Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:
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SILVER AND GOLD
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce doesn't mind a silver to go with her gold.
The winner of the 100-meter dash followed it up with a runner-up finish to Allyson Felix of the U.S. in Wednesday night's 200 meters.
That didn't diminish the Jamaican's smile — or her status as one of the worlds top sprinters.
"I must admit, it was really, really hard to pick yourself up after 100 meters and do three more rounds of 200," she says. "Mentally, as an athlete, it's very difficult for me, especially the fact that it's my first double in a championship."
She says she's not sure she would agree to run the 200 again against such tough competition.
"I don't think you could ever put eight ladies like that again in a race," she says. "I would never run."
— Jenna Fryer — Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer
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HAT TRICK
Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor completed the Olympic hat trick.
The high profile pair picked up their third straight gold medal in beach volleyball in an All-American final, beating April Ross and Jennifer Kessy 21-16, 21-16 on Wednesday night.
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With a rowdy crowd on its feet, May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings dropped to their knees and embraced as Ross' serve sailed long to clinch it.
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/APKrawczynski
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SILVER SADNESS
Lashinda Demus won silver medal in the 400 meters hurdles — and was devastated.
Demus, last year's world champion, pushed hard at the end but came up just short in her attempt to catch Natalya Antyukh of Russia at the London Olympics.
The American doubled over in tears.
"I can't explain how bad I wanted the gold medal. It's something I've been dreaming about the last eight years," she said.
Demus admitted that expectations got the best of her even before the race began.
"When you've got people who want it for you as well, it's just a lot more to have on your shoulders," she said. "I just wanted to do well for my family and friends back home who supported me. I broke down crying, overwhelmed with emotion, even before I ran."
Demus vowed to give it another shot at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
"No. 2 in the whole world says a whole lot, but No. 1 one says even more," she said. "So I won't stop until I get that gold medal."
— Jenna Fryer — Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer
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DUNGY SHOWS UP
This is the Super Bowl of beach volleyball. So why wouldn't Tony Dungy be in the house?
The former championship-winning coach of the Indianapolis Colts strolled into Horse Guards Parade on Wednesday evening with his wife shortly before the bronze medal game between Brazil and China.
Dungy now spends much of his time as an analyst for NBC, but he wasn't expected to break down the gold medal matchup featuring Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor against fellow Americans April Ross and Jenniver Kessy.
"Just here for fun," he says.
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/APKrawczynski
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STREAK SNAPPED
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