London 2012 Updates

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Today at the London 2012 Olympics, Medal table and events not to be missed today

Today at the Games:

All eyes will be on Usain Bolt (Jamaica) once again when he bids to complete another Olympic sprint double by winning the men's 200m final. He is again up against fellow Countryman Yohan "the beast" Blake.

The Olympic Stadium also hosts the men's 800m final, when David Rudisha (Kenya) and Abubaker Kaki (Sudan) go head to head, as well as the men's Triple Jump and women's Javelin finals.

Elsewhere, Team GB's Keri-Anne Payne will be aiming for gold at Hyde Park in the women's 10km Swimming Marathon and there are four Canoe Sprint finals at Eton Dorney.

The first women's Boxing finals at an Olympic Games – Fly Weight (51kg), Light Weight (60kg) and Middle Weight (75kg) – take place at ExCeL, before the USA and Japan contest the final of the women's Football competition at Wembley.

What's on elsewhere:

World Shakespeare Festival: Y Storm

As part of the World Shakespeare Festival, between 7-11 August 2012, see a Welsh translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest in the Vale of Glamorgan. A new translation by Gwyneth Lewis and circus by Citrus Art, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru brings Prospero's dreams to life on this strange and magical isle. Book your tickets now

Medal table:
Country G S B
1China 36 22 19
2 USA. 34 22 25
3 GB. 22 13 13
Today's action not to be missed:
09:30 Canoe Sprint: men's Canoe Double (C2) 1,000m final
12.00 Swimming: women's 10k swimming marathon
20:00 Athletics: men's 800m final 20:55 Athletics: men's 200m final 21:00 Athletics: women's Javelin final 21:00 Beach Volleyball: men's final

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