Performers celebrate at the end of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in London, on August 12. Australian media lavishly praised the London Olympics on Monday, ... more 

Performers celebrate at the end of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in London, on August 12. Australian media lavishly praised the London Olympics on Monday, saying it came close to Sydney, as sports chiefs Down Under began dissecting what went wrong after the country's below-par medal haul less