Alexandr Vinokurov Claims Road Race Gold
He triumphed in a dramatic men’s Road Race to claim gold for Kazakhstan.
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He triumphed in a dramatic men’s Road Race to claim gold for Kazakhstan.
Tomas Berdych has suffered more disappointment on the Wimbledon grass as he was knocked out in the first round of the Olympics by Belgium’s Steve Darcis.
Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the Olympic Park today as it opened its gates to thousands of spectators for Day 1 of the Olympic Games.
With Serbia boasting a front row of Brankica Mihajlovic, Ivana Djerisolo and Maja Ognjenovic that amounted to just shy of 20 feet in height, China were never going to win too many points at the net early on and so it proved as they lost the first set 25-16.
It was not until the third quarter that they drew level, 55-55, on Michaela Zrustova’s three-pointer, but they looked to have little left in the tank as China finished on an 11-2 run to take the win.
The USA may have been tipped as the favourites for gold in the men’s Basketball, but injuries have given opposing teams hopes of an upset ahead of the start of the competition
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray
Kim Clijsters secured a straight-sets victory over Italy’s Roberta Vinci in the opening round of the women’s Singles Tennis event at Wimbledon.
Italy’s Alex Schwazer has had to give up on his quest to win both the 20km and 50km Race Walk titles
Russia’s women saw off a spirited fightback from Angola to register a 30-27 victory in the opening Handball match of London 2012 at the Copper Box.
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