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 continental¹ Europe was rebuilding in the aftermath of World War II, upset Paris 54-50 on the fourth ballot² 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 massive³. 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。