Tens of thousands more were lucky enough to have a seat inside the Olympic Stadium, the centerpiece of Olympic Park in east London.
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Starting in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the route will pass many of London's iconic landmarks, before heading through Richmond Park and out into the Surrey Hills.
The DCMS said the legacy included regenerating part of east London and tenants had been secured for six out of eight venues on the Olympic Park.
In exactly a year, the best athletes from around the globe will gather at London's Olympic Park for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The National Casino Forum said it was set to be the second of these to open following the opening of Westfield casino, next to the Olympic Park in east London, in 2011.
Duran Duran are to play a concert in London's Hyde Park to mark the start of the Olympic Games.
The trio of events culminates with the Anniversary Games at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London between 26 and 28 July.
Chairman of London 2012 Sebastian Coe told the session that the venues and Olympic Park would be ready "in plenty of time to test and practise".
With a journey time of about seven minutes, the train service means London's Olympic Park will be more quickly accessed from the host city than has been the case in any previous Olympic Games, LOCOG officials say.
Commuters have been warned they could face heavy congestion with the arrival of the Paralympic Games Torch Relay in London and the opening ceremony at the Olympic Park on 29 August.
The Olympics are in full swing, and we were pleased to learn that the organizers of the 2012 Summer Games installed seven vertical axis qr5 wind turbines at the Olympic Park in London.
Reports of overcrowding on the London Underground were precious few and big crowds arrived and departed from Olympic Park with little drama.
Mr Edwards, who is on the games organising committee, said one of the bridges at the Olympic park was being built by Lagan Construction from Northern Ireland and displayed a London Olympics bag made by Ulster Weavers.
The anniversary of London 2012's opening ceremony will be marked with an "urban fete" at the Olympic Park.
Although there's still another week of action left, we took a look at what the future will hold for London's Olympic Park, when High Line designer James Corner will transform it into a 55-acre park.
There will be endless promises to ensure that there is a positive legacy of London 2012, that we are more sporting as a nation, more inclusive and that the Olympic Park revives east London and does not become a white elephant.
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