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| Medals | |||||
| Country | Total | ||||
| China | 31 | 19 | 14 | 64 | |
| United States | 29 | 15 | 19 | 63 | |
| Russia | 7 | 17 | 18 | 42 | |
| Great Britain | 18 | 11 | 11 | 40 | |
| Japan | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | |
| France | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | |
| South Korea | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| Germany | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | |
| Australia | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 | |
| Italy | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
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Watching The Olympics Online: Fans Find Ways Around NBC's Control(16) (9)
August 6, 2012 Olympics fans'
anger over NBC's decision to tape-delay and control web streaming seems
to be based on more than the usual "this is the Internet, everything
should be free" perspective. And many of them are finding ways to get
around NBC's controls.
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Protests Filed For Two Boxers After Questionable Calls By Referee(5) (2)
August 6, 2012 Olympic boxing
is mired in controversy at the 2012 Summer Games. Over the weekend,
Belarus and Cuba filed protests about questionable decisions involving
their fighters. During their matches, referees didn't penalize their
opponents for holding.
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U.S. Judo Athlete Delpopolo Disqualified Over Failed Drug Test(14) (0)
August 6, 2012 American judo
athlete Nick Delpopolo has been disqualified from the London 2012 Games,
after failing a drug test, according to the International Olympic
Committee. The 23-year-old Delpopolo tested positive for the substance
THC, found in marijuana.
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Mustafina Wins Gold In Uneven Bars, As 'Drained' Douglas Struggles(16) (9)
August 6, 2012 Gymnast Aliya
Mustafina of Russia has won the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the uneven
bars, standing atop the podium in a highly competitive event that also
featured American star Gabby Douglas, defending medalist He Kexin of
China, and British favorite Beth Tweddle.
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American Sees Silver Slip Away In Rifle Event's Final Shot(3) (0)
August 6, 2012 U.S. rifle
shooter Matthew Emmons has won a bronze medal in the 50-meter three
positions rifle event. That may sound like a slight let-down for the man
who had been poised to win silver — a horrible final shot of 7.6
dropped him into third place — but it's far better than Emmons' earlier
Olympic experiences.
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Let's Catch Up: U.S. Women's Basketball Blowout, And Maroney's Vault Woes(0) (4)
August 6, 2012 As we enter the
final week of the 2012 Summer Olympics, and athletes from the United
States have won a total of 60 medals. That's just behind China, at 61.
We run down the morning's Olympic news.
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Oscar Pistorius, The 'Blade Runner,' Misses Making Finals(33) (14)
August 5, 2012 The runner has
artificial legs below his knees. To have made it into the semi-finals of
the men's 400-meters race is amazing. But in the semis he was up
against many who have faster finishes in their record books.
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Big Win For Britain: Murray Takes Men's Tennis Title(10) (4)
August 5, 2012 Before a joyous home crowd at Wimbledon, Andy Murray defeated Switzerland's Roger Federer.
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Badminton Federation 'Looking Forward' In Response To Scandal (7) (0)
August 5, 2012 Leaders of the
Badminton World Federation say they'll take action later to avoid future
problems. Four women's doubles pairs appeared to deliberately play
poorly in their matches last week. They were disqualified.
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