Ginobili slapped hands and waved to a crowd that could not have been more delighted. It’s cause for a national holiday. It was predicted that this year at least eight countries were poised to take home their first medals.
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The Brits nation hit rock bottom when it claimed only one gold at Atlanta in 1996.
At the latest count, U.S.is in pole position in the tally with 84 medals (28 golds, silvers and bronze each), followed by Great Britain’s 50 (19 golds and silver each, and 12 bronzes) and China’s 51 (17 golds, 15 silvers and 19 bronze).
“In the end you nearly couldn’t tell who had won and who had lost”, Rose said about Murray’s victory over Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro.
The match turned exactly as what Kong expected as Li overcame fierce resistance from the seventh-ranked Han 11-9, 11-3, 11-7 before the 25-year-old Liu made short work of the local born German Petrissa Solja 11-3, 11-5, 11-4. One wrestler could earn half a million dollars for winning a second consecutive gold medal.
The medals themselves are taxed, too, but they’re not as valuable as their shiny goodness may appear.
The fact that it’s been so popular with Olympic fans has proven a marketing triumph. “The state of Maryland is getting it done, we got a couple of medals to bring back to the good state of Maryland”.
Women’s Quadruple Sculls: The German women took home gold in the women’s quadruple sculls with a time of 6:49.39. “But it’s also really high on my list because I was always dreaming to play in the Olympics for my country and (play) in the final. I have a feeling it’s not”.
There’s more exciting boxing news to catch up on – super-heavyweight Joe Joyce is also guaranteed a medal and Josh Buatsi won bronze after losing his light-heavyweight semi-final on points to Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan.
Ginobili knows the chances of a magical run to gold in Rio are small.
The level of disappointment and failure to turn contenders into champions across the majority of the Australian team will lead to deserved criticism and pressure on Australian Sports Commission chairman John Wylie, who headed-up the ASC’s controversial Winning Edge strategic plan after the London games four years ago. Lochte released a statement saying he was “safe and unharmed”, but that’s still not going to sit well with athletes who are done competing and eager to explore Rio – it’s already affecting security measures for the Australians.
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