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Fans arrive in Trafalgar Square to hear if London has been successful in its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games

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News filters through that Moscow, New York and Madrid are out of the running and it is between London and Paris

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The tension mounts as double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes and Steve Cram wait for the announcement

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And seconds later, the IOC president Jacques Rogge reveals that London will host the Olympic Games in 2012

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A huge flag unfurled in Trafalgar Square says it all as London holds off the challenge from Paris

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A dull day in London does not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd which erupts with delight at the announcement

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Meanwhile, in Singapore, England football captain David Beckham is all smiles at the decision

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And London bid chairman Lord Coe takes a moment to reflect on a job well done by his team

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Back in London potential Olympians celebrate the news that the city will host the games for the first time in 64 years

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Screams of delight reverberate around Trafalgar Square as the enormity of the news begins to sink in

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Revellers jump for joy under Nelson's Column as the party in the centre of London gets underway

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For others, the emotions of the day are too much and tears of joy are as much as they can manage

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London policemen get involved in the celebrations that are sure to go on long into the evening

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As night falls the new Wembley Stadium arch, which will be a centrepiece of the 2012 Games, is lit-up in celebration