While it captures the grand feel of the Games, London 2012's dull campaign stops it from taking home the gold. The stadia have been built, the athletes are prepared, and London's public transport ...

Fireworks at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Ten years on from the flag-draped fever dream of Danny Boyle’s opening ceremony and the golden ...

September 7, 2012 • American Paralympian Matt Stutzman won the silver medal in archery this week, a feat he accomplished despite being born without arms. In the men's compound open final, he was ...

The London 2012 Olympic Games have officially drawn to a close, ending 16 days of competition. IOC President Jacques Rogge described the 30th Olympiad as a "happy and glorious games" and asked the ...

It is the ultimate reward for the greatest sporting event on the planet. More than 10,000 athletes will spend nearly three weeks competing for the chance to receive at least one of 302 Olympic Gold ...

With races run, records set and a remarkable sporting infrastructure now in place, the London Olympic and Paralympic Games have confirmed the UK capital’s reputation as one of the world’s great cities ...

It was the London 2012 Olympic event that started before the opening ceremony and was played in Cardiff, Coventry, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. It was a global football tournament that featured ...

Londoners celebrate the news that their city will host the 2012 Olympic Games. Early Wednesday, Olympics organizers announced their choice of London over Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow. Hear ...

Well, that was that then. The 30th Olympiad of the modern era is over. All of the finals of London 2012 have been played and the last medal has been awarded, as tradition dictates, to the winner of ...

Behind the shades shielding his eyes from the glare of the late evening floodlights, it was not difficult to imagine the ...

In his closing speech the then IPC President Sir Philip Craven described London 2012 as "the greatest Paralympic Games ever". London 2012 set the benchmark for all future Paralympic Games. The event ...

With the official opening of London 2012 an expansive field of brands–both official partners and otherwise–are taking final positions for a multi-million pound marketing bonanza which British media ...