Britain thanks 2012 athletes
800 athletes from Team GB and ParalympicsGB made their way through London today for a victory parade. Thousands of people lined the streets to cheer them along the three mile route.
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Read the full storyLondon parade revellers 'close to a million'
Some estimates have put the number of revellers supporting TeamGB and ParalympicsGB at the athletes parade today at close to a million.
A London Mayor's Office spokesman said the exact figure was unknown, but that it was in the hundreds of thousands.
Today also marked one of the largest events London has seen, the spokesman added.
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Athletes tweet their excitement over today's parade
Had the best time at the Olympic Parade today. Truly incredible crowds. Thank you all for coming! http://t.co/NbvxhICE
From @laurarobson5 on Twitter:Huge thanks to all who came for today's parade. With support like that it's not surprising we had our greatest games ever #GoGB
From @AinslieBen on Twitter:We single handledly shutdown central London. Who wants to do it all again? http://t.co/nsOJ3NsE
From @annyonuora on Twitter:GB stars tweet pictures from inside Parade party
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Speaking after the parade of TeamGB and ParalympicsGB athletes, Lord Coe said:
I have been asked and I'm happy for my name to go forward. I was asked formally and on this day of all days why wouldn't you want to help.
I wouldn't presume anything but I was asked, I thought about it, and I have always had a huge debt of gratitude to the British Olympic Association.
They fought to allow me to go to Moscow, and actually everything I have done in the last few years might not have been possible had I not had that Olympic experience, so it's an organisation I have a deep, deep commitment to.
The BOA is a fantastic organisation.
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