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Usain Bolt Is Again The 'World's Fastest Man'
(17) (3) As he did four years ago in Beijing, the Jamaican won the men's 100-meter sprint.
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| Medals | |||||
| Country | Total | ||||
| China | 30 | 17 | 14 | 61 | |
| United States | 28 | 14 | 18 | 60 | |
| Great Britain | 16 | 11 | 10 | 37 | |
| Russia | 4 | 16 | 15 | 35 | |
| Japan | 2 | 12 | 13 | 27 | |
| France | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |
| Germany | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | |
| South Korea | 10 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| Australia | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 | |
| Italy | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
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Even A 'No' Is An Olympic Moment When It's Said By Michael Phelps(9) (6)
August 5, 2012 For one excited photographer, just getting the American swimmer to speak was a thrill.
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Britain's Wiggins Starts A Row By Arguing For Bike Helmets(158) (23)
August 5, 2012 After the death
of cyclist, the British star made the case for helmet laws. For that,
he's been denounced in the U.K. by those who say such a law would make
cycling less popular.
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Williams Sisters Take Title In Doubles Tennis(2) (2)
August 5, 2012 The win for
Venus and Serena Williams in women's doubles could be the least
surprising outcome of the Games, as The Guardian notes. They are that
dominate.
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Gold For Ethiopia's Gelana In Women's Marathon(0) (0)
August 5, 2012 Tiki Gelana also
set a new standard for women in the Olympics, with a finishing time of
2:23.07. Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo was second and Russia's Tatyana Petrova
Arkhipova finished third.
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Let's Catch Up: 'Super Saturday' For Brits; 'World's Fastest Man' Coming Up(0) (0)
August 5, 2012 Sunday's action includes the final in men's tennis and the gold medal race in the men's 100-meter sprint.
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Phelps Wins His 18th Gold Medal, As His Olympic Career Ends(32) (14)
August 4, 2012 Swimming the
final race of his Olympic career, Michael Phelps gilded his resume just a
bit more, helping the men's 4x100m medley relay team claim the gold
medal. Phelps turned away a surprising challenge from the Japanese relay
team, which had the lead when he went into the water to swim butterfly.
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Swimming: U.S. Women Set A World Record As They Take Gold(2) (5)
August 4, 2012 Swimming in
London's Aquatic Center, the U.S. women's 4x100m medley relay team set a
new world record in winning a gold medal, with Allison Schmitt swimming
freestyle to anchor a relay that finished two seconds ahead of the
competition, at 3:52.05.
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Williams Sisters Advance To Gold Medal Game In London(1) (1)
August 4, 2012 It's been a big
day for Serena Williams. First, she started the day by winning her first
individual Olympic gold medal. Then she won a chance for another gold
in women's doubles, playing with her sister, Venus. The pair defeated
the Russian team of Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko.
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U.S. Women Win Silver In First Team Pursuit Event(1) (1)
August 4, 2012 The U.S.
cyclists in the Summer Games' team pursuit event had never before raced
on the Olympic stage — after all, theirs is the first American team to
make an appearance in the games. But that didn't stop them from taking
the silver medal, finishing behind Britain in the final.
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Bryan Brothers Win Doubles Gold At London Olympics(1) (2)
August 4, 2012 The U.S. men's
doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan won their first Olympic gold medal
Saturday, beating France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra, 6-1,
7-6 (6-2), in a game that was far more entertaining than its score might
suggest.
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