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List of Athletic Events at London Olympics 2012

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OVERVIEW SWIMMING WEIGHT LIFTING TRIATHLON VOLLEYBALL

Overview

List of Athletic Events which is going to be played in London Olympics 2012 as given below:

SWIMMING

Swimming at the 2012 Olympics are planned to be held in London and it includes 34 different events.

List of events (distances in meters):

• Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1500 (men);
• Backstroke: 100 and 200;
• Breaststroke: 100 and 200;
• Butterfly: 100 and 200;
• Individual Medley: 200 and 400; and
• Relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free; 4×100 medley
• Marathon: 10 kilometers

WEIGHT LIFTING

Weight Lifting is an athletic event and in Olympics which participants effort a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell overloaded with weight plates.

List of events

• Men's 105kg, 56kg, 62kg, 69kg, 77kg, 85kg, 94kg, +75kg
• Women's 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 75kg

TRIATHLON

Triathlon competitions at the 2012 Olympics, listed to be held in Hyde Park.Total of 110 athletes, 55 men and 55 women, are expected to play. Triathlon first introduced at the Summer Olympics during the 2000 Games in Sydney; the six gold medallists so far have come from six different nations.

Schedule:

• For women's - Saturday 4 August
• For men's - Tuesday 7 August

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball competitions at the 2012 Olympics are planned to be held from 27 July to 12 August. Indoor volleyball will be played at Earls Court, while beach volleyball will be played at Horse Guards Parade.

List of events

• Indoor volleyball men (12 teams)
• Indoor volleyball women (12 teams)
• Beach volleyball men (24 teams)
• Beach volleyball women (24 teams)

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