styla21
08-17-2008, 07:42 PM
Olympics - Day Nine
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Day nine of Olympic competition gets off to a 7.30am start with the women's marathon
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But as the race progresses, hope turns to agony for Britain's Paula Radcliffe, returning to competition after injury
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Constantina Tomescu-Dita is exhausted but ecstatic after running away from the field to take gold
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Meanwhile, Great Britain's men fight out a fiery 1-1 draw with Canada in the hockey tournament
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Germany's Britta Steffan (r) is congratulated by Libby Trickett of Australia after Steffan won the women's 50m free
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History is made in the Water Cube, as team USA win the 4x100m medley, and Michael Phelps (r) takes an eighth gold
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Jia Tian of China serves against Austria in the quarter finals of the beach volleyball competition
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Great Britain's Chris Hoy's feet are a blur as he breaks the Olympic record in the men's sprint cycling event
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Xin Minhong of China is at bat while taking on Taiwan in the softball - a game China end up losing 1-2
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Britain's three-woman Yngling crew successfully fend off the Dutch boat to claim gold in a windy Qingdao medal race
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Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter become the first Britons to win a lightweight Olympic medal of any kind in the sculls
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Despite the unpleasant conditions, Ben Ainslie triumphs in the Finn medal race to scoop another sailing gold for Team GB
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A silver goes the way of GB's women's quad sculls team but their disappointment about missing gold is obvious
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Elena Dementieva beats Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 as Russia claim all three medals in the women's singles tennis
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Rebecca Romero becomes the first British woman to medal in two sports as she beats Wendy Houvenaghel in the pursuit final
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At the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, Japan's five-time world champion Kaori Icho retains her women's wrestling 63kg title
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Back at Shunyi Olympic Park, Great Britain (bottom) hold off defending champions USA to take silver in the men's eight
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931894_cyclingteamgb_getty416.jpg
Britain's men's cycling pursuit team, including Hoy, take more than a second off their own world record to reach the Olympic final
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931909_pillet_getty300.jpg
France's Julien Pillet is overjoyed at his nation's winning the team sabre fencing gold medal, beating the United States
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931983_nadal_getty416.jpg
Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal beats Fernando Gonzalez in three sets to win the Olympic men's tennis tournament
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44930000/jpg/_44930971_324435dc-88c3-4883-b0da-04b0d6121109.jpg
Day nine of Olympic competition gets off to a 7.30am start with the women's marathon
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931026_84732a1d-d1cd-426c-aa1c-495f1c6bcf5f.jpg
But as the race progresses, hope turns to agony for Britain's Paula Radcliffe, returning to competition after injury
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931017_bd447e9e-31f9-4772-a000-62e158dffdf5.jpg
Constantina Tomescu-Dita is exhausted but ecstatic after running away from the field to take gold
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931014_b4e3b480-0ac7-4f5b-844f-507314b53a25.jpg
Meanwhile, Great Britain's men fight out a fiery 1-1 draw with Canada in the hockey tournament
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931030_3f24c67d-921e-4ad8-8d5b-1a156c8bdb5b.jpg
Germany's Britta Steffan (r) is congratulated by Libby Trickett of Australia after Steffan won the women's 50m free
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931068_-30.jpg
History is made in the Water Cube, as team USA win the 4x100m medley, and Michael Phelps (r) takes an eighth gold
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931127_6e3fa5bd-5fa4-4cb6-8af4-9085083341f3.jpg
Jia Tian of China serves against Austria in the quarter finals of the beach volleyball competition
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931129_7e200019-c052-4c11-8cfa-09216ec6ac7a.jpg
Great Britain's Chris Hoy's feet are a blur as he breaks the Olympic record in the men's sprint cycling event
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931146_86d11304-1938-41b9-a16f-d71767a3487f.jpg
Xin Minhong of China is at bat while taking on Taiwan in the softball - a game China end up losing 1-2
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931226_ayton_getty416.jpg
Britain's three-woman Yngling crew successfully fend off the Dutch boat to claim gold in a windy Qingdao medal race
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931382_purchase_getty416.jpg
Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter become the first Britons to win a lightweight Olympic medal of any kind in the sculls
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931352_ainslie_getty416.jpg
Despite the unpleasant conditions, Ben Ainslie triumphs in the Finn medal race to scoop another sailing gold for Team GB
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931526_vernon_getty416.jpg
A silver goes the way of GB's women's quad sculls team but their disappointment about missing gold is obvious
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931413_ed_getty416.jpg
Elena Dementieva beats Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 as Russia claim all three medals in the women's singles tennis
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931721_romero2_getty416.jpg
Rebecca Romero becomes the first British woman to medal in two sports as she beats Wendy Houvenaghel in the pursuit final
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931521_icho_getty416.jpg
At the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, Japan's five-time world champion Kaori Icho retains her women's wrestling 63kg title
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931577_eight_getty416.jpg
Back at Shunyi Olympic Park, Great Britain (bottom) hold off defending champions USA to take silver in the men's eight
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931894_cyclingteamgb_getty416.jpg
Britain's men's cycling pursuit team, including Hoy, take more than a second off their own world record to reach the Olympic final
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931909_pillet_getty300.jpg
France's Julien Pillet is overjoyed at his nation's winning the team sabre fencing gold medal, beating the United States
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44931000/jpg/_44931983_nadal_getty416.jpg
Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal beats Fernando Gonzalez in three sets to win the Olympic men's tennis tournament