London 2012 Victory Parade

Iwan Thomas

I bumped into former 400m runner Iwan Thomas in the media holding area ahead of the parade

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Mo Farah

This was our own take on the Mobot

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Danielle Brown

The Paralympic archer showed off her gold medal during the parade

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Louis Smith

I first met the gymnast in Beijing, where he won a bronze medal. Louis Smith took team bronze and individual silver in London.

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Ben Ainslie

The world's best Olympic sailor said I should wear his medal for this photo - I didn't feel worthy enough for that!

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Rebecca Adlington

The swimmer was very excited about taking part in the parade

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Ellie Simmonds

Paralympic champion Ellie was overwhelmed by the crowds screaming her name during the parade route

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The floats

This is us about to board a float - protocol dictated we wait for the other media crew to get off first, so we're waiting for Iwan Thomas and his team to make way for us!

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The Brownlee brothers

Jonny and Alistair loved all the attention from the crowds

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The crowds

More than a million people lined the streets of London as the heroes of Team GB and Paralympic GB paraded through the capital

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Stan Louloudis

Rower Stan won bronze with the men's eight. His mum, Madeleine, serves as a lady-in-waiting to Princess Anne.

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Alan Campbell

Rower Alan insisted I wear his bronze medal. I lost the battle!

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Games Makers

All the athletes were cheering the Games Makers during the parade

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Katherine Grainger

This was the first time I met Olympic champion rower Kath Grainger - a very exciting moment for me!

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The BBC studio

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