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Year in review: Olympics

Britain spent nearly nine billion pounds ($13.98 billion) to create an ambitious wonderland of venues for the 2012 Olympic Games, but was it successful? Nick Vindin reports.

Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

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By Nick Vindin

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The 2012 Olympics gave Britain a reputational boost at home and abroad at a time when the nation was struggling with economic recession.

The United States finished top of the medal tally ahead of China and Great Britain, with Australia finishing in tenth place overall.

But at a cost of nine billion pounds ($13.98 billion), were the Games worth the cost? And what did it deliver for the host country, Britain?

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