U.S. Takes Silver In 400-Meter Relay; More Results From Sunday
(0) (0) In what appeared to be payback for their 2008 loss in Beijing, France chased down the U.S. team and took the gold in the men's 400-meter relay on Sunday.
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| Country | Total | ||||
| China | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| United States | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Italy | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Japan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| North Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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Team USA Wins First Medals Of London 2012 Games; More Results From Saturday(2) (5)
July 28, 2012 Ryan Lochte won
the first U.S. gold at the London Games, in the 400m individual medley.
And on the first day of full competition in the 2012 Summer Olympics,
the U.S. men's archery team won a silver medal, after a tense final with
Italy.
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Athletes' First Olympic Competition: How Did They Look?(8) (2)
July 28, 2012 Among the parade
of athletes during Friday night's ceremony, several outfits screamed for
attention. Some shouted national pride, while others just called for a
costume change. Tell us who you think should win our fashion contests.
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Cyclist Vinokourov Wins Gold Medal In Men's Road Race(1) (8)
July 28, 2012 Alexander
Vinokourov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the men's cycling road
race Saturday, edging Rigoberto Uran of Colombia in a late sprint. The
medal completes a vindication for Vinokourov, 38, who was suspended for
doping back in 2007.
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London's Opening Ceremony Gets Rave Reviews; NBC, Not So Much(67) (12)
July 28, 2012 The London
Olympics are in full swing, after an opening ceremony Friday that was
chock-full of historic and cultural imagery drawn from Britain's past.
Critics are gushing over Queen Elizabeth's role in the spectacle — along
with James Bond. But there is room for debate — especially among
viewers here in the U.S.
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Let's Catch Up: American Vollmer Sets Olympic Record; First Medals Are Won(4) (1)
July 28, 2012 U.S. swimmer Dana
Vollmer set new Olympic and U.S. records in her 100m butterfly
qualifying heat this morning. And this afternoon, Michael Phelps and
Ryan Lochte will swim in the final of the 400m individual medley.
How Kenya Builds The Fastest Humans On Earth(10) (13)
July 28, 2012 Many of the
world's best marathoners come from a highland region where they run
along mountainous dirt roads at 8,000 feet above sea level. They're
competing for Olympic gold, but real gold inspires them, too.
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The Opening Ceremonies In London: From The Industrial Revolution To Voldemort(116) (43)
July 27, 2012 The London
Olympics opened Friday with a ceremony that was full of spectacle and
pride and, unfortunately, some not-so-good television commentary.
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A Raucous, Riotous And Audacious Opening Ceremony (25) (7)
July 27, 2012 Danny Boyle managed to blend a cacophonous medley of ingredients into something that worked.
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As It Happened: The London Olympics' Opening Ceremony (52) (8)
July 27, 2012 Film-director Danny Boyle is kicking off the Olympic games with a dazzling and very English opening show.
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Danny Boyle's 'Warm-Up Act' Opens The Summer Games(5) (2)
July 27, 2012 The London
Olympics' opening ceremony is a "show," director Danny Boyle says, that
celebrates Britain, from the Industrial Revolution to its music and
literature — even its socialized medicine. There's also time for
thousands of athletes to enter Olympic Stadium. "We don't get lost in
show business," Boyle says.
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