Chinese Olympic gold hopeful Guo Shuang was out of the women's sprint final for gold, beaten 2-1 by Anna Meares of Australia in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Falling off her bike in the deciding race, Guo bravely stood up to compete. She almost saw the chance to enter into the final after beating the Australian, but the Chinese Olympic hopeful illegally maneuvered Meares out of the way and then she was relegated into the second place.

(Xinhua News Agency August 19, 2008)