This will be the third time London has hosted the games having also done so in 1908 and 1948.

Discover more about the history of London Olympics.

The 2012 Olympics will take place in a host of new venues as well as using existing and historic facilities. Many of the new facilities will be reused and the plans are part of the regeneration of Stratford and Lower Lea Valley in east London.

More venue information here: Olympic venues.

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