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Events 2008   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
Events in August 2008

Aug. 3 Michael Vaughan, steps down as England cricket team’s captain. Full Story
Aug. 4 Viswanathan Anand retains title in the world rapid chess championship in Mainz. Full Story
Aug. 11 Host Sri Lanka wins the three Test series 2-1 over India. Full Story
Abinav Bindra becomes India’s first-ever individual Olympic gold medallist, winning the 10m air rifle competition at Beijing. Full Story
Aug. 13 India emerges victorious in the AFC Challenge football Cup in New Delhi. Full Story
Aug. 16 Jamaica’s Usain Bolt creates a new World record (9.69 sec) in the men’s 100m final in the Beijing Olympic Games. Full Story
Aug. 17 American swimmer Michael Phelps overtakes Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals in a single Olympics, with eight in Beijing. Full Story
Aug. 20 Boxer Vijender Singh wins bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing. Full Story
Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing. Full Story
Usain Bolt clinches a double winning the 200m in a World record time (19.32s), thereby becoming the first athlete to bag a sprint double since Carl Lewis in 1984. Full Story

Events 2008   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 

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