August 16, Monday Finals WEIGHTLIFTING. Final. Men. Weight category up to 62 kg. 1. Shi Zhiyong (China) - double event total 325.0 kg (snatch 152.5 + clean and jerk 172.5). 2. Le Maosheng (China) - 312.5 (140.0 + 172.5). 3. Sampanis (Greece) - 312.5 (145.0 + 167.5). Le Maosheng is ahead of Sampanis due to his lighter dead weight. Russians did not compete in this weight category. Preliminary competitions BADMINTON. Quarterfinals. Mixed category.

Climbers will fight terrorists in Chechnya Yesterday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov made several loud statements in Rostov-on-Don regarding the immediate future of the Russian armed forces. In particular, it was decided that starting from 2005, only contract soldiers will fight on the territory of Chechnya. Moreover, the very methodology of fighting militants will change.

“October” apparently decided to compete for the Belkin Prize - in issue No. 7 there were already three stories. All with a pretense of profundity.

Moscow authorities will fine late builders The meeting of the capital's government yesterday took place without the participation of Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, but according to the canons he had established - with loud criticism of the construction complex. Vice-Mayor Valery Shantsev announced strict measures that will be applied to builders who violate the deadlines for commissioning projects.

Georgians and Ossetians rallied against ghostly provocateurs The exhausting confrontation between Tbilisi and Tskhinvali gave way to an unstable alliance against a common enemy. Yesterday, the parties started talking about a ghostly “third force” maliciously disrupting ceasefire agreements in the conflict zone. True, the parties have not yet reached a consensus on who exactly is behind this “force”.

Otherwise, Azerbaijan will start purchasing weapons Yesterday, the head of Azerbaijani diplomacy, Elmar Mammadyarov, arrived in Moscow on an official three-day visit. This is his first visit to Russia as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The guest is going to discuss with his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov issues of the fight against terrorism and exchange views on the problems of developing the legal status of the Caspian Sea. The most important question, as Mr.

Bonds of the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending (AHML) were recently included in the Lombard list of the Bank of Russia. This should have a positive impact on the liquidity of these securities and help expand the circle of potential investors. The inclusion of AHML bonds in the Central Bank's Lombard list will not add working capital to the agency: the first and second issues of debt obligations have already been fully placed.

Anastasia Myskina is forced to play without a break At the Olympic tennis tournament, French Open winner Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Mikhail Yuzhny and Igor Andreev reached the third round of singles competition. Unfortunately, after the 2000 Olympic silver medalist Elena Dementieva, Marat Safin and Nikolay Davydenko also lost.

Russian schoolgirls took silver in synchronized jumping The second day of the diving tournament in the indoor pool of the Olympic Aquatics Center was sensational for the Russians. In synchronized diving from a three-meter springboard, Dmitry Sautin, having touched the apparatus with his feet, almost found himself left out of further competitions of the Olympics. Games debutantes Natalya Goncharova and Yulia Koltunova won silver medals in the synchronized platform event.

The FFMS suggested that the Central MD change its director The Federal Service for Financial Markets, which completed an inspection of the work of the Central Moscow Depository on July 28-29, found only a violation of professional ethics in the actions of the Central Moscow Depository.

Most of all, Russian youth are disliked by the elderly and poorly educated Russians generally have a positive assessment of modern youth, but believe that they lack education and respect for the older generation. These are the results of a survey by the ROMIR Monitoring research center. Citizens were asked the question: “How would you rate modern Russian youth in general?” The most loyal to modern youth turned out to be...

Goznak and the Central Bank launched new banknotes into circulation Russian “wooden” rubles will eventually become rag rubles. Recently, the Central Bank launched new banknotes into circulation, which are made of pure cotton to prevent rapid wear. However, it is not only the material that has changed in banknotes.

Avtotor began assembling Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet TrialBlaze From now on, Russian consumers will be able to buy only domestically produced Chevrolets. This week, the industrial assembly of American SUVs Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet TrialBlazer started at Avtotor in Kaliningrad. General Motors assures that this will not affect either the price or quality of the car.

Vladimir Putin opened the season of working meetings on vacation Yesterday, at his Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi, Vladimir Putin received the Governor, Chairman of the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko. Officially, the meeting was dedicated to discussing issues of socio-economic development of this region.

Intrigue of the day - Kriveleva vs. Korzhanenko Today at the Olympics the maximum number of sets of awards being played out since the start of the Summer Games is 21. There will be more only on Saturday, August 21, - 32, the next day, on Sunday, - 27, and on the penultimate day of the competition, August 28, -- 34. On Wednesday, there is virtually no doubt about the success of the Russian women in the shot put.