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GB close in on Beijing gold haul

Team GB is just one gold away from matching its 19 gold medal tally at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, after the showjumping team won an Olympic gold medal for the first time in 60 years and cyclist Jason Kenny won the men's sprint.

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First GB Olympic showjumping Gold for 60 years

(L-R) Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles celebrate with their Gold medals after the Equestrian Team Jumping. Credit: PA

Britain's success today is the country's first Olympic showjumping Gold since 1952.

Nick Skelton, 54, was riding in his sixth Olympic Games but this is his first medal.

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