London to host 2012 Olympics

London’s dream of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games became a reality today.

The capital won a sensational victory against the odds when the final votes of International Olympic Committee delegates in Singapore were counted.

London beat Paris to the prize after months of determined campaigning which went right down to the wire.

The British and French capitals made it to the fourth and final round of voting after first Moscow, then New York and Madrid were eliminated in earlier rounds.

And London managed to attract enough support from delegates to beat firm favourite Paris in the run-off.