Her ouster less than four months out from the games for alleged budget violations was one of the many complications that roiled Brazil’s Olympic preparations and impacted the opening ceremony itself.
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This team made history by becoming the first group of refugees to be recognized at the Olympic Games.
In a major upset on the men’s side, world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia was ousted in the first round, losing in straight sets to Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro.
The opening ceremony, a cut-price but welcome moment of levity for a nation beset by economic and political troubles, featured performers as slaves, laboring with backs bent, gravity-defying climbers hanging from the ledges of buildings in Brazil’s teeming megacities and – of course – dancers, all hips and wobble, grooving to thumping funk and sultry samba.
Along with the on-the-ground human operatives, the U.S.is also engaged in use of spy satellites, electronic eavesdropping, and surveillance of social media to try to head off any attacks. He asked the athletes to “respect yourself, respect each other, respect the Olympic Values which make the Olympic Games unique for you and for the entire world”. The Olympic International Committee reinstated her and several other high-profile Russian swimmers in the past week.
Day two of the Rio Games is also a day for men’s fencing, judo, women’s road cycling and the US gymnastics women’s national team to make their debut. He eventually finished third. Teammate Simone Biles led the way scoring 62.366, two more points than teammate Aly Raisman who will compete with Biles in the all-around final.
And if you’re looking for your song of the summer, Team USA just released an Olympic-themed music video to Weezer’s song “I Love The USA” on its YouTube channel. “It’s been an awesome ride”, Douglas said.
The U.S. women’s basketball team routed Senegal 121-56 in the opening round of competition.
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Meanwhile, Kosovo judo fighter Majlinda Kelmendi won the gold medal for the women’s 52-kilogram division Sunday, giving her Balkan nation its first-ever Olympic medal. History’s greatest Olympian will be looking to add to his record haul of 22 medals, in three individual swims plus relays, before the August 21 closing ceremony.
