For mega athletes like Michael Phelps, who now has 22 Gold Medals in his career, it won’t hurt as much as his net worth is $55 million.
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Blitzboks captain Kyle Brown says that despite the disappointment of missing out on Olympic gold, he’s proud of his team’s effort as they secured bronze at the Rio Olympics.
The switch from ephemeral flowers to long-lasting trinkets is a small part of the Olympic organizing committee’s bigger mission to limit the environmental damage from the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a Rio 2016 spokesperson told Mashable. “I never thought I would be in this position but I’m so blessed and honored on the medal stand”, said Manuel.
Further supporting Beyoncé’s hypothesis that it’s indeed girls who run the world, Maya DiRado of Team USA also clinched gold in the 200-meter backstroke final. Victor of the past three world titles, the 19-year-old lived up to her billing as the greatest ever gymnast to win by a margin of over two points.
The three-time defending champions were ousted by Sweden on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals on Friday.
The United States has hosted four Summer Games in St. Louis (1904), Los Angeles (1932, 1984) and Atlanta (1996). “Michael Phelps … could be one of the best stories in Olympic history so you know that those medals are going to go for very high value”. Coming on the day after China’s Ding Ning won gold and Li Xiaoxia took silver in the women’s tournament, the world number one finished a grand slam of possible titles. Gold medallists Kathleen Baker (USA) of USA, Lilly King (USA) of USA, Dana Vollmer (USA) of USA and Simone Manuel (USA) of USA pose with their medals and national flag. “She was interviewed after the race and she said a few months ago she would’ve just died at the thought of getting any medals, so to get a silver and so close to gold is pretty exceptional”.
At the Lagoa Stadium, Germany snatched two golds from the men’s and women’s quadruple sculls in the rowing regatta. It takes four people along with the coaches’ decision.
Fiji harvested their first ever Olympic gold as their men’s rugby sevens team trounced Britain 43-7 in a lopsided final.
“In the interest of sustainability and innovation, it was decided that flowers would not be awarded to medal winners at this Olympic Games”.
At present, for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the United States is paying $25k for Gold, $15k for Silver, and $10k for Bronze, which are all well below the bonuses handed out by China, Russia and Italy.
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