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, Michael Phelps wins record 7th gold medal ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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