Egyptian Weightlifter Mohamed Abdul-Baki finished eighth in the men's 62kg class competition. Abdul-Baki lifted 129kg after three snatch attempts, he then lifted 155kg and 159kg in the jerk and clean, but failed to lift 164kg, making a total of 288 points. Abdul-Baki was 10kg away from securing a bronze medal, which was won by Indonesia's Triyatno. China's Zhang Xiangxiang won the gold medal with a total of 319 points, while Diego Salazar from Colombia won silver. Fencing The women's individual fencing competition witnessed an all-Egyptian contest between Iman Shaaban and Shimaa Al-Gammal in the round of 64. Shaaban won the game, but was then knocked out from the last 32 by Korea's Nam Hyunhee, who went on to win the silver medal. The gold medal was won by Maria Valentina Vezzali, who made history as she made it three on the trot, following her gold medal feats in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. Swimming Michael Phelps led USA to winning the gold medal in the men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay final, setting a new world record. In the 100m breaststroke final, Japan's Kosuke Kitajima also set a new world record to clinch the gold medal.
