Русская версияAt the Olympics in Beijing, Jamaica has extended its winning streak
in the track events, after Veronica Campbell-Brown won the gold
medal in the women's 200-metre sprint.
Meanwhile, Ukranian
heptathlon silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska has been suspended from
the games after her second doping test came back positive. She
faces a lifetime ban from athletics because it is her second
offence. Also on Thursday, four equestrian riders were suspended,
including Germany's Christian Ahlmann, after their horses tested
positive for doping. In other Olympic sports, Germany beat Japan
2-0 to win the bonze medal in the women's football competition. In
the men's hockey semi-final Germany beat the Netherlands 4-3 to
reach the final.
(Deutsche Welle)
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