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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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- Countries: GBR, KAZ, ... See all Countries
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  KAZ
  COL
  NED
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- Athletes: Bradley Wiggins ... See all Athletes
  WIGGINS Bradley
  VINOKUROV Alexandr
  URAN URAN Rigoberto
  VOS Marianne
  ARMSTRONG Kristin
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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- Countries: ARG, GER, ... See all Countries
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  NZL
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  IND
- Athletes: Luciana Aymar ... See all Athletes
  AYMAR Luciana
  RABENTE Jan Philipp
  WEINHOLD Max
  van der WEERDEN Mink
  PAUMEN Maartje
  DIRKSE van den HEUVEL Carlien
Sailing
12 August 201210:30
Round-up: Ainslie sets record as Australia rule waves
Ben Ainslie became the Games' most decorated sailor of all time at London 2012 but Australia replaced his country, Great Britain, as the most successful Sailing nation.
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- Athletes: Ben Ainslie ... See all Athletes
  AINSLIE Ben
  SLINGSBY Tom
  OUTTERIDGE Nathan
  JENSEN Iain
  BELCHER Mathew
  PAGE Malcolm
  ALEH Jo
  POWRIE Olivia
  XU Lijia
  LOOF Fredrik
  SALMINEN Max
  ALABAU NEIRA Marina
  van RIJSSELBERGE Dorian
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
  OSYPENKO-RADOMSKA Inna
  DOUCHEV-JANICS Natasa
  CHEBAN Yuri
  POSTRIGAY Yury
  DYACHENKO Alexander
  McKEEVER Ed
  KIRDYAPKIN Sergey
  TALLENT Jared
  SI Tianfeng
  LASHMANOVA Elena
  BRESSET Julie
  KANAEVA Evgeniya
  DMITRIEVA Daria
  CHARKASHYNA Liubou
  ECHEGOYEN DOMINGUEZ Tamara
  TORO PRIETO PUGA Sofia
  PUMARIEGA MENENDEZ Angela
  TAYMAZOV Artur
  MODZMANASHVILI Davit
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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- Countries: GER, NED
- Athletes: Jan Philipp Rabente ... See all Athletes
  RABENTE Jan Philipp
  WEINHOLD Max
  van der WEERDEN Mink
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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- Countries: USA, LTU, ... See all Countries
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  SWE
- 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
Cycling - BMX
11 August 201210:01
Round-up: Pajon Colombia's second champion
Mariana Pajon celebrated becoming just the second Colombian ever to win Olympic gold after a supreme showing in the London 2012 women's BMX competition.
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- Countries: COL, LAT, ... See all Countries
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- Athletes: Mariana Pajon ... See all Athletes
  PAJON Mariana
  STROMBERGS Maris
  WALKER Sarah
  SMULDERS Laura
  WILLOUGHBY Sam
  OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario
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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- Sport: Hockey
- Countries: GER, NED
- Athletes: Maximilian Mueller ... See all Athletes
  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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  TUN
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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
Hockey
10 August 201221:32
Golden night for Netherlands
Netherlands successfully defended their women's Hockey title tonight with a 2-0 victory over Argentina.
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- Sport: Hockey
- Countries: ARG, NED, ... See all Countries
  ARG
  NED
  GBR
  NZL
- Athletes: Luciana Aymar ... See all Athletes
  AYMAR Luciana
  PAUMEN Maartje
  DIRKSE van den HEUVEL Carlien
  DANSON Alex
  CULLEN Crista
  THOMAS Sarah
  MICHELSEN Stacey

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