The London 2012 Olympics Games

The term "sport" is derived from the Old French “desport” that means "leisure." The oldest definition of the term came from around 1300 as "anything humans find amusing or entertaining." Nowadays, sport refers to any competitive physical activity that intends to use or physical fitness and at the same time provides fun or entertainment. This year, the field of sports will be on the headlines of newspapers, blogs and sports essays, as the 2012 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012.

Sure to be subject of sports essays, the Games this year is a milestone for London, since it will become the first city in the world to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, the first one was in 1908 and the next in 1948.  In 2006, London outbid New York City, Madrid, Moscow and Paris to officially host the Games of the XXX Olympiad. Many sports essays back then deemed London and Paris to go toe-to-toe in the bidding, with the UK bet finally scoring 54 votes to the French city’s 50.

With seven years to prepare for the 2012 Olympics, London has to redevelop many of its areas where the games are to held, with the goal of creating a “sustainable Games.” London, however, has no problem with the facilities, as it is already home to many of the world class sports venue like the Wembley Stadium, Wimbledon All England Club, Lord's Cricket Ground and Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

For more than two weeks, London will home to athletes of 26 sports, which includes 39 disciplines. This year’s Olympics include the following sports: Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Rowing,Fencing, Football and 18 others. The figures involved in the Games would surely a topic for statistics essays.