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.
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.
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.
Sally Pearson delivered Australia's first Athletics gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics with a dramatic victory in the 100m Hurdles on another amazing day at the Games.
Felix Sanchez became the oldest-ever winner of an Olympic Games sprint event as he reclaimed the 400m Hurdles crown on an action-packed Day 10, while there were maiden medals for Grenada and Cyprus.
Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah struck gold for Great Britain in front of a capacity crowd of 80,000 at the Olympic Stadium on a sensational evening for the Host Nation.
A week on from the Opening Ceremony at London 2012 the Olympic Stadium will be packed out once again as the Athletics begins on a day when a total of 21 gold medals will be up for grabs across 10 different sports.
There was plenty for Host Nation Great Britain to savour as they enjoyed their best day of the London 2012 Games so far, but they were not the only ones celebrating on a dramatic Day 6