This document summarizes the sporting events and experiences from the summer of 2012 in the United Kingdom, which included opportunities to attend ticketed Olympic events, watch in public areas like Hyde Park, explore the history of sports at venues like the Royal Opera House, see medals and photos from the games at museums, and cheer on teams from home while enjoying merchandise. It aims to capture the memorable experiences and pride felt by many people in the country during that summer.

1. This time last year…
Sketches from the sporting summer
of 2012

2. Whether it was a rare chance to be at
one of the ticketed events…

6. or watch the action from the streets…

9. or countryside…

11. as well as the big screens in Hyde
Park…

13. or look at the history behind the sport
at The Royal Opera House…

15. see the medals in the British
Museum…

17. photographs of competitors at the
National Portrait Gallery…

19. not forgetting the mascots…

21. or my version of them…

23. or even watching the battle for the
100 metre crown on the telly…

25. plus plenty of ways to support your
team…

27. it was a summer to remember and
there was always a different sort of
medal for the rest of us…

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