Blair hails momentous day for London after 2012 vote

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics as a momentous day for the capital.

"It is a momentous day for London.

"It was genuinely a team effort. (Bid leaders) Seb Coe and Keith Mills and the team were just awesome throughout. They were just brilliant.

"I've never seen as good an operation in anything I've been involved in as that.

"I couldn't bear to watch (the final announcement).

"It is not often in this job that you get to punch the air and do a little jig and embrace the person standing next to you," Blair told a news conference.

- REUTERS