Home -> Olympics -> Photogallery -> September 17 Mai Nakamura of Japan waves to the crowd after swimming the fastest time in the 100m backstroke heats on September 17. Nakamura clocked 1:00.88 and advanced to the semi-final on a generally good day for Asians in day two of the Olympics - Reuters Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, world champion in the 10,000 metres, shows his teammates some karate moves in the Olympic Village in Sydney on September 12 - Reuters US first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz (bottom) is tagged out at second base by Japan's Jun Heima during their baseball game at the Olympic Games in Sydney on September 17. Mike Neill slugged a two-run home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to seal a 4-2 US victory - Reuters Bulgaria's Izabela Dragneva celebrates after winning weightlifting gold and making Olympic history in the women's 48 kg class at the Sydney Games on September 17 - Reuters Yugoslavian Predrag Danilovic loses control of the ball under the hoop as Serguei Tchikalkine (L) and Serguei Panov of Russia watch during their basketball competition on September 17. Yugoslavia won 66-60 - Reuters Hungary's Adrienn Nyeste performs her routine in the floor exercise during the women's team qualifying in gymnastics at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games on September 17 - Reuters Australian soccer player Kasey Wehrman (C) celebrates his second goal against Nigeria with teammates Stephen Laybutt (R) and Vince Grella during the Olympics on September 16. Nigeria won 3-2 - Reuters Tadahiro Nomura of Japan bites his gold medal after winning the men's judo 60kg category against South Korean Jung Bu-kyung in the final of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games on September 16 - Reuters Gymnast Amy Chow of the US performs in the floor exercise at Sydney's Superdome on September 17. America's lacklustre performance might see them going out of the team competition - Reuters Baljit Dhilon of India races past Mario Almada (C) and Fernando Zylbergerg of Argentina during the men's hockey match in Sydney on September 17. India won 3-0 and will clash with Australia on Tuesday - Reuters Germany's Kerstin Kielgass competes in the women's 400m freestyle heats at the Sydney Olympic Games on September 17. Kielgass clocked four minutes 13.10 seconds and was eliminated from the competition - Reuters Amy van Dyken, Dara Torres, Courtney Shealy and Jenny Thompson (L-R) of the US celebrate after winning the women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay final at Sydney 2000 Olympic Games on September 16. The team won gold and set a new world record with a time of 3:36.61 - Reuters Italy's Cristiano Zanetti clashes with Honduras' Elvis Danilo Turico during their Olympic soccer match in Adelaide on September 16. Italy won the match -- Reuters. Ian Thorpe celebrates after powering Australia to a new world record in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final on September 16. Reuters USA's Josh Wolff (L) and Conor Casey show their despair at missing a goal attempt against Cameroon during their match at Bruce Stadium in Canberra on September 16. The match ended in a 1-1 draw - Reuters
