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Results at a glance

ATHLETICS

Women: Discus Throw: 1. Stephanie Trafton Brown (USA) 64.74, 2. Yarelys Barrios (Cub) 63.64, 3. Olena Antonova (UKr) 62.59; 800m: 1. Pamela Jelimo (Ken) 1:54.87, 2. Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (Ken) 1:56.07, 3. Hasna Benhassi (Mor) 1:56.73; Pole Vault: 1. Elena Isinbayeva (Rus) 5.05 (WR), 2. Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) 4.80, 3. Svetlana Feofanova (Rus) 4.75.

Men: 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Kiprop Brimin Kipruto (Ken) 8:10.34, 2. Mahiedine B-Mekhissi (Fra) 8:10.49, 3. Kipkemboi Richard Mateelong (Ken) 8:11.01; Long Jump: 1. Irving Jahir Aranda Saladino (Pan) 8.34, 2. Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.24, 3. Ibrahim Camejo (Cub) 8.20; 400m Hurdles: 1. Angelo Taylor (USA) 47.25, 2. Kerron Clement (USA) 47.98, 3. Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.06.

BASKETBALL

Men’s preliminaries: Croatia bt Iran 91-57; Australia bt Lithuania 106-75; Greece bt China 91-77; Spain bt Angola 98-50.

CYCLING

Women’s Point Race: 1. Marianne Vos (Ned), 2. Yoanka Gonzalez (Cub), 3. Leire Olaberria (Esp).

Men’s Team Pursuit: 1. Great Britain 3:53.314 (WR), 2. Denmark 4:00.040, 3. New Zealand 3:57.776.

EQUESTRIAN

Jumping Team: 1. Canada, 2. USA, 3. Norway.

FOOTBALL

Women (Semifinals): Brazil 4 (Formiga, Cristiane 2, Marta) bt Germany 1 (Birgit Prinz); USA 4 (Angela Hucles 2, Lori Chalupny, Heather O’Reilly) bt Japan 2 (Shinobu Ohno, Eriko Arakawa).

GYMNASTICS (ARTISTIC)

Men: Rings: 1. Yibing Chen (Chn), 2. Wei Yang (Chn), 3. Oleksandr Vorobiov (Ukr); Vault: 1. Leszek Blanik (Pol), 2. Thomas Bouhail (Fra), 3. Anton Golotsutskov (Rus).

Women: Uneven Bars: 1. Kexin He (Chn), 2. Nastia Liukin (USA), 3. Yilin Yang (Chn); Trampoline: 1. Wenna He (Chn), 2. Karen Cockburn (Can), 3. Ekaterina Khilko (Uzb).

HOCKEY

Women (Preliminaries): Germany bt Japan 1-0; Korea bt South Africa 5-2; Great Britain drew with USA 0-0; The Netherlands bt Spain 2-0; Argentina bt New Zealand 3-2; China drew with Australia 2-2.

SAILING

470 Women’s Medal Race: 1. Brazil, 2. Israel, 3. Italy; 470 Men’s Medal Race: 1. Australia, 2. Japan, 3. Great Britain.

TABLE TENNIS

Men’s team final: China bt Germany 3-0 (Hao Wang bt Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11-4, 11-8, 11-7; Ma Lin bt Timo Boll 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7; Wang Liqin/Hao Wang bt Christian Suss/Timo Boll 11-13, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7); Men’s team bronze: Korea bt Austria 3-1; Women’s Individual Preliminaries: Fang Jian Lay (Aus) bt Neha Aggarwal (Ind) 4-1; Fen Yang (Cod) bt Xi Crystal Huang (USA) 4-2; Miao Miao (Aus) bt Out Cecilia Offiong (Ngr) 4-0; Mo Zhang (Can) bt Paula Medina (Col) 4-0.

TRIATHLON

Women’s final: 1. Emma Snowsill (Aus) 1:58:27.66, 2. Vanessa Fernandes (Por) 1:59:34.63, 3. Emma Moffatt (Aus) 1:59:55.84.

VOLLEYBALL

Men’s Preliminaries: Bulgaria bt Venezuela 3-1; Brazil bt Germany 3-0; Poland bt Russia 3-2; Serbia bt Egypt 3-0; Italy bt China 3-2.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Men’s 105 Kg: 1. Andrei Aramnau (Blr) snatch-200 Kg (WR), clean & jerk (WR)—236, total—436 (WR); 2. Klokov Dmitriy (Rus) 193, 230, 423; 3. Lapikov Dmitriy (Rus) 190, 230, Total 420.

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