Olympics - Day Nine Photos

Members of the Canadian team row


Ben Ainslie prepares to compete




Britain's men's cycling pursuit team, including Hoy, take more than a second off their own world record to reach the Olympic final




Back at Shunyi Olympic Park, Great Britain (bottom) hold off defending champions USA to take silver in the men's eight




Rebecca Romero becomes the first British woman to medal in two sports as she beats Wendy Houvenaghel in the pursuit final




Elena Dementieva beats Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 as Russia claim all three medals in the women's singles tennis



History is made in the Water Cube, as team USA win the 4x100m medley, and Michael Phelps takes an eighth gold




Record setter: Michael Phelps at the start of the 4x200m men's relay where he claimed a record 11th Olympic gold medal.




Michael Phelps competes in the heats of the men's 400m individual medley swimming competition at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Courtesy BBC NEWS