While the days of the United States dominating sprinting are long gone, they can at least take some consolation from their own special sweep on Wednesday.
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He had an Olympic best time of 10.30 in the 100 meter portion of the competition.
There was more joy for U.S. in a thrilling long jump competition in which Tianna Bartoletta took the gold with a personal best of 7.17 metres to edge out team-mate Brittney Reese (7.15m).
Lochte said he was with Conger, Bentz and Jimmy Feigen when they were robbed at gunpoint in a taxi by men with a police badge as they returned to the athletes village from a party, several hours after the last Olympic swimming events were held Sunday.
Aug 17, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Elaine Thompson (JAM) poses for a photo after winning a gold m …
Usain Bolt crossed the finish line and wagged his finger at the brash up-and-comer who dared challenge him.
Thompson become the first woman to win both the 100 and 200 since American Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988.
De Grasse was 14 when Bolt set that mark at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
Rollins was the clear victor in 12.48 though Castlin had a nervous wait before discovering she had sneaked bronze.
Rollins’s triumph left the United States with five gold medals in track and field, ahead of Kenya and Jamaica, two other powers in the sport.
Earlier in the Rio Games, De Grasse shared the podium with Bolt following the men’s 100m finals.
Darya Klishina, the lone Russian in the entire meet due to a doping scandal in the country, finished ninth.
One man who won’t be there is Justin Gatlin, who has given Bolt more run for his money than anyone over the past four years.
The Jamaican seven-times gold medallist exchanged friendly smiles with first-time Olympian De Grasse as they charged towards the line to finish the heat in 19.78 and 19.8 seconds respectively.
“Tonight it got really stiff on me in the warm-up area and I wasn’t able to properly warm up where I needed to warm up at”, he said.
Malik hopes her display can provide inspiration to girls in her home nation, saying: “I want to say that girls can also do a lot if you give them confidence”.
One of Bolt’s main rivals, American Justin Gatlin, who took silver in the 100m, will not be in the race today.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth’s LaShawn Merritt posted the third-fastest time in the semifinals of the 200 meters and advanced to tonight’s final. The bronze went instead to France’s Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad.
“With two back surgeries, to come back having thought she’d never play again, to be here in an Olympic final – I think it’s just the most wonderful story and I’m just so proud of her”, – Great Britain reached the final of the women’s hockey for the first time, and Kate Richardson-Walsh praised partner Helen’s resilience after a goalscoring performance.
“I’m younger. We’ll see what happens”.
“I do feel for her”.
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“We were just having fun”, he said. But it is not fair for others too.
