China's tennis ends London tour after Li/Zhang loss
2012-08-01 16:10:18China's tennis athletes Li Na and Zhang Shuai were defeated 0-2 by Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka from the Czech Republic in the women's tennis doubles, second round and were unable to make it into the top eight.
Eight women charged for 'throwing' badminton matches
2012-08-01 14:33:56The World Badminton Federation charged eight female players with misconduct on Wednesday after four Olympic doubles teams had attempted to "throw" matches to secure a more favourable draw later in the tournament.
Britain's royal family visit Olympic village
2012-08-01 13:09:32Britain's Prince William, Harry, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visited the accommodation for British athletes in the Athletes Village at Olympic Park in Stratford, east London July 31, 2012.
Sun leads China for historic relay medal
2012-08-01 13:10:48China's Olympic champion Sun Yang took team China from fifth to third in his final leg to bring the country a historic Olympic relay medal.
Bill Gates to help promote table tennis in US
2012-08-01 13:04:58The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) plans to work with Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Corporation, to promote table tennis in the United States.
Queen's granddaughter a right royal medallist
2012-08-01 11:41:28Some might say Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Now she can also boast a silver medal.
Ye nets second gold, Phelps sets medal record
2012-08-01 07:31:00American superstar Phelps won two medals on the 4th day of the Games to become the most successful Olympian ever, while Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen brushed aside doping speculations to claim her second gold.Weightlifting: Lin QingfengFoil: Lei ShengSwimming: YeDiving: Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao Memorable moments
Li Xiaoxia enters table tennis semifinals
2012-07-31 21:53:56China's Li Xiaoxia trounced Dutch Li Jiao in straight sets to advance into the Olympic table tennis women's singles semifinals on Tuesday.
Yannick of France edges to 3rd gold in London
2012-07-31 21:28:26Yannick Agnel has the chance of winning his third gold of the London Olmypic Games after qualifying for the semi-finals of the 100 meters freestyle on Tuesday morning.
'Sculling Sloth' vows to improve
2012-07-31 21:18:46Niger's Hamadou Djibo Issaka, the novice rower who has earned comparisons to the slow swimmer Eric "The Eel", vowed to improve on Tuesday after again finishing last in an Olympic semi-final that was some 28 seconds slower than his previous race.
Police make arrest over tweets to diver Daley
2012-07-31 21:06:00British police arrested a man on Tuesday after offensive tweets were sent to British diver Tom Daley when he failed to win a medal in his first event at the London Olympics.
Medal Count |
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1 | 46 | 29 | 29 | |
2 | 38 | 27 | 22 | |
3 | 29 | 17 | 19 | |
4 | 24 | 25 | 33 | |
5 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
6 | 11 | 19 | 14 |