Last summer, Royal Mail rushed out stamps of all gold medal winners from Team GB and Paralympics GB, within 24 hours of each athlete's victory.
The victory gave Italy its first gold medal of the championships.
At the top of Saturday's broadcast of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams, with a spoiler alert proceeding, led with the upset victory of Ryan Lochte over a medal-less Michael Phelps in the 400m individual medley.
Despite a long career packed with silverware at Tottenham, Arsenal and Portsmouth, the former England international's first medal came courtesy of Spurs' 1-0 League Cup victory against Leicester City in 1999.
U.S. Soccer looks to keep players in the spotlight between the Olympics, where the Americans earned a gold medal in a 2-1 victory against Japan in front of 80, 203 fans at Wembley Stadium, and the World Cup.
While he did not win a medal, his presence on the track was lauded as an example of victory over adversity and dedication to a goal.
But he vowed then to finish as number one in the Commonwealth Games - and sealed an impressive victory with his second of six jumps to claim the gold medal.
China claimed their 13th gold medal, six ahead of second-placed United States, when Zhong Man claimed victory in the men's saber fencing , defeating Nicolas Lopez of France 15-9 in the final.
Given the ease of his victory, it seems incredible that Bikila was not even considered a genuine medal contender in the run-up to the event.
Robson picked up her second sprint medal of the Games, clocking 31.98 seconds as China's Wang Fang streaked to victory in a new world record of 28.60secs.
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Kewell spent five seasons with Liverpool and, although injuries kept him out of action for long periods, he gained a Champions League winners medal in the memorable fightback victory over AC Milan in 2005.
While he did not win a medal, his presence on the track was lauded by many people around the world as an example of victory over adversity and dedication to a goal.
Alexander Grimm of Germany won the gold medal in the men's single kayak slalom , using a pair of clean, fast runs to secure victory.
He changed the face of the Games forever by being the first Chinese man to ever win a track gold medal, with victory in the 110m hurdles.
It was France's fourth medal of the two-week championships, and second gold by a woman after Marion Rolland's shock downhill victory, leaving the European nation top of the leaderboard.
Barca's 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Rome handed the 28-year-old Cameroonian the second Champions League medal of his career.
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