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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.

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.

It takes something special to upstage Usain Bolt, but David Rudisha and Mo Farah managed it with the best Athletics performances of London 2012.

China enjoyed mixed fortunes in Olympic Trampolining as Dong Dong claimed the men's title but favourite and defending champion He Wenna lost out to Canada's Rosannagh MacLennan in the women's event.