The 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, followed by the 2012 Paralympic Games from 29 August to 9 September.

London 2012 Olympics tickets go on sale in 2011. Tickets for the Paralympic Games also go on sale in 2011.

7.7 million tickets will be available for the Olympic Games, with another 1.5m for the Paralympic Games.

Details of how to purchase tickets will be announced nearer the time.

Sir Clive Woodward calls for party unity to boost 2012 Olympic legacy

Sir Clive Woodward has called for party political unity to ensure the London Olympics in 2012 leave a lasting sporting legacy for Britain.

Woodward, who is the British Olympic Association’s director of Olympic performance, has stressed the need for clear policies to be in place before the games to ensure that the interest and excitement around sport generated by the event is not lost, with any future government sure to face many competing demands for limited public funds.

Speaking at a parliamentary event called The Importance of Sport, the former England rugby union coach said: “2012 offers us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to encourage more people to participate in sport, to ensure they have fun and enjoy it. “Sport is my life – sport is an important part of many of your lives – and I passionately believe that introduced to the right sport in the right circumstances, everyone in this country can benefit from it as much as I have.

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