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Michael Phelps, Team USA Take Gold In Thrilling 4×100-Meter Freestyle
The GB sevens squad surpassed expectations by reaching the final and collecting the first rugby silver medals in 92 years.
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The trio set a new Olympic record with a time of 42.440 seconds.
Joining Scott in going for gold at his debut Games is the reigning Laser world champion, Nick Thomson, while windsurfer Bryony Shaw, who won a bronze medal at Beijing 2008, is aiming for an upgrade at her third Olympics.
Charlotte’s SwimMac Katie Meili is also one to watch tonight in the women’s 100 breaststroke final as she goes up against the reigning Olympic champion and current world record holder – Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte and the No. 1 seed from Team USA, Lilly King from Indiana University.
The pair came agonisingly close to gold in the women’s 2,000m double sculls, but were beaten by Poland by just half a boat length.
So as the figures indicate, solid gold medals simply aren’t feasible in the foreseeable Olympic future.
“We wanted that race back so badly”, Phelps said of the United States’ silver-medal finish in London.
When assigning the first-place necklace a value, it helps to establish that the medal isn’t solid gold. It is expected to win five to six more gold medals in swimming.
She said: “I am really pleased with how I swam. Katherine is an incredible role model, inspiring others to be the best that they can be and leading by example”.
Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women’s 10,000-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, .
For example, British athletes do not receive bonus for winning a gold medal whereas American competitors get $25,000 for every gold they take home.
Team GB got off to a slow start in the medal table in the first few days in Rio, but similarly to London four years, the medal tally is suddenly and impressively picking up speed.
Rowing: Team GB are the men’s world champions in the eights so are the ones to beat in the final.
“It’s been an awesome journey”, he said. In a coup for US-Canadian relations, the prodigious duo finished in a dead heat, beating Aussie star sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell.The result meant that Manuel became the first African American woman to win individual swimming gold.
“It’s been unbelievable work by all the boys. Hopefully we’ve inspired a generation who will be sitting at home thinking this would be a good job to have”.
Elsewhere, Justin Rose made golfing history as he became the first man to hit a hole-in-one at an Olympic Games.
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Murray and Heather Watson won their opening mixed doubles match 6-3 6-3 over David Ferrer and Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain.