[00:01.97]LONDON WINS

[00:04.16]July 6, 2005 London

[00:07.52]At 12:45 UK time today,

[00:10.06]the name of the host city for the 2012

[00:13.03]Olympic Games was being announced

[00:14.65]by the International Olympic Committee

[00:17.20](IOC) in Singapore.It was London.

[00:20.76]London's name had been announced twice before,

[00:23.68]in 1908 and 1948.

[00:26.58]so it now has the distinction

[00:28.52]of being the first city to host the event

[00:30.54]three times.

[00:32.18]Applications to host the games

[00:33.86]had also been made by Moscow, Madrid,

[00:35.82]New York and Paris.

[00:37.46]In the end, it came down to a choice

[00:39.47]between Paris and London.

[00:41.82]The news is being celebrated

[00:43.43]by crowds in the streets.

[00:45.29]Cheering people can also be seen everywhere:

[00:47.68]in pubs, homes and offices all over London.

[00:51.06]Prince William, who is now in New Zealand,

[00:53.28]said he was delighted that the 2012 Olympic

[00:56.40]Games would be held in London

[00:58.19]and he was looking forward to the Games.

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