Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge reacts as she attends women's semifinal hockey match between Great Britain and Argentina at Riverbank Arena at London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
USA fans pose at the women's semi final soccer match against Canada at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Old Trafford in ManchesterReuters 
Cheerleaders wait to perform between sets in the men's quarterfinal volleyball match between Bulgaria and Germany at Earls Court during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
U.S. fans are seen at the women's gymnastics floor exercise final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
Fans of Poland look at the scoreboard during their team's men's quarterfinal volleyball match against Russia at Earls Court during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
A U.S. fan waits for the start of the women's beach volleyball gold medal match at the Horse Guards Parade during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
Australia's Sally Pearson celebrates with her fans after she won the women's 100m hurdles final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic StadiumReuters 
Britain fans cheer for their team in their men's handball Preliminaries Group A match against Iceland at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
A young Britain fan shows her support for her team in their men's handball Preliminaries Group A match against Iceland at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
Japan fans wait for the women's semi-final soccer match against France at Wembley Stadium in LondonReuters 
A Japan fan waits for the women's semi-final soccer match against France at Wembley Stadium in LondonReuters 
Hungary fans cheer in their men's handball Preliminaries Group B match against Spain at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
A South Korean fan smiles before the men's quarter final soccer match against Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Millennium Stadium in CardiffReuters 
Britain's fans adorned with Union flag decorations smile as they watch athletics events at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic StadiumReuters 
Fans of Brazil's Talita Rocha and Maria Antonelli wait for the start of their women's round of 16 beach volleyball match against Czech Republic's Marketa Slukova and Kristyna Kolocova at Horse Guards Parade during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
Dutch fans dressed as ancient Greeks pose in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
A fan wearing decorations depicting the Union flag smiles as she watches athletics events during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic StadiumReuters 
New Zealand fans attend the men's first round Group C preliminary soccer match between Brazil and New Zealand at the London 2012 Olympic Games at St James' Park in NewcastleReuters 
Fans watch rowing events at Eton Dorney during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
Fans of Brazil cheer during their men's Group B volleyball match against Russia at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls CourtReuters 
U.S. fans attend the women's gymnastics team final at the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
A Switzerland fan smiles while attending their men's Group B football match against South Korea in the London 2012 Olympic Games at the City of Coventry stadiumReuters 
A fan uses a mobile phone to take pictures during the men's Group A volleyball match between Australia and Argentina at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls CourtReuters 
A fan cheers during the men's beach volleyball preliminary match between Canada and Britain at the Horse Guards Parade during the London 2012 Olympic GamesReuters 
Fan of the U.S. cheers during their women's Group B volleyball match against South Korea at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court in LondonReuters 
A fan waves Union Jack flags as she arrives for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic StadiumReuters 
Belarus fans pose for a picture ahead of their men's Group C football match against New Zealand at the London 2012 Olympic Games in CoventryReuters
Olympics would have been dull and dry if not for the energetic supporters and fans from across the globe who throng the stadiums to cheer for their countrymen and their favourite athletes. It's the fans who added colour to the London Olympics after the colourful opening ceremony, and the Duchess of Cambridge leads from the front, going from one venue to another to cheer for the athletes from her country.
Some fans even end up getting more limelight than the athletes with glamorous getup, face and body paint...that's all part of the game. Meanwhile, they make the athletes make the extra push with their defeaning cheers and chants. Perhaps, MC Mary Kom, five-time world champion from India lost to Britain's Nicola Adams in the 51kg women's boxing semi final on Wednesday because of the cheers from the home crowd.
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The fact that Great Britain's medal tally in the ongoing Olympics is the highest in more than a century speaks volumes.
Britain's total medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was 47, comprising of 19 gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze. However, the country's total medal at the ongoing Olympics till the time of filing this story is 48 - 22 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze. More medals are expected to come in as a few days are left before the games come to an end.
Britain Prime Minister David Cameron joined the nation in celebrating the success of its athletes by tweeting: "It's official - our most successful Olympics for gold medals. Victory in the Dressage makes it a truly golden summer for @TeamGB."
"More equestrian excellence with a dressage gold and more bling for @TeamGB than at any Games since 1908. Keep up the medal momentum guys," tweeted Boris Johnson, the mayor of London.
Well, it's worth mentioning that good home crowd inspired and pushed the athletes from the country to give their best and even more.
