Badminton Olympics 2012 Day 6

Day 6 Review: Lin through as China guarantees medals

Olympic and world champion Lin Dan held off a remarkable fightback by Japan's Sho Sasaki to move into the semi-finals of the men's Singles competition on a day that saw China guarantee more medals.

 Lin Dan of China returns a shot against Sho Sasaki of Japan in their men's singles Badminton quarter-final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena

 

Swimming Olympics 2012

Phelps led from start to finish in the 200m Individual Medley and held off fast-finishing USA team-mate Ryan Lochte down the final freestyle leg to win in 1:54.27, just 0.04 outside his own Olympic record.

It means Phelps is the first man to win the event at three consecutive Games, and it came just 48 hours after he won his 18th and 19th medals to become the most decorated Olympian in history, overtaking Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won 18.
 
Phelps, who will retire after the Games, said: 'To be able to win the gold medal and be the first to three-peat is something very special and something I am very happy about.'
Phelps could also win the 100m Butterfly title for the third time in succession after later returning to the pool to win his semi-final in 50.86 and advance to the final as fastest qualifier.


 Michael Phelps with his gold medal after winning the men's 200m Individual Medley final on Day 6 of London 2012.

Table Tennis Olympics 2012

Zhang Jike of China celebrates victory after the men's singles Table Tennis gold medal match against Wang Hao of China on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL
 
The 22-year-old Zhang came out on top, romping to a 4-1 (18-16, 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 13-11) success and, in the process, becoming the youngest player to achieve the feat.
As a result, China is now halfway to its target of winning every table tennis gold on offer, with the team events to start tomorrow.