The 2012 London Olympics in Numbers

Contributed by Emma Booth.
Regional Director, USA Sport Group.

With only 100 days to go until the XXX Olympiad opening ceremony, let’s have a rundown of the key numbers in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

2,000,000,000,000

The cost of staging the Games in British Pounds (£2 billion!).

4,700

The number of medals being produced for the Olympic and Paralympic games by the Royal Mint.

3,300

The number of apartments for athletes in the Olympic Village.

500

The number of acres the new Olympic Park covers.

156

The number of nations who have qualified at least one athlete to participate in the Games so far.

70

The number of days the Olympic Torch relay will take.

32

The number of venues being used for the Games.

26

The number of sports included in the 2012 Olympic Games.

16

The number of days between the opening and closing ceremonies.

4

The number of votes London beat Paris by in the final vote in 2005.