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3 Watch the video clip and complete the table with as much information as possible.
| Competitors | Events | Medals/achievements |
| Usain Bolt | Olympic sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay | |
| Mo Farah | 2 golds | |
| David Rudisha | New world record | |
| Michael Phelps | Swimming | |
| Chris Hoy | ||
| Ye Shiwen Katie Ledecky Missy Franklin | ||
| Jessica Ennis | Heptathlon |
4 Watch Part 1 of the video clip and answer the questions.
1 Was this the first time Usain Bolt had won the sprint titles?
2 What is the "Mobot" gesture, and who is it associated with?
3 What was Mo Farah's reaction?
4 How was Michael Phelps feeling when he stepped up to the podium(领奖台)?
5 Watch Part 2 of the video clip and complete the sentences.
Tears too for cyclist Chris Hoy, who became Britain's most successful Olympian with six golds. And then there were also moments of anguish and frustration. China's star hurdler Liu Xiang (1) his second consecutive Olympics, and Brazil's footballers once again (2) .
These games were also marked by women. Teenagers Ye Shiwen, Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin set record times in the pool. Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Qatar (3) . Women's boxing became an Olympic sport. And British poster girl Jessica Ennis gave the home nation (4) . when she took heptathlon gold. She was at the forefront of Team GB's biggest medals haul of modern times, (5) in the medals table(奖牌榜). The United States regained their place at the top,(6) .
For some though, it wasn't about the medals. But it's the (7) that counts.
