There’s some superb moments with Irish athletes here.
The Olympic Games are about to get underway in Rio but before all the sporting action unfolds, we’ve decided to take a look back at some of the most famous moments from the 2012 London Olympics.
The Queen meets Bond
Do you remember?: The memorable opening ceremony that was directed by Danny Boyle. Trust the director of Trainspotting to work in music by Muse, Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, Arctic Monkeys, The Chemical Brothers and David Bowie among others.
Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlon both winning bronze
Do you remember?: The remarkably talented flyweight and light flyweight boxers both reached the semi-finals and did us proud by taking home medals, Barnes’ second one after winning in Beijing four-years earlier.
Jamaica dominate the 4x100m relay final
Do you remember? Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt absolutely obliterating the competition. To be fair, they were so quick that you may have missed them the first time.. Watch it again here.
Clip via – Claudine May Exclusive
Rampant cheating in badminton
Do you remember?: Eight players from Indonesia, China and South Korea were disqualified after a pretty laughable attempt to throw their matches.
Murray beats Federer
Do you remember?: The Swiss maestro reigned supreme at Wimbledon but Murray got his revenge a few weeks later with an emphatic 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win.
Cian O’Connor wins bronze
Do you remember?: The Dubliner won the bronze medal with his horse Blue Loyd in individual jumping. He lost to Gerco Schröder of the Netherlands in a silver medal jump-off but did us proud in the saddle.
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Boris Johnson getting stuck
Do you remember?: Brexit has seen this image being used time and time again. Yep, it’s still hilarious.
Clip via – ODN
Jessica Ennis
Do you remember?: The world fell in love with the heptathlete from Sheffield and with good reason. Injury forced her to miss the Beijing Olympics in 2008, but she made up for lost time with a remarkable gold medal winning performance.
Mexico stun Brazil in the football
Do you remember?: This was supposed to be a trial run for Brazil’s inevitable triumph in the World Cup. To a certain extent, it was the perfect trial because Brazil flopped on the big stage, losing 2-1.
Robbie Heffernan with a walk to remember
Do you remember?: It may have taken a while until that deserved medal but it was still a monumental moment for the Cork man.
Ye Shiwen stuns the world
Do you remember?: The 16-year-old became the first person to break a world record at London when she knocked more than a second off the time that won Steph Rice gold back in Beijing in 2008. Phenomenal.
Which Korea?
Do you remember?: North Korea’s clash against Colombia at Hampden Park in Glasgow didn’t see the football at London 2012 getting off to the best start.
Phelps makes history
Do you remember?: It was a team victory, but the moment was all about Michael Phelps as he took the gold in men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay final.
In doing so, he became the most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 22 medals.
Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals. Icon.
John Joe Nevin captivates the country
Do you remember?: The Mullingar man defeated the reigning bantamweight world champion Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba 19–14 in the semi-final. Unfortunately he lost 14–11 to Britain’s Luke Campbell but here’s hoping that an Irish boxer can go one better this year.
David Rudisha goes down in history
Do you remember?: One of the greatest track and field performances in Olympic history.
Clip via – Jean-Philippe Beaucher
Mo Farrah’s double gold dominates the competition
Do you remember?: The joyous celebration routine that was copied everywhere.
Lightning Bolt
Do you remember?: What was better? Bolt’s astounding athleticism during the men’s 100-meter final or his celebrations with the crowd afterwards. Yeah, it was the race! 9.65 seconds, wow.
Clip via – WATCH USAIN BOLT WIN A GOLD MEDAL HERE
Katie Taylor ends Ireland’s 16 year wait for gold
Do you remember?: The Bray boxer’s win against Russia’s Sofya Ochigava will always be known as one of those ‘where were you when…’ moments.
