She added: “That means so much to me because I’m quitting after that right now”.
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Shooting events at Rio 2016 continue tomorrow with the men’s 50m prone and women’s skeet competitions.
“But right now, I love Rio!”
Following the medal ceremony, Engleder said she is retiring at 33 to take care of her son and the 34-year-old Du called it her last Olympics.
Ryan Murphy, Men’s 100m Backstroke – With Murphy’s record-setting victory at 51.97 seconds, Team USA has won the gold in this event in six consecutive Olympics. Asked what she’ll be doing next, Engleder responded: “Drinking a beer”.
Golf, the newest addition to the Olympic Games, is a Florida favorite.
Engleder was fourth following the standing portion, but surged ahead with three straight shots in the 10-ring. But they didn’t have enough to slow down the juggernaut that is Fiji, which led 29-0 at the half and entered the Olympics as the world’s top-ranked rugby sevens team.
When Engleder realized she had won, she dropped down to her knees and screamed with excitement to the crowd.
Engleder cracked a wry smile after the German national anthem began, then started singing the words.
A stellar performance from Team GB’s swimmers yesterday has made the Rio Olympics Team GB’s best in the pool since the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.
In Rio, Du won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle competition.
“This is my last Olympic Games and nearly the last competition to shoot”, she said. She fell to the bronze medal on Thursday after hitting an 8.6 on her final shot.
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“I know that you will do so again”. “At least I have in Rio 2016 a silver and a bronze medal”.
