Bye bye London 2012! Hello...

"Rio! Rio! Rio!" 2016

We bid London 2012 goodbye and say hello to Rio de Janeiro. 

 
Are you excited? The Brazilians certainly are. Is it 2016 already? large-brimmed hats sporting the 2016 logo were seen in London along with thousands of party-ready fans let's us know what we can expect.

Leonardo Gryner, CEO of the organizing committee in Rio, said at a recent news conference:  

"In Brazil, as you know, we like to party".

Well sounds like one big party to me, I must admit I cannot wait.

The Construction in Rio on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village began in June at a cost of roughly $15 billion, and all venues are expected to be completed by 2015.

Brazil won a record number of medals at the London Games and is aiming for a top-10 finish at the 2016 Games in Rio. Team Brazil won 17 medals overall in London, two more than it did in 2008 in Beijing and 1996 in Atlanta. It finished with the same 3 gold medals as in Beijing, two short of its record from the 2004 Athens Games, when Brazil was 16th overall.

In addition to the 3 gold medals, Brazil won 5 silver and 9 bronze.

In 2016 the committee is expecting the Brazilian athletes to make more finals, particularly in swimming and athletics saying they have already identified some of the sports in which the country will need to improve in order to finish in the top 10 in Rio.
 

Brazil didn't win a single medal in athletics this year, and only 2 in swimming, a silver for Thiago Pereira and a bronze by Cesar Cielo. 

DEDICATED TO ALL THE ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS AND THOSE TO COME...

Plan to attend? Check out ticket prices to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil  

THE COUNT DOWN IS ON: 

LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS

Tickets: The Official London Olympic Ticket Website
Shop: Official London 2012 Online Shop

Click here for: Schedule & Results

It's that time again! the entire world is excited and geared up for the London 2012 Olympics. 204 countries will send more than 10,000 athletes to compete in 300 events.

For all you Football fanatics - July 25th Women's Football will be first on the schedule following the Men's on July 26th! 

Tune in daily for worthy Olympic news as it unfolds. 

GOOD LUCK to all countries! ONE LOVE!

Women's Football

Time         Event     Team         vs.      Team

16:00 - First Round Group E   Great Britain  New Zealand

17:00 - First Round Group G    United States    France
17:00 - First Round Group F   Japan                Canada
18:45 - First Round Group E    Cameroon       Brazil
19:45 - First Round Group G    Colombia       DPR Korea
19:45 - First Round Group F     Sweden          South Africa

Men's Football
Time          Event        Team      vs.       Team

12:00 - First Round Group D Honduras        Morocco
14:30 - First Round Group B Mexico            Korea
14:45 - First Round Group D Spain              Japan

17:00 - First Round Group A UA Emirates   Uruguay
17:15 - First Round Group B Gabon             Switzerland
19:45 - First Round Group C Egypt            Brazil
19:45 - First Round Group C Belarus          New Zealand
20:00 - First Round Group A Great Britain  Senegal