Russian troops continue to withdraw from the
Georgian city of
Gori, where the major
Georgian army base was dismantled by
Russian troops soon after the
conflict ended. Two
Russian APCs still remain at a checkpoint near the city, Reuters reports.
(Reuters)
The
BBC's Richard Galpin, who has spent the past two days travelling from the Black Sea port of Poti to Tbilisi, says Georgian forces seem to be surrendering control of the highway to the Russians.
(BBC News)
American swimmer
Michael Phelps wins gold as the butterfly leg of the winning
Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay team. With the relay victory, Phelps earns his eighth gold medal (5 individual, 3 relay), setting a record for most golds at an Olympic games, beating
Mark Spitz's previous record of 7 set in
1972.
(Bloomberg)