The incident raises security concerns at the Rio games. It’s the first time golf has been in the Olympics since 1904.
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If this is indeed Michael Phelps’ final Olympic games, then this could be the final time the most decorated Olympian of all time takes tho the water for an individual swim. Their last Olympic medal came with a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Games.
He starts on the floor exercise and comes to the event with a gold in hand from the men’s team finals on Monday. Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points on the night he became the USA men’s Olympic career scoring leader.
The U.S. men’s basketball team got its first good test in fending off Australia 98-88 behind Carmelo Anthony’s 31 points.
The gritty and seemingly unbeatable Katie Ledecky is back in the pool, this time to qualify for the 800m freestyle. One of the best swimmers in the world reached the promise land only in her fourth Olympic appearance. If you haven’t watch Ledecky compete, you have to seize this final opportunity to do just that. He holds the world and Olympic records in the event.
While Biles will be the heavy favorite and star attraction at the all-around final, one of the biggest stories heading into the final is surrounding 2012’s gold medal victor, Gabby Douglas.
Twenty-two races, including the first two medal races, were postponed but worldwide rowing federation director Matt Smith said there’s still room on the schedule without having to resort to drastic measures – even if Thursday’s competition is also called off.
The real drama will surround which of the three American women doing the all-around – Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman – will miss out on the final.
Later, at 11:55 p.m. the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final is held.
While authorities said it was not immediately clear what struck the bus, a retired U.S. Air Force captain who now writes about women’s basketball said she was certain it was gunfire. The women’s team dispatched New Zealand 3-0 in their first Group G matchup followed by No. 3-ranked France 1-0 to take sole possession of the group.
Crystal Dunn celebrates with teammates after scoring against Colombia in the first half of the women’s soccer first round Group G match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Amazonia Arena on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. He won the worlds in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and is the defending gold medalist (London).
Olympic cyclists are surely hoping that the treacherous Grumari circuit at the Rio de Janeiro games does not claim any more victims. Rio has a small number of private golf clubs as well.
In the 400, we’ll get a first look at favorites American LaShawn Merritt, South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk and Grenada’s Kirani James.
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The next final in the men’s 400m relay was more dramatic. Dmitriy Balandin pulled off a stunning upset in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke, winning from the eighth lane to put his central Asian country on the swimming medal stand for the first time.
