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Olympic Athletics

2008

Day 15 Highlights

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on Red Button (Satellite and Cable)Latest broadcast: on Red Button (Freeview)

The United States win the women's 4x400m title following a dramatic finish at the Bird's Nest stadium.

Belgium's Tia Hellebaut beats Vlasic Blanka to grab an unexpected high jump gold.

Kenya's Nancy Jebet Langat produces a storming finish to win the women's 1500m, but there is heartache for Briton Lisa Dobriskey who comes fourth.

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele adds the 5,000m Olympic title to his 10,000m gold.

Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen wins his second consecutive Olympic men's javelin title with a throw of 90.57m.

Kenya's Wilfred Bungei grabs gold with a hard-fought display in the 800m.

The American 4x400m men win as GB miss out on a medal in fourth place. Show less

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