London 2012 Olympics: Day 11

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Kevin Garside, The Independent's sports writer says:
The Katie Taylor phenomenon hits the Olympic boxing ring and all Ireland is watching t.co #indyolympics

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:41:03 PM
Immortal. Alistair walks across the line, soaking up moment. Jonny third, - 31 secs. Would have missed silver by a second. #indyolympics

by cahalmilmo via twitter 8/7/2012 12:41:12 PM
Sailing: Nick Dempsey on his RS:X silver medal:
It's been a pretty difficult four years but I always believed I could come here and do well and just massively relieved more than anything.

It's been really tough, especially the Dutch having such a good start, it was tough coming to terms with the fact I was racing for second and hoping he'd make a mistake and he didn't so I was very quickly only ever going to be second.

But I was desperate to finish second because third would have been a disaster. I'm just massively happy and glad I could do it for the people that have helped me.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:44:01 PM
Team GB are now level with their haul of 19 Olympic gold medals in Beijing. They're also just four medals away from the total achieved in Beijing. Sterling stuff.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:44:34 PM
The Katie Taylor phenomenon hits the Olympic boxing ring and all Ireland is watching t.co #indyolympics

by Kevin Garside via twitter 8/7/2012 12:48:46 PM
Team GB's Nick Dempsey secures windsurfing silver medal. Read our report: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:52:21 PM
Triathlon: Team GB's Alistair Brownlee wins gold as brother Jonny claims bronze medal: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:52:39 PM
An Olympics fan with tickets to every day of the Games has been found dead in the toilets at the velodrome after watching Team GB win gold.
www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:52:49 PM
Cahal Milmo pays tribute to the Brownlees on Twitter:
Immortal. Alistair walks across the line, soaking up moment. Jonny third, - 31 secs. Would have missed silver by a second. #indyolympics

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:54:14 PM
On a tangent: This is nothing to do with us, but we did giggle. David Walliams (who once guest edited The Independent) vs. Team GB www.youtube.com

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 12:59:23 PM
Sailing: In her last race of the Olympics, Bryony Shaw is about to compete in the women's RS-X final at Weymouth.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:02:08 PM
Triathlon: There are reports that bronze medalist Jonny Brownlee has collapsed and therefore the medal ceremony has been delayed. There are, however, unconfirmed.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:05:48 PM
Triathlon: Jonny Brownlee was taken to the medical room in a wheelchair after he overexerted himself. The medal ceremony was therefore delayed while he received treatment.

by Majid Mohamed edited by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:11:25 PM
We will endeavor to bring you the latest news in regards to Jonathan Brownlee, who has been taken to the medical room following his bronze medal finish.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:14:38 PM
Alistair Brownlee following his gold medal win:
It feels a bit underwhelming because Johnny has collapsed, but, no, it is fantastic. The race was unbelievable and the crowds were amazing. My ears are still ringing from all that noise.

I am massively proud. The pressure was stacked up and so many things put to bed today.

To get two British brothers on the podium, you could not ask for more and with Stuart Hayes we really were a team of three. Today we had a plan and we executed it really well.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:15:53 PM
Triathlon: For the first time, two European countries won the gold medal in both men's and women's triathlon at single Olympic Games.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:22:24 PM
London 2012: Yorkshire - the county that's trouncing Australia in the Olympic medal table, says Jonathan Brown. www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:28:38 PM
Jonny Brownlee is back up and running - not literally, but he's healthy - and is making his way to the medal ceremony.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:32:00 PM
Windsurfing: Bryony Shaw finishes fifth and just misses out on a medal for Team GB.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 1:38:26 PM
Cameroon's entire boxing team have gone missing in Britain while competing at the Olympics.
www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:38:38 PM
Sailing: The men have secured themselves a silver or gold in the men's 470 race.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:40:59 PM
Equestrianism: Team GB's Carl Hester now out on his horse Uthopia for the dressage event.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 1:42:42 PM
Dressage: Team GB moves into first place in dressage thanks to a super performance from Carl Hester and his horse, Uthopia.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 1:48:00 PM
Sailing: Team GB in the medal race final of the men's 470 and guaranteed at least silver. Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell could yet pull a gold medal out of the bag.

by Alan Cleaver edited by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 1:50:58 PM
Hoy, headphones on, pedalling away. He's done a lot of that over the years. Quite a big bit to come in a few hours. t.co

by tompeck via twitter 8/7/2012 1:54:28 PM
And Laura Trott arrives on back of bike, red teamGB backpack over her shoulders, like a kid cycling home from school...

by tompeck via twitter 8/7/2012 1:54:44 PM
Goldie Sayers missed out on a Javelin medal

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 2:03:53 PM
Dempsey delivered and finished third in the medal race to take silver

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 2:05:55 PM
Former 110m hurdles champ Liu Xiang hobbles across finish line as he crashes out of #London2012 #Olympics t.co #IndyOlympics

by Kevin Rawlinson via twitter 8/7/2012 2:06:11 PM
Sailing: Team GB's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell now guaranteed of silver in their first olympic regatta in the men's 470. Just a few points behind in the medal race on Thursday so gold is not impossible. The only scare? When they finished their race just now they weren't sure if they still had one lap to do (they didn't!).

by Alan Cleaver edited by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 2:11:16 PM
Men’s Parallel Bars: Japan has won a record 15 medals in this event, but can break the number of gold medals. It won four gold medals, equal to the Soviet Union.

by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 2:14:06 PM
#SynchronisedSwimming @jennartweets + @olivia_federici are up 6th in today's final after a stunning performance yesterday. Good luck ladies!
— Team GB (@TeamGB) August 7, 2012

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:15:31 PM
Tuesday 7, August: Team GB sailors Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell move into the men's 470 medal race on Thursday knowing they are guaranteed at least a silver medal. (Getty Images).

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:21:18 PM
Equestrianism: Team GB's Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris now up in the dressage event.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:23:23 PM
I can't understand dressage, but I'm finding myself enthralled by it #possessedbythelimpicspirit

by boomstick79 via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:24:45 PM
Equestrianism: Dressage taking place on the meridian line at Greenwich - Team GB's Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris has just scored 77.873 per cent. Team GB are a point and a half ahead of Germany with one rider for each country still to go.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:30:28 PM
Well done Laura and Alf! Finishing with a score of 77.873%!!! That puts @TeamGB at 79.315% just above Germany #dressage

by HorseDealsUK via twitter 8/7/2012 2:30:41 PM
Could this really be another Gold?? Could I dare to think it? How exciting. Gripping stuff! #dressage

by Domi_Pizzi via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:30:45 PM
Synchronised swimming: Team GB's Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici up next - they're hoping for a top five finish.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:31:51 PM
Hoy, wearing nothing but headphones on the top half of his body, looks to me like he means business quite soon t.co

by tompeck via twitter 8/7/2012 2:38:22 PM
Synchronised swimming: Team GB's Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici finish their routine to huge cheers from the crowd.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:40:18 PM
Synchronised swimming: A score of 89.170 for Team GB's Jenna Randall and Olivia Federici putting them into the final.

by Alan Cleaver edited by Jamie Lewis 8/7/2012 2:43:19 PM
Equestrianism: In about ten minutes, Team GB's Charlotte Dujardin performs in the dressage - and a good chance of gold.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:49:43 PM
Equestrianism: The last line of riders in the dressage with Germany's Helen Langehanenberg up at the moment. It's between Germany and Team GB for the gold/silver.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:52:31 PM
Cycling: Another 15 minutes until action starts at the Velodrome with high hopes once more for Team GB.

by Alan Cleaver 8/7/2012 2:53:46 PM