The GB gold rush continues in Beijing, it’s now 16 golds and 33 medals in total.
GB gold for Ainslie in the sailing
Britain’s Ben Ainslie has claimed the third Olympic gold medal of his sailing career by winning in the Finn class. Ainslie, aged 31 years, already has golds from Athens and Sydney as well as a silver from the Laser class in Atlanta in 1996.
Reigning champion will not be defending title
Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion Fani Halkia of Greece will not be defending her title as she has failed a drugs test conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency while she was preparing for the Games in Japan.
Another GB sailing gold
Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson have added another gold to the GB pile as they Yngled their way to victory. The race had been postponed by 24 hours following Saturday’s windless day on the Chinese coast, but Sunday brought 15-knot winds and choppy seas.
Three more GB golds
Great Britain now has seven gold medals after winning three more on what is known as ‘Super Saturday’, a day when thirty gold medals were on offer.
Don’t bother to get on the plane
Bulgarian athlete Daniela Yordanova has been barred from the Olympics after failing an out-of-competition doping test in Sofia on 13 June.
Another swimming gold for GB
Great Britain’s Rebecca Adlington set a new world record as she won her second swimming gold medal in Beijing with victory in the 800m freestyle.
Two more Olympic druggies
Two more athletes at the Beijing Olympics have been sent home after failing drugs tests, one of them a double medal winner.
Third GB gold
Great Britain’s men’s sprint team beat France to win the first track cycling final in Beijing. Golden boys Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy had a winning time of 43.128 seconds in the final. Germany defeated Australia by 0.008secs to take the bronze medal.
First positive drugs test at Olympics
The Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno, more widely known as Maribel Moreno, has become the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the Beijing Olympics.