London 2012 Olympic bid

London 2012 was the successful bid for the 2012 Summer Games, to be held in London with most events taking place in Stratford. The British Olympic Association had been working on the bid since 1997. In December 2000 the report was shown to Government ministers.

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Bid - 2012 Summer Games - London - Stratford - British Olympic Association - December - 2000

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Following three failed consecutive UK bids (Birmingham in 1992 and Manchester in 1996 and 2000), the decision was made to bid with London, given the clear indication that it was the only city in the UK that had a chance of being selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when put up against other world cities in a competitive bidding process. On 6 July 2005 at its 117th Session in Singapore, the IOC awarded the London Bid with the rights to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad. The city beat out the favourites (Paris 2012) on the fourth and final ballot 54 to 50.

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Birmingham - 1992 - Manchester - 1996 - 2000 - International Olympic Committee - 6 July - 2005 - Paris 2012

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The budget projection is around £1.4 billion and involves a major regeneration of the Stratford area of London, as well as improvements to surrounding services and associated venues. Public transport, an aspect of the proposal which scored poorly for the bid, will see numerous improvements, including the London Underground and the new "Olympic Javelin" service.

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Stratford - Public transport - London Underground - Olympic Javelin

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The celebrations were somewhat silenced the following day (7 July 2005) when the city suffered from a terrorist attack. The 7 July 2005 London bombings shut down the public transport system and killed or injured many travellers. There has currently been no confirmed link between the IOC decision and the attack, with other motivations being noted.

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7 July - 2005 - 7 July 2005 London bombings

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