The Republic of Armenia participated in the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 33 athletes representing the country. He’s already won 23 medals, including a record-setting 19 golds, and could add three more in Rio when he competes in the 100-meter butterfly, the 200-meter butterfly, and the 200-meter individual medley.
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Here’s a look at 10 events coming up this week that you’re not going to want to miss.
The Japanese men topped Russian Federation in the team finals to take gold on Monday.
The United States has dominated this event in the past, and that did not change Monday night.
RECORD ROUT: Diana Taurasi and the US women’s basketball team opened their Olympics with a record rout, smashing Senegal 121-56 while setting Olympic marks for most points in a game, margin of victory and assists (36). However, hot on his trail will be teammate Ryan Lochte, who took a potential third straight gold from Phelps in the 400m individual medley at the London games in 2012.
CHINA GOLD: China’s bid for a gold in shooting seemed to take a hit when a two-time defending gold medalist failed to qualify.
Franklin was eliminated from medal contention in the women’s 200-meter freestyle after finishing eighth in her semifinal heat. Should she make it to the finals, it’ll be special, but either way, there’s no shortage of talent in women’s tennis in Rio and the finals will be worth a watch as will the quarter and semi finals, taking place on Wednesday and Thursday the 10th and 11th.
The event will start at 9:45 a.m. with a subdivision that includes 41-year-old Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan, who will be competing in her seventh Olympics, a record for a gymnast. He was part of the American 4×100 relay team that beat France.
The Olympic Games can rightly be said to be the foremost sporting competition in the world as many countries spend much money and resources in training and preparing their athletes and teams for the competitions.
In a women’s preliminary match, Team USA’s golden girl Carrie Walsh Jennings and her partner April Ross take on the Chinese team.
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Here’s five things to keep an eye on at the Rio Olympics. While Japan has been a favorite, the team looked shaky in preliminaries. If he absolutely had to pick a basketball team it would be the Knicks, but he’d gladly trade them for just one championship for any of his other three teams.
