London 2012 Olympics: Day 12

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Team GB on Twitter:
#Equestrian The individual jumping event has just started - Scott Brash, Nick Skelton and @BenMaher1 are in action for @TeamGB....

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:04:59 AM
Athletics: Team GB’s Lynsey Sharp finishes second in her 800m heat. She qualifies for the semi-finals.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:05:37 AM
Athletics: Team GB’s Daniel Awde is limping after the long jump event. Next up in the decathlon is the shot put but will he have to pull out?

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:08:53 AM
Hope Daniel Awde is in a good enough condition to continue with the decathlon #TeamGB

by Alex_Hewitt56 via twitter 8/8/2012 11:12:04 AM
Really hope the fab #teamGB physios can fix Daniel Awde for the decathlon @thecsp

by helenwalsh via twitter 8/8/2012 11:12:09 AM
Medal table: If you've been enjoying Team GB's dominance over Australia in the medal table, then you'll love this. Australia's sports minister Kate Lundy will don a Team GB shirt and row a length of the Eton Dorney course after conceding defeat in a bet with her British counterpart Hugh Robertson over which nation wins most gold medals.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/8/2012 11:16:56 AM
Cycling: Following last night's glorious keirin gold at the velodrome, Britain's greatest Olympian Sir Chris Hoy vowed that London 2012 would be his final Games. However, a fellow competitor has revealed that Sir Chris is considering a challenge to face him at Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games. Read about it here... www.independent.co.uk

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/8/2012 11:20:16 AM
Athletics: Team GB’s Lynsey Sharp qualifies for the 800m semi-finals, which take place tomorrow.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:27:16 AM
Athletics: Coming up this evening we can look forward to the men's 200m semi-finals. Christian Malcolm was the only Briton to come through yesterday's qualifying, with a certain Usain Bolt also still involved.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:31:36 AM
Athletics: Yohan Blake and Christophe Lemaitre will contest heat 1 of the 200m semi-finals tonight. Lemaitre from France went quicker than both Jamaicans Blake and Usain Bolt in winning his heat.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:42:42 AM
Traithlete Jonathan Brownlee, who came third in yesterday's men's triathlon says that he believed his eventual gold-winning brother Alistair had been penalised during the race at first, when in fact it was himself that had to take a 15 second time-out... more here www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:44:48 AM
Light-hearted wager news: Australia's sports minister Kate Lundy will don a Team GB shirt and row a length of the Eton Dorney course after conceding defeat in a bet with her British counterpart over which nation wins most gold medals... www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:45:33 AM
Jerome Taylor:
Considerably more Irish fans than British ones down at the boxing. Katie Taylor (IRE) & Nicola Adams (GBR) both fighting semis in 60kg&51kg

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:46:47 AM
Things have come on quite some way in women's boxing since C.19. Nice cartoon on ExCel #indyolympics #boxing #olympics t.co

by Jerome Taylor via twitter 8/8/2012 11:50:31 AM
Equestrian: Three of Team GB's showjumping gold medallists areback in action at Greenwich Park shortly hoping to make Olympic history. Nick Skelton, Ben Maher and Scott Brash will all contest the race for individual medals. No British showjumper has ever won an individual gold medal.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:54:16 AM
Equestrian: Another medal in the showjumping final would make London 2012 the most successful Olympic campaign enjoyed by a British equestrian team.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:54:44 AM
Equestrian: The top 20 out of 37 qualify from final round A with final round B taking place at 14:55.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 11:55:37 AM
Wincing every time the horses jump over the jumps because it looks so dangerous

by KirtonLaura via twitter 8/8/2012 11:57:43 AM
Athletics: Unfortunate news for Team GB’s Daniel Awde. His Olympic experience has ended after just two events of the decathlon. Awde suffered a knee injury during the long jump.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:01:04 PM
RT @GemmaAnneStyles: Sad news for Daniel Awde! No more decathlon for him #TeamGB #london2012 #athletics

by Melike_WayneB via twitter 8/8/2012 12:03:15 PM
RT @lesliechu17: Was looking forward to the decathlon! Unlucky for Daniel Awde pulling out after second event!! #TeamGB #London2012 #Olympics

by BlooToYou via twitter 8/8/2012 12:03:17 PM
Gutted for Daniel Awde after a great start @TeamGB @BBCSport #starforthefuture

by crmooresy via twitter 8/8/2012 12:03:20 PM
Equestrian: Scott Brash has had no time faults to book his place for the final round B this afternoon.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:07:00 PM
Christina Patterson:
We transformed sport. Let's do the same for young lives. My col in @IndyVoices: t.co via @Independent #indyolympics

by queenchristina_ via twitter edited by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:10:28 PM
Olympic open-top bus victory parade: London will welcome a star-studded open-top bus through its streets as record crowds pay tribute to the success of Team GB's Olympian athletes. One million expected to turn out to cheer Olympic heroes, more here www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:14:02 PM
Scott Brash had a clear round to book his place for the final round B this afternoon (Getty Images)

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:22:48 PM
Sarah Attar became the first female track and field athlete to represent Saudi Arabia at an Olympics when she competed in the 800 metres heats today (Getty Images)

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:23:50 PM
Team GB’s Daniel Awde had his Olympic experience ended by a knee injury which he suffered during the long jump.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:24:50 PM
Team GB on Twitter:
#Sailing #TeamGB having a great tussle with the Austrians for Bronze in the 49er class. #OurGreatestTeam

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:27:42 PM
Equestrian: Ben Maher on Tripple X is up next for Team GB. He suffers four penalties but still qualifies.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:28:58 PM
Cuban athlete Lazaro Borges's pole snaps (Getty Images)

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:30:57 PM
Lazaro Borges fell head first onto the canvas but was unscathed (Getty Images)

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:31:20 PM
Equestrian: Two of the six that had clear rounds represent Team GB. Nick Skelton and Scott Brash are well placed for another gold medal.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:34:23 PM
Equestrian: Team GB are the only nation with two riders making it through the next round with no faults.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:40:07 PM
Team GB on Twitter:
#Boxing #TeamGB's @NicolaAdams2012 enters the ring for her Women's Fly (51kg) semi final against India's Hmangte.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:45:50 PM
Pole vaulter Lazaro Borges escaped uninjured this morning despite seeing his pole snap beneath him... www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:46:51 PM
Jerome Taylor:
Cancan Ren (CHN) has just pretty convincingly beaten Marlen Esparza (USA) in the women's 51kg boxing 10:8 #indyolympics #olympics

by Jerome Taylor via twitter edited by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:48:59 PM
Jerome Taylor:
Nicola Adams gets HUGE cheer as she walks out to Welcome to the Jungle. Good to see women's boxing getting such a reception #indyolympics

by Jerome Taylor via twitter edited by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:49:08 PM
Handball: Asgeir Orn Hallgrimsson #6 and Kari Kristjansson #3 of Iceland are dejected following their teams loss to Hungary in an epic quarter-final (Getty Images). www.independent.co.uk

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/8/2012 12:51:13 PM
Boxing: Nicola Adams leads 3-1 against India's Mery Kom Hmangte after the first round.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:51:32 PM
Team GB on Twitter:
#Boxing Crowd chanting "GB, GB, GB" as #TeamGB's@NicolaAdams2012's takes on the 5 times World champion in the Women's Fly Semi Final.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:52:03 PM
Sailing: Ben Rhodes and Stevie Morrison miss out on a bronze in the men's 49er.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:53:56 PM
"It is these normal gestures that explain why we love them" @archiebland writes about #TeamGB #IndyOlympics t.co

by TheIPaper via twitter 8/8/2012 12:54:25 PM
Jerome Taylor:
Good start from Nicola Adams - currently beating Mary Kom by 3:1 after round 1 #indyolympics #boxing

by Jerome Taylor via twitter edited by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:54:27 PM
Boxing: Team GB's Nicola Adams leads 5-2 against India's Mery Kom Hmangte after the second round.

by Majid Mohamed 8/8/2012 12:55:07 PM