As it Happened: Olympics Day 16
Modern pentathlon, boxing, gymnastics and basketball were some of the highlights of the final day of London 2012.
Modern pentathlon, boxing, gymnastics and basketball were some of the highlights of the final day of London 2012.
Greg Allen speaks to the Irish women's 4x400m relay team, but Thomas Chamney is not happy with their reaction to their Olympic exit
Allyson Felix claimed her third gold medal of the Games as the United States outclassed their rivals to win the women's 4x400 metres relay by some distance in London.
The Irish women's 4x400m team failed to progress from their heat, finishing in sixth place in a time of 3:30.55 and someway off the pace.
The Bahamas took gold in the men's 4x400 metres relay final after overhauling favourites the United States in a thrilling final leg.
South African double-amputee Oscar Pistorius will run in the third leg of the men's 4x400 metres relay heats today.
Jamaica's bid for the men's 4x400 metres relay gold was cut short by injury on Thursday when Jermaine Gonzales pulled up with an injury in the third leg of their heat.
Oscar Pistorius and South Africa have won an appeal to compete in the final of the 4x400m relay.
Caitriona Cuddihy will represent Ireland in the 4x400 metre relay team after successfully appealing to the Olympic Council of Ireland.
After striving to qualify for the 400 metres at the London Olympics for six years, Oscar Pistorius believes he will now be better placed to run at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.
The Olympic Council of Ireland has appointed an appeals tribunal to adjudicate on the Olympic women's 4x400m relay appeal by Catriona Cuddihy.
Catriona Cuddihy says she will appeal the decision to drop her from the Ireland's women's 4x400m relay team on the day of the Olympic deadline.
The women's 4x400m relay team qualified as the Games as the 13th ranked team in the world.
Oscar Pistorius will become the first amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics after being selected for South Africa's 4x400 metres relay team.
The Ireland women's 4x400m relay team has qualified for the London Olympics.
Ireland's 4x400m women's relay team competed in Bydgoszcz, Poland, today, recording a time of 3 minutes 30.61 seconds to finish second to Poland who won in 3:29.33.
Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, who helped South Africa reach the final of the 4x400 metres relay at the World Championships, has not been selected for tonight's race.
Ireland women's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams have failed to reach the finals at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. The Ireland men followed suit by failing to make the 4x400m final.
Athletics Ireland has confirmed that double gold medallist David Gillick will defend his 400m European Indoor title in Italy next month.
Sanya Richards produced a stunning final leg to lead the United States to the women's 4x400 metres relay Olympic title as they timed 3min 18.54sec, the fastest time in 15 years.