May-Treanor and Jennings, who until last week hadn't lost an Olympic set for more than eight years, hung on to win in straight sets, but just barely.
It was not immediately clear whether any of the nine athletes were part of Olympic teams set to participate in London 2012.
Hackett, unbeaten in the event for seven years, led all the way to win gold in 14 minutes 43.40 seconds, breaking the Olympic record set by his fellow Australian Kieren Perkins at Barcelona in 1992.
This has been the wettest spring and summer on records for Brits, causing widespread flooding and forcing Olympic organizers to set up contingency plans.
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Actually, the comment came from a beaming Mike Davis, the U.S. Golf Association's executive director and the brains behind how the Lake Course at Olympic Club was set up for the Open.
Wiggins streaked to victory in four minutes 16.304 seconds --more than a second slower than the Olympic record he set in qualifying on Friday but still 4.132 seconds quicker than his Australian opponent.
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After taking silver at last year's World Championships behind New Zealand, Glover and Stanning won all three World Cup races this season and set an Olympic record in their heat.
They hadn't lost a set in Olympic competition until the other day, when they dropped one to Austria ("Pissed me off for a day and a half, " Walsh Jennings cracked later.).
He set an Olympic record, which made it a lot easier for people to forget that his leap looked like something out of the Ministry of Silly Jumps, and now every high jumper does it.
By the end of the week, Fosbury had not only won the gold but also set a new Olympic record.
The following year, under Samaranch's leadership, the IOC set up The Olympic Programme (TOP), an exclusive club for major global sponsors.
But if he'd hung back, would he have managed on an intensely hot and humid day to set a new Olympic record?
ATHENS, Greece -- World No 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium overcame France's Mary Pierce 6-4 6-4 to set up an Olympic semifinal with French Open champion Anastasia Myskina.
Bolt set a new Olympic record with his 9.63 seconds run on Sunday, just as he did when he claimed his first title four years ago in Beijing.
Ennis set the capacity crowd in the Olympic Stadium alight last Saturday as she powered to victory in the heptathlon's final event over 800 meters to set the seal on a dominant performance.
Some of the contingency set aside in the Olympic Budget has already been drawn down.
Dedicated lanes to the venues have been set aside for official Olympic vehicles.
Details of the new contracts for the three venues are to be set out by the Olympic Park Legacy Company.
Many Olympic officials who benefit from the set-asides keep very busy schedules during the Games, allowing them only quick appearances (or no appearance) for some events.
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Christie is set to join former Olympic javelin silver-medallist Steve Backley, two-time Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson and Katharine Merry, the Games 400m bronze medallist in 2000, as mentors for the British team leading up to London 2012.
World No.3 Murray looked set to wrap up an easy win over Wawrinka, one of his victims as he won Olympic gold in London, when he took the first set with two breaks of service.
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The gym where Olympic medallist Louis Smith trained, is set to expand to meet demand created by the 2012 games.
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Meanwhile, Olympic Games-bound Paul Brizzel is set to take on domestic rivals Gary Ryan and Paul Hession at the Dublin International Games on Friday.
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Phelps finished the 200-meter medley in 1:54.27, just off his Olympic record of 1:54.23 set in Beijing.
Up to 3, 600 athletes, aged 15-18, are set to take part in 28 Olympic sports at the 12-day 2018 Games.
Olympic cycling double gold medallist Jason Kenny is set to have a leisure centre in his home town named after him.
To play up the Olympic theme, the two mobile games are set in crowd-filled stadiums and feature awards ceremonies for high scorers.
The most famous resort town here is, of course, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which hosted the 1936 Olympic Games and is popular with the international set.
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