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United States defeat Spain to win gold in men’s basketball
The United States ‘redeem team’ have certainly redeemed themselves at the Beijing Olympics, not losing a single game and defeating Spain 118-107 in the final to win the gold medal.
The bronze medal was won by Argentina, who defeated Lithuania 87-75.
Hungary has defeated the United States to win the gold medal in men’s water polo.
Serbia beat Montenegro 6-4 to win the bronze medal.
Kazakhstan’s Bakhyt Sarsekbayev has defeated Carlos Banteaux Suarez from Cuba to win the gold medal in boxing welter-weight division.
Jungjoo Kim from South Korea and Silamu Hanati from China have won bronze medals.
Alexey Tishchenko of Russia wins gold in boxing
Alexey Tishchenko of Russia has beat Daouda Sow of France 11-9, to win the gold medal in the boxing lightweight division (60kg).
Yordenis Ugas from Cuba and Hrachik Javakhyan of Armenia won bronze medals.
Mongolia wins gold in bantam-weight boxing
Mongolian Badar-Uugan Enkhbat beat Cuban Yankiel Leon Alarcon 16-5 to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in the bantam-weight division.
Bruno Julie from Mauritius and Veaceslav Gojan from Moldova won bronze medals.
United States win gold in men’s volleyball
The United States defeated Brazil 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 to win the gold medal in the men’s volleyball competition.
Russia defeated Italy to win the bronze medal.
Zou Shiming wins China’s first boxing gold medal
China’s Zou Shiming won China’s first boxing gold today by defeating Mongolia’s Serdamba Purevdorj in the final of the light-flyweight class.
The fight ended early as Purevdorj withdrew with a should injury.
Paddy Barnes from Ireland and G Yampier Hernandez from Cuba won bronze medals.
- Brazil beats U.S. to win gold in women’s volleyball
- U.S. beat Australia to win gold in women’s basketball
- Maria del Rosario Espinoza wins gold in women’s 67kg plus taekwondo
- U.S. win gold in men’s 4×400 meter relay - OR
- United States win gold in women’s 4×400 meter relay
- South Korea beats Cuba to win gold in baseball
- Ken Wallace of Australia wins gold in men’s K1 500m
- U.S. defeats Japan to win bronze medal in baseball
