Sporting Life - Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008

Equestrian

Event Guide:

  • Sunday August 24

    0030 Athletics - Men's marathon
    0630 Boxing - Six finals
    0730 Basketball - Men's final
    1330 Closing ceremony
    All times BST
Medals Table
G S B Tot
1 CHN 51 21 28 100
2 USA 36 38 36 110
3 RUS 23 21 28 72
4 GBR 19 13 15 47
5 GER 16 10 15 41
6 AUS 14 15 17 46
Olympic History

History Timeline

It all started in Athens in 1896...

Team GB

Competitor List

Take a look at the British athletes heading for Beijing

Lamaze jumps to gold

Canada's Eric Lamaze struck gold in the individual show jumping event after a thrilling second jump-off.

Doping bans in show jumping

Irishman Denis Lynch has been forced out of the Olympic show jumping final after his was one of four horses banned for doping.

GB anger over Whitaker row

Nick Skelton and Tim Stockdale have hit out at some of their fellow Olympic competitors over a lack of "sportsmanship".

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We look at a dozen young athletes who could trigger a fresh gold rush in London in four years' time.

Egan: light-heavyweight silver

Day 16 - As It Happened

Irish boxer Kenny Egan took silver on the final day of action in Beijing.

Early stages of the marathon.

2008 Olympics - Day 16

Pictures from the final day of the Beijing Olympics including an appearance from David Beckham.

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