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August 11, 2012

Mohamed Farah of Great Britain celebrates winning gold in the Men's 5000m Final
22:22 GMT

Mo Farah of Britain won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in the 5,000-meter run, his second long-distance running victory at the London Games.

August 10, 2012

Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia celebrates with his gold medal holding a Tunisia flag during the medal ceremony following the Men's Marathon 10km swim
18:33 GMT

Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia won the Olympic gold medal Friday in the men's 10-kilometer marathon swimming event.

August 9, 2012

Gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m
23:30 GMT

Usain Bolt has become the first man ever to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession on an historic night in London.

Ahmed Almaktoum after he won the gold medal for the 2004 Olympics men's double trap event
13:30 GMT

The UAE must adopt a new approach to sport if the country is to achieve Olympic glory in the future, according to HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Hasher Al Maktoum.

August 7, 2012

Algeria's Toufik Makhloufi wins gold medal
23:58 GMT

Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the men's 1,500-meter run.

Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar celebrates winning the bronze medal in the Men's High Jump Final on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games
22:14 GMT

Ivan Ukhov of Russia won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the high jump.

Team GB could make history
15:55 GMT

Britain is on the brink of its most successful Olympic Games in more than 100 years.

Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim of Egypt stands with his Silver medal after the Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg Wrestling Gold Medal bout
13:58 GMT

Alan Khugaev of Russia won the Olympic gold medal Monday in the 84 kilogram class of Greco-Roman wrestling.

Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia poses with her silver medal following the medal ceremony for the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
11:18 GMT

Yuliya Zaripova of Russia won the Olympic gold medal Monday in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.

August 6, 2012

(L-R) Bronze medalists Hrh Prince Abdullah Al Saud, Kamal Bahamdan, Ramzy Al Duhami and Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly of Saudi Arabia celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for Team Jumping of the London 2012 Olympic Games
21:27 GMT

Britain won the Olympic gold medal Monday in equestrian team jumping.

Bronze medallist Fehaid Aldeehani of Kuwait celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Trap Shooting Final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games
21:17 GMT

Giovanni Cernogoraz of Croatia won the Olympic gold medal Monday in men's trap shooting.

Andy Murray beats Roger Federer in straight sets to win Olympic gold
16:18 GMT

Andy Murray had Centre Court rocking Sunday, winning gold for the home team and beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the tennis final at Wimbledon.

Usain Bolt thrashes field to defend title
12:15 GMT

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning gold in his familiar fashion in the men’s 100m final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

August 5, 2012

Azza sets new Arab shooting record
20:04 GMT

Bahraini shooter Azza Al Qassimi yesterday failed in her attempt to qualify for the final of the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the London Olympics but her impressive performance did see her set a new Arab record.

Bronze medallist Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 1500m Freestyle Final
15:17 GMT

Sun Yang of China set a world record Saturday in winning the Olympic gold medal in the men's 1,500-meter swimming event.