Bolt, Jamaica set new world record in 4 x 100

BMX
In the sport's debut in the Games, American Jill Kintner of the U.S. took the bronze in the women's final. Anne-Caroline Chausson of France won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the BMX.

Minutes later, Mike Day and Donny Robinson of the United States won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's final. World champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia won the gold medal.

Gymnastics
According to a Times of London report, a U.S. computer security expert named Mike Walker claims he tracked down two documents on a Chinese government Web site that stated He Kexin’s birth date as Jan. 1, 1994, not the Jan. 1, 1992 that is printed on her passport. The documents were later reportedly removed from the site.

The International Olympic Committee said Friday that it has asked gymnastics officials to investigate whether or not the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes. The group would not give details on what new information prompted it to act now.

It also said that despite the persistent questions over eligibility, there is still no proof anyone cheated. “We believe the matter will be put to rest and there’s no question ... on the eligibility,”  spokeswoman Giselle Davies said.

The ages of He's teammates Jiang Yuyuan and Yang Yilin have also been questioned. Online records and media reports suggest the three gymnasts may be as young as 14.

The FIG has said repeatedly that a passport is the “accepted proof of a gymnast’s eligibility,” and that China’s gymnasts have presented ones that show they are age eligible. The IOC also checked the girls’ passports and deemed them valid.

He herself also insists she is of age, saying on Monday, "I was born in 1992 and I'm 16 years old now. The FIG has proved that."

Age falsification has been a problem in gymnastics since the 1980s after the minimum age was raised from 14 to 15 to protect the physical and mental health of young athletes. The minimum age was raised to its current 16 in 1997.

Pau Gasol scored 19 points as Spain beat Lithuania 91-86 to advance to the Olympic gold medal game for the first time since 1984.

Rudy Fernandez added 18 Friday night for the Spaniards, who will face either the U.S. or Argentina for the gold medal on Sunday. The U.S. drubbed Spain 119-82 in pool play.

Spain is looking to add an Olympic title to the world championship it won two years ago in Japan.

Simas Jasaitis and Sarunas Jasikevicius each scored 19 points for Lithuania, which will play for the bronze medal for the fifth straight time.

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