Russia's gold medal winner Gulnara Galkina-Samitova (in the foreground) and bronze medal winner Ekaterina Volkova (in the background) after their victory in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331600
Alyona Kartashova has brought for the Olympic National team of Russia the silver medal in the women’s wrestling of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Xinhua/RIA Novosti17.08.2008#331599
Ekaterina Volkova of Russia won her Olympic bronze medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331587
Ekaterina Volkova of Russia (in the far background) won the bronze medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331586
Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia won her Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Tatyana Petrova of Russia (centre) finished fourth.17.08.2008#331582
Gulnara Galkina-Samitova (right) of Russia won her Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Tatyana Petrova of Russia (centre) finished fourth.17.08.2008#331581
Russia's bronze medal winner Ekaterina Volkova, left, and gold medal winner Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, right, after their victory in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331580
Russia's bronze medal winner Ekaterina Volkova, left, and gold medal winner Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, right, after their victory in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331579
Russia's gold medal winner Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, left, and bronze medal winner Ekaterina Volkova, right, after their victory in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331578
Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331577
Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331576
Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331575
Russian runners Yekaterina Volkova, left, and Gulnara Galina-Samitova, who won a bronze and a gold in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331574
Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova winning the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331573
Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova winning the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331572
Russia's Yekaterina Volkova winning a bronze in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331571
From left: Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova (gold) and Russia's Yekaterina Volkova (bronze) after winning the women's 3,000 steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331570
Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova winning the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331569
Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova winning a gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331568
Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova winning a gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331567
Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova winning a gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase race.17.08.2008#331566
Head of Russia's Federal Agency on Physical Training and Sports Vyacheslav Fetisov, left, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.17.08.2008#331515
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva, right, won Olympic gold in women’s singles all-Russia final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, beating compatriot Dinara Safina.17.08.2008#331514
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331513
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331490
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331489
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva, front, won Olympic gold in women’s singles all-Russia final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, beating compatriot Dinara Safina.17.08.2008#331488
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331487
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331486
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331485
Russia's Dinara Safina won silver medal in women’s tennis singles final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331484
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331483
Dinara Safina, right, won the siver medal, Elena Dementieva, centre, won the gold medal and Vera Zvonareva, right - the bronze medal in women's tennis singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331479
Dinara Safina won the siver medal, Elena Dementieva won the gold medal and Vera Zvonareva - bronze medal (from left to right) in women's tennis singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331478
Russia's Dinara Safina won silver medal in women’s tennis singles final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331477
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331476
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331475
Russia's Vera Zvonaryova won bronze medal in women’s tennis singles event at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331474
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics17.08.2008#331473
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331472
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331471
Dinara Safina won the siver medal, Elena Dementieva won the gold medal and Vera Zvonareva - bronze medal (from left to right) in women's tennis singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331470
Dinara Safina won the siver medal, Elena Dementieva won the gold medal and Vera Zvonareva - bronze medal (from left to right) in women's tennis singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.17.08.2008#331469
Russia's Yelena Dementyeva won tennis gold in women's singles at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.17.08.2008#331468
