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&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Join us for a live chat at 8 a.m. PDT on Wednesday with Times sports editor Mike James in Los Angeles, along with Deputy sports editor and Olympic coordinator John Cherwa and sportswriters Lisa Dillman and Bill Shaikin in London.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;After four of events, some story lines are already falling into place.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The men’s and women’s basketball teams are winning with ease, the U.S. has won several medals in swimming and the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT008491”&amp;gt;Michael Phelps&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; became the most decorated athlete in Olympics history.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The Times has a team of 21 reporters, editors, photographers and videographers in London and other venues and will bring you coverage through the closing ceremony on Aug. 12.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO: &amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-london-olympics-wednesday-20120801,0,2674097.story”&amp;gt;London Olympics: What to watch for Wednesday&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-michael-phelps-the-greatest-olympian-of-them-all-20120731,0,2932.story”&amp;gt;Michael Phelps sets record with 19 Olympic medals&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-michael-phelps-president-obama-justin-bieber-missy-franklin-20120801,0,4663112.story”&amp;gt;President Obama to Michael Phelps: Hail to you, chief&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

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