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Sir Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Topping the Medal Table

Rowing pair Heather Stanning and Helen Glover end Great Britain鈥檚 five-day wait for Olympic gold while Simon Mayo gets carried away cheering on Team GB鈥檚 Cycling sprint team.

Rowing pair Heather Stanning and Helen Glover end Great Britain鈥檚 five-day wait for Olympic gold while 大象传媒 Radio 2鈥檚 Simon Mayo gets carried away cheering on Team GB鈥檚 cycling sprint team. Sir Chris Hoy speaks about the unique design of the London Velodrome where he achieved his fifth Olympic gold medal. Seven-time Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins speaks to Colin Murray about coping with the pressures of winning. After Chinese swimming star Ye Shiwen鈥檚 world record win at women's 400m individual medley, Radio 4's statistics programme 鈥淢ore or Less鈥 asks if it really that extraordinary? World Service鈥檚 鈥淭he World Tonight鈥 investigates the rivalry between China and USA at the London Olympic Games. Finally as millions tune in to watch the fastest 100 metres race in history, 鈥淭he Now Show鈥 speaks to the man who will fire the starting pistol.

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