PARALYMPICS London 2012: The Games of the heroes and records

Only in swimming and athletics have been imposed 275 new world records. Spain leaves with 42 medals, 16 fewer than in Beijing

The Paralympic Games returned home to London , where it first emerged, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, in 1948. And as a prodigal son was welcomed by all Londoners. Crowded all locations, at any time and at night to tuck their athletes, British or not. The curtain closed Quartodecimans Games yesterday, but the Paralympic flame continues to shine in every athlete. Phenomena on the track, with the generous effort. Every drop of sweat, every cry of rage, every cry of joy hide their disability, invisible in the results, overcome brands in demolished barriers. Elite athletes who are not satisfied with silver, gold always so elusive, and more in this quote Paralympic where the level has been higher than ever. Only in swimming and athletics have been imposed 275 new world records, shows unequivocally that have not been spared here nor energy has given nothing. Also the Spanish delegation has offered everything. And although it did not reach the bar for Beijing 2008 (58 medals), Spain brings in 42 metal suitcase he left in tenth place by number of medals and 17 golds by number (8, 18 silvers and 16 bronzes ). Positive data for a computer that veterans have pushed others. Bright were the performances of the incombustible Teresa Perales (one gold, three silver and two bronze), Sebastian "Chano" Rodriguez (two silver and one bronze) and Richard Oribe (silver and bronze). Among the three add 129 years and 52 metals in their careers. They, with all their experience, have been the example of those who are bound to happen, as Sarai Gascon (20 years, one silver and one bronze), Alfonso Cabello (18 years, gold and world record) and Michelle Alonso (18 years, gold and world record). Intended to give the necessary impetus to that in Rio 2016 , Spain recovered the splendor that harvested from the spirit of Barcelona 92. Toca reflect what has been done well and what still remains to be done. Alberto Jofre, technical director of the Spanish Paralympic Committee , warned in his final assessment: "Maybe we've gone to 120, but there are countries that have made ​​it to 130 and you have to change that trend." Tighten the throttle to 2016, but still appreciate that medals have become more expensive than ever, but no power to activate. From today we look to the future, but looking askance at what they have been brilliant these 42 medals, special golds Teresa Perales, David Casinos, Carmen Herrera, Alfonso Cabello, Michelle Alonso, Alberto Suárez, Christian Venge and Jose Antonio Exposito . Swimming, as usual, was the breeding ground for most metals, but also shone in athletics and cycling. Basketball reappeared 16 years after their last participation to reap a fantastic Paralympic diploma for his fifth. Jose Antonio Exposito returned to his throne in the long 12 years after the last test for the intellectually disabled. Many good moments that leaves the album in 2012.

Sport, sport only

Even Jose Antonio Villanueva, Enrique Porto pilot in tandem, openly acknowledged that it had cost more brands reach to enter the Paralympics than in the Olympics. Even athletes who manage to break records in the pool dream without using legs were surprised they were able to make their own playmates. The magic of the effort and overcoming a word that makes no sense when it comes to them. In London alone there sport. Because only get the white matter in the target even if you do not have Matt Stutzman and arms. No one like him, and more than 4,000 athletes who fought in London in 2012 to show that disabilities are only in the eyes of others. In London, football is played only by the desire to score a goal, but not see the ball. It was the basket but collided with another chair and hit the floor. The bar is exceeded one-legged jumping. The ball was returned but the palette was tied to what's left arm. Point was achieved over a volleyball net on the waist because we are all just sitting high. The target was achieved but the pedals do not put their hands and feet. In London, he applauded the successes regardless of the shortcomings, invisible in the results. He admired the athlete for what he has overcome, and not just in life. In London, above all sport was assessed. In its purest.

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Bolt and Phelps, who was King of the Games?

Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps have emerged as the real stars of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The swimmer, with six medals, and the corridor, with three, followed by spraying records and making history. Who is the best of both? In the last Olympic Games we are seeing record-breaking athletes and brands that do not seem of this world. Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps have emerged as two modern heroes that are characterized in some way, and unbeaten records. Perarnau Marti, Antonio Javier Alix and Moracho, Eurosport specialists agree on the same idea when talking about the athletes: "They are monsters, are incomparable, especially because they compete in different sports." Each of the commentators focuses on different aspects of Bolt.

Bolt: Room for Improvement, connecting with the audience and 100% reliability

Antonio Alix, advocate of athletes from different sports and eras can not be compared, argues in favor of Bolt has won everything and has not failed despite the pressure she has been subjected by the media because of the victory Yohan Blake pre Games . Furthermore, although it has not done its best brands, the feeling of being in a state of superb form. Marti, on the other hand, neither is decided by either, which qualifies as "monsters". Bolt outlined the high reliability that has as an athlete, " is the only one who has achieved gold medal in two Olympic Games , has been in six finals he won four Olympic and five world records. Its reliability is almost 100% ". As for Phelps, with 22 medals including 18 gold, gives a high value on their ability to have overcome the criticisms and attempts to plunge. After a bad start in London has six medals, four as the fastest, thus enlarging his legend before announcing his retirement . Finally, statement: "Obviously, they are not comparable. Bolt, by the number of tests that can participate, could not reach the swimmer's medals. It is best that the Jamaican Phelps remains unbeaten and has been in three Olympic Games the top, especially in Beijing . " Javier Moracho add to what their peers have said: " The best thing about Bolt is the ease you have when running and it only has 25 years, that is, although difficult has room for improvement. on the track is fun and makes it fun to viewers as it has a character that fits perfectly into the show that is athletics. addition, two of his teammates in the relays are 21 years and ability to continue breaking records . "

Phelps: Spirit of maximum improvement and medal history

Finally, Marcos Robledo, a specialist in water sports, Pheps speaks: " I understand that besides being the athlete with the most medals of the Olympic Games in London has proved tremendous desire to excel. Despite failing the first two tests and be criticized by everyone , has been able to get their breed champion to win their last three events in London, which eventually also have been in his career. Just because these details and deserves to be regarded as the greatest athlete of this thirty edition of the Olympic Games. Maybe in Spain the media value of the exploits of Phelps does not reach the other athletes such as Usain Bolt who can handle the media like no other. However, across the Atlantic is completely backwards and many other countries, where swimming has more impact, have been able to appreciate the feat of three gold medals collected at the Games, added to eight in Beijing, and ultimately Add 18 gold medals in the Games. They all add up to a total of 22, something to which no other athlete has approached , except Latynina. The life of Michael Phelps has always been an overcoming life from his childhood, where his psychomotor difficulties and hyperactivity were the perfect incentive to start swimming. Their disproportionate and ungainly appearance was great object of ridicule from their peers, something that does not stop him from becoming a national hero and all seek the challenge of overcoming the great Mark Spitz of seven golds in Munich 1972. Now he hung the suit although not as a veteran, but now must find how to fill four hours daily devoted to the pool. Medals aside, just the challenge of overcoming and the ambition to be the greatest, you must become the best athlete of the London Games . "

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London 2012 Olympic mock the worst

FINAL super heavyweight, Roberto Cammarelle - is not the first time in boxing verdicts come strange, but after a match dominated in the first and second round, losing on points just does not come back. Sure, fighting to the last day of racing against the home athlete does not help, but the final super heavyweight Roberto Cammarelle of law enters the top 10 pranks sports.

ATHLETICS, 4x100 MALE - There is nothing uglier than an exultation choked in my throat.Imagine being the first among humans (Jamaica and the United States come from another planet), imagine what pride can be a medal for Canada in track like that, you are rightly celebrating ... Then suddenly the verdict: disqualified for faulty substitution. And your opponents, quarters and already in the shower, and still come out wet slippers for doing what you were doing until a minute ago: rejoice.

110 OBSTACLES, LIU XIANG - not exactly a great feeling that between the Chinese athlete and review five circles. At the Olympics at home, as a great favorite, an injured Achilles tendon in the batteries. China in tears. Four years later, the first race, the first battery, the first obstacle: crack. The achilles tendon. Again. Damn it.

FINAL BODY FREE, VANESSA FERRARI - A great exercise, a great return, a medal that is there and after the gold of the 2006 World Cup can bring you into the elite of international gymnastics. The score is 14.900. It would be bronze. Would be conditional. Yes because your adversary, the Russian Aliya Mustafina, has your same total score but a higher value in the execution of single exercise. You like to take it?

FENCING, SOUTH KOREA - At South Korean success is virtually everything. Before the fencer Nam. In the semifinal against Di Francisca, the fencer Asian ends up being 9-5 ahead refit: 10-10. We go the extra attack. Defeat. Final fuzzy, we play the bronze: Forward 4 hits, 13 seconds at the end, bronze already in the neck ... Then one, two, three, four, five (the extra minute) stored for Vezzali.Pranks finished? Of course not! Sword in the history of Shin A Lam has been around the world: a semi-final, second lasted too long, an hour long crying and condemnation to the final for the bronze.In your opinion, how did it end? Medal of wood, of course.

CYCLING, MARK CAVENDISH - Getting on top form, with the favor of the prediction, on a course designed ad hoc and be the strongest sprinter in the world sometimes is not enough. The gold seemed already written by Mark Cavendish, the British athletes themselves were gone down "light" with the statements (Wiggins: "to make of reason, this medal is what our"). And then an old Kazakh, disqualified "forty" times to doping, and it takes prank. All under Buckingham Palace, of course.

FOOTBALL GREAT BRITAIN - They are not exactly the same thing, but not far off. England has a great relationship with the matches to be decided on penalties: outside Italy to 90, out to European home of 96 out of 98 in France, out to european 2004, outside Germany in 2006, outside Euro 2012 with Italy. According to you, the National Olympic spot-kicks against South Korea, as they are gone?

FOOTBALL, BRAZIL - More than one medal is becoming a curse. Every 4 years, Brazil is betting everything on the futbol that made ​​them great in the sports world, and, invariably, every 4 years, is disappointed. Silver in Los Angeles 84, silver in Seoul 88, Atlanta 96 bronze, 08 silver and bronze in Beijing to London 2012. That should keep the gold for Rio?

FINAL TRAMPOLINE 3 MT, Tania Cagnotto - The history between the fourth and Tania Cagnotto is long and well known, but this time, far surpasses all previous pranks. A dip in its scope, the last (presumably) Olympics, one small mistake, and wham ... the omelet is done. Twenty basis points. Down from the podium. Again.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL FINAL, BRAZIL - The old Boskov used to say "rigor is when referee." A maximum of life in portable volleyball and, more generally, any sport that carries with it a stopwatch or a point. The volley of Brazilians had buried Italy and charmed the world in the final with Russia.Two sets to zero, a race dominated and two match points that seem a formality ... then two walls and the Russian comeback. It seemed impossible they could lose ... and instead!

BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINAL MEN, BRAZIL - In the same nation, almost the same discipline, same end. We are at the tie-break: the Brazilian pair Cerutti-Rego cancels 3 match points to the Germans Brink-Reckerman and follows below, the inertia seems changed, and the Germans react back on 15-14, Cerutti presses a diagonal to the ground. And 'in, very little, but it is inside. The referee does not see, the Germans and Brazilians are celebrating seconds. Volleyball will be better to wait for the Rio. Maybe the spirit of Christ the Redeemer will help.

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The London Olympics, the final explosion of women's sports

Of the many analyzes that can make the Olympic Games , one of the easier conclusions come to mind is the great role that made ​​the female athletes at London 2012 .Juan Antonio Samaranch , International Olympic Committee president for twenty years, between 1980 and 2001, even said that "the Olympic Movement is willing to have the twenty-first century marks the beginning of a new era for women in sport." Well being. Of the 17 medals he has achieved Spain , eleven have been the women.Namely: Mireia Belmonte , silver in 200 meter butterfly; Maialen Chorraut , bronze in kayak (K1) female; Mireia Belmonte, silver in 800 freestyle; Marina Alabau , gold candle (RS: X), Brigitte Yague , silver in taekwondo -49 kg.; Maider Unda , bronze in 72 kg wrestling.

The water polo women's team took silver, Andrea Fuentes and Ona Carbonell also finished second in synchronized swimming by duets, bronze team synchronized swimming (Andrea Fuentes, Ona Carbonell, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio, Thaïs Henriquez, Alba Cabello, Crespi Margalida , Laia Pons and Clara swimmer Basiana as reserve); gold sailing team Elliot 6 meters with Tamara Echegoyen, Sofia Toro and Angela Pumariega ; bronze Spanish handball team. The number is really extraordinary. Women's sport in Spain is healthy and wants to keep growing. These Olympic Games in London can be a good reinforcement to continue adding to the present and future. Now you can not lower your standards of support for women's sports .

Douglas, Dibaba, Fraser-Pryce

But not only have excelled in the Olympics the Spanish athletes. There have been big names of women who have marked a major milestone for the sport and for their countries. Thus, the U.S. Missy Franklin has won five medals at this Olympics. With 17 years has hung four golds, including the 200 m. back, and one bronze. United States have also highlighted Allison Schmitt , with five medals. The Ethiopian athlete Tirunesh Dibaba is back to get the gold in the 10,000 meters as it did in Beijing. There was also this metal in the 5,000 in London, something that could not get. The British Olympics has had to settle for bronze as the first position turned out to be compatriot Meseret Defar for. They have also been the Games of Gabrielle Douglas. This young American just 16 years has achieved gold in artistic gymnastics and has become the first black gymnast's Olympic champion. With the youth, the projection of Douglas is tremendous. The Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce returned to win the Olympic gold in the final 100 meters faster than the history of the Olympics. Fraser-Pryce was a time of 10.75 seconds, surpassing the American Carmelita Jeter in the final meters. Two sprinters who have also left their names written in gold and silver.

Ye Shiwen, Missy Franklin and many more

Among the many medals that China has achieved can be achieved by highlighting the other very young athlete. It's called Ye Shiwen , is 16 and in London in 2012 has achieved the gold medal, also beat the world record in the 400 meter freestyle. But that did not end the matter because, two days later hanged himself by winning another gold in the 200m medley. In the medal, has also stressed his compatriot Chen Ruolin in diving, or Li Xiaoxia , in table tennis. American swimmer Dana Vollmer , celiac, managed to win the gold medal and set a new Olympic record in the women's 100 butterfly Olympic Games London 2012 Aquatics Centre in London. Has also been made ​​with a hole in the pantheon of Netherlands swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo with three medals, two gold and one silver. Or the Lithuanian Road Meilutyte , gold in the 100 m. breaststroke swimming. Or Britain's Laura Trott with his first in 500 m Omnium. track cycling time trial. Or the Korean Jiyeon Kim , gold in individual saber fencing. Or the Russian Evgeniya Kanaeva and gold in rhythmic gymnastics individual.

New era for women in sport

The O's would be almost endless and that is a sign of good work in women's sportstoday. They really are many women who have shown their infinite human values ​​and sports at the Olympics in 2012. "Women in the Olympics? The Olympic Movement is willing to have the twenty-first century marks the beginning of a new era for women in sport, "said Juan Antonio Samaranch , the last great father of the modern Olympics. Also, some researchers have been saying for some time that "the twenty-first century will be the mass of women's sport" . And success. This has been shown scientifically London 2012 . This has only just begun.

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Twitter breaks all records by accumulating 150 million messages during the Olympic Games

The events that have generated more noise on the popular network of 140 characters have been the actions of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt in the final of the 200 and 100 meters, with 80,000 and 74,000 tweets per minute (TPM), respectively. At some distance they followed the gold medal of the British tennis player Andy Murray of 57,000 dwt. Rounding out the quintet tuiteadas proofs Jamaican world record in the 4x100 relay - with 52,000 dwt - and basketball final between the U.S. and Spain, which came to 41,000 dwt. The most exciting moments in Twitter in these events were the mate of Kobe Bryant , that the final decanted into the American basketball, and links to the U.S. Hope Solo in the soccer match US-Japan. The London 2012 Olympics have been more logically tweeted (since the creation of Twitter in 2006 had only played in all of Beijing 2008 ). Young athletes have swept across the network, which are also users. The most frequently mentioned could not be other than Usain Bolt ( @ UsainBolt ), followed by swimmer Michael Phelps ( @ MichaelPhelps ) and British diver Tom Daley ( @ TomDaley1994 ).The English also Andy Murray ( @ andy_murray ) ranks sixth, followed by NBA player Kobe Bryant. The Malaysian Lee Chong Wei ( @ Lee_C_Wei ) badminton champion, precedes the ninth place also basketball player LeBron James ( @ King James ). Beyond the sporting events themselves from the competition, viewers of the long opening and closing ceremonies took the opportunity to comment on the actions of George Michael and The Who . But that raised the most interest were the Spice Girls, with 116,000 dwt.

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Closed the Games in London in 2012, see you in Rio in 2016

Music, entertainment, sports acrobatics and even accompanied us during the London Olympics, officially ended with the closing ceremony held on Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico. A unique event that, after seventeen days of intense, reported record audiences and has yielded good results to the blues engaged in various Olympic events. 

The closing ceremony

As a self-congratulatory in a few other occasions, the closing ceremony of the Games 2012 has been exclusively focused on London and all that is by definition 'British', with several stars of pop music today that there have been on stage together art, design and poetry. A very explosive mix that has put on the same stage, The Who, George Michael, the reproduction of Big Ben, dozens of dancers, the famous 'black cab' - the legendary taxi blacks that raged through the streets of London - and even return to the scene Spice Girls to complete. A unique, cost between events, structures and organization of over 11 billion pounds, which was finally sealed with the passage of the Olympic flag with the five rings of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and his Brazilian counterpart Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio De Janeiro, where the city will host the 2016 Games. All under the complacent gaze of Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee.

 

The medal

Real matadors at the 2012 Olympics were, as always, the United States who took home 104 medals, well, with 46 golds, 29 silvers and 29 bronzes. Second place for the now ubiquitous China, with 88 medals and 38 golds, followed by the United Kingdom with 65 medals overall - twenty-nine the most precious metal -.

 

The Azzurri 

Improve is not always easy, but the Azzurri at the 2012 London Olympics have failed in the enterprise, with results superior to those achieved in the last year in Beijing. Eighth, with 28 medals - 8 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze - Italy despite the disappointing performance of some faces of the first floor of the swimming and other disciplines, however, has led to incredible results for home to make history. The triplet blue - gold, silver and bronze - in women's foil and the subsequent triumph of those champions in the team foil is, without doubt, the most beautiful cover for sport blue this year. In addition to the joys, however, there are also many pains and sorrows for the Italians: the failures of swimming are on the covers of all newspapers, but the nine 'medals of wood' collected in various disciplines are difficult to swallow a bitter pill, especially when you consider that each include champions like Tania Cagnotto and Vanessa Ferrari. All this without considering the resounding success of the challenge for the gold of Roberto Cammarelle in boxing, super heavyweight category, which has been allocated to the gold medal table points to the UK's Anthony Joshua. An outcome which, according also to many magazines worldwide, has been nothing short of unjust.

 

See you in Rio

In 2016 - then the curtain closes on London 2012 Olympics one of the best organized in recent years to make way for preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games, held in Rio de Janeiro from August 2 to 21 in 2016, with the Opening Ceremony to be held at the legendary Maracana stadium, which in recent months is undergoing radical changes for the World Cup in 2014. Olympics, however, sanciranno the return of golf and rugby among the disciplines recognized.

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2012 Olympics: four members of the Congolese delegation "disappeared"

They are not "reachable" Cedric Mandembo, judoka competing in the category of more than 100 kg, Blaise Bekwa, boxing coach, Guy Nkita, national technical director of athletics, and Ibula Masengo, judo coach, left the Olympic Village on Monday August 13 at AFP a source close to the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Kinshasa (DRC). The source said the coach Blaise Bekwa disappeared from the Olympic Village on August 10. Guy Nkita left the last day, just after the abandonment of Mande Ilunga in the marathon. National coach judo Ibula Masengo, would have left London at night from Saturday to Sunday. Cedric the judoka would Mandembo him, left just after the closing ceremony.

Already identified several defections

The Congolese delegation, in principle high of twelve people including the four "missing"should return mid-week in Kinshasa. Questioned by AFP on Monday alleged defections, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Banza Mukalay Baudoin, said: "I do not know (...) I left London this morning, yesterday I was with officials before the ceremony " closing of the Olympics, "and they made ​​me a report that all was well." September Cameroonian athletes had already defected from the Olympic Village last week. Cameroon had asked the Organizing Committee to help find those athletes who have fled to stay in Europe for economic reasons. Two Ivorian swimmers were also reported missing, reports Eye of Africa . They left the Olympic village during the night of August 8 and remain unaccounted for. 

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2012 Olympics The Closing Ceremony

After two weeks of intense competition, the London Olympics come to an end this Sunday night

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The Legend of Bolt and Phelps's record mark London 2012

The Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt and American swimmer Michael Phelps have been the stars of the Olympic Games in London, after the sprinter revalidate the triplet obtained in Beijing at 100, 200 and 4x100 meters and the swimmer add its twenty-second medal becoming the most medals Olympian in history.  Bolt demonstrated in the final of the 100 meters he was ready to become an Olympic legend. The Jamaican clearly won a race in which seven of the eight sprinters down ten seconds, marking also the Olympic record and the second best in history. He hung his first gold in London but I wanted more and took the title at 200 meters. In addition, part of the Jamaica team, the athlete was leaving London beating the world record in the 4x100 (36.84) to hang his sixth gold medal.Jamaica was imposed on the United States, which also beat the world record but had to settle for silver. However, in the women did the opposite and that the Americans were beating the world record (40.82) and hung the gold.  Another who was impressed the audience of the Olympic Stadium in London was the Kenyan David Rudisha, marking a record of 1:40.91 in the 800 meters to beat the world record and gold hang. However, greater expectation created the South African Oscar Pistorius, who fulfilled his dream of becoming the first athlete with a disability to participate in the Olympics, and Britain's Mo Farah, who won in 5000 and 1000 tests, the first athlete who achieved the feat. The Aquatic Center also left a large harvest of medals, especially the United States. From the start, all eyes were on whether Michael Phelps would be able to break the record for medals and far exceeded, leaving a total of 22.Phelps took four golds and two silvers to enlarge his legend before retiring from competition at age 29. The American was a big attraction of the pool but was not alone. His compatriot Ryan Lochte was done with the Olympic title in 400 styles, leaving room to a Phelps competition that began sowing doubts. But Lochte was finally a simple squire Phelps eventually became a legend.    On the same road is China's Ye Shiwen, which was done with the gold medals in 200 and 400 styles. In fact, the young Asian marking the world record in the 400, with a time of 4:28.43, tying in the last 50 meters Lochte time, so that gave rise to speculation of doping.

BRITISH SUCCESS ON WHEELS

The streets of London witnessed the seventh medal of Britain's Bradley Wiggins. The cyclist had changed the velodrome for the asphalt and did so with success, as it hung in the time trial gold in the same year that imposed in the Tour de France. Furthermore, the test route, the Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov was done with the gold before announcing his retirement. The velodrome also gave joy to the British Empire, and they got seven of the ten golds fought, earning a silver and a bronze. A total of nine medals puts them in front of the medal in track cycling, thanks mainly to two golds for Chris Hoy, who added his sixth Olympic gold medal and seventh, becoming the British Olympian with more success. The North Greenwich Arena hosted the show of basketball. The new 'Dream Team' had set London 2012 on your calendar and missed the meeting with the gold. The U.S. quintet was compared before the Games with the triumph of Barcelona '92 and showed that fell short of expectations.Led by LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, the Americans won gold in the final against Spain, so we get the Olympic record score in the match against Nigeria (156-73).  Other Americans who have very high expectations were the Williams sisters, who showed his level at the All England Tennis Club. Serena did with gold in the individual frame and the two sisters were getting the doubles title, so it became, with four golds each in the most successful Olympic tennis players. Meanwhile, in the men's, Britain's Andy Murray was imposed at home to top seed, Roger Federer.  Which failed to meet forecasts was the Brazilian national football team, seeking its first Olympic gold. The 'canarinhá came as one of the favorites, but it showed in the first games that was not the expected level and ended up losing in the final against Mexico, so had to settle for the silver and will have to keep looking for success in Rio 2016.  In archery, South Korea did not miss his appointment with the gold medal and won the Olympic title for the seventh consecutive time in the women's.Also, Im Dong Hyun beat the world record with only ten percent of vision.  Also women's boxing will be remembered in London in 2012 for being the first time you played. On August 5, beat Russian Elena Savelyeva the North Korean Kim Hye Song in the first fight and add his name to the history of the Games.

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Molfetta and Russian: Italy Gold and silver

The penultimate day of the Olympic Games holds great satisfaction to the color blue: the Apulian won a historic gold medal in taekwondo, while the fighter has to settle for second Campanian silver four years after the one obtained in Beijing 2008. What a show ... Usain Bolt ..... It closes with a gold and a silver-blue on the penultimate day of these Olympic Games. Italy celebrates the surprising Carlo Molfetta, new Olympic champion in taekwondo, and Clemente Russo, still silver medal four years after his second place in Beijing.The London edition of the Olympics, however, will be remembered also (and perhaps especially) for the extraordinary talent of Usain Bolt the fastest athlete of all time.

BOLT CELEBRATIONS WITH JAMAICA: GOLD AND RECORD IN 4x100 - Without injured Powell, Jamaica won the men's 4x100 setting a new world record: 36'' 84 the incredible time Caribbean quartet that enhances the performance of Blake and especially Usain Bolt, the third gold medal in London in 2012 after triumphs in the 100 and 200 meters. The same booty which had been in Beijing four years ago: Bolt ever in the history of athletics.

RUSSIAN AND 'STILL SILVER Just like four years ago, also in London Clemente Russo closes with a silver medal. The 30 year old boxer Marcianise is defeated in the final of the Ukrainian heavyweight Usyk with a score of 14-11.

MOLFETTA: A SURPRISE IN TAEKWONDO GOLD Carlo Molfetta makes history by winning the gold medal in the +80 kg category thanks to the success in the final against Anthony Obame, athlete of Gabon. And 'the second medal in the discipline after the blue bronze Sarmiento.

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2012 Olympics, Basketball Team USA untouchable, the Blue Silver

Players in the France team were held up for a quarter-time against Team USA. The reality, however, caught up in the second-time and American Celine Dumerc crushed and others (86-50), still silver medalists. The heist of the century for Braqueuses? It is not! The Blue did everything they could, but they never found the key to force the boot of the U.S. defense in the final of the Olympic tournament, at the O2 Arena (86-50). Team USA is the global standard for many years. Candace Parker (21 pts, 11 rbs) and others have also shown this Saturday, with a 41 ^th consecutive victory at the Games and a fifth straight gold medal! Not enough to spoil the joy of the daughters of Peter Vincent, who report in France's first medal at the Olympic basketball lights since 2000, the first short for women. Note that Celine Dumerc leave the UK with the unofficial title of best player of the tournament.However, it did not shine this Saturday (8 pts, 2/10, 3 rbs, 3 w).

The show Candace Parker

in the early game, Sandrine Gruda was working in painting (despite a sore ankle), but Team USA was in the lead (9-6). The Blue eyes not gone down so far, on the contrary, and soon went head to score three points thanks to a signed Edwige Lawson-Wade (11-13). Enough to pique the outgoing Olympic champions in their pride ... The latter passed a 9-2 finish for the first quarter (20-15). Gruda continued to provide the scoring (22-19), but Candace Parker began his show while the U.S. defense tightened the links.Celine Dumerc returned a very improbable basket, turning, but the American machine was on its way. Players of Pierre Vincent cashed a stinging 13-2 before the break (37-23, 37-23 and MT).

The money buys happiness

Parker? Main instigator of the first gas blast, she returned to the locker room with 15 points and 9 rebounds. His master would take over after the break ... Sue Bird (11 pts) differed because the defense with his blue and shots from distance midway. It was enough to finally explode the Blue, who just could not really to get by the U.S. defense impassable. Then they cashed an irremediable 21-1 which opened the royal road to Team USA to the Olympic title (41-31, 62-32 and 63-37 and 3 end ^e QT). The gap even flirting with 40 points (81-43) three minutes from the end of the game (86-50). Three minutes before Etatsuniennes for happiness ... and the French, who drop still a magnificent silver medal in London. Next appointment? The Euro 2013, France.

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Olympics: Bolt and Blake burst the world record in the 4x100

Faster than the wind, faster than lightning, the bestial athletes Jamaica pulverized the world record in the 4x100 relay with a time of 36.84 seconds stratospheric in the 2012 London Olympics . Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake joined forces with Nesta Carter and Michael Frater to lose 37 seconds for primeva time in history and win back the gold medal in this event. It was a tremendous climax to the festival of speed that has occurred in the last week in the Olympic stadium in London. The blazing Jamaicans had to use the whole United States. Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, Ryan Bailey and Trell Kimmons also flew over the track (37.04s) and matched the previous record held by the Caribbean from the Daegu World 2011. With this new gold medal Usain Bolt stands with a triple-double. Four years ago in Beijing, the 'Ray' won races 100 and 200 meters and 4x100 also. In London, the fastest man in history has repeated the same success. Jamaica and the United States had run the series in similar marks: 37.39 for West Indians, who have booked to Bolt in the first round, and national-record 37.38-Americans. Without the injured Asafa Powell, the Jamaicans presented at the end the same quartet that made history in Daegu. They ran down the street six. Carter put the team ahead in the first corner, Frater completed in the second relieved, Blake beat Gay in the third and, despite a witness to comply transmission, Bolt certified the record in the last 100 meters, where Bailey Racing. Trinidad and Tobago, which won the bronze medal after the disqualification of Canada. And Bolt went to the show which makes each race. I wanted to keep the witness who had 'helped' to Jamaica to sign the stratospheric time and do not hesitate to discuss with a senior judge who told him that was impossible. The stadium does not understand the referee's decision and booed. Usain finished half an hour after getting his way and took home his 'prize' of the Olympic Games . Bolt said he did not know if it's in Rio de Janeiro 2016, because he thinks his partner Yohan Blake "is very strong." "I've been thinking about it and think it will be very hard. Yohan is very strong and I'm sure that will also reach other young people.'ll See what happens over the next four years," he said, suggesting a possible withdrawal being at the top. The speed at the Olympic Games London, reserved for Jamaica In the 1948 London Olympics, Arthur Wint became the first Jamaican athlete to win a gold medal. The sprinter won the 400 meters with a time of 46.2 seconds. The second in that race was his compatriot Herbert McKenley. With the return of the Olympic Games to the English capital, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake were repeated in the 100 and the 200 that magnificent result for Jamaica, coinciding well with the 50 th anniversary of the independence of the island from Britain, that their completed this week. The gold of Wint and Bolt, the silver of McKenley and Blake, are separated by more than six decades, but all those medals were forged in the Jamaican athletics championships the British created a century ago. For years, this sport has surpassed in popularity of cricket, sport historically rooted in Jamaica. Each year, participants in the school championship competition under the watchful gaze of a crowd of 50,000, which shows how deeply rooted is the athletics on the Caribbean island. His athletes have won 59 Olympic medals since the debut of Wint. But they should have been more. Jamaican sprinters have dominated the Games while competing under different flags. Linford Christie, for instance, won the 100 meters at Barcelona '92 and English. Four years later, Donovan Bailey won gold for Canada in the same test. And Ben Johnson, the famous Canadian runner in Seúl'88 doped, was also born in Jamaica, the birthplace of the fastest men on the planet.

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