The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, also known informally as London 2012,
is scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July
(when the opening ceremony is held) until 12 August 2012. The first
event, the group stages in women's football, began two days earlier on
25 July. Over 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate.
The 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony will have an extremely difficult
task to outdo the stellar and absolutely breathtaking performance put on
in Beijing four years ago, but as usual, it'll make for must-see
television.
The highly anticipated ceremony will take place on Friday, July 27 at 9 p.m. London Time, which is 4 p.m. ET.
The ceremony will air on NBC at 7 p.m. ET.
The opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games has been shrouded in
mystery, with director Danny Boyle keen to keep any details of the $42
million spectacle under wraps. However despite acknowledging that the
Internet and social media make it too tempting for people to keep a
secret and that spoilers are now part of "the modern world," Boyle
graciously invited 60,000 fans to witness a rehearsal of the ceremony at
the Olympic Stadium in London,
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