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12 August 201220:03
Review: 'Dream Team' end the dream Games
As the curtain fell on London 2012, the USA overcame some fierce resistance from Spain to land their fifth Basketball gold in the six Olympic Games since the start of the 'Dream Team' era on a gripping final day of action.
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- Athletes: Kevin Durant ... See all Athletes
  DURANT Kevin
  JAMES Lebron
  BRYANT Kobe
  KIPROTICH Stephen
  KIRUI Abel
  KIPROTICH Wilson Kipsang
  LOMACHENKO Vasyl
  HAN Soonchul
  RAMIREZ CARRAZANA Robeisy
  NYAMBAYAR Tugstsogt
  SAPIYEV Serik
  EVANS Freddie
  MEKHONTCEV Egor
  NIYAZYMBETOV Adilbek
  JOSHUA Anthony
  CAMMARELLE Roberto
  YONEMITSU Tatsuhiro
  KUMAR Sushil
  VARNER Jacob Stephen
  ASADAUSKAITE Laura
  MURRAY Samantha
  MARQUES Yane
Modern Pentathlon
12 August 201219:00
Round-up: Modern Pentathlon revels in final-day spotlight
David Svoboda and Laura Asadauskaite left London with Modern Pentathlon gold medals but the biggest winner may well have been the sport itself.
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  SVOBODA David
  ASADAUSKAITE Laura
  CAO Zhongrong
  MAROSI Adam
  MARQUES Yane
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Boxing
12 August 201219:00
Round-up: Women punch their weight on Olympic debut
Women's boxing not only broke down one of the last remaining bastions of Olympic equality at the London 2012 Games, but served up a series of showcase sessions which eclipsed their male equivalents and ought to make more weights in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 a shoo-in.
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- Athletes: Elena Savelyeva ... See all Athletes
  SAVELYEVA Elena
  KIM Hye Song
  TAYLOR Katie
  JONAS Natasha
  SAPIYEV Serik
  REN Cancan
  ADAMS Nicola
  SHIELDS Claressa
  JOSHUA Anthony
  CAMMARELLE Roberto
  CAMPBELL Luke
  CONLAN Michael
  BARNES Paddy
  IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO Roniel
  LOMACHENKO Vasyl
  RAMIREZ CARRAZANA Robeisy
Modern Pentathlon
12 August 201218:45
Asadauskaite wins final gold
Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite claimed the final gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games with victory in the women's Modern Pentathlon competition.
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  MURRAY Samantha
  MARQUES Yane
Athletics
12 August 201217:24
Round-up: Rudisha and Farah rival Bolt
It takes something special to upstage Usain Bolt, but David Rudisha and Mo Farah managed it with the best Athletics performances of London 2012.
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  BOLT Usain
  RUDISHA David Lekuta
  FARAH Mohamed
  LASHMANOVA Elena
  MADISON Tianna
  FELIX Allyson
  KNIGHT Bianca
  JETER Carmelita
  SANCHEZ Felix
  KIPROTICH Stephen
Cycling - Mountain Bike
12 August 201216:22
Kulhavy edges out rivals to claim gold
Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic won Olympic Games gold with a sprint finish at the end of the men's Mountain Bike race at Hadleigh Farm.
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  KULHAVY Jaroslav
  SCHURTER Nino
  FONTANA Marco Aurelio
  ABSALON Julien
  KILLEEN Liam
  HERMIDA RAMOS Jose Antonio
  STANDER Burry
Boxing
12 August 201216:15
Golden day for Joshua
Anthony Joshua today claimed gold in the Super Heavy Weight division, making up a three-point deficit in the final round to clinch the title on countback.
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  JOSHUA Anthony
  CAMMARELLE Roberto
Cycling - Road
12 August 201215:40
Round-up: Road racers reach new levels
The Road Cycling events lived up to their reputation as some of the most gruelling on the London 2012 schedule, but when the dust settled the champions were able to reflect on a place in sporting history.
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  WIGGINS Bradley
  VINOKUROV Alexandr
  URAN URAN Rigoberto
  VOS Marianne
  ARMSTRONG Kristin
Canoe Slalom
12 August 201214:38
Round-up: Champions crowned again, new talents emerge
Canoeing at London 2012 saw veterans shine again and new, emerging talent firmly establish itself on the international scene.
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  MOLMENTI Daniele
  HRADILEK Vavrinec
  FER Emilie
  DUKATOVA Jana
  MARTIKAN Michal
  STOTT Etienne
  BAILLIE Tim
  FLORENCE David
  HOUNSLOW Richard
Boxing
12 August 201214:10
Carrazana claims Fly Weight title
Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana was today crowned Olympic Fly Weight champion after beating Tugstsogt Nyambayar at the ExCeL.
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  RAMIREZ CARRAZANA Robeisy
  NYAMBAYAR Tugstsogt
  EVANS Freddie
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