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Russian Federation
11 August 201219:10
Golden Lashmanova smashes record
Russia's Elena Lashmanova set a new world record to take gold in a thrilling finish to the women's 20km Race Walk on The Mall today.
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  LASHMANOVA Elena
  KANISKINA Olga
  QIEYANG Shenjie
Russian Federation
11 August 201213:23
Kirdyapkin walks off with gold
Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin today won the gold medal in the men's 50km Race Walk in an Olympic record time.
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  KIRDYAPKIN Sergey
  TALLENT Jared
  SI Tianfeng
  HEFFERNAN Robert
  EROKHIN Igor
United States of America
11 August 201200:13
Day 14 Review: Relay record provides highlight
The USA women raced to a world record in the 4 x 100m Relay tonight to deny Jamaica yet another sprint gold, providing the highlight of another dramatic day at the Olympic Stadium.
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  MADISON Tianna
  FELIX Allyson
  KNIGHT Bianca
  JETER Carmelita
  LAVILLENIE Renaud
  OTTO Bjorn
  HOLZDEPPE Raphael
  BROWN Chris
  PINDER Demetrius
  MATHIEU Michael
  MILLER Ramon
  MITCHELL Manteo
  PISTORIUS Oscar
  CAKIR ALPTEKIN Asli
  BULUT Gamze
  JAMAL Maryam Yusuf
  UCENY Morgan
  LYSENKO Tatyana
  WLODARCZYK Anita
  HEIDLER Betty
  DEFAR Meseret
  DIBABA Tirunesh
  CHERUIYOT Vivian Jepkemoi
Bahamas
10 August 201222:29
Bahamas celebrate Relay gold
The Bahamas stormed to gold in the men's 4 x 400m Relay final at the Olympic Stadium tonight.
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  BROWN Chris
  PINDER Demetrius
  MATHIEU Michael
  MILLER Ramon
France
10 August 201222:03
Lavillenie takes Pole Vault title
Renaud Lavillenie took gold in the men's Pole Vault at the Olympic Stadium.
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  LAVILLENIE Renaud
  OTTO Bjorn
  HOLZDEPPE Raphael
Russian Federation
10 August 201221:40
Hammer gold for Lysenko
Russia's Tatyana Lysenko has won gold in the women's Hammer Throw with an Olympic Games record of 78.18m.
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  LYSENKO Tatyana
  WLODARCZYK Anita
  HEIDLER Betty
Turkey
10 August 201221:32
Alptekin edges out Bulut for gold
Asli Cakir Alptekin tonight won gold in the women's 1500m at the Olympic Stadium.
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  BULUT Gamze
  JAMAL Maryam Yusuf
  CAKIR ALPTEKIN Asli
United States of America
10 August 201221:06
USA win gold in record time
The USA tonight set a new world record as they claimed gold in the women's 4 x 100m Relay.
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  MADISON Tianna
  FELIX Allyson
  KNIGHT Bianca
  JETER Carmelita
Ethiopia
10 August 201220:50
Defar claims 5000m gold
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar tonight produced an impressive display to claim gold in the 5000m final.
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  DEFAR Meseret
  CHERUIYOT Vivian Jepkemoi
  DIBABA Tirunesh
Independent Olympic Athletes
10 August 201216:47
Marathon runner's message to the world
A runner will represent the whole world in the London 2012 Marathon after surviving a war-torn childhood and being separated from his family.
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- Athletes: Guor Marial