Badminton Disqualification at London Games Sparks Outcry
Eight doubles teams from China South Korea and Indonesia were disqualified for attempting to lose on purpose drawing sharp criticism from players and officials. The BWF upheld the sanctions despite appeals and urged reforms while Britain celebrated early golds in rowing and cycling.
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Torsten Berg
Badminton
China
South Korea
Indonesia
Badminton World Federation
BWF
Thomas Lund
Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
Jung Kyun-eun
Kim Ha-na
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung
Meiliana Jauhari
Greysia Polii
Britain
Helen Glover
Heather Stanning
Bradley Wiggins
Hampton Court Palace
Thames
Michael Phelps
Olympic Park
Andrea Penezic
Croatia
Russia
Brazil
Ana Paula Rodrigues
Spain
France
Montenegro
Norway
Olympic actions across events drive day of finals
Multiple finals highlighted include women's all around gymnastics and rowing women's eight, with Phelps advancing to the 200 IM final and Soni breaking the world record in the 200 breaststroke semis. U S teams clash in basketball and beach volleyball while boxing and soccer races tighten medal chances around the globe.
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Rogers/Dalhausser
U.S
Benes
Kubala
Czech Republic
Tyler Clary
Phelps
Rebecca Soni
Various Olympic Sports Highlights and Telecast Schedule
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple Olympic events across sports like volleyball tennis water polo handball boxing sailing and swimming. It mentions men’s and women’s events with quarterfinals semifinals and finals and notes same day and live tape broadcasts from London. Specifics include France Lithuania USA China Argentina Spain Brazil Serbia and other national teams competing in diverse disciplines with gold medals and podiums referenced.
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Argentina
Montenegro
Serbia
Romania
Sweden
Iceland
London
NBC
United Nes
Oe States
Watling
Long Whitewater
Medals table highlights multiple sports from a global event
Nations win in canoe slalom cycling diving fencing and more with Daniele Molmenti and Judith Arndt among gold winners. Event shows various countries including Italy Britain Germany Ukraine Japan and South Korea taking top spots across disciplines.
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Destinee Hooker
U.S
China
Megan Hodge
Zeng Chunlei
South Korea
Brazil
Carolina del Pilar Castagrande
Italy
Britain
Daniele Molmenti
Serene Hradilek
Czech
Wiggins
Tony Martin
Germany
Dues Tebieen Saver
Judith Arndt
German
Olga Zabelinskaya
Russia
Uchimura Wins Gold After Demons Chase Aces In Tokyo
Japanese star Kohei Uchimura caps a dramatic comeback to claim gold in a four year cycle, bowing to the crowd and grinning as he triumphed after earlier falters on high bar and pommel horse. Leyva rises with steady show, overcoming early slips to place among leaders.
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Uchimura
Beijing
Germany
Philipp Boy
Andreas Hirsch
Ursuing
Japan
China
Leyva
Cuba
Danny
Alvarez
Kazuhito Tanaka
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Doris Schwaiger
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Vera Zvonareva
Maria Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka
Kim Clijsters
Venus Williams
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The
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Tina Charles
Turkey
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Angola
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
Latvia
Lazaro Alvarez
Joseph Diaz Jr
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Artur Beterbiev
Dominic Breazeale
Magomed Omarov
Manuel Zagunis
Kim Jiyeon
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Olga Kharlan
Ukraine
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Venezuela
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Jung Jinsun
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Iain Jensen
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Blair Tuke
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Qin Kai
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Clearville
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University Place
Wash
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Chen
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Ukrain
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Mirciamonte Garcia
Natsumi
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Yin Alvarez
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