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	Medal Tally
Pos.	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	China	51	21	28	100
2.	US	36	38	36	110
3.	Russia	23	21	28	72
4.	Great Britain	19	13	15	47
5.	Germany	16	10	15	41
6.	Australia	14	15	17	46
7.	South Korea	13	10	8	31
8.	Japan	9	6	10	25
9.	Italy	8	10	10	28
10.	France	7	16	17	40
11.	Ukraine	7	5	15	27
12.	Netherlands	7	5	4	16
13.	Jamaica	6	3	2	11
14.	Spain	5	10	3	18
15.	Kenya	5	5	4	14
16.	Belarus	4	5	10	19
17.	Romania	4	1	3	8
18.	Ethiopia	4	1	2	7
19.	Canada	3	9	6	18
20.	Poland	3	6	1	10
21.	Hungary	3	5	2	10
21.	Norway	3	5	2	10
23.	Brazil	3	4	8	15
24.	Czech Republic	3	3	0	6
25.	Slovakia	3	2	1	6
26.	New Zealand	3	1	5	9
27.	Georgia	3	0	3	6
28.	Cuba	2	11	11	24
29.	Kazakhstan	2	4	7	13
30.	Denmark	2	2	3	7
31.	Mongolia	2	2	0	4
31.	Thailand	2	2	0	4
33.	North Korea	2	1	3	6
34.	Argentina	2	0	4	6
34.	Switzerland	2	0	4	6
36.	Mexico	2	0	1	3
37.	Turkey	1	4	3	8
38.	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4
39.	Azerbaijan	1	2	4	7
40.	Uzbekistan	1	2	3	6
41.	Slovenia	1	2	2	5
42.	Bulgaria	1	1	3	5
42.	Indonesia	1	1	3	5
44.	Finland	1	1	2	4
45.	Latvia	1	1	1	3
46.	Belgium	1	1	0	2
46.	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	2
46.	Estonia	1	1	0	2
46.	Portugal	1	1	0	2
50.	India	1	0	2	3
51.	Iran	1	0	1	2
52.	Bahrain	1	0	0	1
52.	Cameroon	1	0	0	1
52.	Panama	1	0	0	1
52.	Tunisia	1	0	0	1
56.	Sweden	0	4	1	5
57.	Croatia	0	2	3	5
57.	Lithuania	0	2	3	5
59.	Greece	0	2	2	4
60.	Trinidad & Tobago	0	2	0	2
61.	Nigeria	0	1	3	4
62.	Austria	0	1	2	3
62.	Ireland	0	1	2	3
62.	Serbia	0	1	2	3
65.	Algeria	0	1	1	2
65.	Bahamas	0	1	1	2
65.	Colombia	0	1	1	2
65.	Kyrgystan	0	1	1	2
65.	Morocco	0	1	1	2
65.	Tajikistan	0	1	1	2
71.	Chile	0	1	0	1
71.	Ecuador	0	1	0	1
71.	Iceland	0	1	0	1
71.	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
71.	Singapore	0	1	0	1
71.	South Africa	0	1	0	1
71.	Sudan	0	1	0	1
71.	Vietnam	0	1	0	1
79.	Armenia	0	0	6	6
80.	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
81.	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1
81.	Egypt	0	0	1	1
81.	Israel	0	0	1	1
81.	Mauritius	0	0	1	1
81.	Moldova	0	0	1	1
81.	Togo	0	0	1	1
81.	Venezuela	0	0	1	1

Russia edges S Korea 77-72 in women�s basketballTatiana Shchegoleva and Ilona Korstin each scored 13 points to help Russia edge South Korea 77-72 in the Beijing Olympics women's basketball on Monday.

China's Song Yi, front, and Germany's Sebastian Biederlack fight for the ball during the field hockey competition at the Olympic Hockey Center. (AP Photo)

Hockey: Germany, Britain start in convincing fashionGermany brushed aside hosts China 4-1 in their pool A first round match on Monday as they began their bid for the men's hockey Olympic gold that has eluded them since 1992.

Cyclist Pendleton adds sprint gold to Britain's haulVictoria Pendleton of Britain grabbed her first Olympic gold after dominating Anna Meares of Australia over two legs of the women's sprint final in Beijing on Tuesday.

Swede Abrahamian refuses wrestling bronze medalThe Swede, who won the silver in the Athens Olympics last year, grudgingly climbed the podium but stormed off in a huff after receiving his prize, which he left at the center of the competition mat before stalking off the stage with a raised clenched right fist.

Timetable of events for MondayThe major event for the Beijing Olympics Games to be held on Monday are: Women's discus final, Women's pole vault final, Men's long jump final, Men's bantamweight (54kg) quarter-finals, Men's featherweight (57kg) quarter-finals.

Italy, Azerbaijan win first judo goldsItaly's Giulia Quintavalle won an upset-filled women's 57-kilogramme class at the Olympics on Monday and Azerbaijan's Elnur Mammadli avenged his loss last year to Wang Ki-chun of South Korea in the men's 73-kg class.

Equestrian: Minderhoud leads individual dressageDressage, a discipline with military origins which requires horses to perform balletic movements, is dominated by longtime rivals Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands and Germany's Isabell Werth.

China sets aside parks for protests during GamesChina has said that it has set aside designated parks for holding protests with prior approval during Olympics.

Olympics day 1: China emerges as board leaderChina took an early lead in the Olympic march to sports supremacy, winning two of the first four Golds on teh first day while Spain and the Czech Republic shared the others.

Olympics: India get success from unexpected quartersIndia began its Olympic campaign on a mixed note in Beijing. After disappointment from shooters, the women archery team and rower Bajaranglal made it to the quarterfinal.

Phelps starts his campaign in style, sets Olympics recordMichael Phelps opened his quest for Olympic immortality in convincing style, posting a Games record in the heats of the men's 400m individual medley.

Monika cleared of doping charge, IOA says no Olympics for herThe Indian Olympic Association said that it was too late for weightlifter Monika Devi to take part in the Beijing Olympics.

China's Zhang Yining waves after beating Singapore's Wei Li Jia in their women's table tennis singles semifinal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. (AP Photo)

China's Zhang Yining into table tennis finalChina's world number one Zhang Yining defeated Singapore's Li Jia Wei in the semi-final of the Olympic table tennis competition, guaranteeing the host nation gold in the women's singles.

Liu injury darkens China's brightest GamesChinese superstar Liu Xiang sensationally pulled out of the 110m hurdles heats injured on Monday, putting a huge dampener on China's celebrations at achieving their most successful Olympics.

China issues manual to escape terrorist attacksWith Olympics less than a month away, Chinese authorities have come out with a manual which will teach citizens how to survive terrorist attacks.

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