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The '''2012 Summer Olympics''', officially the '''Games of the XXX Olympiad'''{{efn|The IOC numbers the Olympiads using [[Roman numerals]].}} and also known as '''London 2012''', were an international [[multi-sport event]] held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in [[London]], England, United Kingdom. The first event, the [[group stage]] in [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|women's football]], began on 25 July at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]], Wales, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/london/index_uk.asp|publisher=International Olympic Committee|website=olympic.org|title=London 2012|access-date=3 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801100305/http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/london/index_uk.asp|archive-date=1 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/schedule-results/list/football/20120725|title=Olympics Schedule & Results – Wednesday 25 July, Football|work=BBC Sport|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111234444/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/schedule-results/list/football/20120725|archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> There were 10,518 athletes from 206 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) who participated in the 2012 Olympics.<ref name=athletecount/>
Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion [[Sebastian Coe]] and the then-[[Mayor of London|London mayor]] [[Ken Livingstone]], London was selected as the host city at the [[117th IOC Session]] in [[Singapore]] on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from [[Moscow]], [[New York City]], [[Madrid]], and [[Paris]].<ref name="Election">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Summer/London-2012|title=London 2012: Election|website=olympic.org|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005010107/http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/All-Future-Olympic-Games/Summer/London-2012|archive-date=5 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> London became the first city to host the modern Olympics [[London Olympics
The [[United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics|United States]] topped the [[2012 Summer Olympics medal table|medal table]], winning the most gold medals (48) and the highest number of medals overall (104). [[China at the 2012 Summer Olympics|China]] finished second with a total of 91 medals (38 gold) and [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] came third with 65 medals overall (29 gold). [[Michael Phelps]] of the United States became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, winning his 22nd medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/31/london-2012-michael-phelps-olympian|title=Michael Phelps becomes the greatest Olympian|access-date=11 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|last=McCrae|first=Donald|location=London|date=1 August 2012|page=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113193643/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/31/london-2012-michael-phelps-olympian|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> [[Saudi Arabia at the Olympics|Saudi Arabia]], [[Qatar at the Olympics|Qatar]] and [[Brunei at the Olympics|Brunei]] entered female athletes for the first time, meaning that every currently eligible country has now sent a female competitor to at least one Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite news|last=Magnay|first=Jacquelin|author-link=Jacquelin Magnay|title=London 2012 Olympics diary: three countries have failed to send any female athletes|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9468113/London-2012-Olympics-diary-three-countries-have-failed-to-send-any-female-athletes.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=11 August 2012|access-date=14 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813231039/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9468113/London-2012-Olympics-diary-three-countries-have-failed-to-send-any-female-athletes.html|archive-date=13 August 2012}}</ref> Women's boxing was included for the first time, and the 2012 Games became the first at which every sport had female competitors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19096530|title=London 2012 international digest – Day Six|date=2 August 2012|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805011840/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19096530|archive-date=5 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Saudis to send two women to London, make history|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/07/12/saudi-arabia-women-london-olympics.ap/index.html|website=SI.com|agency=Associated Press|date=12 July 2012|access-date=13 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715100639/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/07/12/saudi-arabia-women-london-olympics.ap/index.html|archive-date=15 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="latimes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-xpm-2012-jul-27-la-ed-olympics-women-20120727-story.html|title=An Olympic moment for women|website=L.A. Times Archives|date=27 July 2012|access-date=3 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917161757/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-xpm-2012-jul-27-la-ed-olympics-women-20120727-story.html|archive-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>
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