2012

  • 27 July-12 August: London 2012 Olympic Games
  • 29 August -9 September: London 2012 Paralympic Games

2011

  • Tickets go on sale
  • Test events to be held in the Olympic Park

2010

  • 12-28 February: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games
  • 12-21 March: Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games
  • Official London 2012 Games-time Volunteer Programme to be launched

2009

  • Construction underway on all new permanent venues on the Olympic Park

2008

  • May: Construction began on Olympic stadium
  • August: Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • September: Beijing Paralympic Games

2007

  • October: Planning permission granted for Olympic Park site

2006

  • January: The London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was fully set up
  • March: The Olympic Delivery Authority was set up by the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act

2005

  • July: The International Olympic Committee voted for London to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Game