American Kyle Snyder beat Khetag Gazyumov in Rio to win the gold medal in the men’s freestyle 97 kg Olympic wrestling competition. At the halfway point, the match stood 1-0 to Snyder.
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The United States’ men’s basketball team faces Serbia for the gold medal, looking to win its third straight Olympic title, while golds will also be handed out in men’s indoor volleyball and men’s team handball.
American wrestler Kyle Snyder’s run to the world title in 2015 was so surprising that some wondered if it was something of a fluke.
Brazil won 25-22, 28-26, 26-24 on Sunday for its third gold medal in volleyball, which became an Olympic sport in 1964.
The Americans had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the USA in transition, keeping the U.S. from developing an offensive rhythm. He took a 2-0 lead in the second period after Gazyumov was warned for passivity, putting him on the shot clock, giving him 30 seconds to gain a point.
The United States men’s volleyball team recovered to defeat defending Olympic champions Russian Federation in a titanic five-set battle for the bronze medal on Sunday.
Ranked fifth in the world, the Americans won 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13. In the 97 kilogram division, Kyle Snyder opens against Cuba’s Javier Cortina, hoping to give the USA consecutive golds in the event after Jake Varner won in 2012.
Claressa Shields had Olympic gold around her neck and a secret keepsake in her warmup jacket pocket.
She sang along to the national anthem, then held up both gold medals for all to see. A year ago he rattled off a stunning string of victories to become the youngest world champion in US history. The 33-year-old Gazyumov was a bronze medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Games. Two Olympics, two gold medals.
“At London I knew I was going to win and I knew I was going to win here”, she told reporters after the unanimous decision over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands.
In the bronze-medal match, the United States rallied from a two-set deficit against Russian Federation and won 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13.
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Rupp finished the marathon in 2:10:05, losing to only Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge (2:08:44) and Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa (2:09:54).
