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London Olympics 2012

Chong Wei had hoped to make history as the first Malaysian to win an Olympic gold but it was Lin Dan and China who wrote themselves into the record books. Lin Dan as the first man to win the Olympic crown twice while China made an unprecedented sweep of all five titles at stake.

"I hope to keep training for the next four years (in preparation for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics)," she told reporters after her arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Tuesday morning.

A generous owner of a local gold mine says he will present a bar of gold valued at 500,000 euro to each Malaysian who tops the podium in the British capital.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, declared the Games of the 30th Olympiad closed just before midnight: 'We will never forget the smiles, the kindness and the support of the wonderful volunteers, the much-needed heroes of these Games.