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Seb Coe hailed the London 2012 Olympics a big success on Sunday and said thank you during the nation's final farewell to the Games.

Speaking with great pride during the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, he said: 'On the first day of these Games I said we

were determined to do it right. I said that these Games would see the best of us.

'On this last day I can conclude with these words: "When our time came - Britain we did it right. Thank you!" The London 2012 chairman, himself a two-time Olympic 1500m champion, recognised the athletes for their world-beating performances, but spoke movingly of how Britain had backed the Games. Lord Coe said: 'Today sees the closing of a wonderful Games in a wonderful city.

'We lit the flame and lit up the world.'

The success can be traced back to the people who built the stadiums and the Olympic Park from where he was speaking that was once a disused and deprived district through to the organisers and the sports stars w ho put on a great show. He told the packed crowd: "And thank you to the people of this country. The British people got behind London's bid and they got behind London's Games. Our opening ceremony proclaimed that these would be a Games for everyone.

At our closing ceremony, we can say that these were a Games by everyone.