2012 London Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics, London, Great Britian

In roughly 24 hours the city of London, England will officially open the Games of the XXX Olympiad. The games will feature approximately 10,500 athletes participating in 302 events in 26 different sports. The opening ceremonies will take place tomorrow, July 27 and wrap up on August 12 with the closing ceremonies.

Don't forget to come out and support your favorite nation!

The sports scheduled to be held are:

Aquatics

Diving (8)
Swimming (34)
Synchronized swimming (2)
Water polo (2)

Archery (4)
Athletics (47)
Badminton (5)
Basketball (2)
Boxing (13)
Canoeing

Sprint (12)
Slalom (4)

Cycling

BMX (2)
Mountain biking (2)
Road (4)
Track (10)

Equestrian

Dressage (2)
Eventing (2)
Jumping (2)

Fencing (10)

Foil
Saber
Epee

Field hockey (2)
Football (2) – (Soccer)
Gymnastics

Artistic (14)
Rhythmic (2)

Trampoline (2)
Handball (2)
Judo (14)
Modern pentathlon (2)

Cross Country
Swimming
Equestrian
Fencing (Epee)
Shooting (Air Rifle)

Rowing (14)
Sailing (10)
Shooting (15)
Table tennis (4)
Taekwondo (8)
Tennis (5)
Triathlon (2)
Volleyball

Volleyball (2)
Beach volleyball (2)

Weightlifting (15)
Wrestling

Freestyle (11)
Greco-Roman (7)

You can watch all the events in the U.S. on NBC and their affiliate channels with some events on-line. The IOC has even partnered with YouTube, mobile and Xbox Live to bring you added coverage!

5dimes has some action going on to enhance your Olympic entertainment, including futures and some events. For example:

Total USA Gold Medals – under 38 ½ is -135 & over 38 ½ is +115

Total China Gold Medals – under 36 ½ is +125 & over 36 ½ is -145

Total UK Gold Medals – under 21 ½ is +130 & over 21 ½ is -150

Another interesting prop bet is Michael Phelps vs. Spain for most gold medals!

Phelps is +130, Spain is -160