Friday 22 nd August, 2008 15

Beijing Olympics Highlights

Germany's Danny Ecker concentrates in the qualification for the China's Wang Xin competes at the men's pole vault during women's 10-meter platform Russia's gold medal the athletics competi- semifinals at the Beijing 2008 tions in the National winner Olga Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Kaniskina competes Stadium at the Beijing AP Photo/Andrew 2008 Olympics in Aug. 21, 2008. ( in the women's Medichini) Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20-kilometer race 20, 2008. (AP walk during the Photo/David J. Phillip) athletics competi- tions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, Cormier out at 96 kg 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) due to hydration problems BEIJING (AP) - American freestyle wrestler Daniel Cormier became severely dehydrated after making weight for Thursday’s matches at 96 kilograms and with- drew before he was to wrestle. Women's 20-kilometer walk winners, gold medalist Russia's According to national govern- Olga Kaniskina, center, silver winner Kjersti Platzer of Norway, right, and bronze winner Elisa Rigaudo of Italy, ing body USA Wrestling, Cormier celebrate with their national flags after their race in a heavy weighed in Wednesday afternoon at rain during the athletics competitions in the National the China Agriculture University Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, gymnasium but became ill shortly Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) thereafter and was treated by the USOC medical staff at the athletes’ village. scious He was then taken to a local and his situation never advanced to hospital with severe dehydration being life-threatening. and cramping - a problem, if Cormier’s kidney functions Mark Lopez of the U.S., red, kicks Afghanistan's Nesar untreated, can lead to a reduced were being monitored and that he Ahmad Bahave during a preliminary match for the men's blood output, kidney mal- was receiving intravenous fluids taekwondo -68 kilogram class at the Beijing 2008 function and other severe and undergoing blood and urine Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Lopez won the health problems. testing, Kuprevich said. Cormier match. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Cormier remained was improving the longer he hospitalized received the fluids and, unless there Thursday and was are complications, it is unlikely the United States' Kerri Walsh unlikely to return to problem will affect him long-term, reacts during a gold medal normal for another Kuprevich said. women's beach volleyball Cormier, the only returning match against China at the 12 to 24 hours. USOC Chaoyang Park Beach chief medical offi- U.S. freestyle wrestler from the Volleyball Ground at the cer Dr. William Athens Olympics, was considered Beijing 2008 Olympics in Kuprevich said he to have a good chance of winning a Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, was never uncon- medal. 2008. USA won 21-18, 21-18. (AP Photo/Natacha Japan's Ai Fukuhara, in Pisarenko) red, plays against China's Zhang Yining, in black, during their women's Netherlands' Maarten table tennis singles fourth van er Weijden reacts round match at the after winning the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Czech Republic's Men's 10km Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, swimming marathon 2008. Zhang won the Roman Sebrle makes match. (AP Photo/Chitose an attempt in the at the Beijing Suzuki) long jump of the Olympics in Beijing men's decathlon Thursday Aug. 21, during the athletics 2008. (AP Photo/Robert F competitions in the Bukaty) National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Croatia's Blanka Vlasic makes an attempt in the qualification for the women's high jump during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

New Zealand's Stuart Farquhar makes an Jamaica's Usain Bolt sits on attempt n the the track as he celebrates qualification for the men's javelin during after winning the men's the athletics competi- tions in the National 200-meter final with a world Stadium at the Beijing record during the athletics 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. competitions in the National 21, 2008. (AP Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Photo/Thomas Kienzle) Olympics in Beijing, Wednes- day, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)