The US took Olympic bragging rights at the end of a fortnight of events, ending the games at the top of the medals table and leaving China to come to terms with the relative disappointment of coming second to its superpower rival.
Victory for its men’s basketball team, complete with NBA superstars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, gave the US its 46th and final gold medal of the London games, eight ahead of China.
Hosts Britain finished the games in third place with 29 golds, pushing Russia into fourth place with 24.
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