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US wins 14th men's basketball title as Kiprotich gives Uganda first gold in 40 years
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August 13, 2012, Monday
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Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points as the US edged Spain 107-100 to
retain its Olympic men's basketball title yesterday as marathon runner Stephen
Kiprotich claimed Uganda's first Olympic gold medal for 40 years.
The United States topped the medal standings with 46 gold and 104 overall.
China was second with 38 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze and Britain finished
third with 29 gold medals and 65 in all, the best ever results for the hosts.
The Americans have won 14 gold medals in the 17 Olympic men's basketball
tournaments they've entered and were unbeaten in London.
However, the Spanish pushed the star-studded defending champions to the limit,
leading late in the third quarter as Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro combined
for 45 points before they were forced to settle for silver. Russia beat
Argentina 81-77 for the bronze medal.
LeBron James had 19 points and Kobe Bryant added 17 for the US against Spain.
Pau Gasol led Spain with 24 points on the final day of the London Games.
"We have an incredible team, we love when it gets tight," James said. "That's
when our will and determination shows. It was the same in 2008 when we played
against those guys, who are a great team and much respect to them."
Kiprotich's victory in the marathon was Uganda's first Olympic gold since John
Akii-Bua's triumph in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the 1972 Games in Munich,
and just its second in history.
Kiprotich, 23, finished the 42.195-kilometer race in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 1
second. Kenyans Abel Kirui, the world champion, and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
were second and third respectively.
"All I can say is that I am happy to win a medal for my country. I love my
people and in Uganda we are very happy because we had not won the gold medal in
a marathon race before," said Kiprotich.
Britain's Anthony Joshua won the gold medal in the men's super-heavyweight
boxing class, beating defending champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy.
Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrzana won the flyweight gold, beating Tugstsogt
Nyambayar of Mongolia on points. Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine took the
lightweight gold after defeating Soonchul Han of South Korea.
Russia's Egor Mekhontcez beat Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov in the light-
heavyweight category, and Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev defeated Britain's Freddie
Evans in the welterweight event.
In rhythmic gymnastics, Russia beat Belarus and Italy to win the gold medal.
Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu won the wrestling gold medal in the men's 66-
kilogram freestyle category, while American Jake Varner won the 96kg division.
Russia beat Brazil 3-2 for the men's volleyball title, France beat Sweden 22-21
in the men's handball final and Croatia beat Italy 8-6 in water polo final.
The last gold of the 302 medal events went to Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite in
the women's modern pentathlon, bringing the curtain down on the 16 days of
competition.
retain its Olympic men's basketball title yesterday as marathon runner Stephen
Kiprotich claimed Uganda's first Olympic gold medal for 40 years.
The United States topped the medal standings with 46 gold and 104 overall.
China was second with 38 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze and Britain finished
third with 29 gold medals and 65 in all, the best ever results for the hosts.
The Americans have won 14 gold medals in the 17 Olympic men's basketball
tournaments they've entered and were unbeaten in London.
However, the Spanish pushed the star-studded defending champions to the limit,
leading late in the third quarter as Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro combined
for 45 points before they were forced to settle for silver. Russia beat
Argentina 81-77 for the bronze medal.
LeBron James had 19 points and Kobe Bryant added 17 for the US against Spain.
Pau Gasol led Spain with 24 points on the final day of the London Games.
"We have an incredible team, we love when it gets tight," James said. "That's
when our will and determination shows. It was the same in 2008 when we played
against those guys, who are a great team and much respect to them."
Kiprotich's victory in the marathon was Uganda's first Olympic gold since John
Akii-Bua's triumph in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the 1972 Games in Munich,
and just its second in history.
Kiprotich, 23, finished the 42.195-kilometer race in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 1
second. Kenyans Abel Kirui, the world champion, and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
were second and third respectively.
"All I can say is that I am happy to win a medal for my country. I love my
people and in Uganda we are very happy because we had not won the gold medal in
a marathon race before," said Kiprotich.
Britain's Anthony Joshua won the gold medal in the men's super-heavyweight
boxing class, beating defending champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy.
Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez Carrzana won the flyweight gold, beating Tugstsogt
Nyambayar of Mongolia on points. Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine took the
lightweight gold after defeating Soonchul Han of South Korea.
Russia's Egor Mekhontcez beat Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov in the light-
heavyweight category, and Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev defeated Britain's Freddie
Evans in the welterweight event.
In rhythmic gymnastics, Russia beat Belarus and Italy to win the gold medal.
Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu won the wrestling gold medal in the men's 66-
kilogram freestyle category, while American Jake Varner won the 96kg division.
Russia beat Brazil 3-2 for the men's volleyball title, France beat Sweden 22-21
in the men's handball final and Croatia beat Italy 8-6 in water polo final.
The last gold of the 302 medal events went to Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite in
the women's modern pentathlon, bringing the curtain down on the 16 days of
competition.
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