LATEST MEDAL TALLY STANDINGS ON DAY 12, AUGUST 20, 2008 as at 7:00pm
Sahin of Turkey wins Men's Freestyle 66kg Wrestling gold - Ramazan Sahin of Turkey claimed the Men's Freestyle 66kg Wrestling title at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, beating Leonid Spiridonov of Ukraine 2-1 in the final.The bronze medals went to Otar Tushishvili from Georgia and Sushil Kumar from India.(Thank you and credits to Li Gang/Xinhua Images)
Russia wins Synchronized Swimming Duet Free - Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova compete in the final. (Thank you and credits to Xinhua Images)
Russians Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova won the Synchronized Swimming Duet Free gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday. Spain got the silver and Japan finished third.
August 20, 2008 - World champion Tom Ashley of New Zealand won gold in the Men's RS:X (Windsurfer) with 52 overall points, just one point better than second-place finisher Julien Bontemps of France. Shahar Zubari of Israel finished second in the medal race to grab bronze with 58 points overall and give Israel's its first medal of the Beijing Olympic Games. (Thank you and credits to Clive Mason/Getty Images)
China's Yin Jian was crowned champion of Women's RS:X (Windsurfer Women) at the Olympic Sailing Regatta on Wednesday, winning China's first ever Olympic Sailing gold. Alessandra Sensini from Italy took the silver medal and Bryony Shaw from Great Britain claimed the bronze medal.(Thank you and credits to Xinhua Images)
Ilchenko of Russia takes gold in Women's 10km Marathon Swimming:(Thank you and credits to Liu Dawei/Xinhua Images)
Beijing, August 20, 2008 - Russian open water superstar Larisa Ilchenko took the gold medal in Women's 10km Marathon Swimming in the event's debut Olympic appearance with a time of 1:59:27.7. Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain won the silver medal, clocking 1:59:29.2. Payne's compatriot Cassandra Patten finished third in 1:59:31.
(Thank you and credits to http://en.beijing2008.cn and all sources for the information and pictures on Beijing Olympic 2008 from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008)
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