James DeGale won gold in the middleweight boxing in a tense match that saw him being bitten and pulled around rather than boxed with, but he kept his cool (mostly) and won in the end.Sarah Stevenson won our first ever Olympic taekwondo medal, a bronze in the kick-off after not getting into the final. There was a lot of drama around her when the semi-final place was originally given to the Chinese kicker and then the decision was reversed and Sarah went into the semis. She didn't look ready after all the hanging round for the appeal to be announced and lost that match, so it was good for her that she won the bronze in her final match.
Tim Brabants won his second medal of the Games, adding a bronze in the 500m K1 kayak flatwater canoe to the 1000m gold he won on Friday.
Well done to all!
Our participation in the Games ended in the wee small hours this morning with Dan Robinson coming 24th in the men's marathon. The final events are taking place this morning with sports like volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics. There are still some medals to be awarded but our haul for this Games in 47 in total, putting us in fourth place in the medal table.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| China | 49 | 19 | 28 | 96 | |
| USA | 34 | 37 | 36 | 106 | |
| Russia | 21 | 21 | 28 | 70 | |
| Great Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 | |
| Germany | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
Well done to all our medalists and to the whole team! It's been a thrill!
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