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Fresh British triumph in Beijing today pushed Britain's 'Great Haul of China' to even greater heights with medals in the sailing and swimming. Keri-Anne Payne almost clinched another gold for Team GB in the gruelling 10km open water, only to be beaten into silver by one and a half seconds. Her teammate and best friend Cassie Patten came in right behind her to bag a bronze, and hours later Bryony Shaw also took third in the windsurfing. Dirty tricks: Britain's Keri-Anne Payne (left) and Cassandra Patten (right) flank winner Larisa Ilchenko. They claimed the Russian cheated them of gold Payne and Patten finished just a few strokes behind Russian Larisa Ilchenko in the long-distance 10km event, the first time it has featured in an Olympic Games. Sailor Shaw then took bronze in a dramatic finale to the women's windsurfing... [read full story]
