The London Olympics 2012

Luxembourg's Olympians back at home

A plane from London City Airport to Findel brought back several Team Luxembourg athletes who were met by friends and family on Monday afternoon.

Team Luxembourg expected to excel in Rio Games

Luxembourg has high hopes for the next Olympic Games to be held in Rio when many young candidates are expected to reach maturity.

Curtain falls on "glorious" London Games

T he London Olympics closed in a blaze of music and colour Sunday after a two-week sporting festival that electrified the host nation and was watched by billions around the world.

Poll finds most Britons say Olympic Games worth the cost

Most Britons believe the London Olympics have delivered good value for money, according to a poll published Saturday, as the hosts revel in Britain's best performance at the Games for more than a century.

This could be as good as it gets, says triple gold winner Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt pledged to keep pushing the barriers after the Jamaican team's astonishing relay triumph on Saturday but admitted he may have reached his peak at the London Olympics.

Laurent Carnol to carry Luxembourg flag at Olympics closing ceremony

After judoka Marie Muller carried the Grand Duchy's flag at the opening ceremony, it is Laurent Carnol's turn to carry the colours at the closing ceremony on Sunday.

London mayor wants Olympics again

London Mayor Boris Johnson said Thursday there was "an unanswerable case" for the city to host the Games again, but pledged he would do his duty and hand 2016 host Rio de Janeiro the Olympic flag.

Tennis champion Andy Murray's pups get Olympic “collars”

Andy Murray's Olympic medals have found a new wearer, as the tennis ace's two pups show off their precious new “collars” on Twitter.

In pictures: Luxembourg at the Olympic Games

While Luxembourg was out of the running for a medal after only a week at the Games, its athletes nonetheless managed to make some waves with some loyal fans in the ranks – the Grand Ducal family.

Grand Duke hopes for Luxembourg Olympic medal in Rio 2016

Grand Duke Henri showed himself very satisfied with Luxembourg's performance at the Olympic Games, saying that the Grand Duchy's athletes had made considerable progress over the past years.

Lightning Bolt flashes to Olympic gold

Usain Bolt stormed to a successful defence of his Olympic 100m crown in the second-fastest time ever recorded Sunday as the Jamaican superstar confirmed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time.

"I did it," says Phelps of record breaking Olympic career

Michael Phelps walks away from the greatest Olympic career in history with no regrets, summing up a journey that yielded 18 gold medals in the simplest of terms: "I did it."

British medal winners honoured with golden post boxes

Britain is turning red into gold as some of the country's iconic red mailboxes were painted gold on Thursday to celebrate gold medals won by British Olympians.

Grand Ducal visit for Luxembourg team at Olympic Village

Grand Duke Henri visited Luxembourg’s athlete contingent at the Olympic Village in London on Thursday. He was accompanied by Princess Alexandra, Prince Félix, Prince Louis and his wife Tessy. Crown Prince  Guillaume and his fiancée Stephanie joined later in the day.

London Mayor Olympics zip wire stunt goes wrong

Clutching two union jack flags, still in his suit and sporting a hard hat, Boris Johnson was supposed to swoop in over Victoria park on a zip line.  Instead his journey came to an abrupt and rather inelegant ending as the line appeared to get stuck leaving him dangling over the amused crowds below.

Frustration as Stacchiotti just fails semifinals

The 20-year-old swimmer from Ettelbruck finished in 17th place missing the semifinals by 11 hundredths of a second, much to his frustration.

"Larry in London" - complete photo gallery!

Reaching further in the Olympics than any other Luxembourg athlete since the war, Laurent "Larry" Carnol made it to the breaststrokes semifinals in London.

Luxembourg's Carnol 15th in breaststroke semifinals

As in the last Olympics in Shanghai, Laurent Carnol rose to the semifinals. And as in China, he finished in 15th place in the 200 breaststroke.

Gilles Muller loses elimination match against Denis Istomin

Gilles Muller lost against Uzbek player Denis Istomin in three sets, but put up a good fight in the two and a half hour match on Monday.

Henckels succumbs to European archery champion in first round

Luxembourg archer Jeff Henckels lost against Dutch European champion Rick van der Ven in the first elimination round, marking his exit from the 2012 Games.

Christine Majerus finishes 21st in cycling road race

Luxembourg cyclist Christine Majerus was the 21st cyclist to cross the finish line in London in Sunday's road race.

Muller comes fifth, narrowly missing judo bronze medal

Judoka Marie Muller lost against Rosalba Forciniti from Italy in the bronze medal A contest, landing a respectable fifth place overall.

Table tennis player Ni Xia Lian exits Olympics in surprising defeat

Luxembourg table tennis player Ni Xia Lian lost out against her first opponent at this year's Olympic Games Ariel Hsing, leaving her out of the competition.

Gilles Muller soars in first London 2012 match while Laurent Didier takes a fall

Luxembourg tennis player Gilles Muller beat Romanian Adrian Ungur in two sets on Saturday and is set to face Uzbek player Denis Istomin on Monday.

Marie Muller dubbed “brunette bombshell” by US media

Luxembourg's judoka Marie Muller turned heads at the Olympics Opening Ceremony as the Grand Duchy's flag bearer, with online media calling the petite athlete a “brunette bombshell.”

Carnol and Stacchiotti off to a promising start at London Games

While Raphael Stacchiotti was able to beat his own national record, Laurent Carnol delivered his best time in two years, showing a promising start for both of Luxembourg's Olympic swimmers.

Surprise-packed ceremony opens London Olympic Games

A stirring ceremony packed with surprises, music and comedy opened the London Olympics Friday as Britain welcomed the world with a blaze of colour and creativity.

Archery: Henckels targets Dutch European Champion in next round

Luxembourg archer Jeff Henckels was off to a good start in the London 2012 qualification round, but couldn't keep up with his fellow competitors landing him in a difficult 49th place.

"We're ready!" Luxembourg Olympic team hold press conference

Just before the official opening of the Olympic Games on Friday, Luxembourg’s National Olympic Committee (COSL) held a press conference on Thursday evening.

Olympics: Luxembourg welcomed to London

Luxembourg has now well and truly arrived in London!  An entertaining half-hour welcome ceremony took place in the presence of Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, as well as the Luxembourg team on Wednesday.

Olympics: Whoops, wrong flag! Sorry North Korea

North Korea's women's football team refused to take the field for more than an hour Wednesday in protest at an embarrassing mix-up of their national flag on day one of the London Olympics.

Marie Muller will carry Luxembourg flag at Olympics opening ceremony

Luxembourg was the last country to announce who would carry the flag at the London 2012 opening ceremony, but it has now been decided that judoka Marie Muller will do the honours.