* 1940 – Rafał Piszcz, Polish canoe racer ( d. 2012 )

* 2012: Phil Harwood's book " Canoeing the Congo " and amateur film " Mazungu Canoeing the Congo " document his five month solo journey by canadian canoe.

The lake was used as the 2012 Summer Olympic venue for rowing and canoe sprint, and as the 2012 Summer Paralympic venue for rowing.

* 2012 Summer Olympics ( 27 July – 12 August: rowing from 28 July to 4 August, then canoe sprint )

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Cheshunt station ( along with Waltham Cross, the next southbound station ) will serve as the main access point for the Broxbourne whitewater canoe and kayak slalom.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Waltham Cross station ( along with Cheshunt, the next northbound station ) will serve as the main access point for the Broxbourne whitewater canoe and kayak slalom.

Lee Valley White Water Centre ( previously known as Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre ) is a white-water slalom centre, that was constructed to host the canoe slalom events of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In 2012, Redgrave took up kayaking and attempted the Devizes to Westminster marathon kayak race but had to withdraw halfway through due to tiredness.

A new white water rafting course has been built in Waltham Cross, which will host kayak canoeing events at the 2012 Olympics.

The 2012 races were held January 13 – 15 ( super-combined, downhill, and slalom ).

* The record holders for the most wins are Karl Molitor of Switzerland, who won six times between 1939 and 1947, and Ivica Kostelić of Croatia, who won the slalom race 4 times between 2002 and 2012, and the combined event twice, in 2011 and 2012.

It hosted the mens giant slalom in February 2012 and the FIS World Cup ladies ' downhill and super G, and men's giant slalom and slalom.

This seven-judge procedure has been modified as of the 2012 London Olympics: rather than eliminating one high and one low award and then reducing the total by as in previous international events, the two highest awards and the two lowest are disregarded, leaving three to be summed and multiplied by the difficulty rating.

The score is computed similarly to the scores from other diving events, but has been modified starting with the 2012 London Olympics for the use of the larger judging panels.

The Underground does not run 24 hours a day ( except at New Year and major public events – such as the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London Olympics in 2012 ) because most lines have only two tracks ( one in each direction ) and therefore need to close at night for cleaning and planned maintenance work.

For the 2012 Summer Olympics, there will be five events for both men and women.

As of December 10, 2009 the IOC approved a UCI recommendation to restructure track events at the 2012 Games in London, including the abandonment of individual pursuit events.

Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium events in the Olympics.

As of 2012, the WSOP consists of 61 events, with most major poker variants featured.

* 2012 ( 2009 ): The initial events take place in India in late 2009.

During the 2012 Summer Olympics, the artistic gymnastics events, along with the medal rounds of basketball, were held at The O2.

Wang's evening wear has been worn by stars at many red carpet events, including Viola Davis at the 2012 Academy Awards.

Dorney Lake, in Buckinghamshire, is owned by the college and will host the rowing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the World Junior Rowing Championships.

Besides plants and animals, the evolutionary history of various fungal species is dotted by past and recent whole-genome duplication events ( see Albertin and Marullo 2012 for review ).

Other eukaryotic taxa have experienced one or more polyploidization events during their evolutionary history ( see Albertin and Marullo, 2012 for review ).

An increase in extreme weather events has been attributed to man-made global warming, with a 2012 study indicated an increasing threat from extreme weather.

However, as of March 2012, the latest IPCC report on extreme events SREX states that " there is low confidence in any observed long-term ( i. e., 40 years or more ) increases in tropical cyclone activity ( i. e., intensity, frequency, duration ), after accounting for past changes in observing capabilities.

In 2012, 66 House Republicans complained about policies set in place the last September to curtail requirements to attend religious events.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ( LOGOC ) used Hadleigh Farm, which is owned by the Salvation Army UKIT, for the 2012 Olympic Games mountain bike events.

** Points ( 1 Point = 1 Euro ) earned in official European Tour events from September 1, 2011 to the conclusion of the 2012 Johnnie Walker Championship on August 26

** Total World Rankings Points earned in Official World Golf Ranking events from September 1, 2011 to August 20, 2012 and thereafter in the 2012 Johnnie Walker Championship only

** Points gained from money earned in majors in 2011 and official PGA tour events in 2012 up to August 12 ( i. e. up to and including money earned at the 2012 PGA Championship ).

* 2012 – The opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games is held in London.

Along with that of co-host Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer, Costa's commentary of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies has come under fierce criticism, with Costas being described as making " a series of jingoistic remarks, including a joke about Idi Amin when Uganda's team appeared " and the combined commentary as being " ignorant " and " banal ".

*" Enlightenment ", the main artistic performance in the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

* Enlightenment ( soundtrack album ), the soundtrack of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony

As the 2012 Northern Hemisphere Summer started to draw to a close, NOAA stated that El Niño conditions are likely to develop in August or September.

The first Summer Youth Olympics were in Singapore in 2010 and the first Winter Youth Olympics were held in Innsbruck in 2012.

* 2012 – The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom.

* The London 2012 Summer Olympic Committee contacted The Who manager Bill Curbishley about Moon performing at the games, 34 years after his death.

Leipzig was the German candidate for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was unsuccessful.

In May 2012, Land's End received widespread attention as the starting point of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.

El Moutawakel is a member of the International Olympic Committee, and she was the president of evaluation commissions for the selection of the host city for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

New Order performed at Hyde Park with Blur and The Specials to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

In 2011 the United Kingdom's Royal Mint minted a fifty pence coin depicting a swimmer and another for the triathlon, in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to be held in London.

The sound itself was heard during a segment of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London as rock band Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was played to the stadium.

In August 2012, The Pogues embarked on a 30th anniversary Summer 2012 8-city European tour scheduled from 4 August 2012 at the Stockton Weekender Festival in Stockton-on-Tees, UK to 11 & 12 September 2012 at L ' Olympia, Paris, two shows to be filmed and recorded for a live album and DVD.

The Madison was a Summer Olympic event for men from 2000-2008, but was dropped ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.

His work from Chariots of Fire was heard during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.