Volleyball/ Men/ Semifinal: US vs Russia

Channel: CCTV-2 | Time: 12:30:00

The United States survived a five-set battle against Serbia in the quarterfinals while Russia defeated Bulgaria 3-1.
Whether the US is on its way back to recapturing the glory days of the 1980s remains to be seen, but last year they finished third in the World League and fourth at the World Cup.

Athens’ bronze medalists Russia are determined to go further with the help of hitters Maxim Mikhaylov and Sergey Tetyukhin.

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Canoe/Kayak – Flatwater/ Men’s K1 1000m; Men’s C1 1000m; Women’s K4 500m; Men’s K2 1000m; Men’s C2 1000m; Men’s K4 1000m/ Final

Channel: CCTV-1 | Time: 14:50:00

Chinese athletes will compete in all four events today.

Chinese women’s K4 team ranked 5th in the heats and advanced to the final directly while three men’s teams qualified for the semi-finals on Wednesday to ensure a chance in the final.

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Boxing / Men’s Light Fly Weight/ Semifinals

Channel: CCTV-Olympics | Time: 18:45:00

Zou Shiming had an easy win over Kazakhstan's Birzhan Zhakypov in the quarterfinal and will fight against Ireland's Paddy Barnes today for a shot at a gold medal.

Zou won the World Championship in 2005 and 2007 while Barnes finished fifth last year.

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Basketball/ Men/ Semifinal: Spain vs Lithuania

Channel: CCTV-2 | Time: 19:50:00

Spain eased past Croatia 72-59 to reach the semifinals while Lithuania trounced China 94-68 to advance to their fifth consecutive Olympic semifinals.


Lithuania will face Spain’s Pau Gasol, who is averaging 19.5 points per game during the tournament. Guarding Gasol will be the key to the game.

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Hockey/ Women/ Final: China vs Netherland

Channel: CCTV-2 | Time: 20:30:00

This is a rematch of a tightly-contested group stage game won 1-0 by the Netherlands.


China overcame defending champions Germany 3-2 to make it to the final in women's hockey at the Olympics for the first time. The victory was especially sweet as China lost to Germany in the semifinals at Athens.


The Netherlands, led by Maartje Paumen, crushed Argentina 5-2. Paumen’s hat-trick gives her 11 goals in the tournament.
 

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Chen Ruolin wins women's 10m platform diving gold

2008-8-21

CHEN Ruolin of China won the gold medal of women's 10-meter platform diving at Beijing Olympic Games here today. Chen scored a total of 447.70 points for the gold, the seventh diving title for host China. The silver medal was taken by Emilie Heymans of Canada at 437.05.

Russia's Kaniskina leads from start to finish in 20K walk

China's women home in on medal sweep


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