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Anchoring ban brings cheers and jeers 22 hours agoBy Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decision on Tuesday by golf's rule-makers to ban the anchoring of putters brought cheers and jeers from among prominent More »
- World champion Cheruiyot to miss Moscow championships 23 hours ago
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan world 5,000 and 10,000 meters gold medalist Vivian Cheruiyot said on Tuesday she will not defend her titles at the Moscow world athletics More »
- Pistorius rules out track return this year - report Tue, May 21, 2013 12:21 AM PHT
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, More »
- Fraser-Pryce eases home, Jeter stretchered off Sun, May 19, 2013 1:25 AM PHT
By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting More »
- Wrestling makes drastic changes to please IOC Sun, May 19, 2013 1:25 AM PHT
By Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wrestling has introduced drastic changes designed to keep the ancient sport in the Olympic programme, the newly-elected More »
- James victorious but Merritt in Shanghai scare Sun, May 19, 2013 1:21 AM PHT
Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his controversial predecessor and his main rivals from London 2012 in the 400m at Shanghai's Diamond League More »
- Dane Hoyer Larsen elected BWF president Sat, May 18, 2013 5:41 PM PHT
By Angie Teo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Badminton's world governing body (BWF) will create a separate commission to deal with match-fixing problems, Poul-Erik Hoyer More »
- Brit athletics hero faces 'biggest challenge' since London Sat, May 18, 2013 11:55 AM PHT
British long jump hero Greg Rutherford said he's facing his "biggest challenge" since taking London Olympics gold when he goes up against his two predecessors at More »
- Wrestling revamps rules in fight for survival Sat, May 18, 2013 8:47 AM PHT
The ancient sport of wrestling on Saturday agreed a wholesale shake-up of its rules to make the sport more attractive for spectators, in a desperate last throw of More »
- Ex-basketball star fighting for life after stabbing Sat, May 18, 2013 8:16 AM PHT
Serbian former basketball star Predrag Danilovic was fighting for his life on Saturday after being stabbed in a Belgrade cafe overnight, police and medical sources More »
Record Breakers
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 |
| 86 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Russian Sensation Alexei Nemov
Alexei Nemov is one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. The Russian gymnast’s haul of 12 medals is bettered only by six other More »
Hero of Ukraine
Yana Klochkova is a four-time Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine who dominated the women’s swimming individual medley events in the 2000 and 2004 More »
Swimming's Comeback Kid
American swimmer Pablo Morales earned the nickname “The Comeback Kid” after he defied age and skeptics to become the oldest Olympic swimming gold More »
Track Star Marie-Jose Perec's Atlanta Double
Marie-Jose Perec is a champion sprinter from France who won three Olympic gold medals in the 1990s. More »
France's Champion Cyclist
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Latest Medals
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- Gold Anthony Joshua Great Britain
- Silver Roberto Cammarelle Italy
- Bronze Ivan Dychko Kazakhstan
- Bronze Magomedrasul Medzhidov Azerbaijan
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- Gold United States
- Silver Spain
- Bronze Russia
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- Gold Jacob Stephen Varner United States
- Silver Valerii Andriitsev Ukraine
- Bronze George Gogshelidze Georgia
- Bronze Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan
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- Gold Serik Sapiyev Kazakhstan
- Silver Freddie Evans Great Britain
- Bronze Taras Shelestyuk Ukraine
- Bronze Andrey Zamkovoy Russia
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- Gold Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu Japan
- Silver Sushil Kumar India
- Bronze Akzhurek Tanatarov Kazakhstan
- Bronze Livan Lopez Azcuy Cuba
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- Gold Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine
- Silver Soonchul Han South Korea
- Bronze Evaldas Petrauskas Lithuania
- Bronze Yasnier Toledo Lopez Cuba
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- Gold Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana Cuba
- Silver Tugstsogt Nyambayar Mongolia
- Bronze Michael Conlan Ireland
- Bronze Misha Aloian Russia
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- Gold Stephen Kiprotich Uganda
- Silver Abel Kirui Kenya
- Bronze Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya
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- Gold Oleksandr Usyk Ukraine
- Silver Clemente Russo Italy
- Bronze Tervel Pulev Bulgaria
- Bronze Teymur Mammadov Azerbaijan
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- Gold Carlo Molfetta Italy
- Silver Anthony Obame Gabon
- Bronze Xiaobo Liu China
- Bronze Robelis Despaigne Cuba
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- Gold Ryota Murata Japan
- Silver Esquiva Falcao Florentino Brazil
- Bronze Anthony Ogogo Great Britain
- Bronze Abbos Atoev Uzbekistan
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