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Results at a Glance

ATHLETICS

Women: 20km walk: 1. Olga Kaniskina (Rus) 1:23:31 OR, 2. Kjersti Tysse Platzer (Nor) 1:27:07, 3. Elisa Rigaudo (Ita) 1:27:12.

200m: 1. Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jam) 21.74s, 2. Felix Allyson (US) 21.93s, 3. Kerron Stewart (Jam) 22.00s; Javelin final: 1. Barbora Spotakova (Cze) 71.42m, 2. Maria Abakumova (Rus) 70.78m, 3. Christina Obergfoll (Ger) 66.13m.

Men: Triple Jump final: 1. Nelson Evora (Por) 17.67 m, 2. Phillips Idowu (GB) 17.62, 3. Leevan Sands (Bah) 17.59.

400m final: 1. Lashawn Merritt (US) 43.75s, 2. Jeremy Wariner (US) 44.74s, 3. David Neville (US) 44.80s.

110m hurdles final: 1. Dayron Robles (Cub) 12.93s, 2. David Payne (US) 13.17s, 3. David Oliver (US) 13.18s.

BASKETBALL

Women’s semifinal: USA bt Russia 67-52, Australia bt China 90-56.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Women: Gold medal match: United States (Walsh/May-Treanor) bt China (Tian Jia/Wang) 21-18, 21-18. B ronze medal match: China (Xue/Zhang Xi) bt Brazil (Talita/Renata ) 21-19, 21-17.

DIVING

Women’s 10m platform final: 1. Chen Ruolin (Chi), 2. Emilie Heymans (Can), 3. Xin Wang (Chi).

EQUESTRIAN

Jumping individual: 1. Eric Lamaze/ Hickstead (Can), 2. Bengtsson Rolf-Goran/ Ninja (Swe), 3. Beezie Madden/ Authentic (US).

FOOTBALL

Women: Gold: USA bt Brazil 1-0, Bronze : Germany bt Japan 2-0.

HANDBALL

Women: Semifinals: Norway bt Korea 29-28; Russia bt Hungary 22-20. 5-8 placement matches : China bt Sweden 20-19, France bt Romania 36-34;

HOCKEY

Men’s semifinals: Germany bt Netherlands 4-3 (via penalty strokes, 1-1 after regulation time); Spain bt Australia 3-2; Placement Matches: 7/8th place: New Zealand bt Pakistan 4-2, 9/10th place : Belgium bt Canada 3-0.

MODERN PENTATHLON

Final standings: 1. Andrey Moiseev (Rus) 5632 pts, 2. Edvinas Krungolcas (Lit) 5548 pts, 3. Andrejus Zadneprovskis (Lit) 5524 pts.

SAILING

Tornado medal race: 1. Fernando Echavarri, Anton Paz (Esp), 2. Darren Bundock, Glenn Ashby (Aus), 3. Santiago Lange, Carlos Espinola (Arg).

Star medal race: Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson (GBR), 2. Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada (Bra), 3. Fredrik Loof, Anders Ekstorm (Swe).

SOFTBALL

Women’s Final: Japan bt United States 3-1. Standings: 1. Japan, 2. USA, 3. Australia.

SWIMMING

Men’s 10km open water: 1. Maarten van der Weijden (Ned) 1:51:51.6s, 2. David Davies (GB) 1:51:53.1s, 3. Thomas Lurz (Ger) 1:51:53.6s.

TAEKWONDO

Women’s 57 kg: 1. Lim Sujeong (Kor), 2. Tanrikulu Azize (Tur), 3. Diana Lopez (US) / Martina Zubcic (Cro).

Men’s 68 kg: Taejin Son (Kor), 2. Mark Lopez (US), 3. Yu-Chi Sung (Tpe)/ Servet Tazegul (Tur).

VOLLEYBALL

Women’s semifinals: USA bt Cuba 3-0, Brazil bt China 3-0.

WATER POLO

Women’s gold medal match: Netherlands bt USA 9-8; women’s bronze match: Australia bt Hungary (Australia win 3-2 on penalties after match was tied 9-9).

WRESTLING

Men’s Freestyle 84 kg: 1. Mindorashvili Revazi (Geo), 2. Abdusalomov Yusup (Tjk), 3. Danko Taras (Ukr)/ Ketoev Georgy (Rus).

Freestyle 96 kg: Shirvani Muradov (Rus), 2. Tigiyev Taimuraz (Kaz), 3. Gazyumov Khetag (Aze)/ George Gogshelidze (Geo).

Freestyle 120 kg: 1. Artur Taymazov (Uzk), 2. Akhmedov Bakhtiyar (Rus), 3. David Musulbes (Slo)/ Marid Mutalimov (Kaz).

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