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Senin, 06 Agustus 2012

Britain close on 2008 gold tally

Great Britain took their Olympic gold medal tally to 18 with equestrian and track cycling success on Monday.

The host nation claimed a dramatic gold in the team showjumping event before Jason Kenny won the individual sprint to take his second gold of London 2012.

Britain are third in the medals table, behind the United States and China, and are now just one gold shy of their tally at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

Gymnast Beth Tweddle added a bronze earlier in the day.

Nick Skelton

Skelton describes gold as 'unbelievable'

Britain have now won 40 medals at these Games, with the promise of more to come.

Dai Greene and Holly Bleasdale can add to that total when they compete in finals of the men's 400m hurdles and women's pole vault at the Olympic Stadium. at 20:45 BST.

Twenty-six-year-old Welshman Greene, who only scraped into the final as one of the fastest losers, will attempt to add the Olympic crown to his World, European and Commonwealth titles when his final starts at 20:45 BST.

And Bleasdale, fourth on the all-time list, will start with an outside chance of a medal in her final starting from 19:00 BST.

Britain's 17th gold came when Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Peter Charles and Scott Brash beat the Netherlands in a jump-off after the countries finished level following two days of competition.

Kenny, silver medallist four years ago, then added another in the London Velodrome when he succeeded Sir Chris Hoy as Olympic champion in the individual sprint, beating Frenchman Gregory Bauge in the final.

Kenny had already won gold in the team sprint.

Tweddle earned her first Olympic medal in what will be her last Games by taking third in the uneven bars

The 27-year-old, the most decorated British gymnast in history, finished behind Russia's Aliya Mustafina and 2008 champion He Kexin of China.