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In pictures: Day 9
Diving Queen Guo Jingjing rules 3m springboard final, earning China's 35th gold at this Olympics.
In pictures: Day 9
Chinese shuttler Lin Dan obtains the men's singles title at the Beijing Olympics on August 17, beating Lee Chong-wei from Malaysia 21-12, 21-8 in the final.
In pictures: Day 9
China enjoys the women's Olympic team table tennis title on August 17, after fighting off a strong challenge from Singapore to win the final 3-0. It is the 17th gold medal that China has won at the Olympic table tennis competition since its national sport was introduced at the 1988 Seoul Games.
In pictures: Day 9
The Williams sisters claim their second women's doubles gold medal at the Olympic tennis tournament after beating Spaniards Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-0 in the final on August 17 in Beijing.
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He Hanbin and Yu Yang, the new hope for China's mixed doubles, win the bronze medal at Olympic badminton tournament in a gripping match against Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa from Indonesia 19-21, 21-17, 23-21.
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Primoz Kozmus from Slovenia claims the men's hammer throw title at the Beijing Olympics on August 17 with a result of 82.02m. Vadim Devyatovskiy from Belarus takes the silver with 81.61m and his compatriot Ivan Tsikhan gets the bronze with 81.51m.
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Spain's Rafael Nadal wins the men's singles tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on August 17. He defeated Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the final.
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Ben Ainslie of Britain wins the Finn gold medal at Olympic sailing regatta on August 17, pocketing his third gold in a row. The defending Finn champion wrapped up the gold with splendid performance on the waters of the Olympic sailing center by taking the lead of every mark.
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China clinches the gold medal in the Olympic event of women's quadruple sculls with a solid win on August 17, the first rowing gold medal for China in Olympic history. The Chinese crew finished the 2km race with a result of 6m16.06s some half a length ahead of the second boat. The British and German boats won the silver and bronze medals with results of 6:17.37 and 6:19.56 respectively
In pictures: Day 9
Hong Un Jong of DPR Korea scored 15.650 points to take the women's vault gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.Oksana Chusovitina of Germany got the silver in 15.575 points, and Chinese Cheng Fei settled for the bronze in 15.562 points
In pictures: Day 9
Xiao Qin wins the men's pommel horse gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on August 17. Xiao scored his winning mark of 15.875 points, Croatian Filip Ude took the silver in 15.725 and British Louis Smith settled for the bronze in 15.725.
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A twin sisters pose for photo before Fuwa in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. Since the beginning of Beijing Games, the Olympics-theme decoration is getting increasingly popular amongst the citizens.
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An athlete from Italy is having her nails decorated in the Olympic Village. The commerce and culture street in the Village offers various service, enabling the sportsmen to enjoy the Games from all perspectives.
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Elena Dementieva defeated Dinara Safina 2-1 in an all-Russian final to win the women's singles tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on August 17. She scored a 3-6, 7-5 and 6-3 victory for the top honour.
In pictures: Day 9
A twelve-day "Olympic Baby Summer Camp" is organised in Fengtai District, Beijing. The parents of these children are mostly working for the civil services, such as traffc patrol police. While they are on duty for the Games, their children are well taken care of.
In pictures: Day 9
Chinese wrestler Wang Jiao wins the first wrestling gold at the Beijing Olympic Games in the final of women's freestyle 72kg category here on August 17. Wang used less than two minutes to defeat twice world champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria with a victory by falling the opponent.
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Yao Ming had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help China earn a quarterfinals berth after ousting Germany 59-55 in a hard-fought Group B matchup held on August 16 at Wukesong Basketball Gymnasium.
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They are the last defence before the gate. They face the most ferocious attackers. They remain still most of the time, yet they spring to action whenever the gate is in danger. And they are called goalkeepers!
In Pictures: Day 9
Qiu Jian of China celebrates on the podium during the awarding ceremony of men's 50m rifle 3 positions of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Qiu Jian grabbed the gold with a total of 1272.5 points.
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China's Zhou Chunxiu (R) and Zhu Xiaolin celebrate after women's marathon final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Zhou Chunxiu won the bronze and Zhu Xiaolin ranked the fourth in the event.
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US swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men's 4 x 100m medley relay swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Michael Phelps became the first man to win eight gold medals at the same Olympics when the US won the men's 4x100m medley relay final in a new world record time.
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Britta Steffen of Germany celebrates during the final of women's 50m freestyle at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Britta Steffen won the gold medal in a new olympic record with 24.06 seconds.
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Catherine Ndereba of Kenya kneels on the track after women's marathon final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Catherine Ndereba won the silver medal of the event.
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Constantina Tomescu of Romania displays the Romanian national flag after taking women's marathon final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Tomescu claimed the title of the event.
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