Published: 23 August, 2008, 10:07
Edited: 28 September, 2009, 13:03
An outstanding performance by Russia's synchronised swimmers has taken Russia into third place on the Olympic medal standings. In the final two days of the Games it faces a tough battle with Britain to hold on to the spo
Russia's eight-member synchronised swimming team scored ten full marks in the free routine programme to win a gold medal with a staggering total of 99.500 points. This brings Russia's gold medal tally up to nineteen.
Earlier in the day Maxim Opalev secured a gold medal in the men's 500 metre canoe singles. It is the first Olympic gold of his career, which includes two previous Olympic outings.