The Games may be on, but the hottest tickets in town are actually to be found in the West End, with a bonanza on hotels, restaurants and theaters
Not Done Yet: Michael Phelps Becomes the Most Decorated Olympian of All Time
The U.S. swimmer wins two medals — gold and silver — on Tuesday night, giving him 19 Olympic medals, the most in history
As a Teenage Chinese Swimmer Strikes Double Gold, Doping Allegations Swirl
The big question is: Did China’s sensational double gold medalist dope?
U.S. Women Gymnasts Win First Team Gold Since 1996
It was the Magnificent Seven that won gymnastics team gold in Atlanta, but appropriately the Fab Five US women earn top team honors in London
Extreme Olympic Closeups
Whether you’re watching the games at home or in person, you still can’t get this close to the action. TIME’s photo editors bring you a much closer look at the 2012 London Olympics.
The Gold Standard: James Nachtwey Photographs China’s Women Weightlifters
When Chinese scouts set out to recruit athletes for their national women’s weightlifting team in the late 1990′s, they had specific criteria in mind
Organizers Struggle to Solve London Olympic Ticketing Fiasco
Rows of empty seats at events are one of many indications of London’s Olympic fiascoes
Royal Zara Phillips and British Eventing Team Just Miss Gold at Equestrian Eventing
As a nation of animal lovers, it would have been fitting for Great Britain to win its first gold medal in equestrian eventing. But it was not to be. The 5-member British team, of which the Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips
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French Swimmers Stage Early, Unexpected Grab of Olympic Gold
Led by freestylers Camille Muffat and Yannick Agnel, French swimmers turn the (notorious) national character trait for individualism into a recipe for victory making all of France proud.
Doping Suspicions About Gold-Medal Swimmer Trigger Angry Response in China
China rallies to support 16-year-old swimmer Ye Shiwen, whose world-record-breaking swim in the 400-m individual medley has raised questions about doping