Ghirmay Ghebreslassie began running as a means to get to and from school.
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“You’re kidding me? The country which has never finished above China is about to”, state news agency Xinhua said on its official English-language Twitter account on Monday, alongside a photo of the medals tally. But he managed to stay on board thanks to a dramatic balancing act, his left leg dangling outside the canoe.
BADMINTON: It was a significant day in the badminton competition. Eaton, the world record holder, is the overwhelming favorite to retain his Olympic title. The 100 didn’t go well, but the long jump did.
This seems to be the final medal count for one of the most decorated Olympian of all time. Ireland’s national Olympic committee said Hickey is stepping down “until the matter is fully resolved”.
Also on Wednesday, IOC member Patrick Hickey of Ireland stepped aside from his Olympic positions after being arrested in a ticket scalping investigation.
An Irish executive was arrested last week in the same investigation and four other executives are wanted in the probe. And so far he’s 1 for 1 in Rio. They said a third American swimmer, James Feigan, also will speak to the police Thursday.
(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo). fans of Brazil cheer during a semi-final match of the men’s Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Honduras at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016.
“Hopefully, every American watching my race tonight, I want them to think they can take a small piece of ownership in this medal”, Simpson said.
China seeks its seventh diving gold of the Rio Olympics as 10-meter men’s platform finals get underway at 4:30 p.m.
It’s day 12 of the Rio Olympic Games and there are 16 gold medals up for grabs in nine different sports.
Madeline Heiner Hills of Australia reacts after competing in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase final on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
China is looking to cement its domination of table tennis by repeating in Rio what it did in London: sweeping gold in the singles and team competitions. It has ended the Games in second place since 2004 and boasted of a 51-gold bonanza in 2008, its highest ever tally, when it hosted the Beijing Olympics.
On the sand and on the court, the spikes will be coming hard and fast at the Rio Olympics.
They eventually went out in the quarterfinals to Germany, but the Americans beat Japan and second-ranked Argentina before their elimination.
BEACH BRONZE: Few bronze medal games will feature a more intriguing matchup than the one on Copacabana Beach, where Walsh Jennings, who has won three gold medals, and Ross will face Brazil’s top-seeded team of Talita and Larissa. Walsh Jennings says losing on Tuesday night was “a bad feeling”.
Women’s bronze medal match, 10:20 a.m. – USA Network (live): Hungary vs. Russian Federation. All she had to do was beat a three-time defending Olympic champion.
It’s time for Neymar and company to turn those boos into cheers. Germany’s senior team trounced Brazil 7-1 in the semifinals of the World Cup in Rio two years ago. Neymar was outstanding in the 2-0 win over Colombia despite being heavily marked.
The jeering is over – and Brazilian fans are once again embracing the nation’s most talented striker. Now they try to live up to men’s sensational performance in Olympic golf. Park, who has won seven major championships, is playing for the first time in two months because of a thumb injury. The Americans have three players, including Stacy Lewis. Qui earned silver in London; Daley took bronze.
Eaton won one of four USA gold medals on a day the victorious Americans had to concede the stage to a boundless Jamaican who joined Michael Phelps and Ray Ewry as the only Olympians with double threepeats.
Morolake Akinosun, Allyson Felix, Tianna Bartoletta and English Gardner smile after qualifying for the women’s 4×100-meter relay final in a special re-run heat.
South Africa’s Caster Semenya runs in the women’s 800 meters while American runners are seeking gold in the women’s 400 hurdles.
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Swimmer Simone Manuel, who was born in Sugar Land, became the first African American woman to win gold in an individual Olympic swimming event.
