LOCOG Fact pack May 2012 - Everyone’s Games - key facts - Games by numbers - Key dates coming up - Myth-buster - Issues Craig Beaumont, LOCOG Communications and Public Affairs
[email protected] Everyone’s Games - key facts 57 million Britons are within 10 miles permanent live sites and 47 big screens across of the Olympic Flame, which will be carried by every UK nation and region 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers Over 350,000 spectators attended 14 million people across the UK have our London Prepares series of test events participated in a Cultural Olympiad event 241,000 people have visited the Olympic 12 million young people in 20 Park since 2007 countries reached by International Inspiration 200,000 people will be working on the Over 10 million free tickets are Games at Games time available for 1,000 London 2012 Festival events 175,000 schoolchildren and Over 8 million Games tickets accompanying adults will go to the Games for are going to Britons for the Games – 75% of a free through Ticketshare total 11 million tickets. (Beijing 2008 made 50% Over 100,000 children from over of just over 7 million tickets publicly available. 12,000 schools are involved in the School Games There are twice as many tickets available to the Up to 70,000 Britons will be London domestic public than at Athens 2004) 2012 Games Maker volunteers 5 million people in the UK have signed 46,000 people have worked on the up to receive Games-related emails Olympic Park and Village Over 4 million young people 14,000 spectators at the last BT took part in