Facts and figures about athletics for London Games
2012-07-22 21:54:14Following are the facts and figures about athletics for the 2012 London Olympic Games:
Steve Redgrave public's favorite to light Olympic cauldron
2012-07-22 20:34:15Sir Steve Redgrave is the favorite of the British public to light the Olympic cauldron in Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.
Britain's Sunday trading law suspended for Olympic Games
2012-07-22 20:33:36The legislation of suspending the 18-year-long Sunday trading restriction in Britain has taken effect on Sunday to bolster the weak retail sales during the London Games.
China, US to battle it out for top position in London
2012-07-22 19:53:26China beat long-time Olympic powerhouse United States in the number of gold medals at Beijing 2008 but in London it might be a different story.
Russian star chasing hat-trick
2012-07-22 08:28:24Russia's Andrey Moiseyev will bid to make history at the London Olympics by becoming the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in modern pentathlon. The event - which challenges athletes to complete five different sports in a single day - will mark 100 years as an Olympic sport this year.
Kookaburras ready to laugh all the way to another gold
2012-07-22 08:28:24Australia's men's team may be looking to hold all the sport's major titles by winning gold at the London Olympics, but coach Ric Charlesworth was far from content as his team headed to the Games.
BBC awarded UK broadcast rights to 2020
2012-07-22 07:40:15British broadcaster BBC has been awarded the Olympic broadcasting rights for their territory until 2020, keeping the world's biggest multi-sport event on free-to-air television for at least another eight years, the IOC said on Wednesday.
China, Rhode aiming for glory
2012-07-21 08:00:04China's shooters are the team to beat at the Olympics but Kim Rhode can finally win the attention she deserves by becoming the first athlete from the United States to win individual medals at five Summer Games in a row.
St Louis, first Amercian city to host Olympics
2012-07-20 16:21:19St Louis was the first US city to host the Olympic Games. In 1904, the 3rd Olympic Games left Europe for the first time, which was significant to the internationalization of the Olympics. But because of the long distance, many European athletes were not able to go, and only 12 countries participated in those Games. Weight-lifting, boxing, freestyle wrestling and decathlon were introduced into the Games for the first time.
Cuba expects better performance at London Olympics
2012-07-19 17:55:21The Cuban delegation is heading to London for the 30th Olympic Games without the usual medal forecast, saying it just hopes to improve on its dismal performance at Beijing 2008.
Spanish athletes mock garish Olympic uniforms
2012-07-19 17:54:24Spain's garish red and yellow Olympic uniforms have not gone down well with some athletes preparing to head off to London, and have become the butt of jokes on social media networks.
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 |
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