Sportsister’s guide to what to watch and who to look out for on the final day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Athletics
11:00 Men’s Marathon Final
In the last athletic event of the 2012 Games, Lee Merrien, who owes his London selection to an online campaign, and Scott Overall compete for Britain.
Basketball
15:00 Men’s Gold Medal Game
Don’t miss the might of the USA as they take on Spain for gold. Bronze medal match (Argentina v Russia) is on at 11:00.
Boxing
14:15 Men’s Welter (69kg) Final
GB’s Freddie Evans faces Serik Sapiyez of Kazakhstan for gold.
15:15 Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Final
Team GB’s Anthony Joshua takes on Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle for gold.
Gymnastics – Rhythmic
13:30 Group All Around Final Rotation 1
14:16 Group All Around Final Rotation 2
Women’s Modern Pentathlon
The youngest member of the pentathlon team, 22-year old Samantha Murray and Mhairi Spence, who completed her first tetrathlon when she was just eight, compete for Britain. The schedule for the day is as follows:
08:00 Fencing
12:35 Swimming
14:35 Riding
18:00 Combined event
21:00 Closing Ceremony
With all sorts of huge stars rumoured to be performing, as well as the traditional extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the handover to Rio, the closing ceremony is not to be missed.
Sportsister,
The Women’s Sports Magazine
