Olympics - Day Eight Photos

Cassie Patten congratulates Britain's Rebecca Adlington on her victory in the women's 800m freestyle final




In the pool, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry finally gets a gold medal to go with her three silvers as she wins the women's 200m backstroke




An emotional Cesar Cielo Filho causes a huge shock in the men's 50m freestyle final to claim Brazil's first gold of the Games




In the women's freestyle wrestling, Clarissa Chun (in blue) of the US grapples with Sofia Mattsson of Sweden




In an all-China final, Zhang Ning defends her Olympic badminton singles title by beating world number one Xie Xingfang





An upset occurs in the women's single sculls where Bulgaria's Rumyana Neykova beats double Olympic champion Ekaterina Karsten





Team GB do pick up a medal, however, in the women's double sculls with bronze going to Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington





The heats of the men's steeplechase get under way, with spray from the water jump a welcome distraction in the hot conditions


Courtesy : BBC