...until July 27th when the Queen will declare the Olympic games open. The first medal competed for will be in the 10m air pistol shooting, though Britain's realistic hope of a first medal will be in the men's cycling road race with Sports Personality of the Year - Mark Cavendish. Here are some Olympic facts to get you in the mood.
- 26 Olympic sports will be competed over 17 days
- 20 Paralympic sports will be contested over 11 days
- 14,700 athletes will be competing (10,500 in the Olympics and 4,200 in the Paralympics)
- 3 out of 4 people in the world watched at least some of the last Games
- 302 gold medals will be won
- 205 countries will be involved
- 120,000 people will pass through Stratford Regional train station every morning of the Olympics