Soldiers were marching outside the gate, blowing trumpets and beating tympani and drums.

宫殿门前，士兵们正在列队行进，号角声，锣鼓声，震耳欲聋。

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"They were beating us out of the gate, getting through the stages a lot quicker, " he noted.

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Meanwhile, on the roads around Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Russia's defending champion Olga Kaniskina won the women's 20km walk title, beating Ireland's Olive Loughnane.

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