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Day 9 Roundup: Phelps wins 8th gold, China surpasses Athens haul
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Updated: 2008-08-18 01:05
Guo Jingjing lived up to her fame of "Queen of Diving" when she took the the 3m springboard title to repeat the double golds she claimed in Athens.
Guo Jingjing of China dives during the women's 3m springboarddivingfinal at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Guo Jingjing of China won the gold medal in the women's 3m springboard diving final, followed by Julia Pakhalina of Russia with silver and Wu Minxia of China with bronze. [Agencies] More photos |
The 26-year-old Chinese, who paired up with Wu Minxia to win the synchro last Sunday, became the first ever diver who won back-to-back Olympic individual and synchro titles.Chinese divers are a perfect 5-for-5 so far at the Games and heavily favored to capture the remaining three golds on offer in the sport.
China's Lin Dan made amends for his shock first-round elimination in Athens when he thrashed Malaysian Lee Chong-wei 21-12, 21-8 to win the men's singles badminton gold.
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Lin Dan of China celebrates after defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the men's badminton singles gold medal match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on August 17, 2008. Lin defeated Lee by 21-12, 21-8 to claim the gold medal. [Agencies] More photos
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After winning the lopsided match, the world number one pumped his fists in the air and gave his trademark victory salute. To a backdrop of deafening cheers from local fans waving Chinese flags, he then threw his racket and shoes to the stands.
"I think it is one of the best performances of my career," said Lin. "My mind went totally blank and I just didn't know what to do when I won the medal."
