American Kristin Armstrong won the race, conquering the brutal course to edge Russian Olga Zabelinskaya by 5.55 seconds.
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Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes competes in the women’s 200m breaststroke heat during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 10, 2016.
Two bus windows were shattered and three people suffered minor injuries when a bus carrying journalists at the Rio Olympics was reportedly hit by gunfire on Tuesday night. “I’m not a firearms expert but I know what a gun sounds like”. The driver said he had heard an unusual noise, but first thought a journalist had dropped some equipment.
A window was shattered on an official media bus as it was driving journalists to the Main Transport Mall from the Deodoro Stadium of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 9, 2016. “He continued to drive for a few meters until he saw a police vehicle and stopped”.
“We haven’t yet been able to confirm what kind of projectile hit the bus”, he said, adding that the incident occurred in the Curicaca neighborhood, just a few kilometers (miles) north of the Olympic Park.
There were suggestions the coach had been shot at, but these have been dismissed by security chief Luiz Fernando Correa after an initial forensic sweep by police showed the bus had been hit by rocks.
Concern has mounted over a series of robberies during the Rio Games.
Authorities say a bullet fired on Saturday was targeting a surveillance blimp being flown near the equestrian center during the Games.
She said one passenger was in tears and there was no first aid for the injured, including a Turkish Games volunteer whose bleeding arm she treated using her water bottle and tissues. Alexandra Raisman, who also shared in the US team gold Tuesday, is in Biles’ rotation.
Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has leapt to the defense of his misfiring 24-year-old star striker, who has been criticized for poor performances and a lack of leadership.
“We don’t regret saying that our mission is to make Rio the safest city in the world”. He won the worlds in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and is the defending gold medalist (London).
He starts on the floor exercise and comes to the event with a gold in hand from the men’s team finals on Monday. His semifinal doubles match with Marc Lopez and a first-round mixed doubles match are to take place later.
USA women win relay: Katie Ledecky led the United States to a gold medal in the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, her third gold medal of the Rio Olympics.
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Britain’s Jack Laugher, left, and Chris Mears walk past their teammates after they collected their gold medals medals for the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving final in the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 10, 2016. Dutch teammate Ellen van Dijk is also a strong contender.
