Grainger, competing in her fifth straight Olympics, and Victoria Thornley were beaten to the finish line by Poland’s Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska and Natalia Madaj.
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Russian Federation took the silver medal and China earned bronze. At this pace, she could challenge Phelps’ medal haul someday.
Facing off against China’s Zhehui Zhang, Harrison immediately took hold of Zhang’s uniform and wrestled her to the ground. He has four career victories, starting with a Sunshine Tour event in 1998, his best year coming in 2013 when he won the Zambia Open and Sun City Challenge. ” … The game just became more challenging when the winds picked up”.
Top-ranked Harrison and world number four Aguiar are expected to meet in the final later in the afternoon. Harrison holds a slight nine to eight lead in their previous encounters, but Aguiar will have the home-crowd advantage. Upon Harrison’s entrance onto the judo mat, she was boisterously booed in the stadium. Italy’s pair placed third.
In Lochte’s absence, the Americans have won 15 medals, including four golds. Gauthier Grumier of France got bronze.
American Kristin Armstrong won the race.
The Netherlands also sprinted past the fading Poles, who had to settle for bronze.
The competitive success of the event, however it’s defined, will be married directly to the long-term ability of the Games as a catalyst for growth. She earned a gold medal as part of the 4×200 freestyle relay after swimming in the preliminaries but the games have been disappointing for her. So when the qualifying period began two years ago, he keenly kept an eye on the rankings.
MEDAL STRIPPED: A Ukrainian javelin thrower was stripped of his silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the latest athlete disqualified after the retesting of stored doping samples.
“Everything they did, especially last night, really got me going”, he said.
Laurie Hernandez competes on the balance beam in the artistic gymnastics women’s team final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
The officers from Brazil’s national security force who were sent to Rio for the Olympics relied on a Global Positioning System device to navigate unfamiliar streets Wednesday afternoon, but they took a wrong turn off a highway leading to Rio’s worldwide airport. Their truck was sprayed with bullets, and one officer, Helio Vieira, was shot in the head. But the Brazilian football confederation said exams conducted on the star striker’s right foot on Thursday showed no serious injuries.
A commando unit backed by a police helicopter was preparing Thursday to carry out an operation to apprehend those behind the attack.
The Rio statement says when the driver checked his mirror, he found journalists lying on the floor.
The British claimed silver in 7:03.13, while Japan took the bronze in 7:03.50. I think Adilson said it all there – the relief on his face when he hit a good drive was a lot more than for a normal event.
Golfers’ Adilson da Silva of Brazil, Graham DeLaet of Canada and Byeong Hun An of South Korea, from left shake hands on the first hole during the first round of the men’s golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.
112 Years since golf was played in the Olympics.
“I hope I’ll be sleepy so I don’t feel the pressure so much”.
The grandstand was filled with more golf officials than fans.
Not since 1904 in St. Louis has an Olympic medal been awarded in golf. He called it a long journey and then added, “or the beginning of a new one”.
Officials dance during a weather delay at the rowing venue of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
“That was probably one of my most challenging doubles”, the 31-year-old Phelps said. The first, in the 26th minute, was Colombia’s first ever Olympic goal, and first ever goal against the United States.
He came to Rio seeking to overturn a provisional ban imposed last month by the IAAF governing body.
But he didn’t answer the question whether there have been any positive results so far.
Rugby is back in the Olympics for the first time since 1924.
Britain’s quartet of Stephen Milne, Robbie Renwick, Dan Wallace and Duncan Scott had the top time of 7:06.31. Some high-tech equipment will be on display to help shave seconds off the clock.
Even after a grueling night at the pool, Michael Phelps cruised through the preliminaries of the 200-meter individual medley.
Phelps, the top qualifier, will be seeking his fourth straight 200-meter IM Olympic title, swimming Thursday evening next to longtime rival and US teammate Ryan Lochte.
Katinka Hosszu of Hungary will be aiming for gold in the women’s 200 backstroke and the world’s fastest men will compete in the 50 meter free final.
The seemingly unstoppable American Katie Ledecky is also back in the pool, this time to qualify for the 800 meter freestyle. She still has the 800m freestyle ahead.
Harrington, one of four players chosen to present golf’s case to the International Olympic Committee when it was voted back into the games in 2009, said he was more nervous on the opening tee than when he played his first major. It’s a little more than 7,100 yards, a par 71.
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The professionals competing at the Rio Olympics include Henrik Stenson of Sweden, Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson of the United States and Martin Kaymer of Germany.
