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Event Type	Sport	Event	Stage	Match
	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Final	See Results
Medal/Final	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Combined Event	See Results
Medal/Final	Boxing	Men's Super Heavyweight	Final	See Results
	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Riding	See Results
Medal/Final	Boxing	Men's Welterweight (64-69 kg)	Final	See Results
Medal/Final	Cycling	Men's Cross-Country	Final	See Results

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Schedule

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Dates and times are in London time.

Sport	July					August
	27	28	29	30	31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Archery	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event		Event
Badminton		Event	Event		Event
Basketball		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event
Beach Volleyball		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event
Boxing		Event	Event			Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal
Canoe/Kayak			Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal				Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Event	Medal
Cycling		Medal	Medal			Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal
Diving			Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal		Event	Event	Medal	Event	Medal	Event	Event	Event	Medal
Equestrian		Event		Event	Medal		Event		Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal
Fencing	Event	Event	Event	Event		Event	Event			Event
Field Hockey			Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal
Gymnastics		Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal		Event	Medal	Medal			Event	Event
Handball		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event
Judo		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal
Modern Pentathlon																Medal	Medal
Rowing		Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal
Sailing			Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Event	Medal
Shooting		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Event	Event	Event	Event
Soccer		Event	Event		Event	Event		Event	Event
Swimming		Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal					Medal	Medal
Synchronized Swimming										Event	Event	Medal		Event	Medal
Table Tennis		Event	Event	Event				Event
Taekwondo														Medal	Medal
Tennis		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal
Track & Field								Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal
Triathlon									Medal			Medal
Volleyball		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event
Water Polo			Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event		Event
Weightlifting				Event	Event	Event			Event
Wrestling														Event

Medals
- Rank 4
- Gold 29
- Silver 17
- Bronze 19
- Total 65
Capital City
London
National Languages
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60000 in Scotland)
Total Area
94,526 miles² (244,820 km²)
Population
60,943,912 people

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Overall Medal Count

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	46	29	29	104
2	China	38	27	23	88
3	Russia	24	26	32	82
4	Great Britain	29	17	19	65
5	Germany	11	19	14	44
6	Japan	7	14	17	38
7	Australia	7	16	12	35
8	France	11	11	12	34

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