Olympic Games London 2012, Commemorative Issue
Dublin Core
Title
Olympic Games London 2012, Commemorative Issue
Description
Τhe London 2012 Olympic Games known as the XXX Olympiad were held from 25th July to 12th August.
At the Opening Ceremony more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries participated. London had been selected as the host city on 6th July 2005 at the IOC session in Singapore where it defeated bids from Moscow, New York city, Madrid and Paris. London became the first city to hold the games three times in the games’ modern history. It had previously hosted the games in 1908 and 1948.
The Cyprus Olympic Committee had sent the nation’s smallest team since 1988, with 13 athletes, 9 men and 4 women who competed in 7 sports. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus’ tennis player who some years back was ranked 8th in the world, was the country’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony.
Cyprus left London with the first Olympic Silver medal won by Pavlos Kontides in the men’s Laser (sailing) event.
At the Opening Ceremony more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries participated. London had been selected as the host city on 6th July 2005 at the IOC session in Singapore where it defeated bids from Moscow, New York city, Madrid and Paris. London became the first city to hold the games three times in the games’ modern history. It had previously hosted the games in 1908 and 1948.
The Cyprus Olympic Committee had sent the nation’s smallest team since 1988, with 13 athletes, 9 men and 4 women who competed in 7 sports. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus’ tennis player who some years back was ranked 8th in the world, was the country’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony.
Cyprus left London with the first Olympic Silver medal won by Pavlos Kontides in the men’s Laser (sailing) event.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: Ioanna Kalli
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2012CS188, 2012CS189, 2012CS190, 2012CS191
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Olympic Games London 2012, Commemorative Issue,” Αψίδα, accessed January 7, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44216.