A new video about the history and present state of London’s famed amateur boxing club, The Fitzroy Lodge, shows the value of teaching discipline and control (and how to knock somebody out).
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Just the victory parade to go, and then Britain’s summer of love will be over. London 2012, the capital’s greatest party in living memory, is done. At the risk of using up the entire annual quota of Guardian editorial schmaltz in one go, this past month it feels as if most of us have been (as Boris Johnson would have it) cropdusted with serotonin, the happiness hormone.
Read the Guardian’s editorial this morning on the Paralympics and Olympics summer of love.
Here’s the review of the closing ceremony from our Olympics editor Owen Gibson, and Jonathan Freedland looks back on the summer of 2012
Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe
What an amazing night - relive the closing ceremony & look back on the summer of 2012 with the Guardian
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The Orbit being lit up in the darkening sky
in the London 2012 Olympic Park
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The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012. [REUTERS/Luke MacGregor]
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The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012. [REUTERS/Luke MacGregor]
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Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games July 27, 2012. [REUTERS/Dylan Martinez]
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‘A Week Ago’
So much has happened this week.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ufj8dce61qmaoalo1_500.jpg)
Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games July 27, 2012. [REUTERS/Dylan Martinez]
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‘A Week Ago’
So much has happened this week.
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Let the Games begin
We’re thrilled to announce a special edition ESPN Olympics Coverage Channel that will be available during the London Games!
ESPN is the premier source of news and results for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and we’ve created five exciting Triggers powered by The Worldwide Leader in Sports.
The latest news
ESPN’s extensive news coverage is available through two Triggers: New Olympics top story lets you follow the biggest news stories while New Olympics story from search gives you control over the stories most important to you, such as your favorite athlete or sport.
Complete medal results
When your favorite country wins a medal, be the first to know with the New Olympic medal by country Trigger. Use the New Olympic Gold medal by country and New Olympic Gold medal and world record Triggers for more refined results.
We can’t wait to see all the fun Recipes you share with the community using this special edition Channel. Keep your eyes on the what’s hot list for all the latest and greatest Shared Recipes!
—The IFTTT Team
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Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games July 27, 2012.
[REUTERS/Dylan Martinez]
The London Games: Live blog | On Twitter | On Facebook | iOS app
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The Olympic cauldron is seen alight during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. [REUTERS/David Gray]
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The Olympic cauldron is seen alight during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. [REUTERS/David Gray]
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Britain’s flag bearer Chris Hoy holds the national flag as he leads the contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012.
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Wembley Stadium
As the London 2012 Olympic Games start today with the first game of the Women’s Football tournament, here is the stadium that will be hosting the final, Wembley & it’s iconic arch
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