Medals also will be awarded in the women’s 200 meter breaststroke, the women’s 100 meter freestyle and in the men’s 200 meter backstroke. She’s only the second woman to sweep the three longest freestyle races at the Olympics and the first one to do it since the 1968 Mexico City Games. Neither Scott Goldblatt nor Dan Ketchum – two possible replacements for Phelps – swam faster than 1 minute, 48 seconds in Round 1 for the USA men’s team, illustrating how critical Phelps was to the team’s chances at reaching the podium.
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Jazz Karlin finally touched in 8:16.17 to claim the silver, just ahead of Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas grabbing the silver in 8:16.37. She already has won the 100 back, along with the 200 and 400 individual medleys.
In contrast, the US has won 1,071 gold medals and 2,698 total medals since the 1896 games in Athens – and those tallies don’t yet include the medals won so far in Rio.
GYMNASTICS: American Simone Biles heads into the women’s individual all around gymnastics competition at the Rio Olympics with a none-too shabby record: she has already won three world championships and a team Olympic gold just a few days ago.
Solo was angered by Sweden’s defensive style and branded the team a “bunch of cowards”.
Contrast that with the reaction of German tourist Cristina Van Hove, who was in line waiting to enter the basketball arena at Olympic Park Thursday night when an explosion startled her and a friend. “I strongly and firmly believe that”.
Few people know the US women’s soccer team like former coach Pia Sundhage – but that’s not always a good thing for the Americans. David Robinson is No. 2, with 270 points. Puig is looking for her nation’s first gold in any sport in Olympic history.
Rio de Janeiro’s Olympics have been running smoothly despite logistical challenges that have resulted in empty seats and security concerns, the International Olympic Committee’s executive director for the games said Thursday.
-A Chinese swimmer, Polish weightlifter and Bulgarian steeplechaser have been sanctioned for doping offenses, which are being handled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the first time. – The tennis resumed and saw Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal book their spots in the men’s singles quarter-finals, while Angelique Kerber is into the women’s last four. There was disappointment for Team GB in the men’s quadruple sculls, however, as Jack Beaumont, Sam Townsend, Angus Groom and Peter Lambert finished fifth as Germany defended their Olympic title with Australia and Estonia finishing second and third respectively.
Kansas fighter Nico Hernandez is guaranteed to win at least a bronze and become the first American to medal in the tournament since 2008. With a gnarly gash over his left eye, Hernandez had blurred vision and needed stitches.
We’ll see how much USA star Carmelo Anthony can add to his Olympic scoring total when his dominant team faces Australia at 7 p.m. Anthony is in third place and has 258 for his career after surpassing Michael Jordan’s 256 on Tuesday against Brazil.
Chen Xinyi, 18, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, on August 7 after she finished fourth in the 100m butterfly final in 56.72 seconds, the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) announced in its statement on Friday morning. Puig is ranked 34th and unseeded but is guaranteed leaving Brazil with no worse than a silver. But the Brazilian football confederation said exams conducted on the star striker’s right foot on Thursday showed no serious injuries.
Michael Phelps is the face of the Summer Games.
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That victory, the 13th individual triumph of his Olympics career, meant he surpassed the greatest athlete of ancient Greece and indeed of the Games – Leonidas of Rhodes. Officials were adding more security at the venue.
