Olympics 2008 Features

In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - August 20th'

By James Wray Aug 20, 2008, 17:27 GMT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the men's 200m final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 20 August 2008.

Tim Lobinger from Germany competes in the men's pole vault qualification in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium, Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld

Vijender Kumar of India (R) throws a punch against Carlos Gongora of Ecuador during the quarterfinal round boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing, China 20 August 2008. Kumar defeated Gongora. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO

David Oliver of the USA competes in the Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals at the National stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Bronze medalists Dalia Rivero Contreras of Venezuela and Daynellis Montejo of Cuba stand on the podium during the medal awards ceremony for the Women's -49kg Taekwondo, at the Beijing University of Science and Technology, during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

(L-R) Ladji Doucoure of France, Dayron Robles of Cuba and Richard Phillips of Jamaica compete in the Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals at the National stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

Australia's Alexandra Croack competes in the women's 10m platform preliminary at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 20 August, 2008. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT

(L-R front) Jesus Espana of Spain, Abreham Cherkos of Ethopia and Ndiema Moses Kipsiro of Uganda compete in the Men's 5000m heats at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/KERIM OKTEN

Water whips off the body of US-diver Haley Ishimatsu as she competes in the women's 10m platform preliminary at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 20 August, 2008. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT

Aksana Miankova of Belarus celebrates after winning the Women's Hammer Throw final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 20 August 2008. EPA/Gero Breloer

Yipsi Moreno of Cuba celebrates after placing second in the Women's Hammer Throw final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 20 August 2008. EPA/Kerim Okten

USA's Lebron James goes for the basket during a Quarterfinal Basketball game against Australia at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China on 20 August 2008. EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

Turkey's Ramazan Sahin celebrates after winning in the 66kg weight category of the men's freestyle wresting gold medal match during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. Sahin won the gold for the event. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

A Chinese girl wearing a Qing dynasty head dress watches the men's freestyle wrestling matches with the Chinese flag during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Mexico's Paola Espinoza competes in the women's 10m platform preliminary at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 20 August, 2008. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT

Ivano Balic (L) of Croatia in action against Lars Troels Joergensen of Denmark during the Quarterfinal handball match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games, Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI

Spain's Ricardo Perrone (L) and Serbian's Aleksandar Ciric (R) in the quarterfinal round 1st-6th place at the Yingdong Natatorium in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 20 August 2008 EPA/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

A file picture dated 16 August 2008 shows Lyudmilla Blonska of Ukraine competing in the Long Jump portion of the Heptathlon event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, 16 August 2008. Lyudmyla Blonska has tested positive for a banned substance for the second time in five years. EPA/Kay Nietfeld

Shuang Li (R) of China fights for the ball with Natascha Keller (L) of Germany during a women's hockey semifinal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV

Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov (top) competes against India's Sushil Kumar in the 66kg weight category of the men's freestyle wrestling bronze medal match during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. Kumar won the bronze for the event. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Turkey's Ramazan Sahin (top) competes against Ukrain's Andriy Stadnik in the 66kg weight category of the men's freestyle wresting gold medal match during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. Sahin won the gold for the event. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Darya Pchelnik of Belarus competes in the Women's Hammer Throw final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 20 August 2008. EPA/Kay Nietfeld

Ramazan Sahin of Turkey (back) competes against Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine in the 66kg weight category of the men's freestyle wresting gold medal match during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. Sahin won the gold for the event. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Buvaysa Saytiev of Russia celebrates after winning the gold against Uzbekistan's Soslan Tigiev in the 77kg weight category of the men's freestyle wresting gold medal match during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Serbian players react in the quaterfinal round 1st-6th place at the Yingdong Natatorium in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 20 August 2008 EPA/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

Buvaysa Saytiev of Russia shows his gold medal in the 77kg weight category of the men's freestyle wrestling during the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG

China's Yin Jian races against Bryony Shaw of Great Britain and Alessandra Sensini of Italy during the womens RS X windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Yin Jian of China won gold giving China its first ever Olympic sailing gold. EPA/WEDA

Lithuania's Rimantas Kaukenas (L) and Robertas Javtokas (R) try to stop China's Yao Ming (C) during their Quarterfinal Basketball game at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China 20 August 2008. EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

Max Hoff from Germany (R) and Zoltan Benko from Hungary (L) compete during the men's Kayak single (K1) 1000m semi-final at the Olympic games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/NIC BOTHMA

Evanthia Makrygianni and Despoina Solomou of Greece exercise in the Women´s Duet Free Routine Final of the Synchronized Swimming competition in the National Aquatics Center duering the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/MARCUS BRANDT

Bryony Shaw of Great Britain with her bronze medal in the RS:X women's windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Yin Jian of China won gold giving China its first ever Olympic sailing gold, and Italy‘s Alessandra Sensini won silver. EPA/WEDA

Bryony Shaw of Great Britain celebrates her bronze medal in the RS:X women's windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Yin Jian of China won gold giving China its first ever Olympic sailing gold, and Italy‘s Alessandra Sensini won silver. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

Yin Jian of China celebrates her gold medal giving China its first ever Olympic sailing gold in the women‘s RS:X women's windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Italy‘s Alessandra Sensini won the silver medal and Bryony Shaw of Great Britain won bronze. EPA/WEDA

Bryony Shaw of Great Britain celebrates her bronze medal at the medal ceremony for the RS:X women's windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Yin Jian of China won gold giving China its first ever Olympic sailing gold, and Italy‘s Alessandra Sensini won silver. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

(L-R) Italy‘s Alessandra Sensini with silver, Yin Jian of China with gold and Bryony Shaw of Great Britain with bronze, at the medal ceremony for the RS:X women's windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Yin Jian's gold medal gives China its first ever Olympic sailing gold. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

Yin Jian of China celebrates her gold medal holding the Chinese flag giving China its first ever Olympic sailing gold in the women‘s RS:X women's windsurfing event in Qingdao, China, 20 August 2008. Italy‘s Alessandra Sensini won the silver medal and Bryony Shaw of Great Britain won bronze. EPA/WEDA

Gia during the men's semifinal match between Todd Rogers and Philip Dalhausser from the USA against Jorge Terceiro 'Geor' and Renato Gomes 'Gia' from Georgia at the Beach Volleyball tournament of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the Chaoyang Park stadium, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS

Araujo (R) and Fabio Luiz (L) cheer after winning their men's semifinal match between Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego from Brazil against Marcio Araujo and Fabio Magalhaes 'Fabio Luiz' from Brazil at the Beach Volleyball tournament of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the Chaoyang Park stadium, China, 20 August 2008. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS