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Kiwis stay home to watch Games

New Zealanders appear glued to their television screens for the Olympic Games, with many Kiwis staying home to watch. Ref. Stuff.co.nz

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Charlotte Dujardin wins second dressage gold

Team GB's Charlotte Dujardin wins her second dressage gold medal of London 2012 with victory in the individual event.

Nicola Adams wins historic boxing gold

Team GB's Nicola Adams becomes the first woman to win Olympic boxing gold with victory over China's Ren Cancan in the flyweight competition. Ref. BBC

U.S. Takes gold in women's middleweight boxing

American Claressa Shields wins in women's middleweight boxing, marking the first time the U.S. has taken gold in the Olympic event. Ref. USAToday

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USA win over Japan

U.S. Women's soccer team win the gold, avenging its 2011 World Cup final loss to Japan. Ref. CNN

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USA wins silver in men's 4x400m relay

The Bahamas beat the USA by .33 seconds for the gold. Trinidad and Tobago took bronze. Ref. USAToday

U.S. Women win the 4x100-meter relay gold medal in a new world record time.

American Jordan Burroughs wins the men's 74 kilogram freestyle wrestling gold. Ref. CNN

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USA women's basketball team rolls to seventh Olympic gold

The Americans, who defeated France 86-50, have won team gold seven times since women's basketball joined the Olympic lineup in 1976. Ref. USAToday

Upsetting the favorites, David Boudia becomes the first American to win a men's platform diving gold medal since Greg Louganis captured his second consecutive gold at the 1988 Seoul Games.

USA wins gold in the women's 4x400 relay

Americans DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory and Sanya Richards-Ross finished in 3:16.87. Russia earns silver and Jamaica takes bronze.

USA fails to medal in 5000 meters

American Bernard Lagat places fourth. Britain's Mo Farah wins the race, his second gold medal of London Olympics. Ethiopia's Dejen Gebremeskel takes silver and Kenya's Thomas Longosiwa wins bronze. Ref. USAToday

Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake led their team to gold and a new world record in the men's 4x100-meter relay final Saturday night at London's Olympic Stadium with a time of 36.84. The U.S. Team came in second. Ref. CNN

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After spending $14B, what will Olympic legacy be for London?

Once the gold-fueled nationalism fades and the bill comes due, will they be seen as a success? Ref. Source 6

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USA men's basketball team beats Spain for Olympic gold

Team USA defeated Spain 107-100 in the gold medal game on Sunday. The USA has won 14 of the 16 gold-medal games in which it has played and is now 130-5 in Olympic games. Ref. USAToday

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Olympic flag handed to Rio

IOC president Jacques Rogge hands the Olympic flag to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro as the London 2012 Games come to an end, and the countdown to Rio 2016 begins Ref. BBC