A view of the London 2012 Olympic athletics stadium, London, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009. On Friday Oct. 2, the decision as to who will host the 2016 Olympics Games will made in Copenhagen. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

A view of the London 2012 Olympic athletics stadium, London, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009. On Friday Oct. 2, the decision as to who will host the 2016 Olympics Games will made in Copenhagen.

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  1. London Games chief Sebastian Coe listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi December 1, 2009. The 2012 Olympics will not be overshadowed by the grandness of last year's Beijing event, Coe said on Tuesday.
  2. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 29: 2008 Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya and Collis Birmingham of Australia lead the Elite male athletes race away from the starting line during the Australian Road Running Championships and Great Australian Run at Albert Park on November 29, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: A general view of the O2 Arena during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 25, 2009 in London, England. The O2 will be an London 2012 Olympic venue.
  4. LONDON - NOVEMBER 3: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the London 2012 Olympic Park site in Stratford on November 3, 2009 in east London, England.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Fireworks go off from the BT Tower to mark 1000 days until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on October 31, 2009 in London, England. Chief of the London 2012 bid, Lord Coe has said that the capital's Olympic preparations are ahead of schedule at the 1000 days to go milestone.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: A general view of the Olympic site in Stratford on October 30, 2009 in London, England. Tomorrow marks a thousand days until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Lord Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes unveil one of the pictures at the launch of 'London 2012 Cultural Olympiad' project on October 30, 2009 in London, England. The project will create 100 photographic portraits celebrating the people around the UK who collectively are making the London 2012 Olympic and paralympic games happen.

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