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With the dust now settling on the London Olympics, Kazakhstan has emerged as the undisputed Central Asia champion, finishing a laudable 12th in the overall medal table, up from 29th four years ago in Beijing.

Every four years in the Olympics , there are always unknown countries that end up having a ridiculously good showing at the games.

If you've been checking out the gold medal count recently, chances are you've noticed the sky blue flag with the yellow sun and bird hovering at the No.

Team Kazakhstan hasn't bothered with anything but gold at the London Olympics, doubling its haul of first-place medals over the weekend to place fifth in number of gold medals per capita.

The 2012 Olympic Games in London have not been a disappointment for those looking for plenty of upsets.