THE OLYMPICS

The Olympics are multidisciplinary sports involving athletes from around the world, in ancient Greece were dedicated to the god Zeus. There are two types of Olympics: Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, which take place at an interval of four years. The organization responsible for the conduct of these is the International Olympic Committee 
The current Olympic Games were inspired by the eighth century BC by the ancient Greeks organized in the city of Olympia, between the years 776. C. and 393 d. C. In the nineteenth century, the idea of making a similar event to organized in antiquity, which would be realized primarily through the efforts of the French nobleman Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin. The first edition of the so-called Olympics of the modern era were held in Athens, capital of Greece. Since that time, the Summer Olympics have been held every four years in different parts of the planet, the only exceptions being the editions of 1916, 1940 and 1944, due to the outbreak of World War I and World War II.

Olympic torch

The Olympic torch was unveiled on June 8, 2011. Its design resembles a gold mesh, and contains eight thousand holes that represent the number of carriers and travel mileage until opening day (12,800 km) triangular shape has several meanings: the Olympic values ​​of "respect, excellence and friendship ", the Olympic motto" faster, higher, stronger ", the number of times the city has hosted the Olympics, and work areas of London 2012:" sport, education and culture. "Its creators were Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

Logo and graphic design

The logo was unveiled on 4 June 2007 by the Olympic Committee and the ambassadors of the game. Represents the number "2012" and includes the Olympic rings and the word 'London'. Its modern design showcased in pink, blue, green and orange means dynamism, and over time from submission to the opening day. Also symbolizes "the Olympic spirit and the willingness of the games to attract public participation." For the first time, the logo will have the same design for the Paralympic Games. Its creator was the brand consultancy Wolff Ollins.

Wenlock and Mandeville.

The official mascots of the Olympics and Paralympics are Wenlock and Mandeville. They were created by the company Iris and delivered on May 19, 2010. According to the story, both born of the drops falling steel construction of the last support beam of the Olympic Stadium in London.

Pet names refer to two British localities of concern to the Olympics. Wenlock's name is based in the town of Much Wenlock located in the county of Shropshire, where they took place Wenlock Olympics, organized by William Penny Brookes and one of the inspirations of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic movement. Mandeville's name, meanwhile, refers to Stoke Mandeville, in Buckinghamshire. There, in 1948, the same day they were opened London Olympics Dr. Ludwig Guttmann organized a competition for veterans of World War II who suffered spinal cord injuries, which laid the groundwork for the Paralympics .

Sports

In the sports tournament twenty-six developed covering Olympic sports disciplines thirty-nine. With respect to the previous edition, two sports were less with the removal of baseball and softball from the Olympic program. However, there was some news: for the first time took place in the women's boxing, also in track cycling the number of competitions for each gender was five, unlike in Beijing where he had five for men and three for women, and added in tennis mixed doubles competition.

Athlete biography

Melconian Gabriel Alvez (born July 7, 1987) is an Olympic swimmer back in Uruguay, with the bottom of Armenia.
Melconian competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in the men's 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and men in the men's 4 × 100 meters freestyle relay, finishing ninth, 12th and 5th respectively.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 meter freestyle, finishing in 35th place overall in the playoffs, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

PHOTOS ATHLETES

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, called wonderful islands, February 1 began at 21:00 BST (UTC +1) on 27 July 2012, at the Olympic Stadium in London, and lasted nearly four hours, ending at 12:45 am Some early features including a flight training by the Red Arrows and a musical prologue started exactly at 8:12 pm that night ("2012" in the 24-hour clock). The ceremony was designed and coordinated by the Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, with the musical direction of the electronic duo Underworld. The XXX Olympiad was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. A soundtrack was released digitally on the same day.

In June 2012, Boyle presented a preview of the opening ceremony, which promised a huge stage representing rural Britain, including "a rural cricket team, 12 horses, 10 chickens, 70 sheep, a model of Glastonbury Tor, two places for moshing, and harmoniously tuned largest bell in the world "and a May pole and a cloud producing rain. The intention was to show a preview of Britain's mystical landscape, rural and urban. The set design included a mosh pit at each end, one with people celebrating a festival of rock and the other the Proms. Boyle promised an opening ceremony in which everyone felt involved: "I hope this peculiar and stubborn reveal what we are, and that there is also, I hope, a certain warmth in us." The scenario was designed to be covered with natural grass sod and soil. The use of animals drew criticism from the organization of animal rights People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Boyle replied to PETA, ensuring that the animals would be taken care.
As planned, the games were officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her husband Philip of Edinburgh. Were the second games opened by Queen Elizabeth, who had earlier opened the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Music played an important role in the celebration of the inauguration. Just before the opening ceremony was held a concert in Hyde Park, with performances by Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, You Me at Six, Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini. Most of the music sounded during the ceremony itself was British. Survival, a song by the British band Muse, was designated as the official song of the Games, 10 to be performed before the medals ceremonies, and also to inform international presenters games. A.R. Rahman, Indian musician who had worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire Film (2008) and 127 hours (2000), stated that he had written a song Punjabi to become part of a medley showing Indian influence in the UK during the ceremony opening, according to the wishes of Boyle. Another Indian music, Ilaiyaraaja's song of the Tamil language film Ram Lakshman (1981), was also chosen to be part of this medley. The performance of Sir Paul McCartney was the closing act of the ceremony.