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London Games 2012
London Games 2012 headlines with summaries.
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Ugandan upsets Kenyans to win marathon
13 Aug 2012The Ugandan runner Stephen Kiprotich has caused an upset in the men's marathon at the Olympics by easily beating the experienced Kenyan pair of Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang.
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US basketball stars do it again
13 Aug 2012The United States men's basketball team of superstars has delivered at the London Games, winning the gold medal by beating Spain 107-100 in the final.
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Carrington wins canoe sprint gold
12 Aug 2012Bay of Plenty kayaker Lisa Carrington has won another gold medal on the water for New Zealand at the Olympics.
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Second gold medal for Farah
13 Aug 2012World champion Mo Farah of Britain won the 5,000 metres title and his second Olympic gold medal on Saturday.
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Mexico wins football gold
12 Aug 2012Mexico have beaten Brazil 2-1 to win the gold medal in the men's football at the London Olympics.
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Personal best for walker
12 Aug 2012New Zealander Quentin Rew has posted a personal best time in the men's 50km walk at the London Olympics.
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Cross country biker places 18th
12 Aug 2012Karen Hanlen has finished midway down the field in the Olympic women's cross country mountain biking event.
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US win women's basketball
12 Aug 2012The United States won the women's basketball Olympic gold medal by beating France 86-50 in the final on Saturday.
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NZ 15th on medal list
12 Aug 2012New Zealand is 15th on the medal table at the Olympic Games in London with five golds, three silver and five bronze - the best performance since the 1988 Seoul Games.
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World record and gold medal for Jamaica relay team
12 Aug 2012Jamaica won the Olympic gold medal in the men's athletics 4x100m relay on Saturday and set a world record time.
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Men's hockey won by Germany
12 Aug 2012Germany won their second successive Olympic men's hockey gold on Saturday by beating the Netherlands 2-1.
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Russian sets world record in 20km walk
12 Aug 2012Yelena Lashmanova of Russia won gold in the Olympic women's 20km walk in a world record time of one hour 25 minutes two seconds on Saturday.
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Golden double for rhythmic gymnast
12 Aug 2012Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia on Saturday become the first rhythmic gymnast to win back-to-back individual Olympic gold medals.
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NZ 9th in javelin
12 Aug 2012New Zealand javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar finished ninth in the men's final at the Olympic Games on Friday.
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Golden effort from sailors, Walker rides to silver
11 Aug 2012New Zealand athletes have won two more medals at the London Olympics - a gold in the sailing and a silver in the BMX competition - bringing the tally to 12.
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Walker wins silver in BMX
11 Aug 2012New Zealand's Sarah Walker won silver in the final of the BMX competition at the London Olympics. Disappointment in Beijing in 2004 was her motivation.
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Home team medal tally now 57
11 Aug 2012Great Britain took its medal tally to 57 on Day 14 of the London Olympics on Friday - but missed out on more gold.
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Black Sticks lose playoff for bronze
11 Aug 2012The New Zealand women's hockey players have lost to Great Britain 3-1 in their playoff for the bronze medal at the London Olympics.
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Basketball finalists in 2008 repeat
11 Aug 2012The United States and Spain will play for the gold medal in the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Sunday in a repeat of the 2008 final in Beijing.
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Men's football bronze winners
11 Aug 2012Korea beat Japan 2-0 to claim bronze in the Olympic men's football tournament at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Friday.
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World record set in women's relay final
11 Aug 2012The United States blitzed the field to win the women's 4x100 metres relay final claiming gold and a new world record at the Olympic Stadium in London.
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Carrington qualifies fastest for canoe sprint final
11 Aug 2012New Zealand's Lisa Carrington has qualified fastest in the K1 200m canoe sprint to make the final at the London Olympics.
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NZ sailors win gold in 470 class
11 Aug 2012The New Zealand women's 470 sailors won gold on Friday, beating a crew from Great Britain in their final race.
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Scott defeated in taekwando
11 Aug 2012New Zealand's Vaughan Scott has lost his first-round bout in the taekwando competition at the London Olympics.
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