Day nine highlights from London
Usain Bolt has done it again. The Jamaican sprinter remains the fastest man in the world, winning the gold medal in the 100-metres. He did it in a time of 9.63 seconds, setting an Olympic record. He fell shy of his world record of 9.58 seconds but improved on the 9.69 he ran when he won gold in Beijing four years ago.
Fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake finished second today in 9.75. American Justin Gatlin took bronze in 9.79.
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Justyn Warner of Markham, Ontario didn't make it to the final in the 100-metres. But he matched his personal best time of 10.09 seconds in the semis to finish in 13th spot. Sarah Wells -- also originally from Markham -- has qualified for tomorrow's semifinals in the women's 400-metre hurdles. She finished fourth in her heat.
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Athletics Canada is filing a protest after the men's 15-hundred-metre semifinals. Nate Brannen of Cambridge, Ontario fell after being clipped from behind, and suffered some gashes to his leg. He finished 12th, not good enough for the finals. Brannen says he doesn't know who hit him.
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The Blade Runner put on another captivating performance on the track, but finished 23rd in the semifinals of the 400-metres. South African Oscar Pistorius runs on carbon fibre blades because his legs were amputated as a baby. He's not done yet -- he'll compete in the 4-by-400-metre relay later in the week.
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Canadians Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon and Elise Marcotte placed fourth in the technical routine in synchronized swimming. The'll swim their free routine tomorrow in hopes of making it to Tuesday's final.
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Divers Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans couldn't match their medal-winning ways from last Sunday. Abel finished a disappointing eighth place in the three-metre springboard, while Heymans was 12th. They took the bronze in three-metre synchronized diving last weekend.
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Canada won no medals today, but remains in 11th place in the standings with its one gold, three silver and six bronze. China and the United States continue to battle for top spot. The Chinese have 61 medals, including 30 gold, as the ninth day of competition wraps up. The Americans have one less medal, with 28 gold. Great Britain
is in third place with 37 medals.
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