Olympic Results 2012: Most Shocking Outcomes from Today's Events

The London Games have started off strong and given the crowds plenty of memorable performances. Day Six has been no different.

It has provided some of the Olympics' most interesting and stunning results to date. Here is a look at some of the day's shocking outcomes:

Archery Excites

Archery stunned the crowd all day long. Mexican archers Mariana Avitia and Aida Roman impressed their way to a silver and bronze medal respectively.

In the quarterfinals, No. 10-ranked Avitia knocked off the No. 2-ranked Lee Sung Jin. After defeating her fellow countrywoman in Roman in the semifinals she prepared to meet No. 1-ranked Ki Bo-Bae for the gold.

In the bronze medal match, Roman held a 4-2 lead over American Khatuna Lorig in the fourth set. Lorig hit the center of the target and then an eight to give herself a solid lead. It looked like a fifth set was upcoming. Avitia stayed composed and consistent and allowed Lorig to crumble under the pressure. Lorig scored a six on her final shot and handed Avitia bronze.

Roman and Bo-Bae put on an exciting show in the gold-medal match. After five sets, they were dead even and had to have a shoot off. Both women scored an eight, but Bo-Bae claimed gold by having the shot closest to the center.

The medals are the first two in archery for Mexico.

South Africa Edges Great Britain

The British were the favorites to nab gold in the men's lightweight four, but the South Africans would stun the crowd with a narrow victory.

A late surge from South Africa allowed them to slip past Great Britain by 0.25 seconds and win the country's first ever rowing gold.

Sizwe Ndlovu was the focal point of the South African team. A former IT technician who gave up his job to pursue Olympic glory. South African team chief Patience Shikwambana spoke to the AP about the welcome Ndlovu will receive when he returns home.

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"He will be received as a prince or a king. We call KwaZulu Natal 'The Kingdom.' So that means when he gets there, the King is going to come and welcome him and say, 'Yes boy, you've done us proud.'"

 

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Gemma Gibbons Advances to Gold Medal Match

Gibbons was not considered a threat to the gold medal when the Games began. She was undersized for the division and battled through a shoulder injury. Yet, the talented Briton fought her way through the competition to reach the final.

At the age of 17 Gibbons lost her mother to leukaemia. Following her semifinal victory over Audrey Tcheumeo in extra time, she looked towards the heavens and whispered, “I love you mom.”

Gibbons lost to USA's Kayla Harrison in the finals, but the silver medal is still the first in 12 years for Great Britain. It was a spirited and emotional performance in front of a great home crowd.

Great Britain Claims Two Whitewater Medals

The men's C-2 final gave the host nation two new medals to add to their overall total.

The duo of Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott took gold, and fellow countrymen David Florence and Richard Hounslow came through with the silver.

Claiming one podium position was exciting for the Britons, but to grab gold and silver was a stunning result. The two medals helped position Great Britain just outside of the top five in total medals for the 2012 London Games through six days.

Russia Upends Brazil in Basketball

Russia led for the majority of the game against Brazil. They were asserting themselves atop of Group B. At one point in the game Russia held an 11-point lead. The shots stopped falling and Brazil began to chip away as the game neared its finish.

The momentum had shifted toward the Brazilians.

With 6.1 seconds remaining the game, Brazil went up 74-72 off a Marcelo Huertas layup. It looked as if Brazil was on their way to a victory, handing Russia their first loss of the tournament.

Vitaliy Fridzon would have none of that. He made a three point shot with four seconds remaining and put Russia back out front 75-74. Brazil wasn't able to hit a buzzer-beater and had to take their first loss.

The best game of the tournament so far finished with a crushing loss for Brazil.