London won the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games, beating out Paris by just four votes in one of the closest Olympic races in recent history.

In a heartfelt appeal led by an Olympian, Lord Sebastian Coe, the London bid team pitched the city to International Olympic Committee members as a platform to inspire children from all over the world to take up sports. While New York, Madrid, Moscow and three-time bidder Paris produced slick videos that showcased their cities as an ideal location for the Olympics, London's video depicted...