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Czech David Svoboda takes gold

Updated: August 11, 2012, 5:10 PM ET
Associated Press

LONDON -- Great start, better finish.

David Svoboda of the Czech Republic won the modern pentathlon Saturday at the London Games after matching the Olympic record in the fencing event to open the competition.

Svoboda, who won the European championship two years ago, led by just one second going into the final event, a combination of running and shooting. He briefly lost the lead after his main rival, Cao Zhongrong of China, was quicker to hit the five targets.

Svoboda, however, ...

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