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Olympics - national

• Boxers ready for gold medal clash

  Luke Campbell will square off against old foe and family friend John Joe Nevin as he aims to fulfil his lifelong ambition of winning an Olympic gold medal in the men's bantamweight final at ExCeL tomorrow. read more

• Iranian teenager overcomes obstacles to fulfil Olympic dream

  An Iranian teenager told today how she had to take up kayaking to compete at the Olympics because as a promising swimmer she could not wear only a swimming costume in front of men. read more

• Reade and Phillips miss out on BMX medals

  Britain's Liam Phillips crashed and Shanaze Reade finished sixth as Maris Strombergs of Latvia and Mariana Pajon of Colombia won the men's and women's Olympic BMX titles at the London 2012 Velopark. read more

• No retirement plans for Bolt

  There can be no doubt that Usain Bolt is now, in his own words, a living legend, but what the future holds for the Jamaican superstar remains open to debate. read more

• Europe makes beach volleyball breakthrough

  The 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was a case of everything changes and nothing changes, as the United States continued their dominance of the women's game while victory for a European nation saw the form book ripped up in the men's competition. read more

• GB's Daniel Fogg fifth in open water swim

  Great Britain's poor Olympics in the water concluded today with just three medals after Daniel Fogg finished fifth in the open water in the Serpentine. read more

• Minnows plot handball final upset

  Montenegro women's handball team have created history by guaranteeing their country's first ever Olympic medal and they will be gunning for gold when they meet Norway in tomorrow's final. read more

• Coe: 'Bolt is clearly a legend'

  Sebastian Coe insists that Usain Bolt is already a legend - despite the president of the International Olympic Committee stating the Jamaican sprinter will need to star at even more Games before he can attain that status. read more

• Silver for British sailing duo

  Great Britain's Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell claimed silver in the men's 470 class after just falling short of gold on the south coast. read more

• Farah hopes for golden double

  Mo Farah has had bookmakers running for cover once already at the London 2012 Olympics and punters will be hoping for another golden moment from the 29-year-old tomorrow night. read more

• Jones wins taekwondo gold

  Jade Jones hopes Sarah Stevenson and Lutalo Muhammad can draw inspiration from her stunning taekwondo gold medal when they lead Team GB's charge for more Olympic success at ExCeL on Friday. read more

• Bolt: 'I am a living legend'

  Usain Bolt declared himself "the greatest" after becoming London 2012's history man with a second double gold performance. read more

• Record-breaking Rudisha took inspiration from Coe

  David Rudisha has revealed watching footage of Sebastian Coe's races while he was growing up inspired him to his sensational 800 metres world record. read more

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