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Keri-Anne Payne loses out on marathon swim medal
Beijing silver medallist Keri-Anne Payne finishes fourth in the gruelling women’s 10k swimming competition, which was won by Eva Ristov of Hungary.
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Can 10km swimmer Payne add gold to Beijing silver?
The women’s 10km swim, around London’s Serpentine, may not carry the glamour of other swimming events. But Britain’s Keri-Anne Payne, who took silver in Beijing, is tipped to go one better in 2012.
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LIVE BLOG: Updates from the Olympic Games
Latest updates from the Olympic Games in London.
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Tim Brabants fails to defend kayaking title
Team GBs Tim Brabants fails to defend his title from Beijing after he finishes in 8th position in the men’s kayak single final.
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Team GB lose out to Switzerland in individual showjumping
GB’s medal hopes dashed in the individual equestrian show-jumping as Nick Skelton comes in fifth place with Steve Guerdat of Switzerland taking gold.
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How lottery funding makes a difference to Team GB
Britain’s biggest gold medals haul since 1908 owes a lot to improved funding for Olympic sports. A former heptathlete tells Channel 4 News the difference lottery funding has made to athletics.
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Sir Chris Hoy: ‘I thought nothing could top Beijing’
Sir Chris Hoy tells Channel 4 News that winning two golds in London to become the country’s most successful Olympian has been “phenomenal” and that he is proud to be both British and Scottish.
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Team GB aims to add to record medal haul
Team GB looks to add to its medal haul after four golds on day 11 of the Games in cycling, the triathlon and team dressage.
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Rioting thugs jailed for hour of terror
A gang, whose “journey of destruction” during last summer’s riots included a rampage through a Michelin-starred restaurant, receive the harshest sentences yet handed out to rioters.
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Olympic history beckons for boxing’s Nicola Adams
Having won her semi-final, can flyweight contender Nicola Adams go on to strike gold at the London Games and make history as the first female boxer to win an Olympic title?
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Yorkshire continues rise in Olympic medals table
Alistair Brownlee’s triathlon victory means Yorkshire leapfrogs Hungary, North Korea and the Netherlands in the London 2012 medal rankings.
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Pendleton on track for another cycling gold
Victoria Pendleton makes her final appearance in competitive cycling on the last day of action from the velodrome, as Britain looks to make London 2012 its most successful Olympics since 1908.
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Brownlee brothers: ‘We will compete at anything’
Alistair Brownlee wins triathlon gold as his brother Jonny takes bronze – winning Team GB’s first ever triathlon medals. The brothers tell Channel 4 News about their ‘competitive streak’.
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Jason Kenny ’emptied the tanks’ to win gold
Double Olympic gold medallist Jason Kenny tells Channel 4 News he “emptied the tanks” on the last lap of the men’s individual sprint to win his second gold of the London 2012 Games.
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We help Aussie sports minister with losing bet
Kate Lundy wagered that Australia would beat Team GB’s medal haul, promising to row Eton Dorney dressed in the British kit if not – Channel 4 News decide to give her a helping hand.