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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
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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  RABENTE Jan Philipp
  BOUDIA David
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Boxing
11 August 201221:12
Zou and Campbell hit the heights
China's Zou Shiming has retained his Light Fly Weight Olympic Boxing title after claiming victory in the gold-medal match against Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon.
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  PONGPRAYOON Kaeo
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Athletics
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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  TALLENT Jared
  SI Tianfeng
  HEFFERNAN Robert
  EROKHIN Igor
Great Britain
11 August 201201:08
Preview: Farah eyes remarkable double
The end of the London 2012 Olympic Games may be nearing, but there is still plenty to be decided with 32 gold medals up for grabs on Day 15 across 15 different sports.
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  BEKELE Kenenisa
  GEBREMESKEL Dejen
  SEMENYA Caster
  JELIMO Pamela
  SAVINOVA Mariya
  NEVIN John Joe
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  DALEY Thomas
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Boxing
11 August 201200:48
Day 14 Review: Boxers close in on gold
Reigning Super Heavy Weight Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle is one fight away from retaining his title after he won a tight semi-final against world champion Magomedrasul Medzhidov at the ExCeL.
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Boxing
10 August 201213:57
Zou through to Boxing final
China's Zou Shiming secured his place in the men's Light Fly Weight Boxing final with a hard-fought win over Ireland's Paddy Barnes.
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Jamaica
10 August 201201:15
Review: Bolt strikes a double
Usain Bolt made history on Day 13 as he became the first man ever to win the Olympic Games sprint double twice in succession.
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  DUJARDIN Charlotte
  CORNELISSEN Adelinde
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Boxing
09 August 201217:22
Irish delight as Taylor wins gold
Ireland's Katie Taylor added Olympic Games gold to her four World Championships titles today - but she was made to work hard for her 10-8 win over Russia's Sofya Ochigava amid an extraordinary atmosphere at ExCeL.
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United States of America
09 August 201201:07
Review: Team USA set gold standard
Day 12 saw records set straight in the Olympic Stadium on a good night for Team USA, while Usain Bolt warmed up for another night in the headlines in his usual style.
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  FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann
  JETER Carmelita
  MERRITT Aries
  RICHARDSON Jason
  PARCHMENT Hansle
  ROBLES Dayron
  REESE Brittney
  ANTYUKH Natalya
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  HEJNOVA Zuzana
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  JENSEN Iain
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  NORREGAARD Allan
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  LARSEN Eirik Veras
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