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2012 Olympics
« on: July 06, 2005, 02:50:13 PM »
Well, London did it, they're getting the Olympics!  I know it was neck and neck with Paris, they must have just pulled it out at the last moment.
My brother emailed me and said that baseball will be played at Regent's Park and basketball and gymnastics will be in the Millenium Dome!  Finally, they'll have a use for that place.

I wonder where all the other events will be?
They'll obviously use the nearly newly built Wembley Stadium and then they'll have to get the East London stadium going so it's ready.

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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2005, 04:57:34 PM »
The below link mentions the locations of most of the sports.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050706/wl_uk_afp/oly2012gbrlondonbid_050706120216

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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 05:09:48 PM »
Greenwich Park for the equestrian stuff which is what I'm interested in seeing.  :D
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 05:29:54 PM »
Quote from: AnneR on July 06, 2005, 05:09:48 PM
Greenwich Park for the equestrian stuff which is what I'm interested in seeing.  :D

Oooh, that sounds awesome!

I wonder how hard it will be to get tickets to events?
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2005, 05:48:56 PM »
DH seems to think that it'll be quite easy for some sports, and I'm obsessed with dressage which is probably a tad on the boring side for most people. I know in '84 my parents and I got tickets to the three day event (which usually runs at least four days  ??? )with no problem whatsoever and that included the medal ceremony on the final day. So I think if you pick and choose what you want to see sort of carefully it's not too hard. Wanna watch the horsies with me?  :D
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2005, 06:04:31 PM »
Quote from: AnneR on July 06, 2005, 05:48:56 PM
Wanna watch the horsies with me?  :D

I'd love to! I know very little about dressage, but I love the show jumping! So really, any horsey event is fine with me!
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2005, 09:43:09 PM »
I'm definitely watching hockey!! (for those from US...field hockey)
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2005, 09:46:02 PM »
Quote from: AnneR on July 06, 2005, 05:48:56 PM
Wanna watch the horsies with me? :D

Yes.   :)  My Mom's already e-mailed me about watching the horses.  Nothing like planning ahead. 
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2005, 11:29:34 PM »
Quote from: belindaloo on July 06, 2005, 06:04:31 PM
I'd love to! I know very little about dressage, but I love the show jumping! So really, any horsey event is fine with me!

Quote from: Mindy on July 06, 2005, 09:46:02 PM
Yes. :) My Mom's already e-mailed me about watching the horses. Nothing like planning ahead.

Yippee! Girls week out in 2012!  ;D Think they'll let us bring thermoses of margaritas in?  ;)
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2005, 12:34:14 AM »
Quote from: AnneR on July 06, 2005, 11:29:34 PM
Yippee! Girls week out in 2012!  ;D Think they'll let us bring thermoses of margaritas in?  ;)

Never hurts to ask!  ;)
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2005, 12:18:06 PM »
Hate to rain on your parade - but it doesn't look as if there will be any baseball or softball...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4658925.stm
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2005, 12:20:29 PM »
Quote from: Cassandra on July 08, 2005, 12:18:06 PM
Hate to rain on your parade - but it doesn't look as if there will be any baseball or softball...

Definitely hasn't effected my parade!  ;)
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2005, 12:24:58 PM »
Quote from: AnneR on July 08, 2005, 12:20:29 PM
Definitely hasn't effected my parade! ;)

Heh - I just realized that it wasn't perhaps the best phrasing to use about a sporting event in England.  I hope I didn't jinx anything!   ;)
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2005, 12:39:52 PM »
Quote from: AnneR on July 06, 2005, 05:09:48 PM
Greenwich Park for the equestrian stuff which is what I'm interested in seeing.  :D

Greenwich Park? Crikey! That's round the corner where I live! ... Hopefully by 2012, I won't be in London any more, it was already unbearable to live close to the Arsenal stadium, please not again!!  ;D
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Re: 2012 Olympics
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2005, 03:24:48 PM »
We'll most probably go to the 3 day eventing and other equestrian stuff when the 2012 Olympics roll around as DW is horse mad  :)  We've been to Olympia Christmas show jumping event and have been to the show jumping at Windsor last year and are thinking of going to the Blenheim 3 day event show in September.

I'm really hoping to get to Wimbledon for the tennis as well.

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