Olympics 2008 Features
In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 17th Roundup'
By James Wray Aug 17, 2008, 18:14 GMT
Wioletta Frankiewicz of Poland in action during the women's 3000m Steeplechase at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/Franck Robichon
(L-R) Wang Yue Gu, Tianwei Feng and Li Jia Wei of Singapore show their medals after the Women's Table Tennis Team Gold Medal event during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the Peking University Gymnasium Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. China defeated Singapore 3-0 to win the Gold.. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN
Runners cross the pool during the women's 3000m Steeplechase at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld
Yohandrys Hernandez of Cuba lifts the weights in clean and jerk session of the Men's 94kg weightlifting competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Swiss show jumper Pius Schwizer and his horse Nobless compete in the 2nd qualifier of the jumping team event at the Equestrian Venue of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China 17 August 2008. EPA/JOCHEN LUEBKE
Anna Lindberg of Sweden's competes in the women's 3m springboard final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 17 August, 2008. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT
Bernadett Ferling (L) of Hungary in action against Soonyoung Huh of Korea during the preliminary group B handball match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
Zhang, left, and Chen, left, during the women's quarterfinal match between Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs from the USA against Chen Xue and Xi Zhang from China at the Beach Volleyball tournament of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the Chaoyang Park stadium, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS
Anna Lindberg of Sweden competes in the women's 3m springboard final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 17 August, 2008. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT
Sandra Izbasa of Romania jumps during the women's floor artistic gymnastic competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/AHMAD YUSNI
Xiao Qin (R) of China reacts after wins gold medal of the men's pommel horse artistic gymnastic competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/AHMAD YUSNI
Brasilian show jumper Pedro Vennisand horse Un Blanc De Blanc compete in the 2nd qualifier of the jumping team event at the Equestrian Venue of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China 17 August 2008. EPA/JOCHEN LUEBKE
Yelena Shalygina of Kazakhstan (in red) contends with Elina Vasena of Bulgaria (in blue) in the repechage round of the women's 63kg freestyle wrestling competition at the Beijing University of Agriculture Gymnasium in Beijing, China 17August 2008. EPA/SIMELA PANTZARTZI
Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic celebrates his defeat of Morteza Sepahvandi of Iran during the quarter-final round boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing, China 17 August 2008. Diaz defeated Sepahvandi. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
Asghar Ebrahimi of Iran lifts the weights in clean and jerk session of the Men's 94kg weightlifting competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Spain's Rafael Nadal bites the gold medal he recieved after defeating Chile's Fernando Gonzales in the Men's Singles Gold Medal tennis final at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing, China 17 August 2008. Nadal won 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW
USA's Venus (left) and Serena Williams recieve their gold medals for women's doubles tennis at a ceremony at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing, China 17 August 2008. They defeated Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-0. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW
German show jumper Marco Kutscher and horse Cornet Obolensky compete in the 2nd qualifier of the jumping team event at the Equestrian Venue of the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 in Hong Kong, China 17 August 2008. EPA/JOCHEN LUEBKE
Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand (blue) against Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan (red) during the quarter-final round boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing, China 17 August 2008. Boonjumnong defeated Sapiyev. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO
Spain's Rafael Nadal in action against Chile's Fernando Gonzales in the Men's Singles Gold Medal tennis at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre in Beijing, China 17 August 2008. Nadal won 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW
Kathrin Boron of Germany cries during the medals ceremony after the Women's Quadruple Sculls Final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park in Beijing 17 August 2008. Team Germany won bronze. EPA/Jens Büttner
Nadine Krause of Germany in action during the preliminary group B handball match against Russia at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI
ATTENTION EDITORS: CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTING NATIONALITYRomania's Constantina Tomescu (C), Kenya's Catherine Ndereba (L) and China's Chunxiu Zhou celebrate on the podium with their medals after the women's Marathon at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/Gero Breloer
Romania's Constantina Tomescu bites in her gold medal on the podium after winning the women's Marathon at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/Gero Breloer
Chinese women hold the medals during the medal ceremony after the men`s eight final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
The teams from Great Britain (L), Canada (C) and USA during the medal ceremony after the men`s eight final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 17 August 2008 in the Water. Canada took the gold medal, Great Britain won silver and USA won bronze. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
British cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel en route to win the silver medal in women's individual pursuit final in the Laoshan velodrome during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. Australia came in fourth. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
British Yngling team Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson en route winning the medal race competition in the Qingdao Olympic sailing area, China, 17 August 2008. Great Britain took the first sailing Olympic gold on offer at the Beijing Games Sunday, as Sarah Ayton‘s crew won the yngling category in strong 30-knot winds, rain and poor visibility. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
British cyclist Rebecca Romero celebrates after she won the women's individual pursuit final in the Laoshan velodrom during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Italy's Aldo Montano and his team celebrate his victory in the men's team sabre bronze medal final over Stanislav Pozdnyakov of Russia durign the Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008 EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
British cyclist Rebecca Romero (L) celebrates with second placed compatriot Wendy Houvenhaghel after she won the women's individual pursuit final in the Laoshan velodrom during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008.Romero secured victory in a time of 3:28.321. Compatriot Wendy Houvenaghel took silver, bronze going to Ukraine‘s Lesya Kalitovska. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
British Yngling sailors Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson listen for their national anthem after they receive Gold medals as they win on the final race in the Qingdao Olympic sailing area , China, 17 August 2008. EPA/ADI WEDA
British cyclist Rebecca Romero celebrates after she won the women's individual pursuit final in the Laoshan velodrom during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. Romero secured victory in a time of 3:28.321. Compatriot Wendy Houvenaghel took silver, bronze going to Ukraine‘s Lesya Kalitovska. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
British Finn sailor Ben Ainslie celebrates after he won the gold medal in the Qingdao Olympic sailing area, China, 17 August 2008. Sailing in strong 30-knot winds, rain and poor visibility in Qingdao, Ainslee won with a total of 23 points at the end of the nine races with Zach Railey of the USA taking silver with 45 and Guillaume Florent bronze with 58 points. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
British Finn sailor Ben Ainslie celebrates after he won the gold medal in the Qingdao Olympic sailing area, China, 17 August 2008. Sailing in strong 30-knot winds, rain and poor visibility in Qingdao, Ainslee won with a total of 23 points at the end of the nineraces with Zach Railey of the USA taking silver with 45 and Guillaume Florent bronze with 58 points. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
Great Britain's Mark Hunter (L) and Zac Purchase celebrate on the podium after the lightweight men's double sculls final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 17 August 2008. They took the gold medal. EPA/ROLAND WEIHRAUCH
Germany's Britta Oppelt, Manuela Lutze, Kathrin Boron and Stephanie Schiller show their bronze medals after the women's quadruple sculls final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/JENS BUETTNER
Britta Steffen of Germany shows her lucky charm and the two gold medals from the Women's 50m and 100m Freestyle Swimming in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 17 August 2008. EPA/GERO BRELOER
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