DECATHLON: Ashton Eaton of the US, the reigning Olympic and world champion, is in the lead through five of the 10 events.
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Following the race, the three Team USA athletes huddled on the track just past the finish line, waiting for the results: Rollins at 12.48 and Ali at 12.59 popped up quickly in the top two positions.
The athletes that made the finals of the event were Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, Pedrya Seymour, Phylicia George, Kristi Castlin, Cindy Ofili, Cindy Roleder, and Tiffany Porter.
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Team USA is dominating the medal count at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and three women on the US track team just hopped their way to another historic victory.
“It’s been a good night”, long jump victor Bartoletta said.
Bartoletta took the gold at 23 feet, 61/4, Reese, the 2012 Olympic champion, the silver at 23-51/2.
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Rollins got in on the hype too, posting a pic of herself and her teammates whom she calls the “Hurdle Gang”.
Maddie Musselman and Kiley Neushul had two goals apiece for the USA, which is trying to become the first country to repeat as Olympic champions. Prior to Wednesday no nation had even gone one-two in the 100 hurdles.
Randolph was not arrested until October 2014, when he was caught in Columbia, S.C., by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force with the help of Cobb police agencies and the District Attorney’s Office’s Cold Case Unit.
After the loss, a nostalgic Parker, said he’s retiring from the Olympics.
Americans have had their fair share of historic Olympic moments at the games this year from Katie Ledecky to Simone Manuel and Simone Biles.
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The sweep was part of a winning night for Team USA, which inspired Ali. France took gold in the event, and Germany goes home with the bronze medal.
“Losing my father at the age of 12 to gun violence, I’ve overcome so much”, she said. “Not just Americans, but all over the world, we’re always touched by gun violence, always touched by tragedy”.
Ali became unexpectedly pregnant 15 months ago and missed last year’s Worlds. Nearly surreal, ‘ she said. She resumed training six weeks after delivering Titus Maximus Tinsley.
Ali was told her father was dead over the phone by her uncle. “I’m just so happy that us three were able to achieve it”.
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“If she wants to do it, she will do it”, Rookard said Thursday afternoon in between classes.
