At the Beijing Olympics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won the 200 metre track event in the world record time of 19.3 seconds, adding to his gold medal in the 100-metre sprint.
Churandy Martina of the Dutch Antilles claimed silver, and the bronze went to fourth-placed finisher, Shawn Crawford of the United States, after his compatriot Wallace Spearmon was disqualified for running out of his lane. Earlier on Wednesday, the Olympic silver medallist in the heptathlon tested positive for steroids. Ukrainian Lyudmila Blonska could be stripped of her medal and banned from the games if Olympics set to open in Beijing ...
Hu Jintao pledges press freedom for Olympics ...
German Discus Champion Dietzsch Rules Herself Out of Olympics ...
German FM confirms 2 Germans kidnapped in Nigeria ...
Risky Russian spacewalk concluded safely ... her second test comes back positive. The German women's hockey team has been knocked out of the semi-finals after losing 2:3 to hosts China.
(Deutsche Welle)
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