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(BEIJING, August 12) — Michael Phelps (USA) eased his way to gold and a world record in the Men’s 200m Freestyle final on Tuesday at the National Aquatic Center, and remains on course to win eight gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

World record holder and world champion Phelps had been fourth-fastest into the final in 1:46.28, but stepped up a gear when it was required. (more…)

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(BEIJING, August 12) — Natalie Coughlin of the United States won gold medal in the Women’s 100m Backstroke final on Tuesday at the National Aquatics Center in an American record time of 58.96.

Coughlin, the defending Olympic champion, was second fastest qualifier into the final and sped out hard to see off the challenge from Monday’s world record setter Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe . (more…)

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(BEIJING, August 12) — China’s Tan Zongliang will regret his first and last shot in the final of the Men’s 50m Pistol for a long time.

The 7.9 points from his first shot, the worst among all his shots in the final, wrote off the two-point lead that he gained in the qualification round. In the qualification round, Tan shot a total of 565, while the other five shooters were tied on 563.

Tan’s mistake gave Jin Jong-oh of the Republic of Korea the opportunity to win the gold medal with a final score of 660.4. The silver medal was won by Kim Jong-su of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, who shot a final score of 660.2, while Tan won a consolation bronze with a final score of 659.5.

Jin still gave Tan a chance to win the gold medal though. Kim only scored 8.2 on his last shot, which meant second-placed Tan could still win gold if he scored more than 10.1 on his last shot. Tan, however, could only shoot 9.2 and instead of winning gold, Tan bid farewell to silver as well because Kim overtook Tan with an outstanding 10.5 on his last shot.

The bronze medal is 37-year-old Tan’s first medal from four Olympics.

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The Men’s Team final of Artistic Gymnastics was held at the National Indoor Stadium on day four of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 12, 2008 in Beijing, China. (more…)

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(BEIJING, August 12) — China dominated Men’s Gymnastics today, winning the Team Gold with a total of 286.125 points. Japan won the silver medal with 278.875 points and the United States won the bronze medal with 275.850 points.

China performed modestly on its first two apparatuses, the Floor Exercise and Pommel, but blew the field away with a masterful display in both the Rings and Vault.

A relaxed and smiling Chinese team was led by its veterans, Huang Xu, Yang Wei and Li Xiaopeng.

Huang performed well in the Rings, scoring 16.000. However, his performance was just a taste of things to come because Yang and Chen Yibing scored 16.300 and 16.575 in the Rings respectively, helping China be the top-ranking team on the apparatus. (more…)

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In Rowing, the Women’s Pair was held at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park during day 1 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 9, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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In the opening race of the day, the US Women’s Eight crew justified their status as pre-regatta favorites with an emphatic all-the-way win. Making the most of the ideal rowing conditions, the United States advanced directly to Sunday’s final A after opening a one-length lead on Great Britain in the first 500m and holding it for the rest of the race. (more…)

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(BEIJING, August 11) — Tyson Gay of the United States hopes to win gold in the 100m at the Olympic Games this summer. In order to do that, though, he has to beat the current world record holder in the event, Jamaican Usain Bolt.

“In order to beat him, I have to run 9.6,” said Gay. “This is what I trained my mind, trained myself to do, run 9.6.”

Gay won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan. At the US Track and Field Olympic trials in June this year, he crossed the finish line of the 100m in 9.68 seconds. Although this time broke the world record, it was not officially recognized due to a 4.1 meter per second wind that exceeded the IAAF legal limit.

The American started running track at the age of 14 or 15. Most of his family members, including his mother and daughter, are here in Beijing to see him compete.

Gay goes against Jamaica’s best in the final on August 16.

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(BEIJING, August 11) — Only the night before, the United States Men’s Basketball team defeated China with a triple-digit score, and on August 11 the US Women’s team racked up 108 points of their own, demolishing China 108-63 in a group B preliminary game on day two of the Olympic Women’s Basketball tournament.

The defending Olympic champion United States proved to be a class above host China, stifling the perimeter shooting of their opponents and scoring almost enough to match the team’s record of 114 points in a game.

China, though backed by enthusiastic home fans, only made 18 of 47 (38%) of their two-point attempts and buried just four of 16 (25%) from behind the arc, compared to 41 of 71 (58%) on two-pointers and 5 of 10 (50%) threes from the World No.1 United States. (more…)

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