Story highlights
- Chris Hoy becomes Britain's most decorated Olympian after winning sixth gold
- Hoy took top honors in the men's Keirin to take second gold of London Games
- Australia's Anna Meares wins gold in the women's sprint beating Victoria Pendleton
- Laura Trott wins women's omnium event to give Team GB seven golds out of ten
Chris Hoy became Great Britain's most decorated Olympian of all time after his victory in the men's keirin took his tally to six gold medals.
Hoy fought off a late charge from Germany's Maximilian Levy in the final sprint to cross the line first and then confirmed he is "99.9%" certain never to race in the Olympics again.
The 36-year-old was roared home by a vociferous crowd in the Velodrome to complete a dream Games for Team GB who won seven of the 10 track cycling gold medals on offer.
Earlier in the day Laura Trott added to the gold she won in the women's team pursuit with triumph in the omnium event, but home crowd favorite Victoria Pendleton was beaten to gold by Australian Anna Meares in the individual sprint.
"I'm in shock, you try and compose yourself but it's surreal," Hoy told the host broadcaster after the race. "I wanted to win gold in front of my home crowd. I saw everyone stepping up to the plate and thankfully it worked out for me too.
"The keirin is a lottery and you never take anything for granted in it. I can't describe the feelings I have at the moment. This is enough for me, this is the perfect end to my Olympic career.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Germany's Jonas Reckermann serves during the men's beach volleyball semifinal against Reinder Nummerdor and Rich Schuil from Netherlands on Tuesday, August 7. Check out Day 10 of competition from Monday, August 6. The Games ran through August 12.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Rich Schuil of Netherlands looks dejected as Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany celebrate match point during the men's beach volleyball semifinal match between Germany and the Netherlands.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Estonia's Gerd Kanter competes in the men's discus throw final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Tobias Hauke of Germany and Phillip Burrows of New Zealand challenge for the ball during the men's hockey match between Germany and New Zealand.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Lolo Jones of the United States competes in the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Emilie Gomis, No.11 of France, puts up a shot over Ilona Burgrova, No. 8 of Czech Republic, in the women's basketball quaterfinal.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Alexis Vastine of France looks dejected after defeat to Taras Shelestyuk of Ukraine during the men's welter boxing.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – South Korea's players celebrate their victory in the women's quarterfinal volleyball match between Italy and South Korea.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Sally Pearson of Australia leads Nevin Yanit of Turkey and Kellie Wells of the United States during the women's 100-meter hurdles final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – A referee fires the gun to start a race of the the London 2012 Olympic Games cycling event at the velodrome in the Olympic Park.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Robert Grabarz of Great Britain competes in the men's high jump final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Foluke Akinradewo, left, of the United States spikes during the women's quarterfinal volleyball match between the USA and the Dominican Republic.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – A cyclist prepares to take the start of a race of the London 2012 Olympic Games cycling event.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Jorge Enriquez of Mexico beats Kensuki Nagai, Maya Yoshida and Hiroki Sakai of Japan during the men's football semifinal match between Mexico and Japan.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazil midfielder Oscar, left, and Brazil forward Neymar, right, congratulate goal scorer Brazil defender Romulo, second right, during the London 2012 Olympic men's football semifinal match between Brazil and South Korea.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Daniel Corral Barron of Mexico competes in the men's parallel bars final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Andrew Osagie of Great Britain competes in the men's 800-meter semifinals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Xi Zhang of China dives for the ball during the women's beach volleyball semifinal match between United States and China.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Iran's Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei, left, celebrates with his coach, center, after defeating Russia's Rustam Totrov, right, in their 96 kilogram Greco Roman wrestling final fight.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Ona Meseguer Flaque of Spain defends in the women's water polo semifinal match between Spain and Hungary.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria wins the gold in the men's 1500-meter final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Nicholas Willis of New Zealand reacts after competing in the men's 1500-meter final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Robert Harting of Germany celebrates winning gold in the men's discus throw final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Dawn Harper of the United States leads Shermaine Williams of Jamaica in the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Guo Yue, left, and Xiaoxia Li of China celebrate their 3-1 victory against Kasumi Ishikawa and Sayaka Hirano of Japan and winning the women's team table tennis gold medal match on Tuesday.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Im Jeong Choi, No. 19 of Korea, shoots over Olga Chernoivanenko, No. 29 of Russia, during the women's quarterfinal match between Russia and Korea on Tuesday.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Felix Denayer, left, of Belgium dribbles past Birendra Lakra of India during the field hockey preliminary round match between India and Belgium.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Matthias Steiner of Germany lies on the floor after failing to lift in the men's +105 kilogram weightlifting final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Hamilton Sabot of France competes on the parallel bars during the gymnastics men's parallel bars final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan competes against Ning Ding of China during the women's team table tennis gold medal match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Jordyn Wieber of the United States competes during the gymnastics women's floor exercise final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Misty May-Treanor of the United States celebrates after the women's beach volleyball semifinal match between United States and China.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Song Gao, No.12 of China, shoots over Lauren Jackson, No. 15 of Australia, during the women's basketball quaterfinal.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Silver medallist Nick Dempsey of Great Britain celebrates with his children Thomas-Flynn, left, and Oscar after the men's RS:X sailing.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor of the United States collide during the women's beach volleyball semifinal match between United States and China.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Sally Pearson of Australia leads Tiffany Porter of Great Britain and Jessica Zelinka of Canada in the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Dawn Harper of the United States competes in the women's 100-meter hurdles semifinals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – South Korea's Kim Hyeon-woo bows to the mat after winning the men's 66 kilogram Greco-Roman gold medal fight against Hungary's Tamas Lorincz.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Georgia's Manucher Tskhadaia, left, wrestles Hungary's Tamas Lorincz during the 96-kilogram Greco-Roman semifinal on Tuesday.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee, left, and Italy's Alessandro Fabian compete in the men's triathlon.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa returns the ball to China's Ding Ning during the women's team table tennis gold medal match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Japan's players celebrate their victory in the women's quarterfinal volleyball match against China.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Alexandra Raisman of the United States competes in the women's balance beam final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Britain's Alistair Brownlee runs over Olympic rings on his way to a win in the men's triathlon.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Facundo Callioni of Argentina, right, scores a goal against South Africa during the field hockey preliminary round match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Mary Killman and Mariya Koroleva of the United States compete in the women's duets synchronized swimming free routine final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – The men's triathlon begins in London.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Netherlands' Epke Zonderland catches air during the men's horizontal bar final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Belarus' Yauheni Zharnasek lifts during the men's +105-kilogram Group B weightlifting event.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – United States water polo coach Adam Krikorian talks with his players during the women's semifinal match against Australia.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Dancers perform during the women's quarterfinal basketball match between Australia and China.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Australia's Damon Kelly competes during the men's +105-kilogram Group B weightlifting event.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Goalkeeper Jun Yang of China makes a save against Italy during the women's water polo semifinal match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas falls off the beam during the women's beam final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. guard Angel McCoughtry, left, competes against Canadian forward Tamara Tatham during the women's quarterfinal basketball game.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Chinese water polo player Sun Yujun prepares to shoot a goal against Italy during the women's water polo classification match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Chinese gymnast Zhe Feng competes on the parallel bars during the finals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Croatian goalkeeper Ivana Jelcic attempts to block a goal during the women's quarterfinal handball match against Spain. Spain won 25-22.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Argentine hockey player Juan Martin Lopez, left, and Lloyd Norris-Jones of South Africa spar for the ball during a field hockey preliminary match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Chinese gymnast Sui Lu performs on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics event.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – The Spanish handball team's defenders attempt to block the ball during the women's quarterfinal handball match against Croatia.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Italian kayaker Josefa Idem races in the women's kayak single 500-meter sprint semifinals.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Chinese volleyball player Wang Yimei reacts as the Japanese team celebrates after it won the third set women's quarterfinal match. Japan won in five sets.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. forward LeBron James, front, and guard Kobe Bryant attend the U.S. women's quarterfinal basketball game against Canada.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – U.S. coach Geno Auriemma talks to his players during the women's quarterfinal basketball game against Canada. U.S. defeated Canada 91-48.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – French gymnast Hamilton Sabot prepares to compete during the parallel bars final.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – British sailor Nick Dempsey swims to the spectator area to greet friends and family after winning silver in the men's RS:X.
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day 11 14 – Croatia's right back Andrea Penezic reacts after a fall during the women's quarterfinal handball match against Spain.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Left to right: Selim Nurudeen of Nigeria, Gregory Sedoc of Netherlands and Andrew Turner of Great Britain compete in the men's 110-meter hurdles round 1 heat on Tuesday, August 7.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Shafqat Easool of Pakistan, left, fouls Matthew Butturini of Australia during a men's hockey preliminary match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Felipe van de Wyngard of Chile, left, and Brendan Sexton of Australia swim in the men's triathlon at Hyde Park in London.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Norway's Goril Snorroeggen shoots during the women's quarterfinal handball match against Brazil. Norway won 21-19.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Usain Bolt of Jamaica waits in the starter block prior to the men's 200-meter round 1 heats.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Tianwei Feng of Singapore competes in the women's team table tennis bronze medal match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore competes in the women's omnium individual pursuit event of the cycling competition.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Franziska Weber, front, and Tina Dietze of Germany compete in the women's kayak double 500-meter sprint semifinal in Windsor.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Yuki Ebihara of Japan competes in the women's javelin qualification.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Singapore's team members celebrate a point made by Feng Tianwei against South Korea's Kim Kyungah during the women's team table tennis bronze medal match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – The bell signaling a final lap is rung during the men's keirin repechage cycling event at the velodrome in Olympic Park.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Maurice Mitchell of the United States looks on during the men's 200-meter round 1 heats.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Jonathan Silva of Brazil competes in the men's triple jump qualification.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Fernanda Silva, left, of Brazil shoots over Goril Snorroeggen of Norway during the women's quarterfinal hand ball match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Dorian van Rijsselberge of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's RS-X class race in Weymouth, England.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Japan's Saori Kimura, center, spikes as China's Hui Ruoqi and Ma Yunwen attempt to block during the women's quarterfinal volleyball match.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Shona Thorburn of Canada stands for the Canadian National Anthem before the women's basketball quarterfinal against the United States.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Croatia's centerback Miranda Tatari reacts after falling during the women's quarterfinal handball match against Spain.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Usain Bolt of Jamaica leads Noah Akwu of Nigeria and Isiah Young of the United States in the men's 200-meter round qualifier on day 11 of the London 2012 Olympics at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday, August 7.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Hyo Sik You of South Korea falls on top of Marcel Balkestein of Netherlands during their men's field hockey match at Riverbank Arena Hockey Center.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Goldie Sayers of Great Britain competes in the women's javelin throw qualification.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Balazs Baji, center, of Hungary leads the pack as Xiang Liu of China falls over a hurdle in the men's 110-meter hurdles round 1 heats.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Lee Nam-Yong of South Korea reacts after losing the men's field hockey preliminary round match against Netherlands.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazilian left back Eduarda Amorim jumps to shoot during the women's quarter-final handball match against Norway.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Kayoko Fukushi of Japan leads the pack in the women's 5,000-meter round 1 heats.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – France's Matthieu Rosset competes in the men's 3-meter springboard semifinals Tuesday.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Brazil's goalkeeper Chana Masson tries to make a save during the women's quarterfinal handball match against Norway.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Andrew Pozzi of Great Britain watches after pulling out of the men's 110-meter hurdles round 1 heats.
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Day 11: The best photos of the Olympics – Phillips Idowu of Great Britain competes in the men's triple jump qualification. Check out photos from Day 12 of the competition from Wednesday, August 8.
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Training to become a Games athlete 00:06
"I can't put into words what it means to me. It's one of the greatest feelings I have ever had. I'm 99.9% sure I won't be competing in Rio -- how can you top this?
"Glasgow (for the 2014 Commonwealth Games) is another question, as that would be the dream ending for me."
Hoy took the lead with two laps to go and though Levy briefly overtook him on the back straight, the Scot responded to power ahead and take the line.
He has now eclipsed the five gold medals won by rower Steve Redgrave to become Britain's most successful ever Olympian.
Behind Hoy and Levy, New Zealand's Simon Van Velthooven and Dutchman Teun Mulder could not be split by a photo finish and were both awarded bronze medals.
In the women's individual sprint final Meares gained revenge for defeat in the same event four years ago, as Pendleton had to settle for silver in her last race before retiring.
But though the Australian won the best of three final 2-0, it was a race tinged with controversy.
Pendleton thought she had won the first leg by 0.001 of a second, only to be disqualified by the judges for straying out of the sprint lane.
Her coaches argued Meares had nudged into her, forcing the mistake but the decision stood. She was also disqualified from the women's team sprint on Thursday.
In the second sprint Pendleton went off early but ran out of power as Meares surged past her to add another gold to the one she won in Athens.
It denied Pendleton a fairytale ending to a career in which she won two gold medals, including the women's keirin at the London Games.
"I'm so relieved and overwhelmed with emotion. I would have loved to have won on my final race but I'm so glad it's all done and I can move on," she said.
"I think Anna is the best rider of the field and it is the way it should have been, Anna and myself in the final, she's a fantastic competitor. But I'm very glad to be saying that's the last time I'm going to go through that.
"I was really annoyed (at being relegated) because I'm sure she touched me and it caused me to move up. I can't believe twice in the competition I've been disqualified and relegated, it's unheard of."
Prior to Pendleton's farewell race, 20-year-old Laura Trott secured her second gold in her first ever Olympics by winning the multi-discipline women's omnium event.
She set a new Olympic record in the the 500m time trial event to beat American Sarah Hammer and add to the gold she won in the women's team pursuit.
"I can't believe this has happened to me," she said. "I'm peaking at the right time and it's all thanks to the coaches, and the support of the crowd and my family."
