Saleh Emara in 2009. (Getty)Two wrestlers from Egypt forfeited their matches on Sunday when they didn't show up in time. Abdou Omar Abdou Ahmed missed his 66kg first-round match and Saleh Emera missed his 96kg match, unaware that Sunday's schedule started at 8:30 a.m.

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All week, wrestling started at 1 p.m. in London. However, because of the Closing Ceremony, the last three weight classes to be wrestled at freestyle were started earlier. The Egyptians showed up to the arena late, saying, "every day one-o'clock." But it was too late. They were out. One of the wrestlers reportedly fell to his knees crying when he learned the news.

The schedule for wrestling has been posted for months. Every other wrestler, official, media member, coach, volunteer and fan at the ExCeL arena knew to show up early.

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The worst part of this is that the biggest victim of Egypt's negligence is the wrestlers themselves. When an athlete comes to the Olympics, the only thing he or she should be worried about is competing. Details like schedules, tickets, meals and media requests should be handled by coaches and national organizing committees. Though neither wrestler was favored for gold, it's heartbreaking that they didn't even get the chance.

LONDON — Every four years, the technology used to broadcast the Olympics revolutionizes the viewing experience. Whether it's the miniature cameras, small enough to fit in an archery target's bull's-eye, or real-time stats during events, we're seeing the Games in ways we've never seen them before.

Wait until the holograms show up in 2024.

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Atos, an international technology company and an Olympics sponsor, released a report this week that predicted some of the advancements we'll witness over the next three Olympiads. Some of them are nearly reality: Using 4G mobile networks to deliver alternate camera feeds and advanced stats to fans at the track stadium, for example.

But one prediction really blew our minds. From CIO Australia:

Atos Singapore spokesman, Gregoire Gillingham, told CIO Australia that from a technical perspective, holographic projection technology is developing rapidly.

"We predict that it will be possible to show holograms in a stadium within 10 to 15 years and the concept of a 'live' event being projected via holograms into other stadiums filled with spectators to be a realistic prediction," he said.

Holographic technology was back in the news in 2012 during US music festival, Coachella, when hip-hop musician, Tupac Shakur, who was murdered in 1996, appeared as a hologram to perform with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

In other words, a revolution in pay-per-view simulcasting of the Olympic Games.

Tony Parker tries to make sure we're all on board, after the game. (Getty Images)

Though it was considered a dark horse to take a medal in the men's basketball tourney at the 2012 Olympics, France's eventual sixth-place ranking is nothing to be ashamed of. Sure, Nicolas Batum's swipe at Juan Carlos Navarro's gentleman's vegetables during the team's deciding loss to Spain last week was embarrassing, but each of the team's NBA stars — Tony Parker, Batum and Boris Diaw — played well enough (though Parker shot 40 percent from the field). On top of that, the team had to deal with off-court frustrations as a severely sprained ankle in the NBA postseason took center Joakim Noah out of the Olympics, and an incident in a nightclub fight sent a piece of glass into Tony Parker's eye while he looked on as an innocent bystander.

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Clearly not rattled by his last trip to a posh club, Parker and pals proceeded to put together a $20,000 bar bill in the hours following that loss to Spain. Boris Diaw, fresh off signing a free-agent deal with the San Antonio Spurs that will net him over $9 million in the next two seasons, was left with the tab. From TMZ:

It all went down at Chinawhite Nightclub in London ... San Antonio Spurs studs Tony Parker and Boris Diaw rolled in with their French team Thursday night ... a mere 24 hours after losing to Spain and sealing their elimination from medal contention.

1. Gold-medal favorite Brazil was left bewildered 29 seconds into the men's football soccer final after Mexico's Oribe Peralta sent the ball sailing into the net with the fastest goal ever in an Olympic final. It was all uphill from there for Brazil, as Mexico goalkeeper Jose Corona made clutch saves against an increasingly intense Brazilian offense. The eventual 2-1 victory by Mexico was a triumph for which the foundation was laid over a decade ago, according to Yahoo! Sports expert Martin Rogers.  For now, the soccer-loving country of Mexico has plenty to celebrate with its first Olympic medal in football soccer, a gold one to boot. ¡Viva México!

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2. In perhaps an even greater upset, American diver David Boudia will be bringing home the gold medal after a near-perfect performance in the 10m platform diving final. With the win, Boudia became the first American since Greg Louganis to win the men's 10m platform diving gold and

Here's a rundown of the key competitions to watch on Day 16 at the Olympics. The events can be live-streamed on NBC's Olympics website.

Day 16 — Sunday, August 12, 2012

The men's marathon takes place at 6 a.m. ET. After the untimely death of Beijing gold-medal  winner Sammy Wanjiru in 2011, the field is open. Team USA has a chance for its first gold medal in the event in 40 years behind Meb Keflezighi, the 2004 silver medalist and winner of the Olympic trials and 2009 New York Marathon.

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Team USA basketball hits the court Sunday in a rematch of the 2008 gold-medal game against Spain at 10 a.m. ET. A victory would give the U.S. its 14th gold medal in men's basketball. Team USA's average margin of victory in the London Games is 35.7 points. Spain, a two-time silver medalist, advanced Friday by rallying from 11 points down against Russia.

[Video: Team USA expects tough battle]

Sweden and France duke it out in men's handball at 10:45 a.m. ET. France is attempting to become the first team to repeat as Olympic gold-medal winners. Hungary, seeking its first gold medal in the sport, won three straight Olympic silver medals between 1992 and 2004.

It's been 16 years since either Italy or Croatia has medaled in men's waterpolo, and the two will meet in the gold-medal match at 12:30 p.m. ET. In Atlanta, Croatia took home silver after losing to Spain, while Italy landed the bronze.

Michael Phelps (left) and Tiger Woods. (Getty Images)With the Olympics now in his rear-view mirror, Michael Phelps is doing the most American thing of all: going on a reality show.

Thankfully for most fans of the greatest Olympian in history, Phelps won't be trying to secure a wife or bunking up with a bunch of tanning-machine-enhanced, hair-product-addled loons. (Though that would be awesome.) No, Phelps will be the star of the latest installment of famed golf instructor Hank Haney's instructional series "The Haney Project."

''I'm excited about this project with Golf Channel," Phelps said in a statement, "and I'm looking forward to working with Hank and see what we can do together on the golf course."

If what you want, what you really, really want, is a London Games Closing Ceremony sneak preview, then let this blog be your guide.

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The ceremony will be broadcast live in the U.K. at 9 p.m. local time and NBC, which took a lot of heat for not making the Opening Ceremony available until hours after the fact, will live stream it on www.nbcolympics.com when it begins at 4 p.m. ET. As has been the case throughout the Games, only those with a cable or satellite subscription will have access to the live feed. NBC will air the event in prime time from 7-10 p.m. on both coasts, likely with portions edited out as was the case for the Opening Ceremony. To get in on the action from across the pond, join Yahoo! Sports experts and editors at 3:45 p.m. ET Sunday for live coverage, commentary and chatting.

(Getty)On Friday, American diver David Boudia squeaked into the semifinals of the 10m platform. On Saturday, he won the gold medal.

Boudia's diving was near perfect for both Saturday's rounds. He was in third place in the semifinal round, behind Qiu Bo and Lin Yue, diving powerhouses from China. In the finals, divers start from scratch, so scores from previous rounds don't matter. Boudia's diving was steady and consistent during the finals. Outside of the 86.20 in the second round, he scored higher than 90 on every dive.

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In the final round, Boudia was tied with Bo for second, just .15 behind British hometown favorite Tom Daley. Earlier in the finals, Daley had a redive because of a flash going off in the crowd. With the crowd behind him, Daley hit but had a less difficult dive than Boudia and earned a 90.75, and ultimately the bronze. The American also nailed his dive but scored 102.6 because of his higher degree of difficulty to win the gold.

Bo's final dive was good enough for him to win a silver. Yue took fourth, and was visibly upset by missing the podium. China is a diving powerhouse. Of the 24 diving medals handed out in London Olympics, it's won 10, including six golds. Bo won gold in both the synchronized and single 10m platform at the world championships in 2011. Getting one medal from the 10m platform was a shock.

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Boudia's gold is the first for an American diver since Laura Wilkinson won in 2000, and the first for an American man on the platform since Greg Louganis in 1988, the year before Boudia was born. He is leading an American wave of divers who are taking home four medals from London.

It nearly did not happen, as he was in 18th place after Friday's qualifying rounds. The top 18 divers make semifinals. But because of consistent and difficult diving during the semifinals and finals, he is a gold medalist.