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Your support makes all the difference.The Dutch judoka Edith Bosch, who delivered a blow to the man who threw a plastic bottle on to the track just before the 100m final, said yesterday the disruptor, whom she happened to be sitting near to, "disrespected" the Games. "Somebody came around who was disrespectful in a big way," said the 32-year-old, who won bronze in the 70kg event. "I pushed him away hard and said, 'Dude, what are you doing, are you crazy?'" Bosch isn't the only Olympian at the Games with a name that matched her performance; the Bulgarian 400m hurdler who fell and didn't finish her heat was... Vania Stambolova.
Tweets of the day
"Another morning of training done. Nice light session to get the legs fresh. Will give them a quick run tomorrow ahead of 1st round Thursday" Richard Buck, GB 4x400m
"Devastation! it looks like Rutherford the dog [who his parents tried to adopt] has already been rehomed! Good luck to the little fella." Greg Rutherford
"Operation 'Don't embarrass yourself on TV' was a success!" Andrew Osagie, GB 800m
Olympic number of the day: 6
All six of Kazakhstan's medals have been gold – each earning a £160,000 bonus for the winner.
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