Olympic Calendar

The 2012 London Olympics are now just around the corner and with so many events going on over such a short space of time, a guide is simply a necessity. There are a multitude of competing sports, starting on Wednesday 25th July and ending on Sunday 12th August. Curiously, the Opening Ceremony is on Friday the 27th July, after the footballing side of the competition has begun.

Here you'll find the key dates and events mentioned, there are simply too many to list, so enjoy!

Friday 27th July - As aforementioned, the Opening Ceremony will take place and it's the start of Men's and Women's Archery.

Saturday 28th July - The Saturday sees the first medal events. Men's Team's Archery, the Men's Cycling Road Race, Women's Individual Foil Fencing, Women's 48k Judo, Men's 60k Judo, Women's 10m Air Rifle, Men's 10m Air Pistol, Men's 400m Individual Medley Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 400m Individual Medley, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay and Women's 48Kg in Weightlifting.

Sunday 29th July - The 29th sees the Women's Team Archery, The Women's Road Race for Cycling, Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Diving, Men's Individual Sabre Fencing, Women's 52 and Men's 66kg Judo, Women's 10m Air Pistol and Women's Skeet Shooting, Women's 100m Butterfly (Swimming), Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 400m Freestyle, Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay and Women's 53 and Men's 56Kg Weightlifting.

Monday 30th July - Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Diving, Women's Individual Epee Fencing, Men's Team Gymnastics, Women's 57Kg and Men's 73Kg Judo, Men's 10m Air Rifle Shooting, Men's 200m Freestyle Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke, Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 58kg and Men's 62Kg Weightlifting.

Tuesday 31st July - Men's Canoe Single Canoe Slalom, Women's Synchronised 10m Platform, Team and Individual Eventing Equestrian, Men's Individual Foil Fencing, Women's Team Gymnastics, Women's 63kg and Men's 81kg Judo, Men's Skeet Shooting, Women's 200m Freestyle Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly, Women's 200m Individual Medley, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay, Women's 63kg and Men's 69kg Weightlifting.

Wednesday 1st August - Men's Kayak Canoe Slalom, Men's and Women's Individual Time Trial Road Cycling, Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Diving, Women's Individual Sabre Fencing, Women's 70kg and Men's 90kg Judo, Women's Pair, Women's Quadruple Sculls and Men's Eight Rowing, Men's 200m Breaststroke, Women's 200m Butterfly, Men's 100m Freestyle and Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Swimming, Women's 69kg and Men's 77kg Weightlifting.

Thursday 2nd August - Women's Individual Archery, Men's Canoe Double and Women's Kayak Canoe Slalom, Women's and Men's Team Sprint Track Cycling, Women's Team Foil Fencing, Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics, Women's 78kg and Men's 100kg Judo, Men's Double Sculls, Men's Lightweight Four and Women's Eight Rowing, Men's Double Trap Shooting, Women's 200m Breaststroke, Men's 200m Backstroke, Men's 200m Individual Medley and Women's 100m Freestyle Swimming.

Friday 3rd August - Men's Individual Archery, Men's Shotput and Women's 10,000m Athletics, Mixed Doubles Badminton, Men's Team Pursuit, Women's +78kg and Men's +100kg Judo, Men's Quadruple Sculls, Men's Pair, Women's Double Sculls and Men's Single Sculls Rowing, Women's 200m Backstroke, Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 800m Freestyle and Men's 50m Freestyle Swimming, Women's 75kg and Men's 85kg Weightlifting.

Saturday 4th August - Women's Discus Throw, Women's Heptathlon, Men's Long Jump, Men's 10,000m and Women's 100m Athletics. Women's Doubles and Singles Badminton, Women's Team Pursuit Track Cycling, Men's Four, Women's Lightweight Double Sculls, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls and Women's Single Sculls Rowing, Women's 50m Freestyle, Men's 1500m Freestyle, and Men's and Women's 4x100m Medley Relay, Women's Singles and Men's Doubles Tennis, Women's Triathlon and Men's 94kg Weightlifting.

Sunday 5th August - Women's Marathon, Women's Triple Jump, Women's 400m, Men's Hammer Throw and Men's 100m (aka the big one!) Athletics, Men's Singles and Doubles Badminton, Men's Omnium Track Cycling, Women's 3m Springboard Diving, Men's Team Foil Fencing, Men's Star and Finn Sailing, Men's 50m Pistol Shooting, Mixed and Women's Doubles and Men's Singles Tennis, Women's +75kg Weightlifting. 

Monday 6th August - Women's Shot Put, Men's 400m Hurdles, Men's 400m and Women's Pole Vault Athletics, Men's Spring Track Cycling, Team Jumping Equestrian, Men's Vault Gymnastics, Women's Laser Radial and Men's Laser Sailing, Men's Trap Shooting, Men's 105kg Weightlifting and Men's 60-84-120kg Greco-Roman Wrestling.

Tuesday 7th August - Men's 1500m, Men's Discus Throw, Men's High Jump and Women's 100m Hurdles Athletics, Women's Omnium, Men's Keirin and Women's Sprint Track Cycling, Men's 3m Springboard Diving, Men's Parallel Bars and Women's Beam Gymnastics, Men's and Women's RSX Sailing, Women's Duets Synchronised Swimming, Women's Team Table Tennis, Men's Triathlon, Men's +105kg Weightlifting and Men's 96kg and 66kg Greco-Roman Wrestling.

Wednesday 8th August - Women's 400m Hurdles, Women's 200m, Men's 110m Hurdles and Women's Long Jump Athletics, Women's Beach Volleyball, Men's Single and Double 1000m Canoe Sprint, Individual Jumping Equestrian, Men's 49er Sailing, Men's Team Table Tennis, Women's 57kg and Men's 68kg Taekwondo and Women's 48kg and 63kg Freestyle Wrestling.

Thursday 9th August - Men's 800m, Men's Triple Jump, Men's 200m, Men's Decathlon and Women's Javelin Athletics. Men's Beach Volleyball, Women's Fly, Light and Middle Boxing, Women's 10m Platform Diving, Individual Dressage Equestrian, Women's Football, Men's 470 Sailing, Men's 10km Marathon Swimming, Women's 57kg and Men's 68kg, Women's Water Polo and Women's 72kg and 55kg Freestyle Wrestling.

Friday 10th August - Women's 5000m, Women's 4x100m Relay, Women's Hammer Throw, Women's 1500m, Men's 4x400m Relay and Men's Pole Vault, Women's and Men's BMX, Women's Hockey, Women's 470 Sailing, Men's 10km Sailing, Women's Teams Synchronised Swimming, Women's 67kg and Men's 80kg Taekwondo and Men's 74kg and 55kg Freestyle Wrestling.

Saturday 11th August - Men's 5000m, Women's 800m, Women's 4x400m Relay and Men's 4x100m Relay Athletics, Women's Basketball, Women's Mountain Bike, Men's 10m Platform, Men's Football, Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics, Women's Handball, Men's Hockey, Men's Modern Pentathlon, Women's Volleyball and Men's 84-60-120kg Freestyle Wrestling. 

Sunday 12th August - This is the final day of the Olympics and naturally it means the closing ceremony will be and ready. The Men's Marathon will close the Athletics proceedings for 2012, Men's Basketball, Men's Fly, Light, Welter, Light Heavy and Super Heavyweight boxing, Men's Mountain Bike, Men's Handball, Women's Modern Pentathlon, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo and Men's 66kg and 96kg Freestyle Wrestling.

And that wraps up our Olympic Calendar for London 2012! You'll be able to watch all the action unfold in so many different ways, such is technology these days. As well as via television, there'll be Olympics Online with bookmakers and you will be able to bet via mobile too!