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London Games 2012 headlines with summaries.
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Swimming marathon result
11 Aug 2012Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia won the gold medal in the men's swimming marathon at Hyde Park in London on Friday, to become the first swimmer to get medals in the pool and open water. No-one else could…
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Review of cycle team relegation wanted
11 Aug 2012China wants another review into the relegation of their women's cycling sprint team for an illegal changeover in the London Games final last week which cost the team a gold medal.
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Tribunal clears NZ Paralympian to compete
10 Aug 2012A New Zealand Paralympian has tested positive for a banned substance but will be allowed to compete in the upcoming Paralympics in London.
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Dibaba hoping to secure another track double
11 Aug 2012With an historic sprint double-double in the bag for Jamaican Usain Bolt, Ethiopian athlete Tirunesh Dibaba hopes also to achieve another track double at the London Olympics.
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Brilliant Bolt wins Olympic double
11 Aug 2012Usain Bolt declared himself "the greatest athlete" to have lived after winning an Olympic sprint double. Audio
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New world record set in men's 800m
10 Aug 2012Kenya's David Rudisha caused a sensation in the main Olympic stadium on Thursday by winning the 800m in a new world record time of 1min 40.91s.
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Newdick finishes 12th in decathlon
11 Aug 2012New Zealand's Brent Newdick has finished 12th overall in the Olympic decathlon.
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US still champions in women's football
10 Aug 2012The United States won their third successive women's Olympic football tournament when they beat world champions Japan 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on Thursday. Canada won the bronze.
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Broken leg didn't stop US relay runner
10 Aug 2012American Manteo Mitchell competed with a broken leg in the 4x400m relay event at the Olympic Stadium.
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US top of medal table
10 Aug 2012The United States has overtaken China at the top of the Olympic medal table, with 90 medals including 39 gold.
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Adams makes boxing history at Games
10 Aug 2012Britain's Nicola Adams has made Olympic history, becoming the first woman to win a boxing title.
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Willers into BMX semi, Pickard crashes out
10 Aug 2012New Zealand's Marc Willers cruised into the semifinals of the BMX competition at the London Olympics, but teammate Kurt Pickard is out after a heavy crash.
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South Africa into relay final after appeal
10 Aug 2012Double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been handed a chance for an historic Olympic medal after South Africa was given the spare ninth lane in the 4x400m relay final despite failing to finish the heat.
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Sailing events postponed at windless Weymouth
10 Aug 2012Sailing events at the Olympic Games were postponed on Thursday due to a lack of wind.
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Hungarian hangs on to win marathon swim gold
10 Aug 2012Eva Risztov of Hungary held on to win the gold medal for the women's marathon swim at the London Olympics after a desperate sprint finish to the 10km race.
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Dujardin wins individual dressage
10 Aug 2012Britain's Charlotte Dujardin has won the Olympics gold medal in the equestrian dressage individual event.
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Olympic Park welcomes two millionth spectator
10 Aug 2012London 2012 organisers have hailed the 'passion and spirit' of the British public after the two millionth ticketed spectator passed through the Olympic Park since the Games began on July 27.
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NZ canoeists 7th in finals
10 Aug 2012New Zealand canoeists have come in seventh in their finals at the London Olympics.
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Black Sticks men win playoff against Argentina
10 Aug 2012The New Zealand men's hockey team have finished their Olympic campaign with a 9th place playoff win against Argentina.
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Campbell out of taekwondo competition
9 Aug 2012New Zealander Logan Campbell has missed out on the quarterfinals of the men's under 68kg category in the taekwondo at the London Olympics.
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Bolt 20 seconds away from Olympic double
10 Aug 2012Usain Bolt's bid for an unprecedented Olympic sprint double double in the 200m is the highlight of the seventh day of athletics action at the London Games.
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NZ 16th on medals table
9 Aug 2012New Zealand is 16th on the medals table at the Olympic Games in London, with three golds, two silvers and five bronzes on Wednesday.
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Walker second in BMX seedings
9 Aug 2012New Zealander Sarah Walker justified her reputation as one of the world's best BMX riders, recording the second-fastest time of the 16 competitors in the Olympic seedings round on Wednesday.
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Farquhar in javelin final
9 Aug 2012Stuart Farquhar of New Zealand qualified for the men's Olympic javelin final on Wednesday with his first throw of 83.32m.
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