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'''[[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]''' is scheduled to compete at the '''[[2012 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] from July 27 to August 12, 2012 as the host nation. London will become the first city to host the [[Summer Olympics]] on [[London Olympics|three occasions]] having previously done so in [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] and [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4654821.stm|title=Coe promises Olympics to remember |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2005 |accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref>[[Athens]] has also hosted three [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]-organised events, in [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and the [[Intercalated Games]] in [[1906 Intercalated Games|1906]]. However, the 1906 games are no longer officially recognised by the IOC, as they do not fit with the quadrennial pattern of the modern Olympics.</ref>
'''[[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]''' is scheduled to compete at the '''[[2012 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] from July 27 to August 12, 2012 as the host nation. London will become the first city to host the [[Summer Olympics]] on [[London Olympics|three occasions]] having previously done so in [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] and [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4654821.stm|title=Coe promises Olympics to remember |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2005 |accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref>[[Athens]] has also hosted three [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]-organised events, in [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and the [[Intercalated Games]] in [[1906 Intercalated Games|1906]]. However, the 1906 g

The team is known by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) as Great Britain despite athletes from the whole of the [[United Kingdom]], including those from [[Northern Ireland]], being eligible. As host nation Great Britain gains automatic qualification places in a number of events and is expected to compete in all 26 sport disciplines at the Games.

==Team==
Despite the team being made up of athletes from the whole [[United Kingdom]] they compete under the name of Great Britain, a name assigned to them by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) for the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] along with the [[IOC country code]] ''GBR''. The team is also referred to as "Team GB".<ref name="Team GB">{{cite web|title=Team GB - Our Greatest Team|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/teamgb/about/|publisher=british Olympic Association|accessdate=10 May 2011}}</ref> Representatives of the [[Northern Ireland Executive|devolved Northern Ireland government]] have objected to the name, which they argue creates a perception that Northern Ireland is not part of the British Olympic team, and have called for the team to be renamed as Team UK.<ref>{{cite news|last=McGarrigle|first=Heather|title=No place for 'NI', says Olympic Team GB|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/no-place-for-ni-says-olympic-team-gb-15109571.html|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=Belfast telegraph|date=10 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Minister urges BOA to change 'erroneous Team GB name'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12688705|publisher=BBc News|accessdate=10 May 2011|date=10 March 2011}}</ref> Additionally some [[British overseas territories]] compete separately from Great Britain in the event (e.g. [[Bermuda at the Olympics|Bermuda]]). The kit for Great Britain was designed by [[Stella McCartney]].<ref>http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/london-2012/0513159-london-2012-campaigners-target-locog-policy-olympic-merchandise</ref> In addition to the Olympic merchandise the largest range of 'Team GB' branded items went on sale including the BOA's official mascot Pride.<ref>http://www.morethanthegames.co.uk/london-2012/0615419-london-2012-team-gb-mascot-pride-looks-deliver-cuddly-cash-boost</ref><ref>http://www.olympics.org.uk/News/4cf558-london-2012-launches-new-range-of-team-gb-and-paralympicsgb-products/</ref>

==[[File:Archery pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Archery==
{{main|Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As the host nation, Britain automatically receives the full allocation of six individual places, alongside entry to both the men's and women's team events.<ref name="bbcarchery">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/archery/8855514.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Archery|date=3 January 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

* Men's individual event - 3 quota places
* Men's team event - 1 team of 3 archers
* Women's individual event - 3 quota places
* Women's team event - 1 team of 3 archers

==[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As the host nation, Britain does not automatically receive any places, however the following British athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org - Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=4 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS|url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Statistics/Standards/05/97/61/20110415082248_httppostedfile_EntryStandards_London2012_24135.pdf|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=4 June 2011}}</ref>

;Qualified three (or more) athletes at the A Standard
* Men's 100&nbsp;m
''[[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey]], [[James Dasaolu]], [[Marlon Devonish]], [[Christian Malcolm]]''
* Men's 200&nbsp;m
''[[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey]], [[Leon Baptiste]], [[James Ellington]], [[Richard Kilty]], [[Christian Malcolm]], [[Danny Talbot]]''
* Men's 400&nbsp;m hurdles
''[[Jack Green (athlete)|Jack Green]], [[Dai Greene]], [[Nathan Woodward]]''
* Men's discus throw
''[[Abdul Buhari]], [[Brett Morse]], [[Lawrence Okoye]]''
* Women's 100&nbsp;m
''[[Jeanette Kwakye]], [[Anyika Onuora]], [[Laura Turner]], [[Jodie Williams]]''
* Women's 400&nbsp;m
''[[Shana Cox]], [[Lee McConnell]], [[Christine Ohurougu]], [[Perri Shakes-Drayton]]''
* Women's 800&nbsp;m
''[[Emma Jackson (athlete)|Emma Jackson]], [[Jenny Meadows]], [[Marilyn Okoro]], [[Jemma Simpson]]''
* Women's pole vault
''[[Holly Bleasdale]], [[Katie Byres]], [[Kate Dennison]]''
* Women's marathon
'''[[Paula Radcliffe]], [[Mara Yamauchi]],''' ''[[Joanne Pavey]], [[Claire Hallissey]], [[Louise Damen]], [[Susan Partridge]], [[Alyson Dixon]], [[Liz Yelling]], [[Amy Waterlow Whitehead]], [[Hellen Decker]], [[Becky Penty]]''

;Qualified two athletes at the A Standard
* Men's 800&nbsp;m
''[[Michael Rimmer]], [[Andrew Osagie]]''
* Men's 10,000&nbsp;m
''[[Mohamed Farah]], [[Chris Thompson (athlete)|Chris Thompson]]''
* Men's marathon
'''[[Scott Overall]]''', ''[[Lee Merrien]]''
* Men's 110&nbsp;m hurdles
''[[William Sharman]], [[Andy Turner (athlete)|Andy Turner]]''
* Men's long jump
''[[Greg Rutherford]], [[Chris Tomlinson]]''
* Men's high jump
''[[Robbie Grabarz]], [[Samson Oni]]''
* Women's 200&nbsp;m
''[[Anyika Onoura]], [[Jodie Williams]]''
* Women's 1,500&nbsp;m
''[[Lisa Dobriskey]], [[Hannah England]]''
* Women's 100&nbsp;m hurdles
''[[Jessica Ennis]], [[Tiffany Porter]]''
* Women's 3,000&nbsp;m steeplechase
''[[Hatti Dean]], [[Barbara Parker]]''
* Women's heptathlon
''[[Jessica Ennis]], [[Louise Hazel]]''

;Qualified one athlete at the A Standard
* Men's 400&nbsp;m
''[[Martyn Rooney]]''
* Men's 5,000&nbsp;m
''[[Mo Farah]]''
* Men's triple jump
''[[Philips Idowu]]''
* Men's pole vault
''[[Steven Lewis]]''
* Men's javelin throw
''[[Mervyn Luckwell]]''
* Women's 5,000&nbsp;m
''[[Helen Clitheroe]]''
* Women's 400&nbsp;m hurdles
''[[Perri Shakes-Drayton]]''
* Women's long jump
''[[Shara Proctor]]''
* Women's triple jump
''[[Yamile Aldama]]''
* Women's javelin throw
''[[Goldie Sayers]]''
* Women's 20&nbsp;km race walk
''[[Johanna Jackson]]''

;Qualified one (or more) athletes at the B Standard
* Men's 1,500&nbsp;m
''[[Andy Baddeley]], [[Nick McCormick]], [[James Shane]]''
* Men's 3,000&nbsp;m steeplechase
''[[Luke Gunn]]''
* Men's hammer throw
''[[Alex Smith (athlete)|Alex Smith]]''
* Women's discus throw
''[[Eden Francis]]''
* Women's hammer throw
''[[Sophie Hitchon]]''

On December 6, [[Paula Radcliffe]], [[Mara Yamauchi]] and [[Scott Overall]] became the first three athletes to be named in the athletics squad; all three will compete in the marathon.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/16048434.stm | work=BBC News | title=Marathon trio secure 2012 places | date=6 December 2011}}</ref>

==[[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Badminton==
{{main|Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As hosts, Team GB may enter two badminton players regardless of how they fare in qualifying.<ref name="bbcbadminton">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/badminton/8855544.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Badminton|date=3 January 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

==[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Basketball==
{{main|Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
Basketball was the only sport in which Great Britain were not guaranteed entry as hosts in 2012. In early 2011, [[FIBA]] granted the men's and women's teams automatic qualification.<ref>{{cite news|title=Great Britain teams to play at London 2012 Olympics|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/9423686.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=19 March 2011|first=Rob|last=Dugdale|date=13 March 2011}}</ref> Until 2006, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland competed as separate teams.<ref name="bbcbasket">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/8810643.stm|title=Great Britain 'must work harder' for 2012 Olympic spot|date=30 July 2010 | work=BBC News|first=Nick|last=Hope}}</ref>

* Men's team event - 1 team of 12 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 12 players

==[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
Britain was guaranteed five male boxers at the Games and one female entrant, by virtue of being the host nation. Team GB has yet to confirm to the world governing body, the [[International Boxing Association|AIBA]], which weights it will choose for those places.<ref name="bbcboxing">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8856107.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Boxing |date=3 January 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref> following the 2011 World Championships, five British boxers had claimed their places. The special 'host' places for men's boxing therefore became void. Further male and female boxers may qualify through later qualification tournaments.

* Men's Flyweight (52&nbsp;kg) - '''[[Andrew Selby]]'''
* Men's Bantamweight (56&nbsp;kg) - '''[[Luke Campbell (boxer)|Luke Campbell]]'''
* Men's Light welterweight (64&nbsp;kg) - '''[[Tom Stalker]]'''
* Men's Welterweight (69&nbsp;kg) - '''[[Fred Evans (boxer)|Fred Evans]]'''
* Men's Super heavyweight (+91&nbsp;kg) - '''[[Anthony Joshua]]'''

* Women's events - 1 quota place (weight division to be decided)

==Canoeing==
{{main|Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

===[[Image:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg|30px]] Slalom===
Britain qualified the maxium of one boat in all four classes, at the 2011 World Championships.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/canoeing/14875645.stm | work=BBC News | title=GB win World slalom silver medal | date=11 September 2011}}</ref>

* Men's C1 - 1 place
* Men's C2 - 1 place of 2 canoeists
* Men's K1 - 1 place
* Women's K1 - 1 place

===[[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg|30px]] Sprint===
The canoe sprint allocation for the host nation is one place in the Men's K1 1000&nbsp;m, Men's C1 1000&nbsp;m and Women's K1 500&nbsp;m. Team GB was expected to earn a healthy number of British quota places in competition at the Worlds and an as-yet-unconfirmed European qualifying event to be held in May 2012.<ref name="bbccanoe">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/canoeing/8855854.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Canoeing|date=3 January 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

* Men's K1 1000&nbsp;m - 1 quota place
* Men's C1 1000&nbsp;m - 1 quota place
* Women's K1 500&nbsp;m - 1 quota place.

Following the conclusion of the World Championships, Great Britain has won quota places in the following additional events:-

*Men's K1 200 m - 1 quota place
*Men's K2 200 m - 1 quota place
*Women's K1 200 m - 1 quota place
*Women's K4 500 m - 1 quota place

Further places may be earned in other events at the future European qualification event, except in the Men's K4 1000m, qualification in which has concluded with no Great Britain entrant qualifying.

==[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Cycling==
{{main|Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As the host nation, Britain only automatically receives 1 place in both BMX events.

===[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Road===
* Men's Road Race - 5 quota places

Great Britain qualified for a maximum 5 quota places in the men's Olympic Road Race by virtue of their top 10 national ranking at the end of 2011. The team is likely to include reigning World Road Race Champion [[Mark Cavendish]] and World Time Trial Silver medalist [[Bradley Wiggins]], who is also likely to compete in the Time Trial.

* Men's Time Trial - 2 quota places
* Women's Time Trial - 1 quota place

===[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Track===


Qualification for the ten events to be held in the Olympic velodrome is entirely dependent on [[UCI]] rankings. Entry is limited to one rider, or as the case may be one team, per nation. Nations are also limited to 16 quota places in total.

Great Britain, which is a leading nation in track cycling, will compete in all ten track events.

* Men's Team Sprint - 1 quota place (team of 3)
* Men's Sprint - 1 quota place
* Men's Keirin - 1 quota place
* Men's Team Pursuit - 1 quota place (team of 4)
* Men's Omnium - 1 quota place
* Women's Team Sprint - 1 quota place (team of 2)
* Women's Sprint - 1 quota place
* Women's Keirin - 1 quota place
* Women's Team Pursuit - 1 quota place (team of 3)
* Women's Omnium - 1 quota place

===[[Image:Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg|30px]] BMX===

* Men's BMX event - 1 quota place
* Women's BMX event - 1 quota place

==[[File:Diving pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Diving==
{{main|Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts Great Britain were automatically entitled to places in all four synchronised diving events, but athletes for individual events had to qualify through their own performances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/dv/dv_qual.pdf|publisher=Federation Internationale De Natation{{!}}FINA|accessdate=10 May 2011|format=PDF}}</ref>. Through finishes at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. the 2012 FINA Diving World Cup even in London, and the dive-off on the final day of the 2012 event, Great Britain achieved the maximum allowable number of quota places; two in each individual event.

Qualified by right

* Men's 3&nbsp;m springboard - 2 quota places.
* Men's 10&nbsp;m platform - 2 quota places.
* Women's 3&nbsp;m springboard - 2 quota place.
* Women's 10&nbsp;m platform - 2 quota places.

Host nation places

* Men's synchronised 3&nbsp;m springboard - 1 quota place of 2 divers.
* Men's synchronised 10&nbsp;m platform - 1 quota place of 2 divers.
* Women's synchronised 3&nbsp;m springboard - 1 quota place of 2 divers.
* Women's synchronised 10&nbsp;m platform - 1 quota place of 2 divers.

==[[File:Equestrian pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Equestrian==
{{main|Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
Great Britain automatically receives a team and the maximum number of individual competitors in each of the 3 disciplines; dressage, eventing and show jumping.<ref>{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Equestrian|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/equestrian/9006515.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 May 2011|date=4 January 2011}}</ref>

===Dressage===
* Individual event - 4 quota places
* Team event - 1 team of 3 riders

===Eventing===
* Individual event - 5 quota places
* Team event - 1 team of 5 riders

===Show jumping===
* Individual event - 4 quota places
* Team event - 1 team of 4 riders

==[[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing==
{{main|Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Great Britain receive 8 quota places which can be allocated to any of the fencing events. Additional places can be won in specific disciplines in a series of qualification events. On 24 March 2012, [[Richard Kruse]] won a qualifying event in [[Copenhagen]], thus earning Team GB a ninth quota place in Men's Foil.<ref>{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Fencing|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/fencing/8855622.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2 June 2011|date=4 January 2011}}</ref>

* Men's and women's events - 8 host nation quota places
* Men's Foil - 1 quota place ([[Richard Kruse]])

==[[File:Football pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Football==
{{main|Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

A [[Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team|Great Britain men's football team]] will compete at the Olympics for the first time since 1960. The team will be run by [[The Football Association]], as the national associations of [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] have declined to take part. However, despite objections from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, players from all four nations will be considered for selection.<ref>{{cite news|title=London 2012: FA targets potential Team GB Olympics footballers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/16183555.stm|accessdate=6 January 2012|work=BBC News|date=14 December 2011}}</ref> However, those players chosen to represent [[England national football team|England]] at the [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 European Championships]] will not be considered for selection.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/16226745.stm | work=BBC News | title=London 2012: Euro 2012 footballers ruled out of Olympics | date=16 December 2011|accessdate=6 January 2012}}</ref> Former England captain [[David Beckham]], who was involved in promoting [[London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics|London's bid to host the Games]], has expressed an interest in appearing as one of the three over-23 players in the squad.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Nick|title=London 2012 Olympics: David Beckham eager to participate in Games for Great Britain|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/8447467/London-2012-Olympics-David-Beckham-eager-to-participate-in-Games-for-Great-Britain.html|accessdate=14 April 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> The men's team will be managed by [[Stuart Pearce]] and the women's by [[Hope Powell]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/15382675.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pearce wants GB selection freedom | date=20 October 2011}}</ref>

* Men's team event - 1 team of 18 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 18 players

==Gymnastics==
{{main|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

===[[Image:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Artistic===

Great Britain were entitled, as of right as host, to one male and one female gymnast, those being the gymnasts ranked highest in the all-around event at the World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Gymnastics|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=12 May 2011|date=4 January 2011}}</ref>

However, as a result of qualification events, Great Britain will field a full team of five gymnasts in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events. As a result, Great Britain will compete in both team all-around events at the games, as well as individual events.

The women's team qualified through a top eight finish in the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The men did not succeed in replicating this feat, and the highest ranked British Gymnast in the all-around event was fourth placed [[Daniel Purvis]]. If Great Britain had failed to qualify a team at the final qualification event, he would have taken the single quota place.

In the event, Great Britain won the final qualification event ahead of France, to book a full quota of gymnasts for the 2012 Games.

* Men's team event - 5 quota places
* Women's team event - 5 quota places

===[[Image:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Rhythmic===
The [[British Olympic Association]] have announced that the team will utilise host nation qualification places. A berth will be available in the individual competition and a further six places for the group event,<ref>{{cite news|title=GB earn rhythmic gymnastic spots for 2012 Olympics|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/gymnastics/13368281.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=12 May 2011|date=11 May 2011}}</ref> but the BOA set a qualifying criterion although a place as the host nation is available automatically. The British team was required to reach a target score of 45.223 by the second day of a test event held in London in January 2011. They narrowly missed this target by that date and then surpassed the target on the third and final day of the event, leading to a dispute in which [[British Gymnastics]] argued that they should not be excluded in the Games.

On 5 March 2012, the gymnasts won their appeal, and British Gymnastics announced that the team would now be nominated for selection<ref>url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/gymnastics/9113302/London-2012-Olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-win-Games-appeal.html|GB Gymnasts win appeal</ref>.

* Women's individual all-around event - 1 quota place
* Women's team event - 1 team of 6 gymnasts

===[[Image:Gymnastics (trampoline) pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Trampoline===

* Women's - 1 quota place

==[[File:Handball pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Handball==
{{main|Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
Great Britain's men's and women's handball teams will be allowed to take up host places at the 2012 Olympics.<ref name="bbchandball">{{cite news|title=Great Britain handball teams given 2012 Olympic nod |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/handball/9362374.stm|date=19 January 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport|first=Nick|last=Hope}}</ref>

* Men's team event - 1 team of 14 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 14 players

==[[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Hockey==
{{main|Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
The Great Britain [[Great Britain national field hockey team|men's]] and [[Great Britain women's national field hockey team|women's]] teams qualify automatically as hosts. England, Wales and Scotland compete separately in most competitions, but send a combined team to the Olympics, which is managed by [[England Hockey]].<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|title=Great Britain Hockey's London 2012 Olympic Games preparations and legacy|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/8137640/Great-Britain-Hockeys-London-2012-Olympic-Games-preparations-and-legacy.html|accessdate=2 May 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=16 November 2010 |author=Emily Benammar}}</ref><ref name="bbchockey">{{cite news|title=Great Britain hockey on course for 2012 - Mantell|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/hockey/8795657.stm|accessdate=2 May 2011|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=10 July 2010}}</ref>

* Men's team event - 1 team of 16 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 16 players

==[[File:Judo pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Judo==
{{main|Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
British judoka receive one place in each of the 14 categories by virtue of hosting the Olympic tournament - the maximum allocation possible.<ref name="bbcjudo">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/judo/8855623.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Judo|date=4 January 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

* Men's &ndash;60&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's &ndash;66&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's &ndash;73&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's &ndash;81&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's &ndash;90&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's &ndash;100&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's +100&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;48&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;52&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;57&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;63&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;70&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;78&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's +78&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place

==[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Modern pentathlon==
{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Great Britain receive one automatic qualification place per gender. A maximum of two British men and two British women will be able to qualify for modern pentathlon events.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Modern Pentathlon|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/modern_pentathlon/9341843.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=5 May 2011|date=6 January 2011}}</ref>

* Men's event - 2 quota places
* Women's event - 2 quota places

==[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Rowing==
{{main|Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Great Britain qualifed boats in the following events at the 2011 World Championships:

*Men's four<ref name="Men's 4">http://www.worldrowing.com/news/favourites-advance-in-world-champ-semifinals</ref>
*Lightweight Women's Double Sculls<ref name="Men's 4"/>
*Lightweight Men's Double Sculls,<ref name="Men's 4"/>
*Men's Pair<ref name="Men's Pair">http://www.worldrowing.com/news/tufte-and-hacker-improve-through-semifinals</ref>
*Women's Double Sculls<ref name="Men's Pair"/>
*Men's Single Sculls<ref name="Men's Pair"/>
*Men's Double Sculls<ref name="Men's Double Sculls">http://www.worldrowing.com/news/denmark-squeaks-through-to-lightweight-four-final</ref>
*Lighweight Men's Four<ref name="Men's Double Sculls"/>
*Women's Pair,<ref name="Women's Pair">http://www.worldrowing.com/news/one-step-closer-to-the-london-olympics-</ref>
*Men's Eight,<ref name="Women's Pair"/>
*Women's Eight<ref>http://www.worldrowing.com/news/brazil-makes-history-and-slovenia-shows-its-love</ref>
*Women's Quadruple Sculls<ref>http://www.worldrowing.com/news/germany-reigns-supreme-in-mens-eight</ref>
*Men's Quadruple Sculls.<ref>http://www.worldrowing.com/news/drysdale-matches-five-time-world-champ-record</ref>

The only boat which Britain has not yet qualified for the Olympics was in the Women's Single Sculls event where Frances Houghton was one place short.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/8741034/London-2012-Olympics-boost-for-Great-Britain-with-record-medal-haul-at-Rowing-World-Championships.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Rachel | last=Quarrell | title=London 2012 Olympics: boost for Great Britain with record medal haul at Rowing World Championships | date=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>
http://www.worldrowing.com/news/heat-heart-and-soul-in-b-finals-</ref>

==[[File:Sailing pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Sailing==
{{main|Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts, Great Britain receive automatic qualification places in each boat class.<ref name=BBCSailing1>{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Sailing|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/8856828.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 June 2011|date=6 January 2011}}</ref><ref name=BBCSailing2>{{cite news|title=London 2012: Ben Ainslie in Great Britain squad|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sailing/14970694.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 September 2011|date=20 September 2011}}</ref>

* Men's windsurfer - [[Nick Dempsey]]
* Men's one person dinghy - [[Paul Goodison]]
* Men's one person dinghy (heavyweight) - [[Ben Ainslie]]
* Men's two person dinghy - [[Luke Patience]] & [[Stuart Bithell]]
* Men's skiff - 1 quota place of 2 sailors
* Men's keelboat - [[Iain Percy]] & [[Andrew Simpson (sailor)|Andrew Simpson]]
* Women's windsurfer - [[Bryony Shaw]]
* Women's one person dinghy - 1 quota place
* Women's two person dinghy - [[Hannah Mills]] & [[Saskia Clark]]
* Women's match racing - [[Lucy MacGregor]], [[Kate MacGregor]] & [[Annie Lush]]

==[[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As the host nation, Great Britain will have at least nine shooters in nine different events. Additional places have been secured by [[Richard Brickell]] in the men's skeet, [[Richard Faulds]] and [[Peter Wilson (sport shooter)|Peter Wilson]] in the men's double trap and Georgina Geikie in women's 25&nbsp;m pistol <ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Quota Places|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places.ashx|publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation]]|accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>

* Men's 50&nbsp;m rifle 3 position - 1 quota place
* Men's 25&nbsp;m rapid fire pistol - 1 quota place
* Men's 10&nbsp;m air pistol - 1 quota place
* Men's trap - 1 quota place
* Men's double trap - 2 quota places
* Men's skeet - 2 quota places
* Women's 10&nbsp;m air rifle - 1 quota place
* Women's 25&nbsp;m pistol - 2 quota place
* Women's trap - 1 quota place
* Women's skeet - 1 quota place

==[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

British swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=FINA|accessdate=8 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION - Swimming|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/sw_qual.pdf|publisher=FINA|accessdate=8 June 2011}}</ref> All British swimmers must qualify by finishing in the top two of the Olympic trials having gained the a special GB qualifying time set by [[British Swimming]] in the relevant final (that time being the fastest time of the sixteenth fastest swimmer internationally in that event in 2011).

Unfilled spaces may be filled by swimmers making the appropriate qualifying time in the ASA Championships in June 2012.

;Two (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time
* Men's 200&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Robbie Renwick]]''' qualified)
* Men's 400&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Robbie Renwick]]''' qualified)
* Men's 1,500&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Daniel Fogg]]''' and '''[[David Davies (swimmer)|David Davies]]''' qualified)
* Men's 200&nbsp;m backstroke
* Men's 100&nbsp;m breaststroke ('''[[Dan Sliwinski]]''' and '''[[Craig Benson (swimmer)|Craig Benson]]''' qualified)
* Men's 200&nbsp;m breaststroke ('''[[Andrew Willis (swimmer)|Andrew Willis]]''' and '''[[Michael Jamieson]]''' qualified)
* Men's 200&nbsp;m butterfly ('''[[Joseph Roebuck]]''' and '''[[Roberto Pavoni]]''' qualified)
* Men's 200&nbsp;m individual medley ('''[[Joseph Roebuck]]''' and '''[[James Goddard]]''' qualified)
* Men's 400&nbsp;m individual medley ('''[[Roberto Pavoni]]''' and '''[[Joseph Roebuck]]''' qualified)
* Women's 50&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Fran Halsall]]''' and '''[[Amy Smith (swimmer)|Amy Smith]]''' qualified)
* Women's 100&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Fran Halsall]]''' and '''[[Amy Smith (swimmer)|Amy Smith]]''' qualified)
* Women's 400&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Rebecca Adlington]]''' and '''[[Joanne Jackson (swimmer)|Joanne Jackson]]''' qualified)
* Women's 800&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Rebecca Adlington]]''' and '''[[Eleanor Faulker]]''' qualified)
* Women's 100&nbsp;m backstroke ('''[[Gemma Spofforth]]''' and '''[[Georgia Davies]]''' qualified)
* Women's 200&nbsp;m backstroke ('''[[Elizabeth Simmonds]]''' qualified)
* Women's 100&nbsp;m butterfly ('''[[Ellen Gandy]]''' and '''[[Fran Halsall]]''' qualified)
* Women's 200&nbsp;m butterfly ('''[[Ellen Gandy]]''' and '''[[Jemma Lowe]]''' qualified)
* Women's 200&nbsp;m individual medley ('''[[Hannah Miley]]''' and '''[[Sophie Allen]]''' qualified)
* Women's 400&nbsp;m individual medley ('''[[Hannah Miley]]''' and '''[[Aimee Willmott]]''' qualified)

;One swimmer has achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time
* Men's 50&nbsp;m freestyle
* Men's 100&nbsp;m backstroke ('''[[Liam Tancock]]''' qualified)
* Men's 100&nbsp;m butterfly ('''[[Michael Rock (swimmer)|Michael Rock]]''' qualified)
* Women's 200&nbsp;m freestyle ('''[[Rebecca Turner]]''' qualified)
* Women's 100&nbsp;m breaststroke ('''[[Kate Haywood]]''' qualified)
* Women's 200&nbsp;m breaststroke ('''[[Stacey Tadd]]''' qualified)

;One (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Selection Time

* Men's 100&nbsp;m freestyle


;Relays
Great Britain has qualified in the following relays.

* Men's 4x100m freestyle relay ('''[[Simon Burnett]], [[James Disney-May]], [[Craig Gibbons]]''' and '''[[Adam Brown (swimmer)|Adam Brown]]''' qualified)
* Men's 4x200m freestyle relay ('''[[Ieuan Lloyd]], [[Robbie Renwick]], [[Robert Bale (swimmer)|Robert Bale]]''' and '''[[Ross Davenport]]''' qualified)
* Women's 4x100m freestyle relay ('''[[Fran Halsall]], [[Amy Smith (swimmer)|Amy Smith]], [[Rebecca Turner]]''' and '''[[Jessica Lloyd]]''' qualified)
* Women's 4x200m freestyle relay ('''[[Rebecca Turner]], [[Caitlin McClatchey]], [[Eleanor Faulker]]''' and '''[[Joanne Jackson (swimmer)|Joanne Jackson]]''' qualified)

* Men's 4x100m medley relay
* Women's 4x100m medley relay

===Open water swimming===
'''[[Keri-Anne Payne]]''' became the first British athlete to qualify for the 2012 Games when she won the [[2011 World Aquatics Championships|2011 World Championships]] in the Women's 10&nbsp;km marathon event in China.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/london_2012/14196646.stm | work=BBC News | title=Payne seals 2012 spot with gold | date=19 July 2011}}</ref> As hosts Great Britain may also qualify one swimmer in the men's 10km marathon event. [[Daniel Fogg]] and [[David Davies (swimmer)|David Davies]] will compete in the final open water qualifier.

==[[Image:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Synchronised swimming ==
{{main|Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics|}}

As the host nation, Great Britain will have a squad of 9 synchronised swimmers taking part in both the duet and team events.<ref>{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Synchro Swimming|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/9357953.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 January 2011|accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref>

* Women's duet - 1 team of 2 swimmers
* Women's team event - 1 team of 9 swimmers

==[[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Table Tennis==
{{main|Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Team GB will field a six-strong table tennis team at the 2012 Olympic Games after being granted permission to use host nation qualification places.<ref name="bbctable">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/table_tennis/9405490.stm|title=Team GB take table tennis places for 2012 Olympics|date=4 March 2011 | work=BBC News}}</ref>

==[[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Taekwondo==
{{main|Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
Britain does not take any formal part in qualification tournaments in taekwondo, as the GB team already have four guaranteed places at their disposal, two for men, two for women.<ref name="bbctaekwondo">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/taekwondo/9358050.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Taekwondo|date=11 January 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=26 May 2011}}</ref>

British Taekwondo has nominated the following weight categories to take up as their host quota places:<ref name="bbctaekwondo2">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/taekwondo/13543707.stm|title=British Taekwondo reveal 2012 Olympic weight divisions
|date=25 May 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

* Men's &ndash;68&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Men's &ndash;80&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;57&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place
* Women's &ndash;67&nbsp;kg - 1 quota place

==Triathlon==
{{main|Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
[[Helen Jenkins]] became the second Briton to qualify for the Olympics, when she won the [[2011 ITU Triathlon World Championships|Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series 2011 London]] event, meeting the British qualifying standards of finishing on the podium at the race over the Olympic course.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/triathlon/14407733.stm | work=BBC News | title=Jenkins wants 2012 Olympics boost | date=5 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/triathlon/14430168.stm | work=BBC News | title=Jenkins powers to Hyde Park win | date=6 August 2011}}</ref> The next day [[Alistair Brownlee]] and his brother [[Jonathan Brownlee]] became the third and fourth people to qualify for London, as Alistair won the race and Jonny came in third over the Olympic course.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/triathlon/14403780.stm | work=BBC News | title=Alistair Brownlee wins in London | date=7 August 2011}}</ref>

==Volleyball==
{{main|Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As hosts Great Britain gain automatic entry for men's and women's teams in both indoor and beach volleyball.<ref>{{cite news|title=Volleyball president vows to find 2012 cash|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/2012/newsid_9031000/9031639.stm|accessdate=25 May 2011|date=24 September 2010 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

===[[Image:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|30px]] Beach===

* Men's team event - 1 team of 2 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 2 players

===[[Image:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|30px]] Indoor===

* Men's team event - 1 team of 12 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 12 players

==[[Image:Water polo pictogram.svg|30px]] Water polo ==
{{main|Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

As hosts Great Britain gain automatic entry for both men's and women's teams.<ref>{{cite news|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Water Polo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/9357983.stm|accessdate=2 June 2011|date=11 January 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

* Men's team event - 1 team of 13 players
* Women's team event - 1 team of 13 players

==[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] Weightlifting==
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
As the hosts, British weightlifters have already received three men's quota places and two women's places for the London Olympics. The GB team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 10 June 2012.<ref name="bbcweight">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/weightlifting/8855642.stm|title=London 2012 Olympics qualifying: Weightlifting|date=26 July 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>

* Men's events - 3 quota places (weight divisions to be decided)
* Women's events - 2 quota places (weight divisions to be decided)

==[[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|30px]] Wrestling ==
{{main|Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

Great Britain have been offered three guaranteed places at the Games as host nation. If any wrestlers qualify directly through the qualification process, these places will be reduced.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.britishwrestling.org/page.asp?section=190&sectionTitle=Olympics+and+London+2012|title=Olympics and London 2012
|date=6 February 2011|publisher=British Wrestling|accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref>

* Men's and women's, freestyle and Greco-Roman events - 3 quota places

==Media coverage==
The [[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)]] paid £40–50 million for the broadcast rights to the 2012 Olympic Games and is expected to show around 5,800 hours of content over the 17 days of the Games, all of which will be available in [[High-definition television|high definition]]. This is an increase on the amount of coverage shown at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]] when half of the international feed, 2,500 hours, was broadcast.<ref name=broadcaster>{{cite news|last=Magnay|first=Jaquelin|title=London 2012 Olympics: the broadcaster|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/7907480/London-2012-Olympics-the-broadcaster.html|work=27 July 2010|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=12 May 2011|date=27 July 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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Great Britain is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012 as the host nation. London will become the first city to host the Summer Olympics on three occasions having previously done so in 1908 and 1948.[1]<ref>Athens has also hosted three IOC-organised events, in 1896, 2004 and the Intercalated Games in 1906. However, the 1906 g

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