The organizers of the 2012 London Olympics have repeatedly asserted the value of the Games in the shape of wider involvement in sport, a lasting legacy of sporting facilities, and increased tourism.

before the bid was submitted to the International Olympic Committee. We convinced Mayor Ken Livingstone and Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the 2012 Games bid, that London would be more likely to ...

What a way to open up the 2012 Olympic Games. There is something wrong with the rules in your sport when the reigning world champion and fourth-best qualifying scorer cannot participate in the ...

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The 2012 London Olympics Games serve as a cautionary tale for local communities in host cities—a new study warns. The study by the University of Portsmouth analyzed 20 years of data, from 2001 ...

Sadiq Khan wants London to bid for the 2040 Olympics and insists the capital can host the Games ‘brilliantly’ and ‘very cheaply’. London 2012 proved to be a monumental success and Khan ...

but also one which photographer Simon Roberts says was a period reminiscent of the 1948 Olympics held in London, known as the austerity games. "London 2012, it was widely claimed," says Roberts ...

Vancouver activists passed the torch to London-based anti-Games organizer Julian Cheyne, who brought it to protests against the 2012 London Olympics. He then gave it to a New Jersey–based group ...

Kevin Durant is a four-time Olympian, making his debut at the 2012 Olympic Games. Durant is a reigning champion in basketball, with him being a 14-time All-Star, and being the highest-scoring ...

A handful of countries have hosted the Games more than once ... all in London (1908, 1948, 2012). Germany has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, once in Berlin (1936) and once in Munich (1972).