Olympic heroes receive warm welcome
2012-08-14 16:10:54
China's Olympic athletes and their coaches have been greeted by large crowds as they returned from London to Beijing.
Cameron appoints Coe as Games legacy ambassador
2012-08-14 15:17:47London 2012 chairman Seb Coe will serve as Prime Minister David Cameron's Olympic legacy ambassador after the Games finish on Sunday.
Olympic flag arrives in Rio
2012-08-14 15:05:45The arrival of the Olympic flag in Rio de Janeiro marked the dawn of a new era in Rio de Janeiro's history, according to the city's mayor Eduardo Paes.
Children walk toward Olympic dreams
2012-08-14 14:11:32A four-member race-walking team has been training every day at the Anfu Square since 2010. They are instructed by Zou Guilin, a 51-year-old coach who is also the first trainer of the famous Chinese race walker Liu Hong.
Ostapchuk stripped of gold for doping
2012-08-14 10:36:40Olympic women's shot put champion Nadezhda Ostapchuk has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Games a week ago after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid.
Injured Robles undergoes treatment in London
2012-08-14 10:12:31Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles is undergoing a treatment to overcome the injury that caused him to abandon the London Games 110m hurdles final.
Chinese tourists spend big at Olympics
2012-08-13 22:06:31Chinese tourists spent an average of 203.04 pounds ($318) per purchase in the first week of the London Olympic Games, topping the list of per-purchase spenders
Farewell to the Baltimore Bullet
2012-08-13 18:39:04After 20 years, four Olympic Games and six world championships, the competitive career of the greatest swimmer in history, Michael Phelps, nicknamed the Baltimore Bullet, has come to an end. Four gold medals and two silvers from his seven events in London have already made him the biggest winner in pool, as well as the greatest Olympian ever with a record of 22 Olympic medals including 18 golds - six in Athens 2004, eight in Beijing 2008, and four in London in 2012. The 27-year-old says goodbye to Olympics, to competitors and fans, and to his career which has seen him mature from a restless kid who found an outlet for his energy in the water to a cross-over star with all the trappings of a modern celebrity.
Gymnastics: Douglas heralds change in world order
2012-08-13 16:19:23Gabby Douglas arrived at the 'Twitter Olympics' with a handful of followers, a cute nickname and a bubbly personality to go with her megawatt smile.
Diving: Rivals take risky plunge to chase China
2012-08-13 16:11:53Faced with a Chinese diving team who hardly seem to put a pointed toe wrong and who regard anything less than 100 percent gold as failure, rivals at the London Olympics responded by upping the difficulty of their dives.
Age not a problem for Olympic dreams
2012-08-13 15:39:07In the fierce competition of sport, young age can be a great advantage, but some older athletes can also make legendary records.
Games over, time to party
2012-08-13 14:36:39For the tens of thousands of athletes, who had shed tears and sweat to get to London, the Olympic Games are over and now it's time to party.
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 |