Three more swimming world records have been broken at the Beijing Olympics, but a second case of doping was also revealed.
Germany's Britta Steffen won gold in the 100-metre freestyle for the team's first medal in swimming. US swimmers set three new records. Michael Phelps did so in winning the 200-metre individual medley, collecting his sixth gold medal. Compatriot Ryan Lochte won the men's 200-metre backstroke and teammate Rebecca Soni captured the women's 200-metre backstroke, both in world record times. Meanwhile, North Korea's two-time medallist shooter Kim Jong-su was stripped of his medals for testing positive for Amnesty criticises China over Olympic promises ...
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Northern Ireland's Paisley steps down ... a banned substance. Finally, Chinese police arrested five Western pro-Tibetan activists for unfurling a "Free Tibet" banner outside of Chinese television's new headquarters.
(Deutsche Welle)
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