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like that. it is terrible to see. terrible to see. hard to watch that. you predicted the americans would pull ahead. that s right. historically, china does not do as well in the latter part of the games. we are seeing that. team usa, go women s soccer team, beat japan today. we are seeing that. team usa, go women s soccer team, beat japan today. a, go women s soccer team, beat japan today. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is hydrogen peroxide. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that s family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. that s a good thing, but it doesn t cover everything.
me, too. but dpirs, the olympics. a huge day for american women in london. the ladies playing soccer and water polo go for the gold today in our basketball and volleyball teams in the semifinals. more success would help in the medals count. the u.s. is back on top, leading china with russians in third. abc s larry jacobs on u.s. success and how we took the medals lead. reporter: lebron james, a triple-double, kobe bryant chipped in 20 points as the u.s. men s team, routed australia. 119-86. the u.s. takes on argentina in the semifinals, a team they ve already beaten by 29 points. americans are in position to take both the gold and silver in decathlon. ashton eaton shattered the record in the dash, first in the long jump. second in the high jump. did well in the shotput and the 400 meters. after five events, a 220-point edge, over trey hardee.
there s a strategy. they have taken a page from the old communists of east germany who used to win buckets of medals. the easters understood olympic math. this chi needs get that, too. you take the sports where the medals are most plentiful and that s where you throw all your energy. reporter: diving, gymnastics, and sports most countries overlook. so far china has won seven medals in shooting and seven in weightlifting. and like its own synchronized swim team practicing over and over as it goes for gold, china is stretching the limits as it strives to be the only superpower of sport. jeffrey kofman, abc news, at the olympic games in london. wow. it takes dedication though to be an, to be an athlete, but of course to be an olympian. period. see, i have that level of dedication. that s right. ladies and gentlemen, world
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