The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. What is quite amazing is that London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games 3 times. The Olympic Games were last held in London 1908 and in 1948.
2012 London Olympics Venues 
The London Olympic Stadium. Credit: Team Macarie
Wembley Stadium, the most expensive stadium ever built, will be a venue for football.
The O2 will be a venue for gymnastics and basketball.
Wimbledon will be a venue for tennis.
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games will use a mixture of new venues, existing and historic facilities, and temporary facilities, some of them in well-known locations such as Hyde Park and Horse Guards Parade. In the wake of the problems that plagued the Millennium Dome, the organisers' intention is that there will be no white elephants after the Games and instead that a "2012 legacy" will be delivered. Some of the new facilities will be reused in their Olympic form, while others, including the 80,000 seater main stadium, will be reduced in size and several will be relocated elsewhere in the UK. The plans are part of the regeneration of Stratford in east London which will be the site of the Olympic Park, and of the neighbouring Lower Lea Valley.
This has required the compulsory purchase of some business properties, which are being demolished to make way for Olympic venues and infrastructure improvements. This has caused some controversy, with some of the affected proprietors claiming that the compensation offered is inadequate. In addition, concerns about the development's potential impact on the future of the century-old Manor Garden Allotments have inspired a community campaign, and the demolition of the Clays Lane housing estate was opposed by tenants.
The majority of venues have been divided into three zones within Greater London: the Olympic Zone, the River Zone and the Central Zone. In addition to these are those venues that, by necessity, are outside the boundaries of Greater London, such as the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on the Isle of Portland in Dorset (which will host the sailing events) and other stadia across the UK. Information from Wikipedia
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