Franklin wins 100 back as Meilutyte nets historic Lithuanian gold
Michael Franklin earns the 100 back title with Nick Thoman taking silver for the U S. Rebecca Soni falls short in a tight 100 breaststroke against Ruta Meilutyte who becomes Lithuania s first swimming Olympic gold medalist. Lochte and Phelps fade from medals as Agnes dominates the 200 free. Meilutyte s victory marks Lithuania s first ever Olympic swimming gold and a new era for U S backstroke.
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Franklin
Nick Thoman
Rebecca Soni
U.S
Ruta Meilutyte
Phelps
Lochte
France
Yannick Agnel
Aurora
America
Australia
Emily Seebohm
Seebohm
Japan
Aya Terakawa
Lithuania
U S Women Dominate Angola in Olympic Basketball
Team USA, 2-0, extended its Olympic win streak to 35 games with a rout of Angola. Sue Bird emphasized focusing on internal progress under Geno Auriemma as Parker earned a double-double and the Americans prepared for Turkey, China, and the Czech Republic.
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Angola
U.S
Sue Bird
Geno) Auriemma
Parker
Turkey
Nigeria
Korea
Zaire
Mali
Czech Republic
China
France
Australia
Croatia
Russia
Brazil
Canada
Britain
China defends title as Uchimura boosts Japan to silver
China tops the field with 275.997 points in a dominant team finals at the Olympics. Japan, initially fourth, gains silver after Uchimura’s dismount score is revised, Britain slips to bronze and Ukraine misses the podium. Kris ti an Thomas hails a historic British medal amid celebrations at the O2 Arena.
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Kohei Uchimura
Japan
Uchimura
Britain
Ukraine
William
Harry
Kristian Thomas
China
Beijing
Zhang
Chen
Olympic results roll on with multiple event updates
Top seed Sun Yujie of China won bronze after a 15-11 victory. Sailor Jonas Hoegh Christensen dominates Finn class with four straight wins and leads Weymouth Bay. Denmark’s Norregaard Lang top in 49er after two races. Badminton sees Lee Chong Wei back from injury to reach last 16. Lin Dan advances. Wang Yihan and Wang Xin progress for China. Canoe K2 heats see Hochschorner twins seconds. Maialen Chourraut leads women's K1 qualifiers. Lizzie Neave close behind. Rowing heats crown Britain and USA. Judo champions Matsumoto and Isaev claim titles. Weightlifting Kim Un Guk and Li Xueying win. Table tennis looks likely to yield gold for China’s Zhang Jike, Wang Hao, Ding Ning, and Li Xiaoxia.
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Horton
China
Sydney
Beijing
Chen Yibing
Teng Haibin
Japan
Chen
Jonas Hoegh- Christensen
Ben Ainslie
Weymouth Bay
Denmark
Allan Norregaard
Peter Lang
Ville Lang
Finland
Lin Dan
Scott Evans
Ireland
Wang Yihan
Wang Xin
Michele Li
Canada
Rena Wang
United States
Zhang Jike
Wang Hao
Ding Ning
Li Xiaoxia
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Thoman
Grevers
USA
Ryosuke Irie
Lenny Krayzelburg
Aaron Piersol
Agnes
South Korea
Park Tae-hwan
Sun Yang
Paul Biedermann
Germany
Soni
Meilutyte
Satomi Suzuki
Team
Congo
Jon Horton
Danell Leyva
John Orozco
Olympics
Sun Yujie
Shin
Lee Chong Wei
Pavel
Peter Hochschorner
Gauthier Krauss
Matthieu Peche
Maialen Chourraut
Lizzie Neave
Katherine Grainger
Anna Watkins
Belgium
Netherlands
India
Jamie Dwyer
South Africa
Argentina
New Zealand
Spain
Pakistan
Montenegro
Norway
Kaori Matsumoto
Mansur Isaev
London
Marti Malloy
Antomne Pavia
Alin George Moldoveanu
Romania
Kim UN Guk
North Korea
Li Xueying
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