London Olympics
London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK.
British participation in Olympic events, both as a competitor and as a host, is the responsibility of the British Olympic Association.
Read more about London Olympics: 1908 Summer Olympics, 1944 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Paralympic Games
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“London ... remains a man’s city where New York is chiefly a woman’s. London has whole streets that cater to men’s wants. It has its great solid phalanx of fortress clubs.”
—Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980)