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BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Chen Xiexia won the women's 48kg weightlifting title, the first gold medal for the host at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Czech markswoman Katerina Emmons led all the way to snatch the gold medal in women's 10-meter air rifle, the first gold of the 29th Olympics.

Henry Cejudo of the United States has won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle wrestling 55kg class at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Cejudo defeated Japanese Matsunaga Tomohiro on points.
Besik Kudukhov of Russia and Radoslav Vel

The International Olympic Committee praised Beijing on Tuesday for setting a "gold standard for the future" in its preparations for the Games, which begin in a month. "The quality of preparation, the readiness of the venues and the attention to operational detail for these Games have set a gold standard for the future," the IOC said in a statement.

The team from China, Cheng Fei, Deng Linlin, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Li Shanshan and Yang Yilin, bagged the Women’s Gymnastics (Artistic) Team Event gold with 188.900 points. United States team had silver with 186.525 points, Romania at

Another world record broken as Kitajima takes the gold medal in the men’s 100 meter breaststroke.

Gold - Kosuke Kitajima - Japan - 58.91WR

Controversy over whether He Kexin, gold medallist in the uneven bars, is under the minimum age of 16 has surrounded her participation in the Beijing Olympics.

Liu Xiang, China's star track and field athlete, faces increasing pressure to win a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. If he fails, will China still love him?

A taxi firm here is celebrating its 50th anniversary in lavish style — by operating a taxi that has been painted gold from top to bottom.