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Results London 2012 Olympics
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Following who and which countries dominate the London 2012 Olympics
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Morning newspaper round-up: Assessing China's performance as the London 2012 Olympic Games close. Plenty of references in Chinese national papers to 'fair play' and 'fair refereeing'. Don't think badminton nor poor Liu Xiang will be quickly forgotten. 
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The United States put aside the frustration of Beijing in 2008 to push China into second in the medals table... US back on top: did we ever really doubt them for a minute?
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"Ben Ainslie has been chosen to carry the flag for the British team at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games." So many worthy British Olympians after London2012 but Ben is a worthy choice. He's Britain's greatest ever sailor and this looks to be his last Olympics. Not only that... he's Cornish ;-)
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Renaud Lavillenie of France sets a new Olympic men's pole vault record as he wins gold after an enthralling competition. Lavillenie is on top of the world... pole vault world that is! Well done that man! Third pole vault Olympic gold in French history.
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"David Rudisha becomes the first athlete to set a new world record on the track at London 2012 as he wins 800m gold." What a gentleman Rudisha is! Nice guy, top performance, this man will go down in history for his performance last night... even if Bolt did steel his limelight!
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"Dujardin, who started riding at the age of two, wins Olympic gold on Valegro in the freestyle dressage competition..." Brilliant headline for a superb TeamGB equestrian win!
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Great Britain capture their first Olympic showjumping gold in 60 years by winning a jump-off against the Netherlands. Team GB Gold rush continues! Peter Charles, Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton, well done. Piers Morgan I hear more GSTQ!
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Sport is suppose to be pure competition between human being, based on the individual merits and talents of men and women. That is why we have referees and rules : As a rule of nature, in sport we are not all equal. That is also why the debate around performance enhancing drugs and technological and scientific advancements in this domain are so controversial: technology and sport go hand in hand yet they hinder sport as a competition. Using performance enhancing technology surely means that everybody and everybody would be able to win? probably he or she who has the most money and/or sponsorship! Where should we draw the line, and can we draw the line in the face of ever-advancing technology an innovation? This article suggests that its up to sportsmen and sportswomen as well as spectators to know when to say stop.
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Euphoric Britain glories in winning six Olympic gold medals in a day – and there are hopes for even more victories today. All Olympic sports from now on should require either a bike or a boat. Sure, OK, a couple of exceptions to the rule to make it fair play: the long jump, heptathlon and men's 10,000m for example. And a race including each of the above sports. Team GB top of medal table hands down!
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Olympic rowing was one of the first sports introduced to the Olympic Games in 1896. London 2012 has so far generated a magnificent display of medals for the GB rowing Team. But how did rowing evolve from a means of transport and warefare to become a sport and what exactly is it doing in the Olympics?
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Great Britain claimed gold and silver in the two-man canoe slalom in front a jubilant home crowd. Happy times for Team GB, so much so that the team threw themselves into the water to celebrate, which got the crowd going even more.
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The London Olympics have drawn to a close, though many of the outstanding sporting moments are safely stored in the collective memory of those who witnessed them. Best buzz videos from the Olympics. If you're missing the Olympics, then this is a good way of getting your fix. The first video is especially hilarious.
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Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich beats Kenyans Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang to win the Olympic men's marathon in London. Beautiful smile for a beautiful Uganda win! Kenyans Kipsang and Kirui thought the medal was theirs but Kiprotich managed to sail past them to take gold.
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Mo Farah wins his second gold of London 2012, adding the men's 5,000m to the 10,000m title he won in the Olympic Stadium last week. Well done Mo! Am-mo-zing!
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I always find these sorts of medal tables amusing: be it biggest moaner, best groper or biggest sponsorship own goals theres plenty of here to make you a smirk!
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Amid all the talk of Great Britain's gold rush, it's been easy to overlook the fierce battle going on at the top of the Olympic medals table. The United States... USA argue quality over quantity when it talking of the medal count but the Chinese are closing in on the US's gold medals...
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Russia has the potential to turn around London 2012 after a disappointing opening 12 days to the Olympics. Will Russia make it to third place ahead of the TeamGB to put them in the same position as the medal table in 2008 Beijing Olympics
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Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings of the United States win their third straight Olympic beach volleyball gold. These girls are untouchable!
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Beth Tweddle finally achieved her dream of winning an Olympic medal when she took bronze in the uneven bars at London 2012... The medal we were all rooting for!
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Britain's Ben Ainslie clinches his fourth successive gold medal to become the most decorated Olympic sailor in history. TeamGB, you're rockin' this Olympics big time! Gold for Ben Ainslie and silver for Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson. Get in!
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Britain's Andy Murray set up an Olympic revenge mission against Roger Federer booking his Olympic tennis finals spot after beating Novak Djokovic in the semis... Poor lad has to play two finals today, but we know the Scotsman has it in him! Go Murray, this time its yours!
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Brilliant results from these talented young women winning gold at the velodrome yesterday, breaking a world record, and Olympic record. Only thing missing would have been to lap the Americans, that would have been the cherry on the cake ! Alopecia, athsma, glandulor fever, these girls have each faced personal challenges. Winning gold at the Olympics made our hearts melt, their stories making their success seem all that more deserved.
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"It's another great day for Britain with gold in the rowing..." 6 medals for Team GB to date in the rowing, putting us on par with our Beijing 2008 Olympics rowing success and the possibility of winning a further 3 finals this Saturday. Rowing is one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sports. GB Rowing Team has won 24 gold, 20 silver and 10 bronze medals in the history of the Olympic Games up to 2008 and is the only GB sport to have won gold at every Games since 1984.
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