100m relay, which was held by the U. S. for 15 years, by .30. In London, Bolt, Yohan Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter improved their nation’s record by another .30 to record 36.84.

The women’s 4x100m relay record was set by East Germany in 1985. It took almost 27 years for the record to be broken by the U. S. team comprised of Carmelita Jeter, Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, and Tianna Madison at 40.82, almost a one-second improvement.

David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya celebrates after winning gold and setting a new world record in the Men's 800m Final.

At first, Tatiana Kashirina of Russia lifted 149kg in the +75kg snatch to beat a record held for eight months, but improved within the event to lift 151kg.

China’s Lulu Zhou topped Tatiana Kashirina’s 332kg lift, which was a new record in itself, in the +75 overall event by 1kg.

Italian shooter Jessica Rossi shot all 75 targets in the women’s trap event on Aug. 4. The record was improved by one point, set 14 years ago by Ukranian Victoria Chuyko.

The U. S. women’s team set a new record in London for the 4x100m medley relay improving .14 on a 3-year-old record by China. (L-R) Dana Vollmer, Rebecca Soni, Allison Schmitt, and Missy Franklin hold their gold medals after the race.

The Great Britain 3000m team pursuit cycling team has dominated finishing times since earlier in 2012 and continued to win Olympic gold with a new record. (L-R) Dani King, Laura Trott, and Joanna Rowsell stand with their medals on the Velodrome podium.

Kazakhstan’s Ilya Ilyin celebrates after setting a new world record in the men’s 94kg overall lift. Ilyin also broke the record by 1kg in the clean and jerk lift in the same day.

Yang Sun of China splashes in the pool after winning the men’s 1500m freestyle race. He improved on a year-old record.

American swimmer Missy Franklin won gold in the women’s 200m backstroke and set a new record originally held by Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe in 2009.

(L-R) Edward Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke, and Peter Kennaugh hold their gold medals after winning the 4000m team pursuit. Great Britain has held the record for the event since 2008 after claiming it from Australia and improved on it in 2012.

Alexei Klimov of Russia continued his reign of the 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Games. He improved on his 5-year-old record by 1pt.

By the end of the cycling events, Jinjie Gong (L) and Shuang Guo of China’s 500m team sprint won silver, but also set a new record of 32.422s.

Great Britain’s Jessica Varnish (front) and Victoria Pendleton initially set the team sprint record in the qualifying runs, but lost to China.

(L-R) Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny, and Sir Chris Hoy hold their medals after winning gold and reclaiming the team sprint record from Germany.

Rebecca Soni of the U. S. shattered the 2009 record for the women’s 200 breaststroke and reclaimed the event after Canadian Annamay Pierse bested Soni’s 2008 performance.

Xiaojun Lu of China broke records in the 77kg snatch and overall lifts, both were improved by 1kg.

Un Guk Kim of North Korea jumps after lifting 327kg in the 62kg overall event, which gave him a new world record previously held by Zhang Jie of China since 2008.

Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan lifted 131kg, improving the record by 1kg, in the 53kg clean and jerk. The lift also earned her gold.

Dana Vollmer of the U. S. narrowly beat the women’s 100m butterfly record by .08. Vollmer won gold and improved on Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom’s 2009 record.

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh won the men’s 100m breaststroke with a time of 58.46s improving on the record set by Brenton Rickard of Australia in 2009. A week after winning his gold medal , van der Burgh admitted to using an illegal dolphin kick during the race, but was allowed to keep his award after officials were unable to sanction him.

London’s breakout swimming star Shiwen Ye wowed the world as she shattered the record in the women’s 400m individual medley. The 16-year-old was accused of doping to account for her blistering speed, but after multiple tests no trace of illegal substances were found.

Dong Hyun Im of South Korea gives a thumb-up to his performance at the individual 72 arrows event. He has held the top record since 2004, beating former record holder Michele Frangili of Italy.

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