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London 2012 top tweets

LONDON (AFP) –

Visitors walk to the London 2012 Olympic Park in east London on day 3 of the 2012 London Olympic Games

Visitors walk to the London 2012 Olympic Park in east London on day 3 of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Top tweets at the Olympics on Monday:

@judmoo

“Russian team tennis kit. I’m thinking raspberry ripple. Hoping @TursunovTales will be wearing this v Deliciano tmrw. X”

- Andy Murray‘s mother Judy Murray, commenting on the Russians’ garish kit — and looking forward to continuing her crush on Spanish player Feliciano Lopez

@SurreyPolice

“Lost: 1 pair lucky Oakley Sunglasses. Owner: @L_ArmiTstead. If found, pls hand them in. She’d like them back for the #TimeTrial on Weds…

- Police appealing for the return of Briton Lizzie Armitstead’s eyewear after the silver medallist in the women’s road race misplaced them

@cmagsflyer

“Can someone please hook up @FranklinMissy’s mom and dad with some better tickets?!?! She had binoculars.”

- US swimmer Christine Magnuson, who narrowly missed qualification for the Games but is tweeting anyway, complaining about poor seats for Missy Franklin’s parents

@TomDaley1994

“gutted so sorry everyone but we tried our best and you can’t afford to miss a dive at this standard – bring on individual!”

- British diver Tom Daley, one of the faces of the Games for the host nation, bemoans his fourth place with partner Pete Waterfield in the 10m platform event

@OlympicSeat

“Where did it all go wrong? They say it’s the organisers fault, but I blame myself”

- The voice of a disgruntled fan who has set up a spoof Twitter account, adopting the voice of one of the unoccupied seats at the Olympics.

@msdhoni

“Congratulations to Gagan on winning the medal and making all the INDIANS proud.many more to come”

- Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni waving the flag after marksman Gagan Narang became India’s first medallist at the London Games with a bronze in the 10m air rifle

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