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Pistorius takes centre-stage as Smyth shines
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AFP - Mon, Aug 20, 2012 12:20 AM AEST
Olympics 2012: Live Report
That's all the action for tonight. At the end of the day, USA remains at the top of the medal tables with 41 golds out of a total of 94. China is second with 37 More »
AFP - Sat, Aug 11, 2012 9:27 AM AEST
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Round of 8 | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Women's 4x400m Relay | Final | See Results |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 84 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 84 kg | Round of 8 | See Results | |
| Taekwondo | Men's Heavyweight (Over 80 kg) | Preliminary | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Women's 4x100m Relay | Final | See Results |
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Schedule
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| Sport | July | August | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Basketball | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | ||||||||||||
| Boxing | Event | Event | Event | Event | |||||||||||||
| Canoe/Kayak | Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Table Tennis | Event | Event | |||||||||||||||
| Taekwondo | Event | Event | |||||||||||||||
| Track & Field | Event | Medal | Event | Event | Event | Medal | Medal | Medal | Medal | ||||||||
| Weightlifting | Event | Medal | |||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | Event | Event | Event | Event | |||||||||||||
- Medals
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- Rank 86
- Gold 0
- Silver 0
- Bronze 0
- Total 0
- Capital City
- Abuja
- Official Languages
- English (official), Hausa
- National Languages
- English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
- Total Area
- 356,669 miles² (923,768 km²)
- Population
- 138,283,240 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
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