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London Olympic Games wrap up

London Olympic Games wrap up
London Olympic Games wrap up
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- The Thirtieth Olympic Games in London officially ended. Overall athletes competed for 302 sets of medals in 26 sports.

The United States topped the Olympic medal table with 104 medals – 46 gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze medals.

China was second with 38 gold, 27 silver and 22 bronze medals. Great Britain clinched third place with 29 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze medals.

Uzbekistan national team was on the 47th place along with Trinidad and Tobago. Uzbek athletes won one gold and three bronze medals.

Some 53 athletes from Uzbekistan participated at the London Olympic Games on 16 sports – rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, cycling, swimming, athletics, weight lifting, canoe, boxing, judo, freestyle and Greek-Roman wrestling, tennis, etc.

Next Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 2016.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.