Olympic Schedule

• Hosting the Olympic Games is never going to be easy. You might recall the behind-schedule construction nightmares before Athens 2004, the pollution complaints at Beijing 2008 and Montreal's near-bankruptcy in 1976.
(CNN (blog))
• That poor guy should've competed in equestrian.
(Dallas Morning News)
• LONDON - North Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ung Chang expresses outrage at a diplomatic blunder which resulted in his countrys womens soccer team leaving the field after the South Korea flag had been displayed by mistake.
(The Guardian)
• At the Beijing Games four years ago, NBC asked swimming, rather than track, to endure the inconvenience of an inverted schedule (finals in the morning of any Games dating from the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, according to NBC figures.
(Washington Post)
• While there have been some preliminary games for both mens and womens soccer before the lighting of the Olympic flame, Friday, July 27 will mark the official beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
(YAHOO!)
• The time the world has been waiting for this summer has nearly arrived, as the London Olympics Opening Ceremony 2012 schedule begins at 9 p.m. London time (3 p.m. Central Time) on Friday. U.S.
(Jackson Clarion-Ledger)
• The London Olympics have already kicked off as the soccer tournament is underway, but things cant truly start until the opening ceremony. That will take place on Friday night, and it promises to be the highlight of the Games for most.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Here are the TV and complete schedules for the London Games: TV SCHEDULENBC SPORTS NETWORKMens Soccer -- Qualifying Round (LIVE), 4 a.m.--3 p.m.ï ¡MSNBCMens Soccer -- Qualifying Round (LIVE), 6:30 a.m.--2 p.m.
(NBCNews.com)