Which city's bid to hold the 2012 Olympics came second to London's?
Paris bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics proximity to London, and that the Games would have been held in Europe twice in eight years (see: Athens 2004). By the time Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, it will have been twelve years since London hosted the 2012 Olympics. On 15 October 2014, Prime Minister Manuel Valls declared that the city would bid for the World's Fair of 2025, prompting concerns that Paris would no longer submit an application for the Olympics. However, no city official had stated that this would affect Paris' 2024 Olympic bid. On 8 November 2014 the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo approached the possible
London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics London 2012 was the successful bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London with most events taking place in Stratford in the borough of Newham. The British Olympic Association had been working on the bid since 1997, and presented its report to government ministers in December 2000. Following three consecutive unsuccessful UK bids to host summer Olympic Games (Birmingham for 1992 and Manchester for 1996 and 2000), the decision was made to bid with London, given the clear indication that it was the only UK city that had a chance of