Olympics opening ceremony

The Tenth Doctor carrying the Olympic Torch. (TV: Fear Her)

13,000 athletes participated and 80,000 people were in the crowd to watch the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. Danny Fairweather carried the Olympic Torch through Dame Kelly Holmes Close on 27 July 2012 near the opening ceremony. Huw Edwards, reporting this, found it "very fitting". The Isolus temporarily brought them all athletes and spectators into a drawing in an effort to stop being lonely, but it was not enough. Rose Tyler, using the heat of the Olympic Torch and its status as a beacon of love, heated the Isolus pod, and the spectators and athletes were brought back.

Due to a mishap along the Olympic Torch relay route, the Olympic Flame was lit at the opening ceremonies by the Tenth Doctor, who appeared on international television doing so. Afterwards, he and Rose attended a neighbourhood celebration, where they ate cupcakes with edible ball bearings. (TV: Fear Her)