7月6日，伦敦以54：50票的结果战胜了强大对手巴黎，赢得了2012年夏季奥运会的举办权，伦敦也因此成为历史惟一一个三次举办奥运会的城市。欢乐的伦敦市民在伦敦特拉法加广场庆祝申奥成功。外电报道如下：London edged out Paris in the hotly contested race to host the 2012 Olympics. The British capital, which last had the games in 1948 while continental Europe was rebuilding in the aftermath of World War II, upset Paris 54-50 on the fourth ballot Wednesday.

　　Moscow, New York and Madrid were knocked out in the first three rounds of the International Olympic Committee vote.

　　"This is our moment," said London bid leader Sebastian Coe, a former Olympic middle-distance champion. "It's massive. It's huge. This is the biggest prize in sport."

　　Edge out在此表示“微微胜过”，是美式英语说法。此外，edge out还有“徐徐走出；挤掉；替代”等含义。

　　（中国日报网站编）