London Olympics 2012 & Paralympics World records and number of participants Merlyn Jürgenson 2013 Participants London Olympics – 10 820 athletes Paraolympics – 4 302 athletes Nations participating London Olympics – 204 countries Paraolympics – 164 countries World records Swimming Missy Franklin of United States broke world record of 2:04.06. The American team of Franklin, Soni, Vollmer and Schmitt won Olympic gold in women's 4x100m medley relay with a world record time of 3: 52.05. Rebecca Soni of the United States set a new world record in the women's 200m Breaststroke with a time of 2:19.59 seconds. Daniel Gyurta of Hungary set a new world record with a time of 2:07
Australian football and rugby. Number of professional sport leagues in Australia All the leagues involve a lot of people. The role of media The media plays an important part in Australia's sporting life Many sporting events are televised or are covered by the radio Many sport television shows, sport talk shows on the radio, and magazines dedicated to sport The Club, Australian Rules, The Final Winter, Footy Legends Awards in championships Several awards in the Olympics and Paraolympics Total 468 medals in Summer Olympics 138 gold, 158 silver and 177 bronze medals Total 9 medals in Winter Olympics 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals National teams The country has a large number of national teams in sports Sport is played by different populations in Australia including women, people with disabilities and native people Rugby union, Soccer, etc Most popular sports Rugby Cricket Golf Soccer
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