Latest Overall Medal Standings as at 11pm on August 13,2008


(M) Fabian Cancellara, (L) Gustav Larsson and (R) Levi Leipheimer (Thank you and credits to Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Cancellara of Switzerland wins Men's Cycling Time Trial gold - Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara timed 1:02:11.43 to win the Men's Cycling Time Trial gold medal at the Olympic Games on Wednesday.

Gustav Larsson of Sweden clinched silver with a time of 1:02:44.79 and the bronze went to American Levi Leipheimer in 1:03:21.11.


China's Liu Chunhong wins Women's 69kg Weightlifting gold - (Thank you and credits to Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The Women's Weightlifting 69kg final was held at the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium on day five of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 13, 2008 in Beijing, China. China's Liu Chunhong claimed the title in this event and set the new world record for the Snatch with a lift of 128 kilos, the new world record for the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 158 kilos and also the new world record total of 286 kilos.

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