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Highest olympic medals holder

Michael Phelps has reached the new landmark to win 19 medals in Olympic games on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic at the Aquatics . Now he is the highest Olympic medals holder in any sport at the Olympics. Phelps is now the owner of 15 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. Larisa Semyonovna Latynina, Soviet gymnast, is now second highest Olympic medals holder who holds 18 medals and still holds the record for most individual Olympic medals in Olympic history.

Women's Epee Individual Fencing Gold medalist

Yana Shemyakina of Ukraine wins gold medal on London 2012 Olympic on Day 3 in the women's Epee Individual Fencing final defeating Britta Heidemann of Germany.

London 2012 - Day 3 Highlights (photo)

William Henzell of Australia returns the ball during his narrow loss against Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus in the men's Singles Table Tennis third round match

London 2012 - Day 2 Highlights (photo)

Zara Phillips of Great Britain and her horse High Kingdom during the Dressage stage of the Individual and Team Eventing competition on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park

Om Yun Chol of DPR Korea breaks the Olympic record in the men's 56kg clean and jerk Weightlifting

Dominique Pegg of Canada during her routine on the beam in the Artistic Gymnastics women's team qualification

Pawel Zagrodnik of Poland (white) and Masashi Ebinuma of Japan lay on the mat after their match in the Men's -66 kg Judo

Pau Gasol #4 of Spain dunks the ball against China during the men's Basketball game

Aron Szilagyi (R) of Hungary against Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy in the gold medal match of the Men's Sabre Individual

Ariel Hsing of the United States celebrates winning her Women's Singles second round match against Lian Xia Ni of Luxembourg

London 2012 - Day 1 (Photo)

Sun Yang of China competes in the Final of the Men's 400m Freestyle on Day One of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012 in London

Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger, Cate Campbell and Alicia Coutts of Australia celebrate after they won the Final of the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay on Day One of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2012 in London.

First Gold medal winner of London 2012

China's Yi Siling wins first gold medal of London 2012 in women's 10m air rifle at the Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. Poland's Sylwia Bogacka claimed the silver medal and Yu Dan of China finished in bronze-medal position. Yi Siling wins the gold medal scoring on a total of 502.9 point.

How many athletes participate in London 2012 Olympic?

10490 athletes will participate in London 2012 Olympic

Which country will be hosting the Olympic in 2016?

Brazil will be hosting country the Olympic2016.

Which sport had to be granted a special pensation to allow it to be held in England?

Shooting - Some of the shooting events would be illegal under the current UK gun laws.

What is the motto of the London 2012 games?

The motto of the London 2012 games One World - One Dream from last summer Olympics

How many nations have qualified to go to the London 2012 Olympic summer games?

204 Nations can also compete under the Olympic flag in Lonodn 2012 summer Olympic.

Which member of the royal family is supposed to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Zara Philips is a member of the equestrian team.

What is the slogan used for all of the Olympic Games?

Swifter, Higher, Stronger -
The Olympic slogan is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for 'Swifter, Higher, Stronger'.

How many events will be a part of the London 2012 Olympics?

In this London 2012 summer Olympic the athletes will compete for 302 events in 29 disciplines.

How many countries take part in every Olympic Game?

Five countries have been participated at all Summer Olympic Games - Greece, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, and Australia.

London2012 Gradn Opening

Wow. The iconic Olympic Rings, forged from red-hot metal, light up the Opening Ceremony. What’s been your favourite moment so far?

Inside the Athlete's Village

"The Globe" Recreation Area within the Athlete's Village

"The Globe" Recreation Area within the Athlete’s Village

London 2012 virtual game

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