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Paris gets Wednesday's action under way in Singapore which was supported by a sleekly put together video

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Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe (left) answers questions from the IOC members about their bid

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg (left) and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton lead New York's bid to host the games

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Moscow is the third bidding city - and the last before everyone takes a break for lunch - to argue their case

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London's bid team returns from lunch to make its final presentation to host the 2012 Olympic Games

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Former Olympian Princess Anne gets London's presentation underway with a message from the Queen

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London bid chairman Lord Coe is joined on stage by Amber Charles, who delivered London's bid file to the IOC

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Spain's Queen Sofia addresses the IOC members as the final presentation from Madrid gets underway

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Juan Antonio Samaranch Jnr, son of the former IOC president, helps Madrid's bid before the voting takes place

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The moment of truth arrives as Rogge unveils the city that will host the Olympic Games in seven years

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London wins to the delight of Denise Lewis (second left), while mayor Ken Livingstone lets the news sink in

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Coe takes a moment to reflect on a job well done by his team as London are given the Games for the first time in 64 years

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Britain's greatest Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave celebrates with England football captain David Beckham

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Rogge hands Coe the host city contract, meaning London has seven years to prepare for the Games