Adlington: second gold medal
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Sunday August 24
0030 Athletics - Men's marathon
0630 Boxing - Six finals
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All times BST
| G | S | B | Tot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2 | USA | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 | RUS | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | GBR | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | GER | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | AUS | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
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Comments (94)
Cheryl Thomas says...
Congrats to Rebecca and the others. I managed to see some of the cycling, but I am hoping they will also show the swim by Rebecca later. On behalf of a number of British expats in sunny Sal, Cape Verde....well done!
Posted 17:03 16th August 2008
Pamela Thompson says...
Well Done to all our medal winners in Beijing and especially Rebecca Adlington, it made me feel proud to be British. You are all a credit to the UK. Keep the flag flying :o)
Posted 17:02 16th August 2008
Duane Brown says...
Our Olympic athletes put the "GREAT" into Great Britian! it's fantastic to see "Team GB" give their all for their home country! Makes you proud to be British! "London 2012" will be spectacular, we maybe a small island but we're are truly "Great" in every sense of the word! Well done "Team GB".
Posted 16:44 16th August 2008
Lauren Parry says...
Well done to all four who won a Gold Medal today! I would like to say well done Becky Addlington for both of ur Medals in the pool & well done for gettin a WR in the 800m
Posted 16:30 16th August 2008
Bryan Webb says...
I can echo David Edward's sentiments. Living outside of Britain and seeing our athletes doing so well is a real tonic. God Bless 'em all!!
Posted 16:22 16th August 2008
Pamela Disley says...
Congratulations to the GB team, I think you are doing brilliantly. The highspot for me was seeing Rebecca A storm home to gold, along with her team mate taking Bronze. I was on holiday in the US and turned on the TV on a random channel for a few minutes. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. What a race!
Posted 15:18 16th August 2008
Bob Watt says...
As a sidelined cyclist I have been really pleased to be thrilled by proxy by that element of team GB reaping such a rich reward for their combined efforts, Wasn't it just a delight particularly to see Nicole's joy shine through the whole day from the finish of her road race to the interviews in the evening! Well done all!
Posted 15:13 16th August 2008
Dona R says...
Congrats to all the athletes! Truly, the Olympic team this year will inspire our youngsters in 2012!
Posted 15:06 16th August 2008
Joyce Brown says...
What an incredible day for GB. I'm really proud of all our girls and boys, they've done us proud.
Posted 15:03 16th August 2008
Ganapathy & jean Krishna says...
We live about 700 yards away as the crow flies from Rebecca Adlington's home and we contragulate her for the fantastic perfomance in the swimming at the olympics. Thank you to the parents for the hard work that they have put in for her to be a success.
Posted 14:44 16th August 2008
David Edwards says...
Congratulations to all our Athletes, I live and work in Bahrain. It makes me especially proud to be English at this time. A very special congratulations to Rebecca Adlington on her fantastic achievments.
Posted 13:51 16th August 2008
John Heelis says...
What a fantasic day for Team GB..How inspiring for the future London Olympic squad..Rebecca swam an absolute blinding race, to smash the world record like that is awesome. The cyclists are phenomonal. The best thing is that there are more medals to come. Keep up the good work...you guys are making Britain Great again.
Posted 13:49 16th August 2008
Rod Burton says...
GOOD MEN THEMSELVES AND WOMEN OF COURSE! GOD BLESS THEM ALL!
Posted 13:32 16th August 2008
Gary Sumner says...
Congratulations to all our medallists, a truly great day for GB. It is particularly pleasing to see us doing well in cycling and swimming, which are not really traditional British sports. Incredible how we have got so good at cycling so quickly... must be something in the water up in Manchester!
Posted 13:25 16th August 2008