Rio de Janeiro is renowned for its natural beauty, but in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics the global focus has shifted to the environmental problems bedeviling Brazil’s second-largest city.
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Also capturing gold Monday night were China’s Sun Yang in the men’s 200-meter freestyle and Hungary’s iron woman Katinka Hosszu, who already has two golds at the Rio Games and is a favorite for a third Tuesday night.
Murphy set an Olympic record with a time of 51.97 seconds to capture the sixth straight gold for Team USA Swimming in the event.
But his biggest achievement might be winning an individual Olympic medal in a swimming event at the age of 31 years old.
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, looks to add to his record 22 medals.
The men’s 200 meter freestyle finals are slated for 10:21 p.m. after semifinals Sunday.
“You see even world records in many disciplines, the athletes are feeling well, they are well prepared so sport is taking over now”, Bach, a former Olympic fencing gold medallist, said.
Ledecky destroyed her own world record in the 400 freestyle Sunday night, finishing almost 5 seconds ahead of her closest opponent.
The men’s team finals start at 4 p.m.
The Brazilian women play South Africa at 11 p.m. and the host nation’s fans have become enamored of their team as the men disappoint.
Michael Phelps is participating in his fifth Summer Games, a US record among male swimmers.
Carli Lloyd scored the lone goal for the Americans.
The increase in military participation in security plans for the 2016 Games was requested by the regional government of Rio de Janeiro and authorized in a decree issued by Brazil’s acting president, Michel Temer, and published Monday in a special edition of the Official Gazette. With a positive result against Colombia, the women’s team will be in prime position to repeat as gold medal winners for the fourth consecutive summer games and become the first women’s team to win a World Cup and Olympic gold in back-to-back years.
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Simon Sjodin of Sweden competes in the Men’s 200m Butterfly heat on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
