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London 2012 Olympics: Day 13

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Athletics: Bolt wins in 19.32

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 7:58:47 PM
Athletics: Bolt wins, Blake Second and Weir wins bronze - a Jamaican show

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 7:59:39 PM
Unbelievable from bolt #whataman

by brearleynathan via twitter 8/9/2012 7:59:47 PM
Yes Jamaica!!! #Bolt #Blake #Weir

by cit96 via twitter 8/9/2012 7:59:50 PM
Athletics: Bolt - 19.32, Blake 19.44, Weir 19.84

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:01:02 PM
The 200m line-up #indyolympics t.co

by thesportsfox via twitter 8/9/2012 8:01:42 PM
Hockey: 5-1. Fantastic goal by the Netherlands. Pulled back from the right hand corner and swept in from medium range. Beautiful.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:02:16 PM
GOLD for Usain, as this stunning photo reveals. No world record thoughtwitpic.com/ahf5s2
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) August 9, 2012

by Alan Cleaver via Twitpic 8/9/2012 8:02:26 PM
Jamaica's Usain Bolt becomes the 1st man to defend the Olympic 200m men's title. He celebrates by performing a few push-ups

by Acinom19 via twitter 8/9/2012 8:02:48 PM
Hockey: 6-1, this is quickly turning into terrible watching. Team GB are nowhere to be seen.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:03:52 PM
Athletics: And in the mean time - America's Christian Taylor won the men's triple jump with 17.81m, Will Claye (America) second with 17.62 and Italy's Fabrizio Donato wins bronze with 17.48.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:04:46 PM
Hockey: 7-1. This is turning into a rugby score.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:05:03 PM
9 August, 2012: David Rudisha poses by the sign telling of his new world record in the 800m (Getty Images).

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:06:58 PM
Athletics: Usain Bolt now turning the camera on the photographers and taking some shots of his fellow Jamaicans and other runners. I wonder whose camera it was and how much those pictures will be worth?!

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:08:15 PM
Hockey: The Dutch side are playing an unbelievable match. 8-1.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:08:49 PM
Fair play to Bolt, he's good to his fans. He's doing a lap of stadium and hugging loads of Jamaica supporters in crowd #indyolympics

by Jerome Taylor via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:08:54 PM
9 August, 2012: A dejected Lynsey Sharp from Team GB after failing to qualify in the 800m final (Getty Images).

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:11:44 PM
Hockey: The British defence is a shambles. There are Dutch forwards without a single marker anywhere near them.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:11:48 PM
Bolt + unbeatable = unboltable

by m_esc via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:12:44 PM
Taekwondo: GB's Martin Stamper due up shortly in his bronze medal contest against Afghanistan's Rohullah Nipai.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:16:20 PM
Hockey: Another goal that is unlikely to make a difference. 9-1 to the Dutch.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:17:52 PM
Taekwondo: In the first men's bronze medal contest it's Brazil's Diogo Silva against USA's Terrence Jennings

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:19:02 PM
Hockey: Wheeyyy! Team GB claw one back. It's really not going to make the difference here, though. 9-2

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:22:14 PM
Hockey: The Netherlands have a penalty corner and Team GB's goalkeeper pulls a tremendous save out of the bag to deny the dutch double figures.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:26:31 PM
9 August, 2012: Usain Bolt gives the 'shush' sign after crossing first in the men's 200m (Getty Images).

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:27:09 PM
Hockey: And that's the end of that. 9-2 to the Netherlands who were head and shoulders above all of Team GB. Congratulations to the winners and best of luck in the final.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:28:54 PM
Men's Decathlon: After nine events the standing is Eaton (USA), Hardee (USA) and Suarez of Cuba.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:29:19 PM
Athletics: Women's javelin second round now under way in the stadium.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:29:52 PM
9 August, 2012: Usain Bolt crosses the line in the men's 200m (Getty Images).

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:30:10 PM
Men's Decathlon: The 1500m heats up next

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:31:07 PM
Football: USA women won 2-1 against Japan in the final at Wembley.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:40:06 PM
Men's Decathlon: The gold medal goes to American Ashton Eaton

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:46:14 PM
Hockey: The Dutch swept Team GB aside in a semi-final match they dominated.

by Jamie Lewis 8/9/2012 8:46:58 PM
Men's Decathlon: The 1500m gold medal goes to American Ashton Eaton, silver to American Trey Hardee and bronze to Leonel Suarez from Cuba. Eaton wins the decathlon gold.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:50:36 PM
Taekwondo: GB's Martin Stamper about to fight Afghanistan's Toghullah Nikpah

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:52:50 PM
Men's Decathlon: Ashton Eaton of the United States won the Olympic decathlon title on Thursday with a total of 8,869 points. His compatriot and world champion Trey Hardee took the silver medal with 8,671 and Cuba's Leonel Suarez added another bronze to the one he won in Beijing four years ago (8,523).

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:53:15 PM
Taekwondo: GB's Martin Stamper scores the first point against Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai - end of round one.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:56:00 PM
Taekwondo: GB's Martin Stamper 3-2 down at the end of the second round against Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 8:59:41 PM
Taekwondo: GB's Martin Stamper loses 5-3 against Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai. Nipai gets the bronze medal.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 9:05:31 PM
Unlucky Martin Stamper! #TeamGB Well done for taking the Tae Kwon Do to another level for Britain

by garyjohnlennon via twitter 8/9/2012 9:07:06 PM
Blatter out to present women's football medals. May be disappointed to see all 3 teams have tracksuits on. Boos for Sepp! #indyolympics

by stevetongue via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 9:08:54 PM
Athletics: Women's javelin still taking place in the Olympics Stadium. Czech Republic's Barbora Spotakova currently in the lead.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 9:12:18 PM
Unlucky, Martin Stamper > misses out on bronze in 68kg taekwondo #TeamGB

by Q8T_Kev via twitter 8/9/2012 9:12:40 PM
British women have won 15 golds so far. Enough to put them 4th on the medal table in their own right
— Harry Wallop (@hwallop) August 9, 2012

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 9:13:13 PM
Athletics: Czech Republic's Barbora Spotakova wins gold in the javelin, Germany's Obergfoll second and bronze goes to Germany's Linda Stahl.

by Alan Cleaver 8/9/2012 9:15:08 PM

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