London 2012 Olympics: The Best Kissing Of The Games

After Athletes Puckering Up To Their Medals: Even More London 2012 Kissing

It's not just athletes puckering up to their medals - London 2012 has seen an Olympic quantity of kissing.

Cameras have caught kisses between father and son, mother and daughter, and even a spectator planting a surprise smacker on an unsuspecting news anchor.

US athlete Jesse Smith was in on the love, giving his 6-month-old son a kiss after his team beat Romania in a preliminary men's water polo match on Tuesday.

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In another one of our favourite Olympic smackers, Zara Phillips and team were congratulated by Princess Anne on their silver medal win - the royal who also happens to be Zara's mother.

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Last but not least, a kiss between competitors, with Germany's fencing silver medal winner Britta Heidemann kissing Ukrainian champion Yana Shemyakina.

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See below for our run down on the best Olympic smackers.

The Other Olympic Kisses
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United States of America's Vincent Hancock kisses his 5-month-old daughter Brenlyn after winning the gold medal in the final of the men's skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Italy's Niccolo Mornati kisses teammate Lorenzo Carboncini after finishing second in a men's rowing pair semifinal Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Kristyna Palesova of Czech Republic blows a kiss to the crowd in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team qualification on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Azerbaijan's Valentin Hristov kisses the weights in celebration in the men's 56kg weightlifting competition. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday July 29, 2012. See PA story OLYMPICS Ceremony. Photo credit should read: Stephen Pond/PA Wire
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The Duchess of Cambridge kisses Princess Beatrice (right) after they watched the Cross Country Phase of The Eventing at Greenwich Park, on the third day of the London 2012 Olympics. (credit:PA)
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Federica Pellegrini of Italy kisses Missy Franklin (R) from USA during Women's 200m Freestyle Heats at the Swimming competition in Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Games, London, Great Britain, 30 July 2012. Photo: Michael Kappeler dpa
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Great Britain's Paul Goodison kisses girlfriend Saskia Clark before taking to the water in Weymouth today. The defending Olympic Laser champion has been suffering with back pain for the last two days. Clark is competing in the Women's 470 class.PA Wire/Press Association Images
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Great Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning celebrate winning gold in the women's pair final at Eton Dorney Lake, London.
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El-Sayed Lashin of Egypt gets kisses by his coach after his victory over Zoran Primorac of Croatia during their London 2012 Olympic Games table tennis men's singles preliminary round match at the Excel centre in London on July 29, 2012. AFP Photo / Saeed Khan
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan kisses the weight while competing in the Men's 56kg Weightlifting on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Belarus' Victoria Azarenka kisses the net after winning over Romania's Irina Begu during their London 2012 Olympic Games women's singles tennis match at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta
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Germany's Britta Heidemann (L) kisses Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina after losing their Women's Epee gold medal bout as part of the fencing event of London 2012 Olympic games, on July 30, 2012 at the ExCel centre in London. AFP PHOTO POOL DMITRY LOVETSKY
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Indonesia's Deni Deni kisses the weight during the men's 69kg group A weightlifting event, at The Excel Centre in London on July 31, 2012, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZ
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Kashyap Parupalli of India kisses his jersey after victory in his men's singles badminton match against Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London on August 1, 2012. Parupalli won the match 21-14, 15-21, 21-9. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY
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A British couple kiss in front of the Olympic countdown clock at Trafalgar Square before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / YURI CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/GettyImages)