But by the end of swimming events on Saturday in Rio they came away with only three golds – well below the mighty USA’s 16 and even fewer than Michael Phelps, who bagged another five himself. It’s safe to assume that Ledecky will remain a major medal threat at the 2020 games in Tokyo, so she said she’s looking forward to having teammates and a coach that will push her to new heights. But with attention turning to the track, perhaps it’s time for some runners to get in the record books.
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It was olympic gymnast gabby Douglas who said, gold medals are made of sweat, blood and tears, effort in the gym every day.
The US is way out in front in the medal table with China right behind, and to date there’s a good showing from Japan and Australia.
Germany is ninth with 19 total medals, and South Korea rounds out the top 10 with 14 total medals.
Usain Bolt will begin his attempt to gain the incredible “Triple-Triple” – Olympic sprint titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and the relay. The first-time Olympian found going solo a unique challenge after spending so much time building toward the team gold.
He has had a hard season, and Americans Justin Gatlin and fellow Jamaican Johan Blake are among those who have been trying to get close to the superstar runner.
As this Olympics enters its second week, expect less chirping from American quarters about those who have previously run afoul of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Manuel previously won the 100m freestyle gold medal in a tie with Canada’s Penny Oleksiak. Manuel is expected to race in two of tonight’s four finals, the 50-meter freestyle to the women’s relay.
Dutch star Dafne Schippers Americans English Gardner and Tori Bowie as well as Jamaican compatriot Elaine Thompson will present a stern test to her Fraser-Pryce’s title hopes.
Action from Rio 2016 continues August 12 with more event finals.
Men’s Single Sculls: Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand won gold with a time of 6:41.34, followed by Damir Martin of Croatia, who had the same time as Drysdale but won silver, and Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic who won bronze with a time of 6:44.10. The American women have never won Olympic gold in the sport.
Things got worse. Immediately after Deng finished his routine, You Hao ended China’s competition in the men’s events by completing his parallel bars dismount with a fall and finishing last.
The Olympic website describes those St. Louis Games as being “lost in chaos”. It was not uncommon to see pools with signs declaring “whites only”.
The American formidable foursome, who each won a medal in their respective individual events, clocked in with a time of 3 minutes, 53.13 seconds to give the United States its 1,000th gold medal awarded at the Summer Games.
It’s also the medley final for the women.
When you consider that this total is more than double than of its nearest rival – the now defunct Soviet Union – the scale of this sporting achievement becomes clear.
His sarcasm summed up Team USA’s dominance as the women’s gymnastics team captured their third team gold.
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Mr Currie also warned of a potential “dilution of opportunities” if Britain builds on the success of 2012 with another record medal haul. He was the London Olympic champion in both events.
