Nattrass finishes 11th in trapshooting in possible Olympic finale

Trapshooter Susan Nattrass had the best chance of ending the Canadians' podium drought, but the 57-year-old fell short of qualifying for the final. Heading into the last qualification round in a tie for fourth, the Edmonton native missed seven of 25 targets to finish 11th in what is likely her final Olympic appearance.

"I still don't know what I did wrong before my last round. I did the exact same preparation. I probably started trying too hard," she said. "It's hard when it's probably my last Olympics."

Fellow fifty-something Jujie Luan saw her Olympic comeback come to an end after the Edmonton fencer lost 15-7 to Hungary's Aide Mohamed in the round of 32. Luan won gold for China at the 1984 Olympics, and the 50-year-old launched a comeback when Beijing was awarded the Games.

China had a big day, winning six medals - including three gold - to sit alone atop the standings with 14 (nine gold, three silver, two bronze). The U.S. was second with 12 medals (3-4-5), with Korea (4-4-0) and Italy (3-3-2) tied for third. The Russian Federation (0-4-2) rounded out the top five.

While the Canadian team remains without a medal, American swimmer Michael Phelps has already made his second trip to the podium. He was part of the U.S. 4x100-metre team that won gold in a world record-shattering time of 3:08.24, keeping alive Phelps' dream of winning eight gold medals in Beijing.

Five world records fell in the Water Cube on Monday, making it seven records that have been broken in the pool since the start of competition.

Monday saw the first doping scandal of the Games. Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno was kicked out of the Olympics after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO. The International Olympic Committee said Moreno was tested in the athletes' village on July 31 and left China later the same day before learning the result.

Elsewhere, the condition of an American woman who was stabbed on the opening day of Olympic competition has improved. U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Darryl Seibel said Barbara Bachman's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious but stable.

Mrs. Bachman was with her husband, Todd Bachman, both 62, when they were attacked by a Chinese man at an ancient monument in the heart of the Chinese capital on Saturday. Todd Bachman was killed.

The bizarre attack has led several countries to reassess their security policies. Australian athletes were told to trade in their civilian clothes in favour of team uniforms while touring Beijing in the hopes that "branding" themselves will make them less likely to be a target for violence.

The Canadian Olympic Committee said it wouldn't force its athletes to wear team uniforms while travelling around the city.