In Beijing, American swimmer Michael Phelps has become the first
man to win eight gold medals at the same Olympics after the United
States won the men's 4x100m medley relay in a new world record
time.
Earlier, Romania's Constantina Tomescu won the women's
Olympic marathon in a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 44 seconds.
Meanwhile, Greece's Olympic women's 400 metres hurdles champion,
Fani Halkia, has failed a drugs test according to Olympic
officials, and will not be allowed to defend her title.
(Deutsche Welle)
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