London 2012 Olympics: Day 13

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Individual dressage: Dutch Adelinde Cornelissen with Parzival wins the silver medal. The last time the Netherlands didn’t win the gold was in 1996.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 5:11:47 PM
Just seen the closing ceremony. It's another big one, people!

by tabascokid via twitter 8/9/2012 5:21:52 PM
Can't wait for the 200m final #London2012 #TEAMGB #TEAMJAMAICA

by CurtisMcLaren18 via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:25:27 PM
Jade Jones
"I have got one more job to do. I came here to get gold #Taekwondo is a low-key sport,so to have this much support is amazing"

by Majid Mohamed 8/9/2012 5:25:57 PM
London 2012: One of the more curious stories to come out of the Olympics so far: African Olympic village shut 'due to debts' ... www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:29:38 PM
London 2012: It will need updating now - but here's our gallery of the Team GB medal winners so far... www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:34:12 PM
Right in line with the javelin, hope they don't throw too far! #indyolympics t.co

by thesportsfox via twitter 8/9/2012 5:39:37 PM
Ringside for Bolt. Stadium rammed. Javelin boys loving it. #indyolympics

by Kevin Garside via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:43:53 PM
Athletics: Action starting again in the Olympic Stadium. Tonight there are further events in the men's de3cathlon, the final of the men's triple jump (7.20pm), the men's 800m (8pm), men's 200m (8.55pm) and women's javelin throw (9pm). Plus a range of heats for other events. Stay with us!

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:46:35 PM
London 2012: We've started collecting nicknames from the 2012 Olympics. Here's just a few - see if you can put the real names to them (answers posted up very shortly). And if you have any other suggestions tweet them to #indyolympics: The Blackpool Tower, The toff of the track, The Beast, Lightning Bolt, the Manx Missile.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:49:16 PM
Kevin Rawlinson:

#TeamGB in 3rd now has twice as many #Olympic gold medals as South Korea in fourth. #IndyOlympics

by Kevin Rawlinson via twitter edited by Majid Mohamed 8/9/2012 5:51:37 PM
Essentially taekwondo consists of kicking your opponent in the face

by Oblomov83 8/9/2012 5:53:22 PM
What a fine figure of a man is Usain,should there not be a handicap race,dependent on length of arms,and,legs ?

by vintage1931 8/9/2012 5:53:47 PM
London 2012: Here's the answers to our nickname teaser of a few minutes ago: The Blackpool Tower - Shot putter Carl Myerscough; The toff of the track - Runner Lawrence Clark; The Beast - Runner Yohan Blake; Lightning Bolt - Usain Bolt; Manx Missile - cyclist Mark Cavendish. And if you have any other suggestions tweet them to #indyolympics.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 5:55:54 PM
Best Olympian nickname? Perhaps The Blackpool Tower for shotputter Carl Myerscough? Tweet your suggestion to #indyolympics

by MisterBus via twitter 8/9/2012 5:56:17 PM
Right in line with the javelin, hope they don't throw too far! #indyolympics t.co

by thesportsfox via twitter 8/9/2012 5:56:33 PM
Football: Women's final tonight between Japan and the United States at Wembley. A crowd of 80,000 expected.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:04:49 PM
Athletics: In Group A of the men's decathlon, it's that man Suarez in the lead - that'll be Cuban Leonel Suarez with an Olympic best of 76.94m. His closest rival is American Trey Hardee with 66.65m.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:07:15 PM
Athletics: Coming up at 7.20pm is the men's triple jump final.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:14:17 PM
Great work from the Czech 400m hurdler in wellies. Where have I seen those before ?twitpic.com/ahe9ly
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) August 9, 2012

by Alan Cleaver via Twitpic 8/9/2012 6:15:32 PM
Athletics: Men's triple jump final due up soon. The stadium looking glorious at the sun sets on the hottest day of the Olympics so far.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:17:45 PM
Hockey: GB men v Netherlands tonight at 8pm.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:21:41 PM
Athletics: Will Claye for America first up in the men's triple jump.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:24:04 PM
Athletics: Now warming up for the women's 800m semi finals. Lynsey Sharp running in the first heat for Team GB.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:25:36 PM
Lynsey Sharp warming-up for her 800m semi-final goes in heat 1.

by Athletics_Track via twitter 8/9/2012 6:25:51 PM
Lynsey Sharp is on the track. Hope she can prove her selection.

by tinaarena22 via twitter 8/9/2012 6:25:51 PM
Good Luck to Lynsey Sharp tonight! #Olympics2012 #800m

by Beckto_ via twitter 8/9/2012 6:25:55 PM
Athletics: The first heat of the women's 800m semi finals finishes with Lynsey Sharp of Team GB sadly coming in seventh place. Top two from the three heats plus fastest two losers.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:33:07 PM
Athletics: The first heat of the women's 800m semi finals - Winner Pamela Jelimo (Kenya); second Ekaterina Poistogova (Russia). Top two from the three heats plus fastest two losers go through. Team GB's Lynsey Sharp finished seventh in the first heat.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:36:54 PM
Quotes of the Day: "In the pub" - Czech canoeist Filip Dvorak after being asked where his next race would be.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:36:58 PM
Unlucky lynsey sharp..you can hold your up high girl..

by bmc1903 via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:37:08 PM
Athletics: America's Will Claye jumps into the lead in the men's triple jump with a leap of 17.54m.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:41:17 PM
Athletics: The second heat of the women's 800m semi finals - Winner Caster Semenya from South Africa; Second - Elena Arzhakova from Russian Federation. Top two from the three heats plus fastest two losers go through.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:43:25 PM
Hockey: I'll be keeping you up to date on the men's hockey semi-final between Holland and Great Britain which starts a 8pm. But first here's a fun fact.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 6:45:26 PM
Hockey gets its name from the French word ‘hocquet’, which means ‘shepherd’s crook’.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 6:45:33 PM
Hockey: Bet you didn't know that one, eh?

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 6:45:45 PM
Quotes of the Day: "As soon as I took the first step past the 200m mark, I felt it break. I didn't want to let the three guys or the team down, so I just ran on it." - American runner Matneo Mitchell who finished the 4x400m relay heat with a broken leg.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:46:08 PM
Hockey: Send us your Hockey facts! Give us a tweet, please! #IndyOlympics

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 6:52:26 PM
Steve Tongue:
Japan"s national anthem is about as uplifting as ours #indyolympics

by stevetongue via twitter edited by Majid Mohamed 8/9/2012 6:52:38 PM
Quotes of the Day: "She could make a donkey do anything" - Jane Dujardin reckons the talents of her daughter Charlotte know no bounds after she won gold in individual dressage.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:53:05 PM
Athletics: Results of the third heat of the women's 800m semi finals - Winner Mariya Savinova of Russia, Second Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi. Top two from the three heats plus fastest two losers go through.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:54:01 PM
Boxing: Ireland has something to celebrate - Katie Taylor winning their first gold. Read more here... www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:55:32 PM
Athletics: Men's 800m final due to start and all eyes on GB's Andrew Osagie

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 6:57:39 PM
Yeah go osagie! #teamGB

by Cwunt via twitter 8/9/2012 6:58:48 PM
Come On Andrew Osagie #TeamGB

by Ginger_Geovanni via twitter 8/9/2012 6:58:57 PM