After all, the legacy here in East London is our future. Correction: An earlier version of these comments misstated the year that London was selected to host the 2012 Olympics. It was 2005, not 2007.

It shines a light on another inequality at the Olympics – the medal count. At London 2012, men had the chance to compete in 163 events, while the women had only 131 events.

Sadiq Khan wants London to host the 2040 Olympic Games as part of his quest to make the city 'the sporting capital of the world'. London 2012 proved to be a monumental success.

London also centered its bid on the massive urban renewal of a dilapidated area of East London. It's the fourth bid from Britain, which failed with Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester ...

After Olympics, London Sees Exodus Of Thousands August 13, 2012 • The well-staged London Olympics have drawn to a close and on Monday, thousands of fans made their way to airports for the flight ...

And London isn't unique: Just about all Olympic Games run way over-budget, Phillips reports. To pick just a few: Atlanta in 1996 was 147 percent over original estimates.

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 ...

“London can host the #Olympics in 2020,” Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate, wrote on Twitter. “We have the infrastructure and the experience.

Sammy Lee remembers it vividly: food rationing, bombed-out buildings, rubble. The year was 1948, and London was hosting the Olympics amid severe austerity in the aftermath of World War II.

The mayor of London will light a "legacy flame" on 22 July to mark the 10th anniversary of the Olympic Games. Organisers said they hoped it would reawaken the "feel good" spirit felt by many ...

The London Olympics are on track to become the most over-budgeted Games when it comes to sports-related costs since ‘96 — and the costliest ever, at $14.8 billion.

Sadiq Khan wants London to host the 2040 Olympic Games as part of his quest to make the city 'the sporting capital of the world'. London 2012 proved to be a monumental success.