Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Bolt goes through men's 200m semifinals

Andrey Silnov of Russia celebrates during the men's high jump final at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 19, 2008. Andrey Silnov won the gold.



Russian Silnov claimed the men's high jump title with the final result 2.36 meters of at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.



Germaine Mason from Britain took the silver with 2.34 meters, and Yaroslav Rybakov from Russia, who also overcame 2.34 meters in his first attempt but cleared the 2.32 meters in his third attempt , had to settle with bronze.



Source: Xinhua

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