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China wins 21 golden medals of Olympics |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 |
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In the Beijing Olympics China leads the overall medals table on Games' day six with 21 gold.
Nineteen-year-old Liu Zige destroyed the world record in the women's 200 butterfly.
Compatriot Jiao Liuyang relegated Australian world champion Jessica Schipper to third.
There were sweet victories too for Chinese gymnast Yang Wei, who ended eight years of hurt in the men's individual all-round event, and for shooter Du Li, who had broken down in tears after failing to win the first gold of the Games on day one.
China even took an unexpected gold in women's archery thanks to Zhang Juan Juan. That ended South Korea's streak of winning every women's Olympic archery gold medal since 1984.
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