Olympics Daily Bulletin - Sunday 12 August 2012
Olympics Daily Bulletin for Sunday 12 August 2012.
Headlines
The highest peak of the day was 15.9m who tuned in to watch Tom Daley win 10m Platform Bronze
- Tom Daley won Diving Bronze for Team GB last night in an extremely competitive 10m Platform competition. 15.9m tuned in at 21:00 to see him clinch the medal across 91ȱ One, 91ȱ Three and 91ȱ Olympics 2
12.9m tuned in last night as Mo Farah completed an historic double, adding 5000m Gold to the Gold he won in the 10000m
- Mo Farah hit the front with 700m to go and held off all-comers to take 5000m Gold. The moment was watched by a peak audience of 12.9m at 19:55 across 91ȱ One and 91ȱ Olympics 1
Ed McKeever drew a peak audience of 2.9m as he got Team GB’s day off to a Gold medal-winning start in the K1 200m
- Canoe Sprint star Ed McKeever led from start to finish to take Gold in the new K1 200m event. A peak audience of 2.9m tuned in at 09:40 to see him clinch the title across 91ȱ One and 91ȱ Olympics 3
Team GB’s Luke Campbell claims the first men’s Boxing Gold with a peak audience of 7.3m
- Luke Campbell defeated Ireland’s John Joe Nevin to take Gold in the Olympic bantamweight competition last night. Watched live by 548,000 on 91ȱ Olympics 8 at 8.55pm. 91ȱ One switched over the action after the Athletics and peak of 7.3m were watching a replay of the fight at 21:10
Coverage highlights for today
Team GB’s Men’s Boxing team hope to add to Luke Campbell’s Gold from yesterday as Fred Evans and Anthony Joshua go in the ring
- 91ȱ One from 13:30
- bbc.co.uk/sport and 91ȱ Olympics 3 from 13:30
The Gold medal is decided in the Men’s Basketball with Spain standing in the way of the USA
- 91ȱ Three from 15:00
- bbc.co.uk/sport and 91ȱ Olympics 1 from 15:00
The Women’s Modern Pentathlon medals are decided today with Team GB interest in the form of Mhairi Spence and Samantha Murray
- 91ȱ Three from 12:35 (Swim); 91ȱ One from 18:00 (Combined event)
- bbc.co.uk/sport and 91ȱ Olympics 4 from 07:55
Liam Killeen carry’s Team GB’s hopes in the Men’s Mountain Bike
- 91ȱ Two from 13:30
- bbc.co.uk/sport and 91ȱ Olympics 1 from 13:30
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