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Updated: 2008-08-24 14:23
China's Liu Zige competes during the women's 200m butterfly swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 14, 2008. Liu Zige of China set a new world record in the women's 200 metres butterfly with a time of two minutes 04.18 seconds in the final at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday. Australian Jessicah Schipper held the previous record of 2:05.40 from the 2006 Pan Pacs in Victoria, Canada.[Agencies]
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China's Liu Zige wins 200m butterfly