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Cycling - Mountain Bike
12 August 201219:05
Round-up: Absalon hopes of French double punctured
France missed out on an Olympic Mountain Bike double as Julien Absalon’s Midas touch deserted him at Hadleigh Farm, with Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic winning the final Cycling event of the London 2012 Games.
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- Athletes: Jaroslav Kulhavy ... See all Athletes
  KULHAVY Jaroslav
  SPITZ Sabine
  GOULD Georgia
  BRESSET Julie
  ABSALON Julien
  SCHURTER Nino
  FONTANA Marco Aurelio
Hockey
12 August 201213:22
Round-up: European teams rise to the top
Germany's men and the Netherlands' women proved their enduring quality as both retained their Olympic Games titles.
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- Athletes: Luciana Aymar ... See all Athletes
  AYMAR Luciana
  RABENTE Jan Philipp
  WEINHOLD Max
  van der WEERDEN Mink
  PAUMEN Maartje
  DIRKSE van den HEUVEL Carlien
Jamaica
12 August 201200:54
Review: Bolt leads record breakers
Day 15 saw the curtain fall on the track and field action at London 2012, and once again it was Usain Bolt who stole the headlines on a day when 32 gold medals were won.
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- Athletes: Oleksandr Usyk ... See all Athletes
  USYK Oleksandr
  RUSSO Clemente
  MURATA Ryota
  FALCAO FLORENTINO Esquiva
  RABENTE Jan Philipp
  BOUDIA David
  QIU Bo
  DALEY Thomas
  SVOBODA David
  MANDIC Milica
  GRAFFE Anne-Caroline
  MOLFETTA Carlo
  OBAME Anthony
  ZOU Shiming
  PONGPRAYOON Kaeo
  CAMPBELL Luke
  NEVIN John Joe
  BOLT Usain
  FRATER Michael
  BLAKE Yohan
  CARTER Nesta
  BAILEY Ryan
  FARAH Mohamed
  SAVINOVA Mariya
  SEMENYA Caster
  WALCOTT Keshorn
  CHICHEROVA Anna
  TROTTER DeeDee
  FELIX Allyson
  McCORORY Francena
  RICHARDS-ROSS Sanya
  PERALTA Oribe
  CARRINGTON Lisa
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  TALLENT Jared
  SI Tianfeng
  LASHMANOVA Elena
  BRESSET Julie
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  DMITRIEVA Daria
  CHARKASHYNA Liubou
  ECHEGOYEN DOMINGUEZ Tamara
  TORO PRIETO PUGA Sofia
  PUMARIEGA MENENDEZ Angela
  TAYMAZOV Artur
  MODZMANASHVILI Davit
Great Britain
12 August 201200:26
Preview: Final day promises to be golden
The London 2012 Olympic Games come to an end with a star-studded Closing Ceremony, but there are still 15 gold medals to be handed out before the festivities commence.
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- Athletes: Freddie Evans ... See all Athletes
  EVANS Freddie
  SAPIYEV Serik
  JOSHUA Anthony
  CAMMARELLE Roberto
  SPENCE Mhairi
  MURRAY Samantha
  SCHONEBORN Lena
  KIPROTICH Wilson Kipsang
  ABSHERO Ayele
Hockey
11 August 201221:52
Rabente stars as Germany claim gold
Jan Philipp Rabente was the unlikely hero as he scored twice to help Germany successfully defend their Olympic Games men's Hockey title with a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands.
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  WEINHOLD Max
  van der WEERDEN Mink
Cycling - Mountain Bike
11 August 201214:31
Bresset powers to gold
A dominant performance saw Julie Bresset of France win the women's Cross-country Mountain Bike event at Hadleigh Farm.
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  BRESSET Julie
  SPITZ Sabine
  GOULD Georgia
Swimming
11 August 201213:13
Round-up: Phelps signs off in typical style
The end of Swimming in the pool saw the exit of arguably the greatest Olympian in history as Michael Phelps bowed out of the sport having collected 18 gold medals and 22 overall.
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- Athletes: Camille Muffat ... See all Athletes
  MUFFAT Camille
  KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi
  MAGNUSSEN James
  STEFFEN Britta
  SJOSTROM Sarah
  PHELPS Michael
  LOCHTE Ryan
  SCHMITT Allison
  FRANKLIN Missy
  LEDECKY Katie
  MEILUTYTE Ruta
  YE Shiwen
  SUN Yang
  AGNEL Yannick
Hockey
11 August 201202:53
Weise aiming for Olympic hat-trick
Germany coach Markus Weise is looking for his third successive Olympic Games Hockey gold medal in the men's final against Netherlands today.
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  MUELLER Maximilian
  EVERS Floris
  WEUSTHOF Roderick
  BAKKER Billy
United States of America
11 August 201200:45
Review: USA's baton of change
The USA's women's 4 x 100m Relay team smashed the world record with a blistering run at the Olympic Stadium on another golden day at London 2012.
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- Athletes: Tianna Madison ... See all Athletes
  MADISON Tianna
  FELIX Allyson
  KNIGHT Bianca
  JETER Carmelita
  CAKIR ALPTEKIN Asli
  BULUT Gamze
  JAMAL Maryam Yusuf
  DEFAR Meseret
  DIBABA Tirunesh
  CHERUIYOT Vivian Jepkemoi
  PISTORIUS Oscar
  LYSENKO Tatyana
  LAVILLENIE Renaud
  BELCHER Mathew
  PAGE Malcolm
  ALEH Jo
  POWRIE Olivia
  MELLOULI Oussama
  LURZ Thomas
  WEINBERGER Richard
  AYMAR Luciana
  DIRKSE van den HEUVEL Carlien
  PAUMEN Maartje
  PAJON Mariana
  STROMBERGS Maris
  OTARSULTANOV Dzhamal
  KHINCHEGASHVILI Vladimer
  BURROUGHS Jordan Ernest
  GOUDARZI Sadegh Saeed
  GASOL Pau
  CRISMANICH Sebastian Eduardo
  GARCIA HEMME Nicolas
  HWANG Kyung Seon
Athletics
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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  ETH
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- Athletes: Tianna Madison ... See all Athletes
  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

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