Day 1: China lift first gold, US sweep fencing

Spanish cyclist Samuel Sanchez continued Spain`s golden sporting year with gold in the gruelling men`s road race, and Mariel Zagunis led a US women fencers` clean sweep in the individual sabre.

Image: Chen Wei-Ling of Taiwan competes in the women`s 48kg weightlifting event. Chen Xiexia of China won gold ahead of Sibel Ozkan of Turkey (silver) and Wei-Ling Chen of Taiwan (bronze).

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