The 27-year-old leapt to a mark of 14.98 meters.
Michael Phelps, the legendary American swimmer on Saturday bade goodbye to competitive swimming by extending his world record as the U.S. team won gold in the 4x100 medley relay. Earlier, Phelps announced that he will quit professional swimming career after the London Olympics.
Even though Carmelita Jeter is an Olympic athlete who won a silver medal Saturday, she might never shake the questions about the athlete with whom she shares a last name: superstar New York Yankee Derek Jeter.
As Ryan Lochte's time at the London 2012 Olympic Games began to wind down this weekend, the American swimmer admitted it is common for Olympians to pee in the pool.
It was another big day for Team USA.
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The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were MaxLinear, United States Cellular Corp, AllianceBernstein Holding, First Majestic Silver and Enbridge Energy. The top after-market NYSE losers were Air Lease Corp, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Royal Caribbean Cruises, American Water Works Co and Beazer Homes USA.
The Ethiopian needed a late surge to win the 10,000-meter race.
The French swimmer surprised many with his gold-medal finish.
Concern has set in for the trainer and agent of missing triple jumper Phillips Idowu of Great Britain after the track and field star hasn't been seen just four days before he is set to compete in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Zulfiya Chinshanlo won the gold medal for women's weightlifting at the 2012 London Summer Olympics -- but for whom?
Perhaps the all-time greatest performer at the Games is participating in his last individual event at the Olympics.
Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern should reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season.
The American defended her gold medal from 2008 with another gold medal.
Michael Phelps claimed his record setting 16th career gold medal, and 20th overall as he won the men's 200m individual medley. He defeated his USA teammate, Ryan Lochte, who took the silver.
Teammates Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will go head-to-head one final time at the 2012 Olympics.
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Despite competing in the Olympics since 148, until the 2012 Olympic games in London, Venezuela had only won a single gold medal, courtesy of men's light flyweight boxer Fransisco Rodriguez in 1968. Now, however, the South American nation has taken home another gold medal, thanks to epee fencer Rubèn Limardo.
Luo Yutong and Qin Kai helped lead China to yet another top finish.
Four badminton teams were thrown out of the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday after attempting to purposely lose preliminary matches to get an easier track to a medal.
Ricky Berens shocked many by announcing his retirement from swimming right after winning the gold medal in the men?s 800 meter freestyle relay.
Liuyang Jiao of China set an Olympic record in the 200 meter butterfly en route to her gold medal victory on Wednesday.
