In 2004, the Americans captured 28 medals in Athens (Phelps won six gold and two bronze to contribute to the US total of 12 gold, nine silver and seven bronze).
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Yet Biles and Raisman claimed the two spots in the individual all-around, and Douglas won’t be in the finals to defend her title. I know these girls and I know they’re hungry for success and I just hope that they meet their dreams and that they’re able to put it together in the moment. He’s slated to compete in three individual events here. But when the number reached 292 for this Olympics, the Americans had a record. He holds the world and Olympic records in the event. The team tied with Hungary for the most gold medals earned with two, as Mack Horton took 400m freestyle gold and the women’s relay team taking gold and setting a new world record with their 4x100m freestyle effort. The five-time Wimbledon champion will have another chance to win Olympic gold, however. From the US women’s gymnastics team’s first step to the finals to key matchups on the basketball court and a world-record swimmer’s quest for gold, there will be plenty to please your inner competitive nature. The gusts ripped apart a large decorative panel on the swimming venue and even shut down shopping at the megastore – essentially an enormous tent – inside the Olympic Park. Tip is at 2:15 p.m. They will be tackling a slightly shorter version of the men’s course that caused all kinds of problems Saturday when numerous riders lost chains or had other mechanical problems on the cobblestones. Finals for men’s 200-meter freestyle, men’s 100-meter backstroke, women’s 100-meter backstroke and women’s 100-meter breaststroke.
Reigning Olympic Water Polo champions Croatia will take on the US in a re-run of their quarter-final clash from London 2012 at 2.20pm, while in the Swimming, the highlights include the heats of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke and the heats and final of the Men’s 400m Freestyle.
Men’s and women’s beach volleyball preliminaries run through the day after opening rounds Saturday. “The leadership of the Olympic team in Rio announces the positive first sample of a member of the team during drugs testing conducted in early July in Athens”, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) said.
Allyson Felix has encountered setbacks on the way to her fourth Olympic Games. It showed they are going to host a great Games.
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If that’s not enough for you and you want to see some podium action, there will be further medals won before the day is done in Swimming, Women’s Weightlifting, Women’s Fencing, Men and Women’s Judo and men’s Archery.
