She is the first African American to win Olympic Swimming Gold Medal and she sets a milestone that will inspire many especially the young ones.
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Gymnast Whitlock, 23, had earlier become the first British man to win an Olympic medal on the floor which he followed with a second gold on the pommel horse 75 minutes later. Great Britain on 30 medals (15 Gold, 16 Silver, 7 Bronze) overtook China on 45 (15 Gold, 13 Silver, 17 Bronze) to claim the second position on the medal tally.
In the women’s balance beam event, Simone Biles was the heavy favorite to win gold, but she had to settle for bronze when she stumbled in her routine and had to grab the bar with her hands. Biles and her teammate Laurie Hernandez were the top top qualifiers.
Shannon Miller is a seven-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics and was part of the gold-winning “Magnificent Seven” team at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Only men’s and women’s singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles are contested. It has raised the question – what should we call Britain’s most medal-filled day at an Olympics since 1908?
“Coming out of that, I started swimming again and really just put all my trust in God and knowing that he’s going to take care of everything for me, good or bad”, Dressel said.
We take a look at the current overall medal table before previewing some of Monday’s biggest events.
Australian swimming legends on Monday voiced concern over the training and preparation by athletes and coaches in the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics, calling for a drastic overhaul to avoid failure in future Games.
Andy Murray took home gold in tennis hours after Rose’s victory.
“This medal is not just for me”.
In gymnastics, USA dynamo Simone Biles remained on course for a record haul of five women’s titles in Rio on Sunday. Jamaica has just three total medals in Rio, but Bolt should help change that when he runs the men’s 200-meter on Tuesday and the men’s 4×100-meter relay on Thursday. Meanwhile, Kenya’s David Rudisha won gold in the race for the second straight Summer Games. Based on the commodity prices of the metals involved, gold is worth in the neighborhood of $600, silver about $300 and bronze next to nothing. In a sensational period of play though Stenson bogeyed the hole while Rose sank a birdie putt to win gold for Britain and cap off an awe-inspiring day.
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UK Sport, the government agency that allocates Exchequer and National Lottery money to Olympic and Paralympic sport, believes this success is the product of financial support and world-class planning.
