The schedule of events for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been released.

The first action will be women’s football on 25 July, two days before the official opening of the Games.

After the women’s football group games and the men’s on thursday, the opening ceremony of the Games will take place inside the Olympic stadium at 19:30 BST on Friday, 27 July.

On Monday, 30 July, swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe could be going head-to-head in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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