London's third Olympics comes to an end on Sunday. Here is a
look at the three competitions staged by London - the only city
to host the Summer Games three times. -- The Games were awarded
to London at short notice when the Italian government decided it
could not afford to host them following a volcanic eruption on
Mount Vesuvius in 1906. -- They lasted nearly six months after
starting on April 27, 1908 and ending on Oct. 21, 1908. -- The
first new purpose-built stadium was constructed at a cost of
60,000 pounds ($94,300) at Shepherds Bush in the west of London
and known as White City. For the first time athletes marched
into the stadium at the opening ceremony. -- The Games took
receipts of some 21,000 pounds from total costs of around 75,000
pounds. -- 1908 marked the first appearance of diving and
hockey. Figure skating also appeared but was moved to the Winter
Olympics in 1924. -- The most dramatic event was the
disqualification of Italian marathon runner Dorando Pietri, who
arrived at the stadium to huge