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In Pictures: Day 8
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after taking men's 100m final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Usain Bolt claimed the title of the event and rewrote the world record to 9.69 secs.
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Roger Federer (R) and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrate their victory after winning the men's doubles gold medal match of Beijing Olympic Games tennis event against Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won the match and claimed the title in this event.
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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 on August 16, 2008.
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World record holder Jamaican Usain Bolt dashed to his first Olympic gold in the men's 100 meters final and set a new world mark of 9.69 seconds at Bird's Nest in Beijing on August 16, 2008.
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Russian women fencers stunned their US rivals 28-11 in Beijing on August 16, 2008, to pocket fiil team event gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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Spain's Joan LLaneras won the track men's points cycling gold medal with 60 points at the Olympic Games in Beijing on August 16, 2008. Germany's Roger Kluge took the silver on 58 points and Britain's Chris Newton got the bronze on 56.
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European powerhouse Germany stormed past Japan at 3:2 in August 16, 2008, to advance into the final of table tennis team event of the Beijing Olympic Games.
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The Russians have wrapped up the women's singles gold and silver medals at the ongoing Olympic tennis tournament after Russian sixth seed Dinara Safina assured an all-Russian final on August 16, 2008, by edging out Chinese player Li Na in the semifinals.
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Australia led all the way to win the Olympic men's double sculls gold, contributing the second rowing gold to the team on August 16, 2008. The crew of David Crawshay and Scott Brennan won in 6 minutes, 27.77 seconds.
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Australia won the men's pair Olympic rowing title on August 16, 2008, earning the third Olympic gold medal for Drew Ginn. The two-time world champions Drew Ginn and Duncan Free won in 6 minutes 37.44 seconds, 2.11 seconds ahead of David Calder and Scott Frandsen of Canada.
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Japanese Saori Yoshida retained her Olympic champion in the women's 55kg freestyle wrestling in Beijing on August 16, 2008, after defeating host wrestler Xu Li in the final.
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The boat from Great Britain came from behind to clinch the men's four title in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on August 16, 2008. The British rowers overtook the Aussies in the last meters and their boat hit the finish line with a result of 6 minutes and 6.57 seconds, followed by runners-up the Australian boat with a result of 6:07.85 and the French crew with a result of 6:09.31.
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Carol Huynh won Canada the first gold at the Beijing Olympics on August 16, 2008, beating Chiharu Icho of Japan in the final of women's wrestling freestyle 48kg final.
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Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu of Romania compete during Women's Pair Final A of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games rowing event at Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Georgeta Andrunache and Viorica Susanu win the gold medal of the event.
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Zhang Ning of China celebrates for a point while competing against teammate Xie Xingfang at the women's singles gold medal match during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games badminton event, in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Zhang Ning wins the match 2-1 and grabbed the gold medal of the event.
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Oleksandr Petriv of Ukraine competes during Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Shooting event in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. He wins the gold medal in the event.
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Brzailian Cesar Cielo Filho wins the gold medal of men's 50m freestyle at Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008.
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Rebecca Adlington of Britain breaks the women's 800m freestyle world record at the Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008.
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Russian Valeriy Borchin wins men's 20km walk gold in Beijing Olympics on August 16, 2008.
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American Michael Phelps wins the men's 100m butterfly gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008.
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Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe breaks the world record to win the women's 200m backstroke gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008.
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Zheng Jie and Yan Zi(L) celebrate victory after beating Russia's Kuznetsova Svetlana and Safina Dinara in women's doubles quarterfinal in Beijing on Saturday August 16, 2008. Zhang Jie and Yan Zi win the match 6-3,5-7,10-8.
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