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Hoops, pop to close Games after Bolt supremacy

2012-08-12 13:39:19

The US Dream Team will defend their Olympic men's basketball title on Sunday as the London 2012 Games draws to a close. 'No perfect Olympics'
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Gold medal moments: Day 15

2012-08-12 12:17:09

Gold medal moments

US diver defeats China for last diving gold

2012-08-12 10:28:07

American world silver medalist David Boudia defeated China's world champion Qiu Bo in the men's 10m platform final to win the last diving gold at London Games.

New east London end

2012-08-12 10:30:20

Beijing's Olympics transformed the world's perception of China forever, but one legacy London hopes to create with its Olympics is starkly different.

Culture adds muscle to the Olympic experience

2012-08-12 10:25:29

Ruth Mackenzie was in awe upon seeing pottery-made dancing women who once accompanied Chinese imperial tombs now exhibiting at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum.

Londoners see more ups than downs in hosting Games

2012-08-12 10:22:36

Mark Johnson-Brown became a volunteer performer at the London 2012 Olympic Games because he wanted to do what he saw in the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Volunteers find the world in their grasp

2012-08-12 10:20:23

Olympic volunteers find that the world is in their grasp.

Crucial redive leads to Daley's Olympic medal

2012-08-12 09:49:07

After grabbing his first Olympic medal in men's 10m platform final at London Games on Saturday, British water baby Tom Daley said he could not make the podium without a crucial redive.

Collecting memories and medals

2012-08-12 09:33:30

It is not just the athletes who have a passion for Olympic medals. Chen Hongkang has been collecting them for more than 35 years.

Kirdyapkin wins 50km; China's Si makes history

2012-08-12 07:51:47

Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin won gold in the men's 50km race walk at the London Games on Saturday in an Olympic record time of 3 hr 35 min 59 sec.

Victory and spirit

2012-08-12 09:07:33

The London 2012 Olympics brought joy and pain. This page remembers some of the more significant and emotional episodes.

'There is no perfect Olympics'

2012-08-12 08:53:17

Former Chinese Olympic Committee vice-president Wei Jizhong urged the public not to compare the London Olympics with the "unparalleled" Beijing Games.