— Missy Franklin gave a much-needed boost to U.S. swimming, coming back less than 14 minutes after swimming a semifinal heat to win the 100-meter backstroke — the first gold medal of what figures to be a dazzling career for the 17-year-old.
— Fifteen-year-old Ruta Meilutyte broke into tears on the podium after she became the first Lithuanian to win a swimming medal, winning the gold in the 100 breaststroke.
— One day after anchoring the 4×100 relay to win a gold medal, Yannick Agnel of France got a second, winning the 200 free in perhaps the most star-studded race of the London Games.
— Americans Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman had a 1-2 finish in the men’s 100 backstroke.
— The Chinese men won their second straight Olympic title in gymnastics and third in four games after a dismal performance in qualifying.
— A schedule backlog turned the tennis venue at Wimbledon into a parade of Grand Slam champions, and all won. Advancing were Venus and Serena Williams and Roger Federer.
— Kim Un Guk won North Korea’s second weightlifting gold medal and third gold medal overall at the London Olympics while setting a world record total of 327 kilograms in the men’s 62-kilogram division.
— Britain initially was announced as the silver medalist in the team gymnastics — setting off a wild celebration by the home crowd, including Princes William and Harry. But Japan questioned the outcome, and after judges huddled around a video screen, the score was revised, giving Japan the silver and dropping the British to a bronze. It was still the British men’s first gymnastics medal in a century.
— China leads all countries with nine golds and is tied with the U.S. with 17 overall medals. The United States has five golds. Japan is third with 11 overall medals.
— Brazilian judo competitor Felipe Kitadai accidentally broke his Olympic bronze medal when he brought it into the shower as a joke and is trying to have it replaced.
— Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella was expelled from the Olympics for a threatening and racist message on Twitter about South Koreans after his team lost to that country Sunday.
— U.S. boxers suffered their first loss in London after a 4-0 start when light heavyweight Marcus Browne was defeated by Damien Hooper of Australia
— Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, had a penalty-free ride through the cross-country portion of the Olympic equestrian eventing competition, helping Britain to a second-place finish heading into the final round. Her royal cousins, Harry and William, were among those watching in the crowd.
— Women’s gymnastics: team gold medal final.
— Swimming: gold medal finals in men’s 200-meter butterfly, men’s 4x200m freestyle relay, women’s 200-meter freestyle, women’s 200-meter individual medley.
— Women’s diving: synchronized platform gold medal final.
