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| A doodle on the Google homepage celebrates the opening ceremony of London Olympics 2012 |
London: As all the eyeballs are on the dazzling
extravaganza of the London Olympics 2012. Google on Friday celebrates the official start
of the London 2012 Olympics celebrates the official start of the London
2012 Olympics with a doodle on its homepage featuring 5 athletes playing
different Olympic sports.
The doodle is a cheery and
colorful cartoon that features five
athletes on the track holding the letters of Google which also symbolises the
logo of Olympics.
Titled “Isles of Wonder,” the
Opening Ceremony show will feature thousands of performers who will showcase
the best of London and the U.K.
Continuing with its tradition of Google
putted a new doodle on its home page few minutes ago, Google has started off
with a London 2012 archery doodle. The
London 2012 archery doodle is the second Google doodle this Olympics.
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| Few hours after launching Olympic doodle Google puts London 2012 archery doodle |
The world's biggest sporting
event will kick off officially in London on July 27 at 9:00pm GMT with the
ringing of the largest harmonically tuned bell in Europe, after which the Queen
of England will be greeted by Jacques Rogge, the President of the International
Olympic Committee.
Next a parade of athletes will
enter the stadium, headed by the Greek team, and followed by teams from
other nations arranged alphabetically as well as Great Britain’s team, which
will enter last.
The
British Queen will officially pronounce the Games open. The Olympic Flag will
be carried into the Stadium and participants will swear an oath to compete and
judge fairly.
Finally,
the Olympic flame will enter the Stadium where athletes will pass it to a
torchbearer who will light the cauldron, which will burn continuously until the
Games are over.
As
for the Olympic torch, it sailed
on the royal rowbarge Glorina along the River Thames earlier today,
and later arrived at City Hall, where it will remain until it heads in a few
hours for the Opening Ceremony.
The excitement leading up to the
Opening Ceremony is high.