Adlington and Phelps win gold again
Saturday, August 16: Amid giggles, cheers and at least one shout of "I want your babies!", Britain's Rebecca Adlington stepped onto the Water Cube podium today to collect her second gold medal of these Games after winning the 800m freestyle final. After her fingertip win in the 400m earlier… [continued]
Black Thursday for Team GB
Thursday, August 14: On a day when rain and wind put paid to the rowing and whole swathes of the outdoor programme, Team GB suffered a series of bleak defeats in the events untouched by the Beijing weather. None was worse than the women’s 4x200m freestyle… [continued]
Adlington wins historic gold for Britain
Monday, August 11: British spectators and reporters at the Water Cube in Beijing were revelling early today in the unexpected victory of Rebecca Adlington in the 400m freestyle. She took the gold medal by a whisker from the American swimmer Katie Hoff, and became the first British… [continued]
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