:00:12. > :00:14.This is Newsround and this is the Olympic Park, where over the past
:00:14. > :00:20.three weeks we have seen drama, excitement, passion, dreams
:00:20. > :00:24.fulfilled and hopes shattered. For a record third time, London has
:00:24. > :00:33.hosted the Olympic Games, and boy, was it one to remember. So sit
:00:33. > :00:43.tight and relive the greatest sporting event you'll ever see.
:00:43. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:51.Great Britain, into the record Chad le Clos is Olympic champion!
:00:51. > :01:01.That is the greatest Olympian in history. That champion becomes a
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:01:11. > :01:17.legend! The gold medal is Mexico's! Jamaica have the gold medal again
:01:17. > :01:20.and it is a new world record! you ever seen anything like that?!
:01:20. > :01:26.London 2012 has been the most successful games for Britain for
:01:26. > :01:29.100 years. In Beijing, the team climbed to fourth in the medal
:01:29. > :01:33.table, but over the past couple of weeks, led by the cyclists, Team GB
:01:33. > :01:37.have an amazing third place, with 29 gold medals. Only beaten by
:01:37. > :01:42.China and the USA, countries with much bigger populations.
:01:43. > :01:49.Why have we done so well this time around? Of course, it's down to
:01:49. > :01:52.really talented athletes trying really hard. But, as Joe's been
:01:52. > :01:55.finding out, there's one thing that's really allowed the GB team
:01:55. > :02:02.to concentrate on training and get the best support possible. Money -
:02:02. > :02:09.and lots of it. The London 2012 Games were amazing
:02:09. > :02:18.for Team GB. It's hard to believe then that 16 years ago, Britain
:02:18. > :02:22.only won one gold at the Olympics in Atlanta. Where did this massive
:02:22. > :02:25.improvement come from? Three words. Cold hard cash. Since 1996,
:02:25. > :02:29.millions and millions of pounds have been poured into sport to get
:02:29. > :02:33.our athletes competing with, and beating, the best in the world.
:02:33. > :02:37.Lots of the money came from the National Lottery. It worked too
:02:37. > :02:45.because at the next Games in Sydney, Great Britain won 11 golds, the
:02:45. > :02:49.most for 80 years. And then this happened. The City of London.
:02:49. > :02:55.it was decided seven years ago that London would host the Games, the
:02:55. > :02:57.money invested went through the roof. Over half a billion pounds
:02:57. > :03:02.was pumped into helping our competitors win at both the Beijing
:03:02. > :03:09.Olympics in 2008 and these Games in London. But the money wasn't just
:03:09. > :03:12.given to any sport. Events and athletes that could do well were
:03:12. > :03:18.picked out, and cash was spent on top quality facilities, performance
:03:18. > :03:22.scientists and the very best coaches. That meant that athletes
:03:22. > :03:28.like the cyclists were able to train in places like this, the
:03:28. > :03:31.Manchester Velodrome. The cycling centre where Chris Foy and Victoria
:03:31. > :03:35.Pendleton were given the best sports scientists and coaches in
:03:35. > :03:38.the business to allow them to concentrate on their training and
:03:38. > :03:42.win gold. The pressure is now on to keep the
:03:42. > :03:46.medals coming in the future. But the question is, can Great Britain
:03:46. > :03:50.continue its success into the next Olympics in Rio and beyond? Now we
:03:50. > :04:00.need to make sure that we increase the amount of clubs have edible for
:04:00. > :04:04.people to take up the sport, because if they take -- take it up,
:04:04. > :04:09.there will be future champions, so we have to filter this right down
:04:09. > :04:13.to the chain, go to the grassroots communities and clubs and then keep
:04:13. > :04:16.them sustained. Then we will have a huge legacy after the Games.
:04:16. > :04:24.Apart from the success of the British team, what's the verdict on
:04:24. > :04:26.London 2012? Pretty good. These Games were designed to be different
:04:26. > :04:29.from what had gone before. Temporary venues, recycling and
:04:29. > :04:32.giant, enthusiastic crowds have set the London games apart.
:04:32. > :04:36.It was clear from the opening ceremony, these Olympics Games were
:04:36. > :04:41.going to be different. People around the world agreed the opening
:04:41. > :04:47.ceremony was stylish, surprising, and very, very British. The plan
:04:47. > :04:50.was to host the most environmentally friendly Games ever.
:04:50. > :04:54.The park was designed with local wildlife in mind, with homes for
:04:54. > :04:58.birds, otters and insects all built-in. London was the first
:04:58. > :05:03.Games to recycle rubbish rather than putting it into landfill. And
:05:03. > :05:06.rubbish isn't the only thing being reused. The hockey, basketball and
:05:06. > :05:15.water polo arenas will all be dismantled, their parts recycled
:05:15. > :05:20.elsewhere. Another thing that set London apart were the crowds. A
:05:20. > :05:25.record-breaking 7.4 million people visited Olympic venues across the
:05:25. > :05:28.UK during the Olympic Games. Early problems with empty seats were
:05:28. > :05:32.sorted and by the time the athletics started, the stadium was
:05:32. > :05:35.packed. The Olympic flame has now been put out and the petals of the
:05:35. > :05:40.cauldron taken back by each of the 206 competing countries. Next stop
:05:40. > :05:45.- Rio. No pressure, guys. Most people are agreed that these
:05:45. > :05:48.Olympics have done Britain proud. From the cheerful volunteers, to
:05:48. > :05:52.the huge and vocal crowds and of course, the amazing performances
:05:52. > :05:56.and record medal haul of the British team. Rio will have a lot
:05:56. > :06:06.to live up to in 2016. I'll leave you with some of the British team's
:06:06. > :06:12.
:06:12. > :06:22.It is gold for Bradley Wiggins! pride of Sheffield, the pride of
:06:22. > :06:27.
:06:27. > :06:32.Great Britain, Jessica Ennis is the Jason Kenny is the Olympic sprint
:06:32. > :06:41.champion! We have done it, we have done it, and we have done it in
:06:41. > :06:51.style! You are an Olympic champion, Catherine, you are an Olympic
:06:51. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:13.champion! Great Britain win the # We can be heroes just for one day
:07:13. > :07:23.What are you thinking, the last man into the arena? It is in the bag.
:07:23. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:33.Katherine Grainger is the Olympic champion! Ben Ainslie! It is big!
:07:33. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:43.Can graduations! Well done! It is a gold medal for Andy Murray!