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Jamaica gold rush rolls on, U.S. woe
BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaica continued their athletics gold rush when Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women's 200 meters on Thursday and though there was an American sweep in the men's 400m it was another bad day for the sport's superpower. Full Article
Phenomenon Robles glides to gold
BEIJING (Reuters) - World record-holder Dayron Robles of Cuba swept to victory in the Olympic 110 meters hurdles on Thursday to take the athletics gold medal hosts China had been craving for one of their own. Full Article
UPDATE 3-Olympics-Athletics-Phenomenon Robles glides to gold
BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - World record-holder Dayron Robles of Cuba swept to victory in the Olympic 110 metres hurdles on Thursday to take the athletics gold medal hosts China had been craving for one of their own. Full Article
U.S. and Brazil to meet in women's volleyball final
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States thumped Cuba 3-0 on Thursday to reach the Olympic women's volleyball final for the first time in 24 years, getting payback for a straight-sets loss to the Cubans in the preliminary round. Full Article
Czech Spotakova stunned by win
BEIJING (Reuters) - Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic won the women's javelin gold medal Thursday with a dramatic last throw of 71.42 meters that left her shocked by her own success. Full Article
Amateur boxing body plans to launch pro league
BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) unveiled on Thursday plans to launch a professional league which the ruling body hopes the dominant Cuban boxers would join. Full Article
Former Olympic champions win IOC posts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former Olympic champions Alexander Popov of Russia and Moon Dae-sung from South Korea are among four new members elected to the International Olympic Committee's athletes commission. Full Article
Lopez siblings through to taekwondo quarter-finals
BEIJING (Reuters) - American siblings Mark and Diana Lopez have broken through to the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament in Beijing, raising hopes of a treble of medals for the U.S.'s first family of taekwondo. Full Article
Fresh faces join Cubans in fight for boxing gold
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several Cubans and a number of new faces will battle for gold in the final weekend of an Olympic boxing competition spiced by upsets and the usual dose of controversy. Full Article
Cubans still the lords of the ring
BEIJING (Reuters) - Relying on their least-experienced squad in years after a spate of defections has not stopped Cuba from extending their dominance of Olympic boxing. Full Article
