swimming champion in Beijing and a national hero, is disqualified from the 400m freestyle after a false start in his heat. 393.Ireland is rocked by claims that one of its athletes had placed a bet on an earlier event in which they had competed, in breach of IOC rules. 394.The athlete is later named as Peter O'Leary, a sailor, who would not comment on the claims, and continued to compete in the Star class. 395.Sir Paul McCartney sends his support to British sailors Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes, whose boat, Lovely Rita, is also the name of a Beatles track: "Wishing you the very best of luck on the Lovely Rita in the Games. Happy sailing to you both." 396.Bahia Al Hamad becomes the first Qatari woman to compete in an Olympics when she begins her qualifying round in the 10m air rifle event. 397.Italian fencing star Valentina Vezzali misses out on Olympic history when she is defeated in the semi-finals in her bid for a fourth consecutive foil gold at the Games. 398.New Zealand rowers Eric Murray and Hamish Bond shatter the world record in the men's pair, knocking six seconds off the time set by Matt Pinsent and James Cracknell in 2004. 399.Hamadou Djibo Issaka, a novice rower from Niger, finishes 1min 20secs behind the next slowest competitor in the men's single sculls. 400.The crowd at Eton Dorney gives him a standing ovation. 401.Issaka has some 25,000 fans on their feet, cheering him on. 402.Issaka, 35, is only