This article is about London's history with the Olympic games. For the 2012 Olympics in London, see 2012 Summer Olympics.London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympics made London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK. Also, London is the only city to have bid more than once and still hold a 100% record.British participation in Olympic events, both as a competitor and as a host, is the responsibility of the British Olympic Association.