Wembley Stadium viewed from Wembley Way

London has hosted the Summer Olympics three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012.[246][247] London was chosen in July 2005 to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, making it the first city to host the modern Games three times.[25] London was also the host of the British Empire Games in 1934.[248] London will host the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[249]


Wembley Stadium viewed from Wembley Way
London's most popular sport is football and it has fourteen League football clubs, including six in the Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United.[250] In May 2012 Chelsea become the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League.
London also has five rugby union teams in the Aviva Premiership (London Irish, Saracens, Wasps, London Welsh and Harlequins), although only Harlequins and Saracens play in London.[251] London Scottish play in the RFU Championship club and other rugby union clubs in the city include Richmond F.C., Rosslyn Park F.C., Westcombe Park R.F.C. and Blackheath F.C..
There are two professional rugby league clubs in London – London Broncos who play in the Super League at The Stoop and the Championship One side London Skolars in Wood Green, Haringey. Hemel Stags in Hemel Hempstead north of London play in the Championship One.
From 1924, the original Wembley Stadium was the home of the English national football team, and served as the venue for the FA Cup final as well as rugby league's Challenge Cup final.[252] The new Wembley Stadium serves exactly the same purposes and has a capacity of 90,000.[253] Twickenham Stadium in south-west London is the national rugby union stadium, and has a capacity of 84,000 now that the new south stand has been completed.[254]
Cricket in London is served by two Test cricket grounds Lord's (home of Middlesex C.C.C.) in St John's Wood[255] and the Oval (home of Surrey C.C.C.) in Kennington.[256] Lord's has hosted four finals of the Cricket World Cup. One of London's best-known annual sports competitions is the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, held at the All England Club in the south-western suburb of Wimbledon.[257] Other key events are the annual mass-participation London Marathon which sees some 35,000 runners attempt a 26.2 miles (42.2 km) course around the city,[258] and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake.[259]
The London Commuter Belt contains many internationally recognised golf courses such as, among others, Wentworth Golf Club and Sunningdale Golf Club.