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The Aussies were ecstatic to finish with more gold medals than the rival British.

Photograph: Ben Kendall/PA With just two days of competition left, most of the medals have already been handed out.

The 35-year-old grew up in Cornwall and trained at Restronguet. He said it may be his last Olympics, after "the hardest two weeks" of his life.

In another world, without gold medals to win and Olympics to host, Ben Ainslie would make a fine pirate - mild-mannered and humble on dry land he is ruthless and tenacious on the water and he knows a thing or two about plundering treasure.

Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States waves the flag after winning the gold medal in the women's 400-meter race at the Summer Olympics Sunday at London.