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More British boxing gold as Campbell beats Ireland's Nevin

By Tom Degun at ExCeL in London

Luke Campbell_august_11August 11 - Bantamweight star Luke Campbell claimed by far the biggest win of his career as he triumphed to claim the Olympic gold medal here 14-11 against Ireland's John Joe Nevin in front of a frenzied crowd that was split right down the middle.



Double gold for Farah as London 2012 crowd rises in awe

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in London

Mo Farah_on_podium_receiving_Olympic_5000m_gold_medal_August_11_2012August 11 - Mo Farah achieved something even the great Haile Gebrselassie never managed here tonight as he added the Olympic 5,000 metres gold to the 10,000m gold he had won a week earlier, thus becoming the seventh man in Games history to complete this double, following in the illustrious footsteps of the likes of Emil Zátopek, Vladimir Kuts, Lasse Virén and, most recently, Kenenisa Bekele.