International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams was asked in the daily media briefing in Rio whether it was safe for competitors to leave the athletes’ village. “Indians love cricket and are proficient at it, but sadly, cricket is not among the Olympic events, Indians can’t win a gold medal with it”.
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Usain Bolt will go for another gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in the men’s 200-meter sprint Thursday night in Rio.
China, usually a major player in the sport, claimed only two medals in gymnastics in Rio: bronze for its men’s and women’s teams. The U.S.is 6-0 in the Olympic tournament and in search of its first Olympic gold medal since volleyball was added to the Olympic schedule in 1964.
Party mouthpiece the People’s Daily also weighed in after Chinese gymnasts won just two bronze medals.
Team China is also barely keeping the second spot in the overall number of medals as Great Britain shows real grit and earns a total of 50 medals which is 1 medal short of what Chinese athletes now has, based on official medal tally from NBC Olympics.
Boxer Josh Buatsi’s defeat in his light-heavyweight semi-final officially earned him a bronze medal, Britain’s 48th of the Games.
Former Olympic champion Du Li was denied a gold medal for shooting by American teenager Ginny Thrasher, swimming champion Sun Yang burst into tears after losing the 400m freestyle and, on Monday, China’s badminton doubles teams were dumped out of the competition.
“After Beijing was selected as the host city in 2001, China started a long-term talent training plan for the Games”, Gao Zhidan, China’s General Administrator of Sport, told Xinhua in July. “That will be another challenge”.
Beijing-based lawyer Liang Xiaojun, who has been following the Games closely, said he rarely discusses the number of gold medals with his friends. He’s the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in this race, which is one of the big highlights of Day 13.
Fu Yuanhui has become a social media celebrity thanks to her candid and humourous pool-side interviews on topics ranging from menstruation to boys. “We need to conclude investigations before making an overall assessment”.
“What we chase now is the gold standard Fu Yuanhui reflects in her humour and innocence”.
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