Cheers, tears and champagne all round

By Charlie Gates Charlie Gates Charlie Gates 2005-07-08T00:00:00

“It is like being an expectant father pacing about like this,” said one nervous member of the party standing outside the bar on Trafalgar Square, where the Olympic bid team had gathered to watch the result in champagne-fuelled excitement.

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