Medal Tally

Opals face US in golden showdown

PENNY Taylor overcame a sprained ankle to inspire the Australian women's basketball team to a gold-medal showdown against their US rivals.

Double relay disaster for US

THE star-studded US men's and women's 4x100m relay teams both dropped their batons in a night of drama in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.

Schedule & Results

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Schedule & Results

Time	Event
August 21 2008 11:00:00	Jane Saville in women's 20km walk
August 21 2008 11:00:00	Open water with Ky Hurst
August 21 2008 11:00:00	BMX - women's finals
August 21 2008 11:08:00	BMX - Kamakazi in men's finals
August 21 2008 11:10:00	Javelin qualifying - Jarrod Bannister
August 21 2008 15:00:00	Bundock, Ashby - Tornado medals
August 21 2008 19:00:00	Stingers in bronze medal match
August 21 2008 21:30:00	Women's 200m final - Felix v Jamaica
August 21 2008 22:00:00	10m platform final - Wu qualified 8th
August 21 2008 22:30:00	Kookaburras v Spain - semi-final
August 21 2008 23:00:00	Women's football final - Brazil v US
August 21 2008 23:20:00	Men's 400m final - Wariner, Merritt
August 21 2008 23:40:00	Men's 110m hurdles - Robles, Oliver
August 22 2008 00:15:00	Opals v China - semi-final

Medal Tally

Full Medal Tally

Country	Gold medals	Silver medals	Bronze medals	Total
China	46	15	22	83
United States	29	34	32	95
Great Britain	17	12	11	40
Russia	16	16	19	51
Australia	11	13	14	38

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