Day 9

Bryshon Nellum and Tony McQuay of the USA advance to the semifinals of the men's 400M. LaShawn Merritt did not finish due to bad hamstring.

Jenn Suhr and Becky Holliday, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's pole vault.

Emma Coburn and Bridget Franek, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's steeplechase.

Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100M.

Christina Loukas and Cassidy Krug, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 3m diving springboard.

The USA men's basketball team beat Lithuana 99-94. Carmelo Anthony and Lebron James each had 20 points.

Serena Williams of the USA wins gold in the women's singles tennis finals beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-0, 6-1.

Mike and Bob Bryan of the USA wins gold in men's doubles tennis beating Michael Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 7-6.

The USA men's volleyball team lost to Russia 3-2, 29-27, 25-19, 24-26, 16-25 and 8-15.

In women's swimming, in the 4 by 100 medley relay, the USA team of Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt wins gold. Australia wins silver and Japan wins bronze.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 medley relay, the USA team of Matt Grevers, Brandan Hansen, Michael Phelps and Nathan Adrian win gold. Japan wins silver and Australia wins bronze.

The USA men's water polo team lost to Serbia 11-6.

Kerron Clement, Angelo Taylor and Michael Tinsley, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 400 hurdles.

Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix and Tianna Madison, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 100M finals.

Sanya Richards Ross, Francena McCorory and Dee Dee Trotter, all of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 400M.

Will Claye of the USA wins bronze in the men's long jump. Greg Rutherford of Great Britain wins gold and Mitchell Watt of Australia wins silver.

Galen Rupp of the USA wins silver in the men's 10,000M. Mo Farah of Great Britain wins gold and Tariku Bekele of Eithopia wins bronze.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings beat Van Iersel/Keizer of the Netherlands, 2-0, 21-13 and 21-12.

Carmelita Jeter of the USA wins silver in the women's 100M in 10.78 seconds. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica wins gold in 10.75 seconds and Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica wins bronze in 10.81 seconds.

The USA men's beach volleyball of team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal beat Semenov/Prokopiev of Russia 2-0, 21-14 and 22-20.

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Medal totals after Day 9

USA 26 gold 13 silver 15 bronze - 54 total
China 25 gold 16 silver 12 bronze - 53 total
Great Britain 14 gold 7 silver 8 bronze - 29 total
Russia 3 gold 15 silver 10 bronze - 28 total
Japan 2 gold 10 silver 12 bronze - 24 total

Day 3

The USA men's basketball team beat France 98-71. Kevin Durant had 22 points to lead Team USA.

USA men's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-0, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-21.

In men's swimming, Americans Nick Thoman and Matt Grevers qualify for the semifinals in the 100 backstroke. Both qualify for the finals.

Allison Schmitt of the USA qualified for the women's swimming 400 free finals.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay, the USA qualifies for the finals.

In women's synchro 3 meter diving, the USA team of Abby Johnston and Kelci Bryant win silver. Wu Minxia and He Zi of China win gold. Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel of Canada win bronze.

In women's gymnastics, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas of the USA qualified for the all around. Jordyn Wieber of the USA did not qualify.

In women's swimming, the USA's Dana Vollmer wins gold in the 100 butterfly final. Lu Ying of China wins silver. Alicia Coutts of Australia wins bronze.

In men's swimming, Ryan Lochte of the USA advanced to the finals of the 200 freestyle.

Brendan Hansen wins bronze for the USA in the men's 100 breaststroke final. Cameron Van Der Bergh of South Africa wins gold. Christian Sprenger of Australia wins silver.

Allison Schmitt of the USA wins silver in the women's 400 freestyle. Camille Muffat of France wins gold. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britian wins bronze.

In the women's 100 backstroke, Missy Franklin of the USA advances to the finals.

The USA men's 4 by 100 freestyle relay team of Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte win silver. France wins gold and Russia wins bronze.

In the women's 100 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson, both of the USA, advanced to the finals.

In women's beach volleyball, the USA team of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross defeated Gallay/Zonta of Agrentina 21-11 and 21-18.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Asahi/Shiratori of Japan 21-15 and 21-16.

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Medal Count after Day 3

China 6 gold 4 silver 2 bronze - 12 total
USA 3 gold 5 silver 3 bronze - 11 total
Italy 2 gold 3 silver 2 bronze - 7 total
S.Korea 2 gold 1 silver 2 bronze - 5 total
Japan 0 gold 2 silver 3 bronze - 5 total