London Games Closing Ceremony

London Games Closing Ceremony

The Spice Girls! Pet Shop Boys! Madness! Check out photos from Sunday evening's (August 12) star-studded closing ceremony of the London Games.
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All Is Golden for Team GB

All Is Golden for Team GB

Team GB brought home a total of 29 gold medals during the 2012 London Olympiad. Get a peek at all the gold-medal winners!
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Rowing Team Nabs Britain's First Gold

Rowing Team Nabs Britain's First Gold

Rowing duo Helen Glover and Heather Stanning captured Team GB's first gold medal of the Games on Wednesday, August 1 with their historic win in the Women's Rowing Pair finals. Tour de France champ Bradley Wiggins placed first in the cycling time trial.
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Bronze for Britain's Men Gymnastics

Bronze for Britain's Men Gymnastics

The British men's gymnastics team roused the home crowd with a surprise bronze medal in the men's final during the London Games. Britain hadn't witnessed such a win in exactly 100 years.
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Royal Olympian Wins Silver

Royal Olympian Wins Silver

On her home turf, Zara Phillips became the first member of the immediate British royal family to win an Olympic medal. Get a look at her Olympic performance.
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Featured Athletes

Featured Athletes

Get to know some of Britain's finest athletes as they share their earliest memory of watching the Summer Games, what they love most about their respective sport, their favorite band, and more!
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1948 Summer Games: A Photo Retrospective

1948 Summer Games: A Photo Retrospective

After a twelve-year absence due to World War II, the Games returned to London in 1948. Take a look back at some of Britain's star athletes and memorable moments from the Olympics coined as the 'Austerity Games.'
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  • London Games Closing Ceremony
  • All Is Golden for Team GB
  • Rowing Team Nabs Britain's First Gold
  • Bronze for Britain's Men Gymnastics
  • Royal Olympian Wins Silver
  • Featured Athletes
  • 1948 Summer Games: A Photo Retrospective

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A London Games Skit

A London Games Skit

In this Dickensian crack up, Sir Patrick Stewart haggles gold medalist Ryan Lochte. And Simon Pegg dons a speedo.

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Blur Rocks Hyde Park

Blur Rocks Hyde Park

The Britpop outfit, plus New Order and The Specials, ruled the home crowd not too far from Olympic Stadium.

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Missy Franklin Hearts the UK

Missy Franklin Hearts the UK

The American swimmer, who earned five gold medals in London, was a member of her high school’s Anglophile club.

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Showdown of Sportsmanship

Showdown of Sportsmanship

Check out funnyman Dave Hill test his athletic prowess with some of Britain’s finest athletes in London.

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Opening Ceremony Photos

Opening Ceremony Photos

It was night to remember! View snaps from the awe-inspiring Olympic opening.

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Celeb Olympic Torchbearers

Celeb Olympic Torchbearers

There was a host of familiar faces who helped carry the torch on its journey to Olympic Stadium.

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A Royal Brush

A Royal Brush

Princess Anne represented Britain at the 1976 Summer Games and her daughter, Zara, competed for the UK this summer.

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A Look Back at The 1908 Games

A Look Back at The 1908 Games

The ’08 Games were slated to happen in Rome, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius led to a new venue.

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Set, Spike, and Serve!

Set, Spike, and Serve!

In spirit of this summer’s London Games, ‘Brit List’ host Asha Leo reveals which sport she’d most like to try!

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More on London and the Games

A Guide to the Games

A Guide to the Games

Check out BBC Travel for more coverage surrounding the world’s biggest sporting event happening in London this summer.

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Summer of London

Summer of London

Keep up with the best that London has to offer, plus check out other fun lists and videos via Anglophenia.

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Photos: Royals at the Games