The London 2012 Olympic bid team has thanked south London for its support ahead of the looming decision.

South London will host the London Youth Games in Crystal palace this weekend, while the Olympic team is in Singapore trying to win as many votes as possible.

But even though it is fairly late in the day, the team is still urging people in London to play their part.

Bid leader and running-great Sebastian Coe urged people to: "Go on logging onto our website, go on texting, go on pledging their support wherever they see the leap counters."

He said support continued to grow past the three million mark and with 39 per cent of secondary schools in the UK downloading the education pack.

The winner and city to host the games will be announced in Singapore on Wednesday, July 6.