Watch Olympic Games 2012 Live Stream: Cycling, Swimming, Archery

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, also known informally as London 2012, began in London, United Kingdom, on 27 July and will continue until 12 August 2012. Road Cycling featured at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, with an 87km race that started and finished in Athens.

A former royal residence based on the banks of the River Thames in south-west London, Hampton Court Palace will provide a spectacular setting for the Road Cycling Time Trial.

Olympic Road and Track Cycling; History ? Track Cycling has been around since at least 1870. When cycling was in its infancy, wooden indoor tracks were laid which resemble those of modern velodromes, consisting of two straights and slightly banked turns.

One appeal of indoor track racing was that spectators could be easily controlled, and hence an entrance fee could be charged, making track racing a lucrative sport. Early track races attracted crowds of up to 2000 people. Indoor tracks also enabled year-round cycling for the first time. Track racing prospered in the US and Europe. The main early centres for track racing in Britain were Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London.

London 2012 Archery: South Korea?s archery queens assumed their traditional place at the top of the ranking round for the London Games on Friday, but the United States pushed them close and may feel this is the year to end the Asian powerhouse?s Olympic dominance.

London 2012 Swimming: From sprints to long-distance contests, swimming is packed with thrilling action as competitors battle it out to the reach the finish line ? where an inch can be the difference between winning and losing.

During the London 2012 Olympic Games, swimming will take place at the brand-new, wave-shaped Aquatics Centre. It is one of four aquatic sports, the others being water polo, diving and synchronised swimming.

Swimming events are divided according to the different strokes: front crawl (freestyle), breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke. There are also relay competitions, 10k marathon races and a medley, where all four strokes are used.

At the London 2012 Olympic Games, there will be 10 gold medals up for grabs over six action-packed days in the Track Cycling competition. Currently enjoying a boom in popularity, the action-packed sport of Track Cycling has featured at every Games but one since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

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