At the XXX Olympic Games in London, for three weeks, the best athletes from all over the world competed among themselves for gold medals to bring their national team to the first place in the standings. Moreover, on the way to victory, some of them managed to set new world records.
New Olympic achievements in the 2012 competitions primarily affected water sports. In the final heats of 400 meters, three world records were set at once, two of which belong to young athletes from China. Well, the fourth record time was recorded in the 800-meter race with the reigning world champion from Kenya.
Sixteen-year-old Chinese woman Ye Shiven set a world record in the women's 400-meter complex swimming. As a result of the competition, the gold medalist showed a time of 4.28, 43 - the highest Olympic achievement in this discipline. Silver went to American Elizabeth Beisel with a score of 4.31, 27, while Chinese Li Huanghu won the bronze (4.32, 91).
In a similar swim among men, the record holder was again an athlete from China - Sun Yang, who showed a result of 3.40, 14. The second place was taken by an athlete from South Korea Pak Tae Hwan, who swam 400 meters in 3.42, 06, and the third went to American Peter Vanderkai with a result 3.44, 96.
The Australian women's team set a new world record at the 2012 Olympic Games - in the final 400 meters crawl, she showed the best time of 3 minutes 33, 15 seconds. The team included athletes Keith Campbell, Brittany Elmsley, Alicia Cutts and Melanie Schlanger.
And on August 9, the reigning world running champion, Kenyan David Rudisha, won the gold medal for his country in the 800-meter race and showed a record time - 1.40, 91, updating his own highest achievement - 1.41.01. He immediately finished with a decent lead over the other participants in the competition, which he confidently maintained throughout the entire race. The second place was taken by the athlete from Botswana Nigel Amos (1 minute 41, 73), and the bronze was won by the second Kenyan Timothy Kitum, the result of which - 1.42, 53.
