Count me in: The London Olympics by the numbers

LONDON (AP) -- The London Olympics this summer is big, big, big by any measure. Here are a few numbers from Olympic organizers that put the July 27-Aug. 12 event into perspective.

THE GAMES THEMSELVES:

-- 10,500 athletes from 205 national Olympic committees

-- 26 sports; 39 disciplines

-- 34 venues around the U.K.

-- 302 medal events

-- 8.8 million tickets

-- 21,000 media and broadcasters

THE TORCH:

-- 8,000 torchbearers to carry the flame across Britain and Ireland

-- 8,000 miles (12,785 kilometers ) : Length of the torch relay

--300 meters: Average distance each torchbearer has the flame

-- 95 percent: Portion of the U.K. population within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the flame

THE PUBLIC:

--1 billion visitors to london2012.com

--14 million meals to be served at the games

--70,000 volunteers

--2,012 official pin badge designs

--28 "Olympic live sites" across nation with big screen televisions

--203,000 pieces of luggage leaving Heathrow on Aug. 13, the day after the Olympics end

EQUIPMENT

-- 1 million pieces of equipment

-- 600 basketballs

--541 lifejackets (canoeing, marathon swimming, rowing, sailing, and triathlon)

--510 adjustable hurdles for track events

--356 pairs of boxing gloves

--99 training dolls for wrestling and judo

--53 sets of lane ropes for swimming

ATHETES VILLAGE

-- 45,000: number of meals served there per day

--165,000: number of towels

--22,000: number of pillows

SECURITY

--12,000 police officers on duty on the busiest days

--23,700 security personnel, not including police