AOC Media Centre - 2008 Beijing

Gold for RussiaMaxim Opalev of Russia wins the gold medal in the Canoe Single (C1) 500m Men Final during the canoe/kayak flatwater event held at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Bronze medal for Australian TeamLisa Oldenhof, Hannah Davis, Chantal Meek and Lyndsie Fogarty of Australia celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women Final event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 14 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Carlos and Saul celebrate their win(L-R) Carlos Perez and Saul Craviotto of Spain celebrate winning the Kayak Double (K2) 500m Men Final during the canoe/kayak flatwater event held at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Gold for BelarusAndrei Bahdanovich and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich of Belarus compete in the gold medal in the Canoe Double (C2) 1000m Men Final event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 14 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Katalin and Natasa win gold(L-R) Katalin Kovacs and Natasa Janic of Hungary celebrate with their gold medals for winning the Kayak Double (K2) 500m Women Final during the canoe/kayak flatwater event held at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Women K1 medallistsSilver medalist Jacqueline Lawrence of Australia, gold medalist Elena Kaliska of Slovakia and bronze medalist Violetta Oblinger Peters of Austria celebrate on the podium after the Women's Kayak (K1) Finals event at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

Alexander wins goldAlexander Grimm of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal the Kayak (K1) Men's Final held at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 4 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 12, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Gold for SlovakiaPavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner of Slovakia celebrate winning the gold medal after the Men's Canoe Double (C2) Final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 7 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Canoe Single Medallists(L-R) David Florence (silver) of Great Britain, Michal Martikan (gold) of Slovakia and Robin Bell (bronze) of Australia pose after their medal ceremony for the Canoe Single (C1) Men Final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Day 4 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 12, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Best of Beijing - BoxingThe 2008 games were the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics

celebrating Zhang XiaopingZhang Xiaoping of China celebrates defeating Kenny Egan of Ireland to win the gold medal in the Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Final Bout held at the Workers' Indoor Arena during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Gold medallist Roberto CammarelleRoberto Cammarelle of Italy celebrates defeating Zhang Zhilei of China during the Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Final Bout held at the Workers' Indoor Arena during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Rakhim wins goldRakhim Chakhkiev of Russia celebrates victory against Clemente Russo of Italy in the Men's Heavy (91kg) Final Bout held at Workers' Indoor Arena on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Gold medal kiss(L-R) Kenny Egan of Ireland kisses the gold medal of Zhang Xiaoping of China following the Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Final Bout held at the Workers' Indoor Arena during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.

75kg medallists(L-R) Silver medalists Emilio Correa Bayeaux of Cuba, gold medalist James Degale of Great Britain and bronze medalists Darren John Sutherland of Ireland and Vijender Kumar of India pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's Middle (75kg) Final Bout.

Bakhyt celebrates his gold medalBakhyt Sarsekbayev of Kazakhstan celebrates with the gold medal after defeating Carlos Banteaux Suarez of Cuba during the Men's Welter (69kg) Final Bout held at the Workers' Indoor Arena during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Vasyl Lomachenko wins goldVasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine (red) celebrates victory against Khedafi Djelkhir of France (blue) in the Men's Feather (57kg) Final Bout held at Workers' Indoor Arena on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Gold for MongoliaBadar-Uugan Enkhbat of Mongolia celebrates after defeating Yankiel Leon Alarcon of Cuba during the Men's Bantam (54kg) Final Bout held at the Workers' Indoor Arena during Day 16 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China.

51kg Medallists
(L-R) Silver medalist Andris Laffita Hernandez of Cuba, gold medalist Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand and bronze medalists Vincenzo Picardi of Italy and Georgy Balakshin of Russia stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Fly (51kg) Final Bout held at Workers' Indoor Arena.

Gold Medallist Zou ShimingZou Shiming of China celebrates defeating Paddy Barnes of Ireland in the Men's Light Fly (48kg) Semifinal at the Workers' Indoor Arena on Day 14 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 22, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Best of Beijing - BasketballThe Australian's Women Basketball Team won silver at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.

Quarterfinal between Belarus and ChinaTatyana Troina #13 of Belarus drives for a shot attempt against Zhang Hanlan #6 and Chen Xiaoli #12 of China during their quaterfinal women's basketball match.

Dirk against YiDirk Nowitzki #14 of Germany is guarded by Yi Jianlian #11 of China during the group B preliminary basketball game.

Armando jumps to the basketArmando Carlos #5 of Angola shoots over the defense of Jose Manuel Calderon #8 of Spain during the men's basketball preliminaries.Australia won 106-75.

Australia wins against ChinaThe Australia team celebrates defeating China in their basketball game held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium during Day 13 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China.