South Africa's Day of Olympics Drama

Thursday was a day of drama for South Africa at the Olympics, with the men's 4x4 800m relay team first forced out of their heat by a collision, then given a place in the finals, and with canoeist Bridgitte Hartley winning a bronze medal.

A dejected Oscar Pistorius after South Africa was forced out of the men's 4x400m relay.

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