30 August 2008. From left: Olympic champions Andrey Silnov (high jump), Yevgenia Kanayeva (free calisthenics), Andrey Moiseyev (pentathlon), Maxim Opalev (canoe), Larisa Ilchenko (open water swimming), Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin during the meeting of the president of Russia with the Russian Olympic team, champions and prize-winners of the XXIV Olympic Games in Beijing.30.08.2008#336207
Russia's Yevgeny Lukyanenko winning the silver medal in pole vaulting at the Beijing Olympics. Lukyanenko, 23, completed competitions with a result of 5.85 meters. On three tries, he failed to clear 5.90 meters.22.08.2008#333518
House of Olympiad Friends (Russian House) in Beijing. Honouring Russian Olympic champions. In the forefround: Mavlet Batirov, (gold, 60kg freestyle wrestling). In the background: Shirvani Muradov (gold, 96kg freestyle wrestling).21.08.2008#333194
Tatyana Lebedeva won the silver medal in the women's triple jump event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Olympic village.20.08.2008#333114
Russia's Bahtyar Akhmedov wins wins 120kg wrestling silver. Arthur Taymazov of Uzbekistan (red) and Bahtyar Akhmedov of Russia (blue). 120 kg weight class.21.08.2008#332953
Shirvani Muradov of Russia won his gold medal in the men's freestyle 96kg wrestling bringing the fifteenth gold medal of the Beijing Olympiad for Russia.21.08.2008#332918
Georgy Ketoev of Russia (photo) won the free style wrestling gold of the Beijing Olympiad. He beats David Bichinashvili of Germany in a close bronze medal bout.21.08.2008#332916
Shirvani Muradov (blue) of Russia and Teimuraz Tigiev (red) of Kazakhstan. The men's freestyle 96kg wrestling.21.08.2008#332894
Russian Shirvani Muradov wins the men's freestyle 96kg wrestling gold at the Beijing Olympic Games bringing the 15th gold medal for Russia.21.08.2008#332893
Athletics. Women. 20km race walk. Olga Kaniskina of Russia has won the women's 20-kilometer race walk gold medal.21.08.2008#332593
Russia's Georgy Balakshin, left, won India's Jitender Kumar, right, in Olympic flyweight boxing quarterfinals. Xinhua/RIA Novosti20.08.2008#332557
Russian gymnast Anton Golotsutskov earned the Olympic gold medal in the men's vault final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.18.08.2008#332016
Gold medal won by Russian tennis player Yelena Dementyeva, who was welcomed back from the Beijing Olympics at Sheremetyevo airport.18.08.2008#331974
Russian pole vaulter Svetlana Feofanova, earned bronze with a height of 4.75 at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.18.08.2008#331972
Russian pole vaulter Yulia Golubchikova finishes fourth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.18.08.2008#331969
Russian pole vaulter, Yelena Isinbayeva, sets new world record at 5.05 meters, Beijing Olympics.18.08.2008#331942
Russian pole vaulter, Yelena Isinbayeva, sets new world record at 5.05 meters, Beijing Olympics.18.08.2008#331932
Russian pole vaulter, Yelena Isinbayeva, sets new world record at 5.05 meters, Beijing Olympics.18.08.2008#331908
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
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
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
Russian race walker Valery Borchin won the gold medal in men's 20km walk. Russian news-center. Olympic Games in Beijing.17.08.2008#331536
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 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 Olympics.17.08.2008#331472
Russian women's foil team, from left: Evgenia Lamonova, Svetlana Boyko, Viktoria Nikishina, Aida Shanaeva. Russian fencers grabbed gold, scoring a 28-11 victory over the U.S. team in women's team foil final at the Olympic Games in Beijing.16.08.2008#331307
Dinara Safina qualified for the final, defeating China's Li Na in the Olympic women's tennis event.16.08.2008#331274
Russia's Nadezhda Yevstyukhina, bronze medalist in the women's 75 kg weightlifting event of the 2008 Beijing Olympiad, in the Russian Bosco Club in Beijing.15.08.2008#331243
Russia's Inga Abitova, left, finished sixth, clocking 30,37.33, and Russia's Maria Konovalova, right, took fifth place, clocking 30,35.84 in the Beijing 2008 Olympics women's 10,000m final.15.08.2008#331195
Mikhail Kuznetsov and Dmitry Larionov of Russia ( from left to right ) won bronze medals on Friday in the men's slalom canoe double event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.15.08.2008#330956
World champion in artistic gymnastics (uneven bars) Ksenia Semyonova of Russia finished fourth in women's artistic gymnastics individual all-round competitions at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.15.08.2008#330905
Anna Pavlova of Russia finished seventh in women's artistic gymnastics individual all-round competitions at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.15.08.2008#330904
Russian wrestler Khasan Baroyev won a silver medal in the Greco-Roman 120 kg qualification.14.08.2008#330782
Russian wrestler Aslanbek Kushtov, 28, took gold in Men's Greco-Roman 96kg Wrestling.14.08.2008#330720
The Russian team is rejoicing at their victory over the Brazilian team in the third round of the Olympic group tournament. Our team won 3-1.14.08.2008#330664
Gymnast Maxim Devyatovskiy of Russia performs on the parallel bars during the Men's all-round competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. He shows the sixth result in individual all-round competition.14.08.2008#330624
Russia's gymnast Sergey Khorokhordin performs his rings exercise during the men's artistic gymnastics individual all-round competitions at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He finished fifth in men's individual all-round competitions.14.08.2008#330614
Russia's Dmitry Sautin, below, and Yuri Kunakov took the silver in synchronized diving from the 3 meter springboard.13.08.2008#330472
Dmitry Sautin (right) and Yuriy Kunakov (left) of Russia earned silver medals in the Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard event of the Beijing Olympics.13.08.2008#330193
Yekaterina Kramarenko of Russia in women's artistic gymnastics team final of the Beijing Olympics (floor exercises).13.08.2008#330188
Lyudmila Grebenkova of Russia after the women's artistic gymnastics team final of the Beijing Olympics.13.08.2008#330158
Ksenia Afanasyeva of Russia in women's artistic gymnastics team final of the Beijing Olympics (vault).13.08.2008#330153
Svetlana Tsarukayeva of Russia competing in the women's 63 kilos weight-lifting event.12.08.2008#329936
Russian wrestler Islambek Albiyev (red) beats Azerbaijan's Vitaly Rakhimov 3-0 in the 60 kilo class, Greco-Roman final at the Beijing Olympics.12.08.2008#329922
Russian wrestler Islambek Albiyev wins a gold medal in the 60 kilo class Greco-Roman final at the Beijing Olympics.12.08.2008#329873
Russian wrestler Nazir Mankiev wins a gold medal in the 55 kilo class Greco-Roman final at the Beijing Olympics.12.08.2008#329857
Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova showing the fourth result in the final competition in women's 100m breaststroke event of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.12.08.2008#329723
Arkady Vyatchanin wins a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke with 53.18 seconds.12.08.2008#329688
Anastasia Zueva of Russia participating in the final competition of women's 100m backstroke event of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.12.08.2008#329681
The Russian diving duo (from left) Gleb Galperin and Dmitry Dobroskok placing third in 10m synchronized diving at the 2008 Olympics, Beijing.11.08.2008#329412
(From right) Russian divers Gleb Galperin and Dmitry Dobroskok win bronze in 10m synchronized diving, the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.11.08.2008#329399
Iranians lose 49-71 (5-24, 17-14, 16-8, 11-25) to Russia in an opening Olympic match.10.08.2008#329309
Russian swimmer Roman Sludnov shows the sixth result of men's 100m breaststroke final at Beijing Olympic Games.11.08.2008#329280
Alexey Alipov of Russia wins bronze medal in the men's trap shoot at the 2008 Beiging Olympic Games.10.08.2008#329273
Russia's middleweight (75 kg) Matvei Korobov (in blue) beat Sweden's boxer Naim Terbunja 18-6 on points, Beijing.09.08.2008#329205
Russian fencer Sofia Velikaya (left) and Sada Jacobson (U.S.) fighting for the finals.09.08.2008#329135
Resident of Beijing before the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest stadium.08.08.2008#329044
Andrei Kirilenko, flag carrier of the Russian Olympic team, during the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest stadium.08.08.2008#329012
The Russian team walking to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#329011
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#329009
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#329006
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#329000
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328998
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328997
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328995
The Olympic Flag, left, and the flag of the People's Republic of China at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328994
The Olympic Flag being carried to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328993
The Olympic Flame. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328991
The Olympic Flame. The opening ceremony of the 29th Summer Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328989
A view of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on August 8, 2008.08.08.2008#328988
Free-style wrestler Buvaisar Saitiyev attending an official send-off for the national free-style wrestling and judo teams to the Beijing Olympics.05.08.2008#328334
An actor performing as Russian Olympic team's mascot called Cheburashka, a famous Soviet-era cartoon character, during the Russian Olympic team's farewell ceremony on The Red Square, before leaving for Beijing.29.07.2008#326849
Russian athletes on Red Square during a farewell ceremony for Russian athletes going to the Olympic Games in Beijing.29.07.2008#326848
(From left, foreground:) Aleksei Tishchenko, Sergei Vodopyanov and Gennady Kovalev, (from left, background:) Arthur Beterbiyev, Islam Timurziyev, Albert Selimovb, Georgy Balakshin and Matvei Korobov, (from right, background:) head coach Philipp Yakovlev and David Airapetyan, (from left, background:) Andrei Balanov and Rakhim Chakhiev with the Russian boxing team at a training session before 2008 Olympic Games.21.07.2008#325903
