What’s on Wednesday 1^st August, 2012 – Events in London

OlympicsOlympic Diving, at the Aquatics Centre

29th July to Wednesday 1st Aug, & 3rd to 11th August 2012   •  Aquatics Centre, London There are eight Olympic diving events, four each for the men and women. The springboard is set at a height of 3 metres above the pool, whilst the fixed platform is more than three times that -- at 10 metres. The judges …more

OlympicsPick Olympic football, at Wembley Stadium

29th, 31st July, Wednesday 1st Aug, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th & 11th August 2012   •  Wembley Stadium, London Football at the London Olympics will be spread around six of the country's finest grounds -- City of Coventry Stadium, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium, Old Trafford, St James' Park and Wembley. Because the football …more

OlympicsWeightlifting, at the ExCel Centre

28th July – 7th August 2012 (except the 2nd)   •  ExCel Centre, London The strongest weightlifters can lift as much as three-times their body weight. There are two types of lift. If the weightlifter attemps a "snatch", then the bar is lifted from the floor to above their head in one go, …more

OlympicsVolleyball, at Earl’s Court

28th July – 12th August 2012   •  Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre, London Volleyball is played by two teams of six on an indoor court. The idea of the game is to hit the ball with your hands and make it touch the floor on your opponent's half of the court. Each team is allowed three touches of …more

OlympicsJudo, at the ExCel Centre

28th July – 3rd August 2012   •  ExCel Centre, London Judo calls on the athletes to grapple, attack and defend in a whirlwind mix of throws and holds, in a desperate attempt to defeat their opponents. The Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre is the largest event, conference and …more

OlympicsPick Boxing, at the ExCel Centre

28th July – 12th August 2012   •  ExCel Centre, London Boxing is one of the few sports to feature in the original Olympic Games in the 7th-century. This year's event will feature ten different weight categories, from 'light fly weight' all the way up to 'super heavy weight'. …more

OlympicsPick Beach Volleyball, on Horse Guards Parade

28th July – 9th August 2012   •  Horse Guards Parade, London Beach Volleyball promises to be one of the most interesting of the Olympic events, with Horse Guard Parade standing in for a sun-soaked beach. The competition will consist of 24 teams divided into six groups of four. Eeach …more

OlympicsHandball, at the Copper Box

28th July – 7th August 2012   •  Copper Box, London Handball is played by two teams of seven players who have to pass and dribble a small ball using only their hands. The aim of the game is to throw the ball into the opponent's goal as many times as they can in 60 minutes. …more

OlympicsBasketball, at the Basketball Arena

28th July – 7th August 2012   •  Basketball Arena, London Basketball is played by two teams of five players. Two points are scored for each basket, with three points for a long shot. The competition will be made up of 12 teams divided into two groups of six. Each team will play …more

OlympicsBadminton, at Wembley Arena

28th July – 5th August 2012   •  Wembley Arena, London Badminton matches are played over the best of three games, with the winner being the first to reach 21 points. The Olympics will have five different Badmintion events: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles, and …more

OlympicsSwimming, at the Aquatics Centre

28th July – 4th August 2012   •  Aquatics Centre, London There are 34 different medal events in Olympic swimming, using four different strokes: Freestyle (mainly front crawl), backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. The length of the races will vary from 50m (one length) all the …more

OlympicsPick Wimbledon Tennis, at the London Olympics

28th July – 5th August 2012   •  Wimbledon, London Just three weeks after the end of the prestigious Grand Slam event, tennis will return to Wimbledon for the London Olympics. Happily, tennis is one Olympic sport which always manages to attract the world's best players. …more

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