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Canadian Olympic fans can buy red sunglasses in support of athletes
TORONTO - Red mittens for winter — and now, red sunglasses for summer. More »
The Canadian Press - Tue, 7 May, 2013 11:01 AM EDTTobacconist's charter challenge thrown out in N.S. court
A judge has dismissed a charter challenge by Bob Gee of Mader's Tobacco. Gee was found guilty of displaying tobacco in plain sight. More »
CBC - Wed, 1 May, 2013 5:57 PM EDT'Out of fuel': For Olympian, on road to Sochi Games, half the battle is staying fighting-fit
POISSY, France - A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast between More »
The Canadian Press - Fri, 26 Apr, 2013 4:39 AM EDTIn Olympic year, half the battle is keeping fit
POISSY, France (AP) -- A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast More »
AP - Sports - Fri, 26 Apr, 2013 3:08 AM EDTVirtue, Moir soaking up every experience in likely final few months of careers
TORONTO - Three women are fussing over Tessa Virtue, one gently brushes her ponytail, another holds up different dangling earrings, another is trying on potential More »
The Canadian Press - Thu, 25 Apr, 2013 5:58 PM EDTKaren O'Neill named the new leader of Canadian Paralympic Committee
OTTAWA - Karen O'Neill has been named the new chief executive officer of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. More »
The Canadian Press - Wed, 24 Apr, 2013 1:34 PM EDTOlympic goalie retires from Canada's women's team
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kim St. Pierre has retired from the Canadian women's hockey team. More »
AP - Sports - Mon, 22 Apr, 2013 1:10 PM EDTNew Olympic offices in Montreal to be showpiece for sport, COC president says
OTTAWA - The Montreal headquarters of Canada's Olympic organization is set to become much more than an office. More »
The Canadian Press - Sun, 21 Apr, 2013 4:38 PM EDTFigure skaters Duhamel and Radford help Canada win silver at World Team Trophy
TOKYO - Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second in the pairs competition Saturday to help Canada win the silver medal at the ISU World Team Trophy figure More »
The Canadian Press - Sat, 13 Apr, 2013 11:01 AM EDTThree-time world champ Patrick Chan finishes fifth in free skate at World Team Trophy
TOKYO - Patrick Chan of Canada finished fifth in the free skate at the World Team Trophy on Friday, falling three times in a routine the three-time world champion More »
The Canadian Press - Fri, 12 Apr, 2013 9:31 AM EDT
Latest Italy Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Water Polo | Men | |
| Silver | Boxing | Men's Super Heavyweight | Roberto Cammarelle |
| Bronze | Gymnastics | Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Competition | |
| Bronze | Volleyball | Men | |
| Silver | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight (81-91 kg) | Clemente Russo |
| Gold | Taekwondo | Men's Heavyweight (Over 80 kg) | Carlo Molfetta |
| Bronze | Boxing | Men's Light Welterweight (60-64 kg) | Vincenzo Mangiacapre |
| Bronze | Taekwondo | Men's Welterweight (68-80 kg) | Mauro Sarmiento |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Final | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Combined Event | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Water Polo | Men | Final | Croatia 8 - 6 Italy |
| Medal/Final | Boxing | Men's Super Heavyweight | Final | See Results |
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Riding | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Cycling | Men's Cross-Country | Final | See Results |
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Schedule
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Italy Record Breakers
| Sport | Event | Record Breakers | Result | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | Women's Trap (75 Targets) | 75 | WR | |
| Shooting | Women's Trap (75 Targets) | 99 | WR | |
| Shooting | Men's 50m Free Rifle Three Positions (3x40 Shots) | 1180 | OR | |
| Shooting | Men's 50m Free Rifle Three Positions (3x40 Shots) | 1278.5 | OR |
- Medals
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- Rank 8
- Gold 8
- Silver 9
- Bronze 11
- Total 28
- Capital City
- Rome
- Official Languages
- Italian (official)
- National Languages
- Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
- Total Area
- 116,306 miles² (301,230 km²)
- Population
- 58,145,321 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 36 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 |