Olympian joy for London and its lord of rings

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Olympian joy for London and its lord of rings

ALASTAIR JAMIESON AND KAREN MCVEIGH

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=751382005


Key points
• London wins bid to host 2012 Olympic games
• London won vote of Olympic committee by 54 votes to 50 over Paris
• Ecstatic celebrations in Trafalgar Square but French cry foul

Key quote
"It's just the most fantastic opportunity to do everything we always dreamed of in British sport. We can change the face of sport in the next seven years and beyond" - Lord Sebastian Coe, Olympic bid chairman


Story in full JUBILATION, ecstasy and tears of joy followed yesterday's announcement that London's dream of hosting the world's greatest sporting event had come true.

The city's bid, headed by Lord Coe, clinched the 2012 Olympic Games by just four votes from arch-rival Paris in a tense showdown in Singapore.

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