However, the Games are about much more than just sport.
They bring the Olympic values to life and provide a global arena for a unique combination of sport, culture, education and ceremonies. At the Olympic Games in London 2012, about 10,500 athletes from 204 countries compete in 26 different sports, comprising 302 medal events.
Whether athletes win a medal or not, they can forever call themselves Olympians.----London Olympic 2012