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Britain hails golden moment for sport

Reported by Reuters on Sunday, 5 August 2012 (on August 5, 2012)
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LONDON (Reuters) - London mayor Boris Johnson summed up the euphoric mood around Britain when he saluted the host country's "extraordinary" haul of six Olympic gold medals on Saturday as UK media went wild with Games fever.

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