“She, I truly believe, is one of the greatest athletes that anyone has ever seen”, says Carillo.
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Kevin Durant looks ready to lead a new group of Americans to the gold-medal podium.
Although the Olympics may offer a handful of refugees a temporary home in Brazil, the event itself has directly forced around 77,000 Brazilian natives from their homes to make way for infrastructure. Organizations like Amnesty International have helped create a flag and anthem for the team of 10, which includes men and women who fled countries like Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The joyful opening of South America’s first Games also contrasted with months of turmoil and chaos, not only in the organization of the Olympics but across Brazil as it endures its worst economic recession in decades and a deep political crisis. Should the Americans rowing eight earn gold, Logan would became the first rower not from Romania to have won three Olympic gold medals in the event. Douglas won a gold medal as an individual in the all-around competition, and Raisman won gold individually in the floor exercise.
Durant was 10 of 14 from the field and made five 3-pointers.
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“I just remember watching it as a little girl and imaging what it would be like to be there, instead of watching it on a screen tonight I get to be there in real life”, pole vaulter Sandi Morris beamed.
Title IX continues to work and Americans are reaping the benefit. US will play the Netherlands on Monday.
“This morning is the first morning of the Olympic Park with a full crowd and some of the procedures and some of the systems did not talk to each other, and we brought people in much to have the coordination and to explain to the public – we owe them an explanation”. “The leadership of the Olympic team in Rio announces the positive first sample of a member of the team during drugs testing conducted in early July in Athens”, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) said. They’ve done it before for years and the Olympic schedule is a bit advantageous that way because it’s very spread out.
“As a matter of fact the result of this game was already kind of expected before the game even started”, China coach Luming Gong said through an interpreter. They had 31 assists on their 38 baskets.
Yi, who edged into the final with the 8h place in the qualification stage, took the lead with 63.1 points after the 1st 6 shots.
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There were flags waving and fans singing, the festive scene in the stands more interesting to watch than the game that wasn’t competitive after the first few minutes.
