Michael Phelps picked up his second gold in the pool, Lin Yue and Huo Liang synchronized to perfection in men's diving and Kosuke
Age of Conan Gold Kitajima set a new record in breaststroke, but day four of the Beijing Olympics belonged to Abhinav Bindra.
The ace shooter became the first Indian - from 1.1
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Bindra's victory was particularly sweet because the Indian
Dofus Kamas men's hockey team that has won eight golds - six in row from 1928 to 1956 - failed to qualify for the Games for the first time.
India's shooter Abhinav Bindra listens to his coach Gaby (L) after winning
final fantasy xi Gilthe gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle shooting finals for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Beijing Shooting Hall on August 11, 2008. [Agencies]
Zhu wept on the podium as he collected his silver medal and sobbed uncontrollably at a news conference later, showing the huge pressure Chinese athletes are under to win at home.
The good news for China was an easy win in the men's synchronized 10m platform diving. World champions, but Olympic debutantes, Lin Yue and Huo Liang shrugged off the pressure to take the lead from round one with a dive that won them a clutch of almost-perfect 9.5s and one perfect 10.
Weightlifter Chen Yanqing retained her 58kg title with a total lift of 244kg. The 29-year-old Chinese became the first woman to defend her Olympic title since women's weightlifting became part of the Games in Sydney 2000.
Compatriot Zhang Xiangxiang followed by taking the men's 62kg weightlifting title.
In the swimming pool, American star Phelps needed a little help from his teammates to keep alive the dream of an unprecedented eight golds.
Phelps had left the US team second after the first leg of the 4x100m freestyle relay, and it took an astonishing comeback from teammate Jason Lezak to pip France at the death.
The most decorated
Age of Conan GoldAsian swimmer of all time, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, justified the pre-race hype by shaving 0.22 seconds off the world record to the 100m breaststroke gold.
