Olympics 2008 Features
In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 16th Roundup'
By James Wray Aug 16, 2008, 19:01 GMT
Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning his win in the men's 100m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, 16 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld
(L-R) Germain Chardin, Julien Despres, Benjamin Rondeau and Dorian Mortelette celebrate with bronze medal after the men´s four final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
Julia Pakhalina of Russia competes in the women's 3m springboard diving semifinals of the 2008 Olympic Games, in the National Aquatics Center, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/Patrick Kraemer
(L-R) Julien Despres, Benjamin Rondeau, Dorian Mortelette and Germain Chardin celebrate with bronze medal after the men´s four final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
Usain Bolt of Jamaika is leading the pack of sprinters on his way to win the 100 Meter during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER
Tom James of Great Britain kisses his girlfriend with the gold medal after winning the men´s four final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
(L-R) Andrew Triggs Hodge, Tom James, Steve Williams and Pete Reed of Great Britain show the gold medals after winning the men´s four final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
Steve Williams and his girlfriend of Great Britain show the gold medals after winning the men´s four final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
Germany´s Christiane Huth (R) and Annekatrin Thiele during the medal ceremony after the women´s double sculls final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. They took the silver medal. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
Argentinean soccer player Lionel Messi tries to dispossess Royston Drenthe (R) from Netherlands during the quarter final match of Olympic Games between Argentina and Netherlands at the Shangai Stadium in China, on 16 august 2008. Messi opened the scoring for his country. EPA/CÉZARO DE LUCA
Three-time Olympic gold medalist basketball star Lisa Lesley of the US cheers for her team during the preliminary round basketball match Spain vs USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Wukesong Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
ATTENTION EDITORS: CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTING IDENTITY OF ROWER AND EVENT Jonathan Koch (L) and Manuel Brehmer of Germany reacts after the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final B at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
Dutch dressage rider Hans Peter Minderhoud and horse Nadine compete in the dressage individual at Equestrian Venue of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China 15 August 2008. EPA/JOCHEN LUEBKE
Cheryl Haworth of USA lifts the weights in clean and jerk category of Women's +75kg weightlifting competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Bartolomej Jaszka of Poland in action during the preliminary group A handball match against Croatia at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
Olaf Tufte from Norway celebrates after winning gold in the Men's Single Sculls at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
Lee Yongdae of South Korea celebrates his victory along with compatriot teammate Lee Hyojung (not pictured) at the conclusion of the Mixed Doubles Badminton semi-final match against Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa of Indonesia at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. South Korea won 21-9, 12-21, 21-17. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
British cyclist Bradley Wiggins celebrates after he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit final in the Laoshan velodrom during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. Australia came in fourth EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Chiara Rosa of Italy competes in the women's Shot Put final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, 16 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld
Deborah Lovely of Australia lifts the weights in the Women's +75kg clean and jerk competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
British Chris Hoy (C) celebrates after he won the track cycling men's keirin final on the podium with compatriot Ross Edgar (L) and Japanese Kiyofumi Nagai at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
British Chris Hoy celebrates after he won the the track cycling men's keirin final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Novak Djokovich Serbia leaves the court after defeating James Blake of the United States in the Bronze medal match at the Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Central Court for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. Djokovich won 6-3, 7-6 EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
(L-R) Silver medalist Olha Korobka of Ukraine, gold medalist Jang Miran of South Korea and broze medalist Mariya Grabovetskaya of Kazakhstan celebrate their medal in the Women’s +75kg weightlifting competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. Jang set the new world and Olympic record of both snatch and clean and jerk with 140kg and 186kg to won the gold with the total weights of 326kg. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Ukraine's Nataliia Dobrynska competes in the Javelin portion of the Heptathlon event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, 16 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld
British Chris Newton celebrates on the podium after he won the bronze medal in the track cycling men's point race final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Joan Llaneras of Spain celebrates on his bike after he won the track cycling men's point race final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Yao Ming of China (L) shoots over Christopher Kaman of Germany during the preliminary round basketball at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Wukesong Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in Beijing, China 16 August 2008. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
Dressage rider Ashley Holzer of Canada and horse Pop Art compete in the dressage individual at Equestrian Venue of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China 15 August 2008. EPA/JOCHEN LUEBKE
Belgian players jcelebrate after their 3-2 win over Italy in their men's quarterfinal soccer match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 16 August, 2008. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT
Dressage rider Juan Manuel Munoz of Spain and horse Fuego compete in the dressage individual at Equestrian Venue of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China 15 August 2008. EPA/JOCHEN LUEBKE
Liliyana Natsir (R) and Nova Widianto (L) of Indonesia in action during the Mixed Doubles Badminton semi-final match against He Hanbin and Yu Yang of China at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. Indonesia won 15-21, 21-11, 23-21. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
China's Ma Lin in action against Korea's X Oh Sang Eun in Men's team Table Tennis Semifinals event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Peking University Gymnasium Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
From left: Tyson Gay (C) of USA, Richard Thompson (red) of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica's Asafa Powell compete in a men's 100m semi final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. Tyson Gay placed only 5th and did not qualify for the final EPA/Kay Nietfeld
Chris Hoy of Great Britain celebrates after win the track cycling men's keirin at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/AHMAD YUSNI
Ele Opeloge of Samoa lifts the weights in the Women’s +75kg snatch competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia poses with her medal during the medal ceremony for the Women's 10000m race at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld
Gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia (C) is flanked by silver medalist Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey and bronze winner Shalane Flanagan (R) of the USA during the medal ceremony for the Women's 10000m race at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 16 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld
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