2012 London Olympics Volunteers

The 2012 London Olympics has organized a scheme in conjunction with BT for 2012 London Olympics volunteers. Officially the 2012 volunteer selection programme is called the Young Leaders Programme and it will give 100 young people the chance to get some training and take vital roles in the 2012 London Olympic Games too. The 2012 London Olympics volunteers are selected from people who would probably otherwise not have had a chance to play such an important role.

2012 London Olympics Volunteers

The Youth Leaders Programme is designed to help The 2012 London Olympics volunteers make important changes in their lives by realizing that they can make a difference and do have something to offer.

The 2012 London Olympics volunteers programme runs from April 2010 to September 2012.

Most of the mentoring of these The 2012 London Olympics volunteers will be done by BT staff and the culmination of their hard work will be to play important roles in the supervision of the London Olympic and Paralympic games.

Part of the job of the Youth Leaders will be to recruit other 2012 London Olympics volunteers from their own local area to promote awareness of the Games.

Tickets For London Olympics

Tickets For London Olympics games went off sale on the 26th April 2011. Payment was deducted from successful applicants between 10th May and the 10th June 2011. Tickets for London Olympics games were assigned by lottery to all applicants so that everyone had an equal chance of getting tickets for the London Olympic games that they are interested in. There are two more ticket lotteries scheduled to take place in July 2011.

London 2012 Olympics Mascot

There are two London 2012 Olympics mascots or to be more accurate there is one London 2012 Olympics mascot and one London 2012 Paralympics mascot. The London 2012 Olympics mascot is called Wenlock and the Paralympic mascot is called Mandeville. The London 2012 Olympics mascot can be followed on Twitter and Facebook and posts regularly there and on the official London Olympics 2012 web site.

London Olympic Dates

There are many events in the London Olympic Games of 2012 and the Paralympics later, so it is a good idea to know some of the London Olympic dates so as not to miss your favourite events. There are loads of these London Olympic dates, so the best place to look them up is on the official London Olympics web site.

The key information on London Olympic dates is that the Olympics start on 27th July and finish on the 12th August, 2012. The Paralympics sporting events start on the 29th Aug and finish on the 9th Sept 2012.

London Olympics 2012 Venues

There are about 35 London Olympics 2012 venues in all. Most of these London Olympics 2012 venues are spread around London, but there are also a few in other cities such as Cardiff and Coventry. The main venue for the London Olympics 2012 and the Paralympics is the Olympic Park.

There will also be events held at such famous venues as Horse Guards Parade, Hyde Park and Lord's Cricket Ground. Do not worry, the London Olympics 2012 venues will be the best that London and a few other cities have to offer.