Australia now tenth on medal table

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Australia now tenth on medal table

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Australia's Sally Pearson kisses her gold medal after winning the women's 100M hurdles (Reuters)

Australia's Sally Pearson kisses her gold medal after winning the women's 100M hurdles (Reuters)

Australia is now tenth on the medal table at the London Olympics, eight places ahead of New Zealand.

But for a while they were sitting as low as twenty-fifth, with New Zealand out in front leading the charge as a superior nation.

Australians took it as reasonably good sports, but have been quick to crow now that they are back out in front.

Watch the video for the wrap by Australia correspondent Rachel Morton

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11/08/2012 5:16:35 p.m.

Bill Francis wrote:

As a nation can't we grow up and celebrate our neighbour's successes?

11/08/2012 11:08:02 a.m.

paul wrote:

Geezze...giant chip on the NZ shoulder or what? all this bleating and crowing just makes the ribbing WHEN NZ fails more fun.

10/08/2012 7:33:21 p.m.

Big D wrote:

As good sports?? Rubbish, they could not bear to see good old NZ ahead of them on the medals table so they would not show NZ on the list. Even heard mention that if the moaning Aussies could not do any better, then they wanted NZ to become part of their team. A bit like claiming Phar Lap, The Pavlova and more as theirs.

10/08/2012 11:59:34 a.m.

Charlie wrote:

"Australians took it as reasonably good sports..." Get your facts right. We've been moaning and groaning like the sore losers we are, throughout most of the games. Now it's a collective sigh of relief that we were at least able to top our kiwi neighbours... pheeew!

•••Total
United States of America462929104
People's Republic of China38272388
Great Britain29171965
Russian Federation24263282
South Korea138728
New Zealand62513
All the medals