Sailing: Oz take two-hander 470 gold
Australia took gold in the postponed men's two-hander 470 sailing class at the London Olympics, while New Zealand took gold in the women's event.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2012, 3:01 p.m.
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Sailing: Owens and Flanigan finish 23rd
Today was the final day of competition for the Irish sailors at the 2012 London Olympics. Last to sail on the Weymouth racecourses were Ger Owens and Scott Flanigan in the 470 class.
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Sailing: Dutchman wins last men's windsurf event
Dutchman Dorian van Rijsselberghe became the Olympic men's RS:X windsurfing champion on Tuesday, the final time the event will be held at the Games.
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Sailing: Cyprus hails historic medal winner
Cyprus is hailing its first Olympic medal winner, sailor Pavlos Kontides, saying his silver in the single-handed Laser class had salvaged national pride and brought hope in a time of economic upheaval.
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Sailing: Murphy looking towards 2016 Rio Olympics
Ireland's luckless Laser Radial sailor Annalise Murphy is ready to put her London disappointment behind her to focus on winning gold at the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Sailing: Murphy has to settle for fourth
There was disappointment for Ireland's Annalise Murphy in the medal race of the Laser Radial class at Weymouth as she finished fourth overall.
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Sailing: Tenth place for O'Leary and Burrows
Peter O'Leary and David Burrows have finished 10 in the medal race and 10th overall in the Star Class at the London 2012 Olympics.
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Sailing: Murphy third overall in Laser Radial
Annalise Murphy finished seventh in the second of Saturday's races in the Laser Radial Class to leave her third overall ahead of the medal race.
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Sailing: Murphy down to 2nd in Laser Radial class
Annalise Murphy finished second and tenth in today's Laser Radial racing at London 2012 to drop to second overall.
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Sailing: Two Irish crews lie ninth overall
Team Ireland's 49er and Star crews lie ninth overall in their respective classes.
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Sailing: Murphy 8th and 19th but still leading
Annalise Murphy has finished eighth and 19th in races 5 and 6 of the Laser Radial class, but remains the overall leader of the event.
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Sailing: Annalise Murphy still unbeaten
Ireland's Annalise Murphy continues to dominate her Olympic Laser Radial class with four wins from four at London 2012.
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Sailing: How the medals are awarded
All the Sailing events on the Olympic programme, apart from the women's Elliot 6m event, are fleet races, and follow the same competition format.
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Sailing: Murphy claims two Laser Radial victories
Annalise Murphy has won the two opening Laser Radial races to lead the class after day one.
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Sailing: Controversy can't slow Irish duo
Irish sailor Peter O'Leary, who is at the centre of an Olympic betting scandal, enjoyed a fabulous first day in the Star class when the competition got underway in Weymouth.
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Sailing sources defend 'naive' Peter O'Leary
Sources close to Irish sailor Peter O'Leary have today strongly defended the Corkman at the centre of an Olympic betting controversy, claiming "he's done nothing wrong".
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South Koreans apologise after coach sent home
The South Korea Sailing Federation has apologised on behalf of coach Lee Jae-cheol after he was sent home from the London Olympics for drink driving.
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Brazilian gains weight for windsurfing medal
Fighting the scales means the opposite to Brazilian windsurfer Ricardo "Bimba" Winicki than most athletes aiming for Olympic glory.
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O'Leary and Burrows sail to Regatta gold
Peter O'Leary and David Burrows have won gold at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, the host venue for the 2012 Olympics.
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James Espey reaches London Olympics
After four days of racing at the Laser World Championships in Germany, Irish sailor James Espey from Ballyholme Yacht Club in Belfast Lough achieved Olympic qualification when he made the Gold fleet on day four of the event.
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Extended Interview: Magee on Munich
Jimmy Magee remembers the terrible events of the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics
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Munich Olympic massacre remembered
Ceremonies are held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre.
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Jason Smyth
Jason Smyth speaks to RTÉ's Adrian Eames after his stunning medal success.
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Darragh McDonald
Speaking after getting his gold medal Darragh McDonald said today was a day he would remember for the rest of his life
Medal Table
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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Rob Heffernan: 20km and 50km race walk
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Katie Taylor
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Brendan Boyce
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