Olympics: Gold medals at the Games on day 15

Sabine Spitz of Germany celebrates after winning the women's cross country mountain bike event at Laoshan Course Photograph: Karl Josef Hildenbrand/EPA

Ken Wallace of Austalia, left, celebrates his gold medal with the winner of the bronze medal, Tim Brabants of Great Britain, centre, and silver medalist Adam van Koeverden of Canada after the kayak single (K1) 500m men final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Photograph: Roland Weihrauch/EPA

The Russian team compete in the synchronized swimming team free routine final and go on to take the gold medal Photograph: Julian Abram Wainwright/EPA

This underwater picture shows Russia's synchronised swimming team in action Photograph: Francois-Xavier Marit/AFP

Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine paddles to win the kayak single 500m women's final Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters

Maxim Opalev of Russia about to win the gold in the men's flatwater canoe 500m final Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins

Spain's Saul Craviotto and Carlos Perez compete during the men's kayak double 500m finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP

Gold medallists Katalin Kovacs (L) and Natasa Janic of Hungary celebrate their win in the women's kayak double 500m final Photograph: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

General view shows the national stadium in Beijing during the men's Olympic football final between Argentina and Nigeria, which Argentina won Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

Chibuzor Okonkwo of Nigeria challenges Lionel Messi of Argentina in the men's gold medal football match Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty

Julien Absalon of France won gold in the men's cross-country mountain bike cycling competition Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

China's Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun heading towards victory in the men's canoe double 500m finals Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP

Else Marthe Soerlie Lybekk of Norway shoots at goal during the women's handball gold medal match between Norway and Russia at the National Indoor Stadium. Norway took the gold Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty

Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor (R) won her fight against Cuba's Andris Laffita Hernandez during their Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Flyweight final boxing bout Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP

Kenya's Wilfred Kipkemboi Bungei runs toward the winning line in the men's 800m final at the National stadium Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Nancy Jebet Langat of Kenya celebrates after winning the women's 1500m Final Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty

Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva recieves the gold medal in the individual all-around final of the rhythmic gymnastics Photograph: Franck Fife/Getty