Olympic Kisses 2012: Athletes Kiss Medals, Equipment, Each Other At London Summer Games (PHOTOS)

LOOK: The Best Olympic Kisses

What would you do if you won an Olympic medal? Chances are you'd raise that gold, silver or bronze to your lips and give it a smooch.

But Olympic kisses at the 2012 Summer Games aren't limited to those between athletes and their awards.

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As you can see in the slideshow below, these world-class competitors are pretty affectionate when it comes to showing adoration for spectators and their teammates.

One of the most memorable kisses of the games took place before they even began, Towleroad notes. On Thursday, torchbearer Chris Basiurski, who is openly gay, kissed his boyfriend before lighting his torch in the run-up to the opening ceremonies, drawing cheers from onlookers.

Journalists at the Olympics are getting are also getting in on the action.

On Friday, a woman surprised a reporter for Sky News Arabia by planting a kiss on his cheek on camera.

Hopefully there will be plenty more celebratory kisses to follow in the coming days of the 2012 London Olympics.

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