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Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds Wednesday night, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics.

Kobe Bryant scored 25 points as the U.S. men's basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Beijing Games with a 116-85 victory against Australia on Wednesday.