The United States' Erik Kynard has officially been confirmed as the London 2012 men’s high jump gold medallist nearly a decade on from the event, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ratified new rankings.

The project director for Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, David Hobson, has retired from the role as an investment milestone of £100 million ($139 million/€117 million) has been reached.

London’s Olympic Stadium has staged another "Super Saturday" nearly nine years after Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah produced one of the greatest nights in British sporting history, except this time it was not gold medals being handed out but coronavirus vaccines.

UK Athletics has reached an agreement with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to move the Anniversary Games away from the London Stadium - built for the 2012 Olympics - because of increased costs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The London 2012 Opening Ceremony has been declared the "most viewed" on social media platforms in a new survey which lists the top 15 since the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.

Plans have been unveiled for a National Centre for Child Health Technology (CCHT), a diagnostic imagery research hub, a community arena and stadium at the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.

The Versace fashion house and designer Stella McCartney have led tributes to model Stella Tennant, who has died suddenly five days after her 50th birthday.

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which served as the main venue hub when London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been named on a list of the country's 10 favourite parks.

A memorial garden is set to be created at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as a tribute to key workers and those that lost their lives to coronavirus.

Iran's Navab Nasirshelal has officially been confirmed as the men's under-105 kilograms weightlifting champion from London 2012 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

A former Treasury official in the United Kingdom who was responsible for setting the budget for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been appointed as the new chief of staff of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The British company which made the Olympic Torch for London 2012 has gone into liquidation, claiming that the coronavirus was the final straw.

A bus used in the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London has been put up for sale on the auction site eBay for £2,000 ($2,600/€2,200).

Members of the London 2012 bid team discussed the legacy that the Olympic and Paralympic Games had left behind as part of a radio show that aired in the United Kingdom today.