Summer Olympics 2012 London

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Triumph: Laura Ludwig of Germany celebrates during the women's beach volleyball round of 16 match

 

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Swan-like: dancers prepare to perform before the start of the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-a round final

 

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Water boy: award-winning underwater photographer Al Bello waiting to capture the action at the Acquatics Centre

 

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Space jam: A member of the Crazy Dunkers puts on a dunking display as part of half-time entertainment during women's basketball

 

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stupid amercian dun know how to count medal tables again this year. what type of retards work on USA papers?

They are obviously using "Total" medal count as the criteria of measurement.

 

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They are obviously using "Total" medal count as the criteria of measurement.

you think i dun know that? I am very aware of amercian switching from standard count to medal count, they only start this in year 2008(middle of beijing olympic), before that, they follow the rest of the world, after 2008, they invent their own medal table (so that they can win it).

 

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NBC forced to apologise after ill-timed ad features a monkey doing gymnastics - right after showing Gabby Douglas' gold medal victory
More woes for NBC after it shows ad featuring monkey doing gymnastics, right after Gabby Douglas' big win
Commercial was for Animal Practice - an upcoming NBC sitcom

NBC has become the centre of a race storm after airing an ad featuring a monkey performing gymnastics, right after showing the performance of Gabby Douglas, the first African-American to win Olympic gold.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...gymnastics-Douglas-victory.html#ixzz22a4AhL9h

 

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One billion vs one: Michael Phelps' one-man medal haul could match all of India

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Debbie Phelps: Michael will hang up his goggles

Gold medallist Michael Phelps (Getty Images)

LONDON – Saturday will be the first time in his life that Michael Phelps has managed to catch 1.24 billion people from behind. Move over, India. You’re about to have company on the all-time medal podium.

With Phelps a virtual lock to capture his 22nd career medal in the 400 medley relay on Saturday night, he’ll tie with India at 22 on the all-time podium. That’s right, Phelps has accomplished as much in his Olympic career as all the athletes in India’s history combined – men and women. Not bad for one guy vs. one billion plus.

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Not that India should feel bad. When Phelps hits the 22 mark, he’ll move into a tie for 54th place on the all-time country podium. As in, 54th in the total medal count of every … single … country … in the modern Olympics. In forever. At least India can claim a tie.

Countries like Morocco (21), Thailand (21), Lithuania (16), Chile (13), and Venezuela (12) are all looking up at the one-man medal machine.

And while Phelps has ruled out the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Americans can take heart. He surely made the decision without the knowledge of where he stands on the all-time medal board. Ireland and Nigeria are sitting at 23 … and they’ve really been asking for it.

 

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Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain competes during the women's 75-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London

 

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United States' Stephanie Brown Trafton makes an attempt during the women's discus qualification at the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London

 

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Fans from the United States walk towards Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympics Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London.

 

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Tania Cagnotto of Italy competes in the women's 3m springboard diving preliminary round at the Aquatics Centre

 

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Sara Goller of Germany prepares to serve during the beach volleyball round of 16

 

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Wu Minxia competes in the preliminary round of women's 3m springboard diving.

 

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Italian water polo captain , lol.