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Team GB wins second judo medal in 24 hours
After a 12 year medal drought, Team GB’s second judo medal is won by Karina Bryant who secures a bronze in the over 78kg category.
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Jessica Ennis breaks heptathlon hurdles record
Jessica Ennis is in number one spot four events into her campaign for Olympic gold in the heptathalon following a day that saw her set a world record in the hurdles and a personal best in the 200m.
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Team GB cyclists win two more golds
Team GB’s cyclists win two more gold medals as Pendleton and the pursuit team pedal to glory.
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The quest for journalistic truth – and a nice lie-down
Ever wondered what sports journalists do when they cease their unrelenting pursuit of Olympic truth? They sit at desks, they eat food and they unwind in a place called the “quiet room”.
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LIVE BLOG: Golds keep coming for Team GB
Team GB targets more cycling medals following Bradley Wiggins’ time trial gold.
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NI brothers target rowing glory at London 2012
The focus of British rowing interest turns to Northern Ireland on Thursday, as Coleraine-born Peter and Richard Chambers perform alongside Chris Bartley and Rob Williams in the lightweight men’s four.
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Team GB medal rush in canoeing and shooting
Team GB gets a medal rush with a gold in shooting and a gold and silver in canoeing.
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Team GB rowers win silver in men’s fours
Team GB rowers pick up silver in the men’s fours in a closely fought battle against South Africa and Denmark.
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Dear Mr Putin, can we talk about…
Having tempted judo-mad Vladimir Putin to visit London by offering him Olympic tickets, what else might David Cameron want to discuss as part of what has been dubbed judo diplomacy?
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Pendleton and Varnish out of medal race after infringement
Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Varnish are relegated in the women’s team sprint for changing over in the wrong part of the track.
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Disqualified Chinese badminton champion quits sport
“You have heartlessly shattered our dreams,” Olympian Yu Yang says, announcing plans to retire from competition. Top-seeded Yu and her doubles partner were disqualified for match fixing.
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Swansea ambulance workers celebrate lottery win
The work of the NHS was celebrated in the Olympic opening ceremony, but for 69 Swansea ambulance workers, a million-pound lottery prize drawn the same night provides more tangible rewards.
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Gemma Gibbons wins Team GB a judo silver
Gemma Gibbons wins a silver medal – Team GB’s first judo medal in 12 years – in a thrilling final against the USA.
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Olympic chief slams dominance of private school medallists
Lord Moynihan says the high proportion of privately educated medal-winning athletes at previous Olympic Games is “one of the worst statistics in British sport”.
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Can cycling’s Olympic golden pair pedal to medals?
It may be a new track cycling programme at London 2012 but Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton – two of Team GB’s sporting stars – are aiming to repeat the dominance they achieved in Beijing.