THE LONDON  OLYMPICS -2012

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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  SWIMMINGSoni earns gold in world record
• TENNISSerena to face Azarenka in semis
• SWIMMINGLochte third as Clary takes gold
• SWIMMINGFreestyle gold for Dutch ace Kromowidjojo
• FENCINGItaly take women's team foil gold
• CYCLING - TRACKHoy leads GB to team sprint gold 72
• BOXINGIran boxer furious over expulsion
• China & Kazakhstan in athlete row
• HANDBALLGB men suffer defeat by Argentina
• BADMINTONBadminton coaches to be quizzed
• TABLE TENNISZhang beats Wang in men's final
• BOXINGJapan win appeal against defeat
• SWIMMINGSuspicion is sour grapes, says Ye
• TENNISMurray closes in on Olympic medal
• BASKETBALLYi injured as China suffer defeat
• JUDOKhaibulaev wins Russian judo gold
• JUDOHarrison wins judo gold for US
• SAILINGPercy and Simpson increase lead
• ROWINGSouth Africa win lightweight gold 13
• CANOE SLALOMGold and silver for GB canoeists
• SHOOTINGGB star Wilson wins shooting gold
• ROWINGNZ men secure double sculls gold
• ARCHERYKorean Ki wins archery shoot-out
• ROWINGUS women's eight win Olympic gold
• ATHLETICSBayi: African sport needs funding

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Video & Audio

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• VideoWomen face off in the Olympic ring
• AudioBadminton scandal upsets Robertson
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Comment & Analysis

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• Welcome to the velodrome - Brits begin with a bang
  Ex-Olympic champion Chris Boardman on why Great Britain's track cyclists can expect more gold medals after making a fast start to London 2012
• Gibbons writes new judo chapter
  The GB judo story has not always made pleasant reading, but the latest chapter written by Gemma Gibbons is a big improvement
• Emotional Wilson gives it both barrels
  Peter Wilson bounces back from the loss of his funding to win shooting gold with a little help from a Dubai sheikh, writes BBC Sport's Aimee Lewis
• Don't make me angry, says Ainslie
  Ben Ainslie warns his sailing rivals they had "made him angry" as he reignited his quest for a fourth Olympic gold medal.

Team GB Medal Hopes

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  Lizzie Armitstead

  23 years old

  Women's Road Race

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  Tim Brabants

  35 years old

  Men's Kayak Single (K1) 1000m

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  Crista Cullen

  26 years old

  Women's Hockey

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  Nick Dempsey

  31 years old

  Men's RS:X

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  Mo Farah

  29 years old

  Men's 5000m

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  Phillips Idowu

  33 years old

  Men's Triple Jump

  More about Phillips Idowu
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  Keri-Anne Payne

  24 years old

  Women's Marathon 10km

  More about Keri-Anne Payne
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  Victoria Pendleton

  31 years old

  Women's Sprint, Women's Team Sprint

  More about Victoria Pendleton
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  Bryony Shaw

  29 years old

  Women's RS:X

  More about Bryony Shaw
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  Mhairi Spence

  26 years old

  Women's Modern Pentathlon

  More about Mhairi Spence

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London 2012 Tweets

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Most popular twitter hashtags.

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#London2012

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#TeamGB

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#TeamUSA

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• Tweets from the Athletes

Very excited for the start of the athletics in 7.5hrs! Golden girl Jessica Ennis up at 10:05am in the 100m hurdles. Live online @BBCSport
Jessica Creighton 3 hours ago
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Phew! What a day for Britain, eh? Good things come to those who wait. Medals in rowing, shooting, judo, canoe slalom: http://t.co/6Y2eatI6
Jessica Creighton 3 hours ago
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RT @gemma_gibbons: Can't quite believe I'm an Olympic silver medalist, so happy. Thank you so much to everyone 4 your amazing messages, ...
Jessica Creighton 3 hours ago
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0130 Casino London. Spotted. Two big Australia boomers. Play @GBBASKETBALL next....
chris mitchell 3 hours ago
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That last tweet makes Gemma's silver even more incredible. Inspired, I bid you goodnight. Thanks for all your feedback today x
Gabby Logan 4 hours ago
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RT @Markplot: Thank you all for the support!! Hope to do even better with Poland!!! Keep pushing our team guys!! Earls court was great!
Jonathan Legard 4 hours ago
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RT @danhunter4: Wow, all this support is crazy. Thanks so much, @GBMenVolleyball are giving everything we can on the court! Big match ag ...
Jonathan Legard 4 hours ago
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Blimey, I just got choked up watching the closing credits to Olympic Sportsday, Take That and all. I'm an absolute emotional wreck...
Ben Dirs 4 hours ago
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RT @gbbasketball: @chrismbbcsport @BrendasArmy@BBC2012 Love your support guys - it helps at times like this - it helps like you can't i ...
chris mitchell 4 hours ago
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"@gallagherbren: @chrismbbcsport about time GB got some rub of the green and some decent refs. Brilliant second half against world 2 team!"
chris mitchell 4 hours ago
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RT @Alexbarnett77: Tony Livesey with Italian fans in Leicester sq as they celebrate gold in fencing singing the nat anthem on @bbc5live ...
BBC Radio 5 Live 4 hours ago
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"@BrendasArmy: Still absolutely gutted about tonight. But pleased @gbbasketball finally got some recognition from the @BBC2012
chris mitchell 4 hours ago
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RT @BrendasArmy: Still absolutely gutted about tonight. But pleased @gbbasketball finally got some recognition from the BBC.
chris mitchell 4 hours ago
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Ben Ainslie "angry" video - "I'm angry, you don't want to make me angry" ... "Those boys better watch out"http://t.co/SeFo69LE #HulkAinslie
Nick Hope 5 hours ago
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"I don't want to alienate to swimming fans, but it is easier to get swimming medals than in athletics" - good luck Syed! #PhelpsGreatest
Nick Hope 5 hours ago
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RT @Alexbarnett77: .@mikewills_sport tries out a new career as a one man band with Bruce Thompson on@bbc5live with Tony Livesey http:// ...
BBC Radio 5 Live 5 hours ago
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Will ask questions at Wimbledon tomorrow about no mens s/f on No1 court but I'm sure upset punters should contact LOCOG for answers. #drag
Andrew Castle 5 hours ago
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RT @BBCSport_Ollie: The scene as Peter Wilson wins Olympic double trap gold for GB http://t.co/ap8toMFl "I'll get very drunk and probabl ...
Nick Hope 5 hours ago
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On the LOCOG website it does appear that No.1 Court tickets for Friday 3rd August are for Men's semi finals. Session TE020 People livid.
Andrew Castle 5 hours ago
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The scene as Peter Wilson wins Olympic double trap gold for GB http://t.co/ap8toMFl "I'll get very drunk and probably do something stupid."
Ollie Williams 5 hours ago
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Olympic Sports

• ARCHERY
  Olympics archery: Ki Bo Bae wins archery gold after shoot-out
• ATHLETICS
  Tanzania legend Filbert Bayi says African sport needs investment
• BADMINTON
  Olympics badminton: Lin Dan reaches singles semi-finals
• BASKETBALL
  Olympics basketball: GB men close to shock win over Spain
• BEACH VOLLEYBALL
  GB suffer beach volleyball exit after Austria defeat
• BOXING
  Anthony Ogogo stuns Ievgen Khytrov at Olympic boxing event
• CANOE SLALOM
  Gold stuns GB canoe slalom duo Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott
• CANOE SPRINT
  GB's Heath & Schofield win gold in Canoe Sprint Euro Championships
• CYCLING - BMX
  London 2012: Liam Phillips wants Olympic medal despite crash
• CYCLING - MOUNTAIN BIKE
  London 2012: Annie Last secures GB mountain bike place

More news by sport

• CYCLING - ROAD
  GB gold medal winners honoured with special stamp
• CYCLING - TRACK
  Olympics cycling: Sir Chris Hoy proud to delight home crowd
• DIVING
  Luo Yutong and Qin Kai win Olympic diving gold for China
• EQUESTRIAN
  Olympics dressage: Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer start well
• FENCING
  Olympic fencing: Italy take women's team foil gold
• FOOTBALL
  Juventus boss Antonio Conte faces ban over match-fixing allegations
• GYMNASTICS - ARTISTIC
  Olympics gymnastics: Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold
• GYMNASTICS - RHYTHMIC
  London 2012: GB's Beth Tweddle fit for last gold medal attempt
• GYMNASTICS - TRAMPOLINE
  London 2012: Trampolinist Kat Driscoll grateful for Tracy Whittaker
• HANDBALL
  Olympic handball: GB men lose out to Argentina
• HOCKEY
  Olympics hockey: GB women ease past Belgium for third win
• JUDO
  Olympics judo: Tagir Khaibulaev wins gold for Russia
• MODERN PENTATHLON
  London 2012: Mhairi Spence heads modern pentathlon team
• ROWING
  Olympics rowing: British lightweight four win silver
• SAILING
  GB Sailing: Percy and Simpson extend Star class lead
• SHOOTING
  Olympics shooting: Peter Wilson's win triggers emotional scenes
• SWIMMING
  Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte to win 20th Olympic medal
• SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
  London 2012: Pink Thursdays inspire Team GB Synchro squad
• TABLE TENNIS
  London 2012 table tennis: Li Xiaoxia beats Ding Ning in final
• TAEKWONDO
  Aaron Cook gives up fight against London 2012 taekwondo exclusion
• TENNIS
  Andy Murray beats Nicolas Almagro to reach Olympic semis
• TRIATHLON
  London 2012: 'Team GB Olympic gold medal chances to come'
• VOLLEYBALL
  Olympic men's volleyball: Great Britain overpowered by Italy
• WATER POLO
  Olympics water polo: Poor start hurts GB in US defeat
• WEIGHTLIFTING
  Natasha Perdue's mixed feelings on emotional Olympic debut
• WRESTLING
  London 2012: Olga Butkevych hopes to make wrestling popular

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Olympic Sports

304 Events

1. Archery4 EventsFirst Event: 27th July
2. Athletics47 EventsFirst Event: 3rd August
3. Badminton5 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
4. Basketball2 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
5. Beach Volleyball2 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
6. Boxing13 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
7. Canoe - Slalom4 EventsFirst Event: 29th July
8. Canoe - Sprint12 EventsFirst Event: 6th August
9. Cycling - BMX2 EventsFirst Event: 8th August
10. Cycling - Mountain Bike2 EventsFirst Event: 11th August
11. Cycling - Road4 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
12. Cycling - Track10 EventsFirst Event: 2nd August
13. Diving8 EventsFirst Event: 29th July
14. Equestrian6 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
15. Fencing10 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
16. Football2 EventsFirst Event: 25th July
17. Gymnastics - Artistic16 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
18. Gymnastics - Rhythmic2 EventsFirst Event: 9th August
19. Gymnastics - Trampoline2 EventsFirst Event: 3rd August
20. Handball2 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
21. Hockey2 EventsFirst Event: 29th July
22. Judo14 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
23. Modern Pentathlon2 EventsFirst Event: 11th August
24. Rowing14 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
25. Sailing10 EventsFirst Event: 29th July
26. Shooting15 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
27. Swimming34 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
28. Synchronised Swimming2 EventsFirst Event: 5th August
29. Table Tennis4 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
30. Taekwondo8 EventsFirst Event: 8th August
31. Tennis5 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
32. Triathlon2 EventsFirst Event: 4th August
33. Volleyball2 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
34. Water-polo2 EventsFirst Event: 29th July
35. Weightlifting15 EventsFirst Event: 28th July
36. WresMichael Phelps wins his first individual gold at London 2012 and his 20th Olympic medal in the men's