August 2004 in Sports - August 24, 2004

August 24, 2004

• 2004 Summer Olympics:
  • Athletics: After "refusing or failing to admit a urine sample", men's Discus champion Robert Fazekas (HUN) is stripped of his title. Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) now receives the gold medal. (BBC)
  • Gold medal winners on day 11: (BBC)
    • Athletics:
      • Women's 100 m Hurdles: Joanna Hayes, USA
      • Men's 1500 m: Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR
      • Men's 3000 m Steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi, KEN
      • Women's 400 m: Tonique Williams-Darling, BAH
      • Men's Decathlon: Roman Šebrle, CZE
      • Women's Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS
    • Beach Volleyball:
      • Women: Kerri Walsh and Misty May, USA
    • Cycling:
      • Men's Points Race: Mikhail Ignatiev, RUS
      • Men's Sprint: Ryan Bayley, AUS
      • Women's Sprint: Lori-Ann Muenzer, CAN
    • Diving:
      • Men's 3 m Springboard: Bo Peng, CHN
    • Equestrian:
      • Mixed Team Jumping: Germany (Ludger Beerbaum – Goldfever, Marco Kutscher – Montender, Otto Becker – Cento, Christian Ahlmann – Coster)
    • Weightlifting:
      • Men's 94–105 kg: Dmitry Berestov, RUS

• UEFA Champions League 2004–05 Third qualifying round, second leg. Teams progressing to the group stage in bold:
  • Liverpool F.C. 0 – 1 Grazer AK
  • R.S.C. Anderlecht 3 – 0 S.L. Benfica
  • AS Monaco FC 6 – 0 NK Gorica
  • Internazionale 4 – 1 FC Basel
  • Deportivo de La Coruña 3 – 0 Shelbourne
  • Maccabi Haifa F.C. 2 – 3 Rosenborg BK (UEFA.com)