Argentina’s Manu Ginobili, center, is defended by Spain’s Pau Gasol, left, and Nikola Mirotic, right, during a men’s basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016.
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Fu said: “I didn’t swim well enough this time”, and apologised to her team-mates. The Canadian women’s rugby sevens bronze medal game was riveting.
With all the medal contests in the next 48 hours, there’s a good chance the top 10 will be reshuffled by the end of the weekend.
However, the majority of the Australian team have so far been unable to deliver, suffering from a string of near-misses, world-class stage fright and poorly coached athletes in Rio.
Men’s 100-meter preliminary, 9:30 a.m. – NBC: For those interested in watching the world’s finest sprinters, including Usain Bolt.
China’s gold-medal count at the halfway mark in Rio stood at 13, far less than the 25 golds obtained by the same point in London.
Three Americans qualified for the 100 semifinals: Justin Gatlin, Trayvon Bromell and Marvin Bracy. He has already notched up victories over those distances at three successive World Championships – the “Triple-Double”.
Tennis star Andy Murray matched his London 2012 performance after beating Juan Martin Del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the men’s singles final. Expect a strong showing from Canadian all-rounder Brianne Theisen-Eaton and another young Briton, Katarina Johnson-Thompson as the grueling seven-event contest reaches a climax. Gold will also be awarded in the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase. American swimmer Anthony Ervin auctioned off the 50m freestyle gold medal he won in 2000 on Ebay to raise funds for tsunami relief in south-east Asia.
Bolt may well be the most charismatic Olympian of all time, as well as its fastest man for three straight Olympic cycles. However, China is still in contention for gold in both men and woman’s singles. The 39-year-old Ginobili soaked in the admiration, just like he’s soaking in his fourth Olympics.
Team GB’s women’s hockey side go into Monday’s quarter-final fresh from completing the flawless pool stage campaign after a 2-1 win over the US made it five from five for Danny Kerry’s side.
It’s also the medley final for the women.
It was another huge disappointment for sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell of Australia.
But they look to be back.
Recent medals tally posted in the official NBC Olympics website put Team U.S. firmly in the lead with 69 medals followed by China with a total of 45 and Great Britain with 38. She went into the Games hoping for her eighth medal but things did not go her way. New Zealand, through John Walker and the hockey team, won two.
“Everyone is going in there and doing their very best in every event”.
Both Becky James, the keirin silver medallist, and Katy Marchant made it into the women’s sprint semi-finals. Moreover, the women’s gymnastics team, with Simone Biles, has truly shown world-class talents and skills.
It’s time for Neymar and company to turn those boos into cheers. The 400m final, in which South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk smashed Michael Johnson’s long-standing world record, took place immediately before the 100m on Sunday night.
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Phew! What performances. There’s nothing we can imagine doing that compares to the physical and mental training and skill required to be an Olympic athlete, let alone best.
