Olympic Movement means to include everybody and everything involved in the Summer Games.The Summer Games involve a number of organizations. The main aim of these organizations is to organize Summer Games. All these organizations are collectively known as the Olympic Movement.
“Under the supreme authority of the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Movement encompasses organisations, athletes and other persons who agree to be guided by the Olympic Charter”
International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the head of the Olympic Movement and is responsible to choose a host city for the Summer Games. The host city is selected through an election procedure seven years prior to the Olympics. The election is held in a country which does not have a candidate city as the host of the Games.
Nine cities had submitted bid for the host of thirtieth Summer Olympic Games. The cities were London, Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris and Rio de Janeiro. On 6th July, 2005, the final selection was announced and it was decided that London will be the host of 2012 Summer Games.
In the closing ceremony of Beijing Summer Games on Aug 24, 2008, Mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, handed over the flag to the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge. The President then entrusted the official flag to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, before it was shifted to London to be hoisted at the city's main municipal building.
In the closing ceremony of Beijing Summer Games on Aug 24, 2008, Mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, handed over the flag to the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge. The President then entrusted the official flag to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, before it was shifted to London to be hoisted at the city's main municipal building.
The thirtieth Summer Olympic Games will be held in the London Olympic Stadium in London in 2012. London will be the first city to host the modern Olympics thrice. The 2012 Summer Games are officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad. There will be 300 events in 26 sports in the London Olympic Games 2012.
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