Sports at Olympic Games 2012

The 2012 Summer Olympic program features 26 sports and a total of 39 disciplines. The 2012 Paralympics Games program has 20 sports and 21 disciplines. For the first time, a woman’s boxing in included in the program, with 40 athletes competing in five different weight classes. There is a special dispensation to allow the various shooting events to go ahead, which would otherwise be illegal under U.K. gun law.

London's bid featured 28 sports, in line with other recent Summer Olympics, but the IOC voted to drop baseball and softball from the 2012 Games two days after it selected London as the host city. The IOC reinforced its decision to drop both sports during the 2006 Winter Olympics after they lost votes for reconsideration and were scheduled for the last time at Beijing in 2008.

 Following the decision to drop the two sports, the IOC held a vote on whether or not to replace them. The sports considered were karate, squash, golf, roller sports and rugby sevens. Karate and squash were the two final nominees, but neither received enough votes to reach the required two-thirds majority. The IOC has given the approval for the addition of golf and rugby sevens for the 2016 games. You can buy Olympic Tickets and also can Sell Olympic Tickets at Sport Ticket Exchange. Purchase Olympic Tickets from Sport Ticket Exchange at favorable rates. Sport Ticket Exchange is also offering handsome returns for Olympic Tickets Resale.