Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon Olympic records stood as follows. According to IAAF statistics, the top ten fastest men's marathon times prior to the 2012 Olympics are as follows: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon The men's marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place on the Olympic marathon street course on 12 August, the final day of the Games. The course started and finished on The Mall in central London. Runners completed one short circuit of around part of the City of Westminster and then three longer circuits of around Westminster, the Victoria Embankment and the City of London.
Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics are qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involve 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, are to be held in India, Ireland and Japan, at different times in 2012. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics. India qualified to Olympics after beating France 8–1 in first qualifying tournament, while South Korea qualified after beating Ireland 3–2