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United States' Dana Vollmer poses with her gold medal for the women's 100-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
London   Olympics   Photos   Swimming   Wikipedia: Dana Vollmer		  Springfield News-Sun 
Vollmer sets 2nd world record of London Games
Sun 29 Jul 2012
Dana Vollmer won a gold medal at the Olympics and set a world record, too. Not bad for someone who didn't even qualify four years ago. On a night featuring a relay duel between the Australians and the... (photo: AP / David J. Phillip)
Olympic venues are full of spectators
London   Olympic   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Olympic Games		  Independent online (SA) 
Olympic venues are full of spectators
Sun 29 Jul 2012
London – Olympic venues are full of spectators, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe insisted Sunday, as organisers faced a barrage of questions over swathes of empty seats at some venues. The... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
China's Guo Wenjun kisses her gold medal after the women's 10 meter air pistol final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.  The Hindu  Sun 29 Jul 2012
China's Guo retains Olympic 10m air pistol title
Guo Wenjun successfully defended her Olympic 10-meter air pistol title by producing a stunning near-perfect last shot in the final on Sunday. It’s the second... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
China   Olympics   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Guo Wenjun
Britain's Nicole Cooke reacts after completing the Road Cycling Women's Individual Time Trial, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008.  BBC News  Sun 29 Jul 2012
Olympic cycling: Nicole Cooke fails to win second gold
Olympic cycling champion Nicole Cooke has failed in her bid to win a second gold medal in the women's road race. Cooke, 29, from Wick in the Vale of Glamorgan, had been the first member of Team... (photo: AP / Ricardo Mazalan)
Cycling   Olympics   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Nicole Cooke
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India's Somdev Devvarman returns a ball to Russia's Igor Kunitsyn during their Davis Cup World group first round tennis match in Moscow, Friday, March 5, 2010. The Hindu Sun 29 Jul 2012
Somdev Devvarman crashes out
Somdev Devvarman bowed out of the men’s singles tournament at the very first hurdle after being thrashed 6-3, 6-1 by Finnish veteran Jarkko Nieminen. On a day when... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
India   Olympics   Photos   Tennis   Wikipedia: Somdev Devvarman
South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh reacts after winning gold and setting a new world record in the men's 100-meter breaststroke swimming final at the 2012 Summer Olympics The Charlotte Observer Sun 29 Jul 2012
Van der Burgh wins 100 breast; Hansen gets bronze
South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh won the men's 100-meter breaststroke Sunday night with a world record. Australia's Christian Sprenger touched second and American... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn)
Olympics   Photos   Sport   Swimming   Wikipedia: Cameron van der Burgh
Andrew Bogut Washington Wizards v/s Bucks 03/08/11 nba France24 Sun 29 Jul 2012
Australia loses to Brazil at Olympics basketball
AFP - An Australian side lacking NBA star centre Andrew Bogut came up short in its Olympic opener, falling to a Brazil team with four NBA standouts 75-71 on Sunday in... (photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison)
Basketball   Olympics   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Andrew Bogut
Tiger Airways Canberra Times Sun 29 Jul 2012
Tiger Australia still a drag on parent
Tiger tanks but is on the improve. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui THE Australian offshoot of Tiger Airways narrowed its losses in the first quarter but has warned it will take... (photo: Creative Commons / 713 Avenue)
Aerospace   Australia   Losses   Photos   Wikipedia: Tiger Airways
Darian Townsend from South Africa celebrates after winning the men's 200 meters individual medley final at the FINA short course swimming World Cup in Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Darian Townsend of South Africa has broken the 200-meter individula medley short-course world record.Townsend clocked 1:51.55 to beat Michael Phelps at the World Cup meet Sunday and break the mark of 1:51.56 set by Ryan Lochte of the United States in Manchester, England, on April 11, 2008. Clarion Ledger Sun 29 Jul 2012
London Olympics 2012 Update: Ryan Lochte on track for second gold, rain falls across venues
LONDON — Ryan Lochte and Sun Yang were among the few who weren't concerned about getting wet when heavy rain saturated London Olympic Park on Sunday. After a week of... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn)
Olympics   Photos   Sports   Swimming   Wikipedia: Ryan Lochte
USA's Michael Phelps reacts after a men's 400-meter individual medley heat at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, July 28, 2012. Jamaica Observer Sun 29 Jul 2012
Phelps misses medal podium in 400 IM
LONDON, England (AP) — Michael Phelps failed in his first medal bid at the London Olympics, shattering the overpowering mystique he created with his unprecedented... (photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill)
Olympics   Photos   Sports   US   Wikipedia: Michael Phelps


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United States' Ryan Lochte, right, and Japan's Kosuke Hagino, left, react after Lochte finished first in the men's 400-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, July 28, 2012. It's Ryan Lochte's time in 400 IM The Los Angeles Times
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