2. When Was The Olympics Last Held In London. The first olympic games of the modern era took place in athens, in the country where the original games took place in antiquity, in april 1896. Follow live updates and the latest news on day 15 of the 2024 paris olympics.

The announcement that london would host the 2012 olympics was followed by intense speculation about the how well equipped the city was to host the games. The legacy of the olympics 10 years on.