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Beijing Olympics wrap as heat hammers final days
China led total medals with 96 and 49 golds as Australia’s Mitcham upset for diving gold. Heat scorched events across basketball and swimming while doping tests rose. A Cuban taekwondo protest led to a lifetime ban as baseball crowned South Korea champions and the US earned bronze. Bekele completed an Olympic distance double with Lagat finishing ninth. Tirunesh Dibaba achieved a second Ethiopian double in women’s 5k and 10k.
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Barcelona
China
Australia
Matthew Mitcham
Beijing
IOC
Cuba
South Korea
United States
Matt LaPorta
Matt Brown
Jason Donald
Japan
LaPorta
Jayson Nix
Jacques Rogge
International Baseball Federation
Harvey Schiller
IBAF
U.S
Ethiopia
Kenenisa Bekele
Bernard Lagat
Bekele
Athens
Hicham el Guerrouj
Tirunesh Dibaba