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Results at a glance
ATHLETICS:
Men’s Marathon: 1. Samuel Kamau Wansiru (Ken) 2:06:32 (OR), 2. Jaouad Gharib (Mar) 2:07:16, 3. Tsegay Kebede (Eth) 2:10:00.
BASKETBALL:
Men’s Gold Medal match: USA bt Spain 118-107.
Men’s bronze medal match: Argentina bt Lithuania 87-75.
BOXING:
Men’s Lightfly (48 kg): 1. Shiming Zou (Chn) bt Serdamba Purevdorj (Mgl) (Retired); Bantamweight (54 kg): Badar-Uugan Enkhhbat (Mgl) bt Yankiel Alarcon Leon (Cub) 16-5; Lightweight (60 kg): Alexey Tishchenko (Rus) bt Daouda Sow (Fra) 11-9; Welterweight (69 kg): Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (Kaz) bt Carlos Banteaux Suarez (Cub) 18-9; Light heavy (81 kg): Xiaoping Zhang (Chn) bt Kenny Egan (Irl) 11-7; Super heavyweight (+91 kg): Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) bt Zhilei Zhang (Chn) (RSCH).
GYMNASTICS (RHYTHMIC):
Group all-around: 1. Russia (35.550), 2. China (35.225), 3. Belarus (34.900).
HANDBALL:
Men’s Gold Medal match: France bt Iceland 28-23; Men’s Bronze Medal match: Spain bt Croatia 35-29; Placement 5-6: Poland bt Russia 29-28; Placement 7-8: Denmark bt Korea 37-26.
VOLLEYBALL:
Men’s Gold Medal match: USA bt Brazil 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23; Men’s bronze medal match: Russia bt Italy 25-22, 25-19, 25-23.
WATER POLO:
Men’s Gold Medal match: Hungary bt USA 14-10; Men’s Bronze Medal match: Serbia bt Montenegro 6-4; Placement 5-6: Spain bt Croatia 11-9; Placement 7-8: Greece bt Australia 9-8; Placement 9-10: Italy bt Germany 10-8.
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