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| Beijing passes Olympic host baton to London |
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| A double decker bus arrives during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium also know as the "Bird's Nest" on August 24, 2008. |
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| 2008-08-25 |
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| China completes Olympic table tennis sweep |
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| (L-R) Silver medallist Wang Hao of China and his compatriots, gold medallist Ma Lin and bronze medallist Wang Liqin, celebrate on the podium after the men's singles table tennis competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008. |
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| 2008-08-24 |
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| Gold again for Argentina |
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| Argentina beat Nigeria and defended its men's soccer gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
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| 2008-08-23 |
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| Whole-colored podium |
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| Chinese paddlers Zhang Yining, Wang Nan, and Guo Yue monopolized all the three medals in women's table tennis singles. |
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| 2008-08-23 |
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| Cuba's Robles wins men's 110m hurdles gold |
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| Dayron Robles of Cuba celebrates winning the men's 110m hurdles final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. |
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| 2008-08-22 |
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| US wins beach volleyball, China silver and bronze |
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| Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China 21-18, 21-18. |
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| 2008-08-21 |
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| Bolt sets new world record |
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| Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 200m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. Bolt set a new world record with a timing of 19.30 seconds. |
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| 2008-08-21 |
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| Eyeballing with the ping pong players |
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| Alfredo Carneros of Spain serves during his men's singles preliminary round table tennis match against Adel Massaad of Egypt at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 19, 2008. |
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| 2008-08-19 |
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| Bahrain athlete runs at Beijing Olympics |
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| Bahrain's Roqaya Al Ghasara competes during the women's 200m round 1 heat 4 and she won ahead of Britain's Emily Freeman and Jamaica's Kerron Stewart. |
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| 2008-08-19 |
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| Photographers struggle for better shots |
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| Photographers prepare their cameras to take pictures of events on the second day of the athletics competitions at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008. [Agencies] |
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| 2008-08-19 |
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| Marvellous synchronised swimming |
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| Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen of China perform in the duet technical Routine synchronised swimming event at the National Aquatics Center during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 18, 2008.The Chinese pair finished the technical routine in fourth place. |
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| 2008-08-18 |
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