Among these were spectating (CoD casting) and the ability to stream directly from the games.
As for me, I retired from the games even before I knew it was an organized sport.
Following on from the Games, the Olympic Stadium has a series of events lined up later this year.
Lord Smith of Kelvin, chairman of the 2014 organising committee, said Glasgow was already benefiting from the Games.
In 2006 Kramer came up with the idea of having an orchestra play the music from the games.
She said the committee already acknowledged the work done by Disability NI in creating a legacy from the Games.
That is really the legacy we need from the Games for our sport.
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Given the obstacles to overcome, it can be as tough as walking away from the Games with a medal.
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During the session on 13 September 2012, Culture Minister Hugh Robertson also pledged to deliver a "tangible legacy" from the Games.
As well as athletes showing off Team GB's medals, highlights from the Games were shown on a big screen in the square.
Three Nigerian athletes have already produced positive drugs tests from the Games.
Both teams were much-changed from the games in which they exited the Heineken Cup with the hosts fielding three Lions and Munster two.
One of the less-welcome aspects is other businesses trying to profit from the Games coming to Sochi by pushing up prices for services.
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Even one of the most dramatic permanent buildings to result from the Games, the aquatics center by Zaha Hadid, is designed to be shrunk.
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But while the Olympic stadium is visible from much of east London, how many people there will actually see tangible benefits from the Games?
The survey follows calls to make the most of the success of Team GB at the Olympics and ensure a sporting legacy from the Games.
As 12, 500 fireworks lit up the night sky above the English capital during the 11-minute display, memorable clips from the Games and Jubilee played out.
The statement also asks everyone who plays the 3-D gaming system to take periodic breaks from the games as often as every hour or 30 minutes.
This image of Mo was my personal favourite from the Games, but there were many more memorable images taken by the whole Press Association Olympics team.
It also creates opportunities for interesting and talented costume designers and physical effects people like Holly Conrad from the games industry, which is no bad thing.
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On Saturday, Russian sprinter and cyclist Victoria Baranova was banned from the Games and a Colombian sprinter, Diego Palomeque Echavarria, was provisionally suspended after testing positive for testosterone.
The move comes after a bitter financial row between Locog and the BOA after the association questioned how money from the Games would be calculated and divided.
Despite the stringent checks and the fact that the testing will be taking place over 200 miles away from the Games, the process will be a relatively quick one.
Ojong added that five boxers eliminated from the games, Thomas Essomba, Christian Donfack Adjoufack, Abdon Mewoli, Blaise Yepmou Mendouo and Serge Ambomo, disappeared on Sunday from the Olympic village.
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The 24-year-old completed just 200m of his heat before retiring, prompting the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to release a statement that appeared to eject him from the Games.
Many of us draw inspiration from the games and Olympic champions are in high demand as politicians eager to bask in their reflected glory clamour to appear alongside the new generation of superstars.
Though the novel has a variety of characters, most of the story centers on Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, Hunger Games representatives from District 12 (presumably West Virginia), and their efforts to emerge from the games alive.
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