Olympics 2012 BBC Schedule Day 2
09.00-11.30
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They picked up gold at Beijing, Athens and Sydney, and have been the dominating force in the sport for almost 80 years, winning nine Olympic golds.
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
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