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BBC Sport | Olympics 2012

• Guide to London's Olympics venues

  Interactive guide to 2012 Olympics

• More from the BBC on London 2012

• London takes over as Olympic host

  Mayor Boris Johnson receives the Olympic flag to signal the start of London's reign as Olympic host city and spark wild celebrations in the capital.

• Plans for 2012 VeloPark unveiled

  Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy helps unveil designs for London's 2012 Olympic cycling facilities.

• 2012 bosses deny demolition plan

  London 2012 chiefs tell BBC Sport they are not seriously considering a scheme to flatten the Olympic Stadium after the Games.

• Public 'fearing Olympics failure'

  Most Britons do not think the government is capable of successfully managing the 2012 Olympics, a survey suggests.

• Cultural Olympiad plans unveiled

  Plans for a four-year programme of cultural events ahead of the 2012 Olympics are announced in London.

• Uefa chief warns against GB team

  Uefa's David Taylor says a GB team at the Olympics would endanger British football's separate identities.

• More Britons 'to attend Olympics'

  Public enthusiasm for attending the 2012 London Olympic Games has risen almost 30% following the Beijing Games, a survey for the BBC suggests.

• Britain may aim for third in 2012

  Britain could revise its medals target for London 2012 following the team's success at the Beijing Olympics.

• Brown pays tribute to GB success

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to the achievements of the British team at the Beijing Olympics.

• We won't try to top Beijing - Coe

  London 2012 chief Lord Coe admits that the current Olympics in Beijing will be the last Games of its scale.

• See the Olympic building site through the eyes of a 2012 cynic

  See the Olympic building site through the eyes of a 2012 cynic

• 1948

  BBC producer Dominic Sutherland tells the story of the sometimes farcical race to stage the 1948 Olympics in London.

• 1908

  BBC Sport marks the centenary of the 1908 Olympic Games