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Localised rows aside, it has avoided the bust-ups with politicians that have tended to befall its predecessors and cross-party support has held. There is no mad panic to finish the venues on time and while demand for tickets might have created its issues, to have sold so many is also unprecedented.

But the British public is not yet frothing with excitement. Nor are Londoners paying much attention to entreaties to plan their travel during the Games in order to avoid horrific congestion at key "hot spots". The torch relay will help, as regional media promote the stories behind the torchbearers, but some may find the involvement of sponsors and its stage-managed nature too cloying.

The London festival — the populist arm of the Cultural Olympiad programme — will also play a role. Locog executives often cite the royal wedding as the nearest example of an event approached with scepticism by some but wildly celebrated by almost all. The outstanding round of ticket sales is key.

Locog chair Lord Coe has promised that two-thirds of the 1 million luckless applicants from the initial ballot will get one. Then Locog must sell 1. Questions remain.

Will London reflect the Games or swallow it? Will the rest of the country feel part of it or look on with curiosity? Will Team GB's biggest names be inspired by the occasion or crushed by the pressure?

Coe, unshakeable in his belief that the British public will go ga-ga for the Games once they arrive, has spoken of a magpie approach to taking the best of previous Olympics. Top of the wish list would probably be the enthusiasm of Sydney's volunteers and crowds — organisers have long promised that London's Games will be defined by its atmosphere.

The opening weekend, when cyclist Mark Cavendish could sprint to gold or Hannah Miley triumph in the pool, will set the tone. On their final visit, the IOC's co-ordination commission chair, Denis Oswald, said London was set to win a medal for its Games organisation. The Olympic Village was within walking distance of all the venues in the Park, enhancing the experience for athletes and officials.

Discover the lasting legacy that this edition of the Olympic Games created for its hosts. The London Games included a four-year Cultural Olympiad. It reached a climax with the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on 27 July , starting a day festival of sport and culture across the UK, as the Olympic and Paralympic spirit crossed the world once again.

Park: The Olympic Park, which held nine venues, was 2. Media: 21, accredited media communicated the Games to a potential worldwide audience of 4 billion people. Workforce: A total workforce of around , people: more than 6, staffs, 70, volunteers and , contractors.

LOCOG had sourced over one million pieces of sport equipment for the Games, including adjustable hurdles for athletics, basketballs, 2, footballs and pairs of boxing gloves.

During the Games, 20 million spectator journeys were made in London, including three million on the busiest day of the Games. Approximately 14 million meals were served at the Games, including 45, per day in the Olympic Village.

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