Although she stayed on her bike, she got tangled in weeds, which may have cost her a medal.
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Armstrong covered the course through driving wind and rain in 44 minutes, 26.42 seconds, beating reigning bronze medalist Olga Zabelinskaya of Russian Federation by just 5.55 seconds.
Hours later, Phelps blew away rival Ryan Lochte – and everyone else, for that matter – to win his fourth gold medal of the Rio Olympics and 22nd overall with a victory in the 200-meter individual medley.
Canada’s Hilary Caldwell races the women’s 200m backstroke semifinals during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. And when it involves media, that is even worse for the Brazilian authorities – a spectacular own goal in terms of PR.
Rowing officials have canceled all racing Wednesday due to high winds. The regatta also lost Sunday’s slate to foul weather a day after two rowers fell into the choppy seas and rowers struggled to keep the filthy out of their boats.
ROWING AT RISK: Twenty-two races, including the first two medal races, were postponed in the regatta but worldwide rowing federation director Matt Smith said there’s still room on the schedule without having to resort to drastic measures even if competition is also called off Thursday.
Racing officials announced at 8:09 a.m. local time that there would be no racing Wednesday, and that a new schedule would follow. She earned a gold medal as part of the 4×200 freestyle relay after swimming in the preliminaries but the games have been disappointing for her.
She sustained a concussion and three spinal fractures in the crash.
Shattered glass lies on the seats of a media bus in the Deodoro area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.
The seemingly unstoppable American Katie Ledecky is also back in the pool, this time to qualify for the 800 meter freestyle.
Biles hopes to add an individual all-around gold in gymnastics to her collection of three world championship titles and a team Rio gold. His day is to start at 12:30 p.m.at the earliest in the third round of singles against 15th-seeded Gilles Simon, of France. “I mean we could hear the report of the gun”, said Sherryl “Lee” Michaelson, a retired USA air force captain who is working for a basketball publication in Rio.
“The police are investigating”, said Rio 2016 director of communications Mario Andrada.
Michaelson said Artur Zhol, a broadcaster from Belarus, suffered cuts to his hand from the glass and Kaan Korkmaz, an Olympic volunteer from Turkey, had a gash on his arm.
He said occupants hit the floor, unsure what was happening. “He continued to drive for a few meters until he saw a police auto and stopped”.
Concern has mounted over a series of robberies during the Rio Games.
The Hoopsfeed.com reporter said there must have been some good Olympic rock throwers around.
The announcement comes after Polish weightlifter Tomasz Zielinski was banned from competing at the Rio Olympics and sent home because he tested positive for a banned substance. Italy, Brazil, China, France, Russia, Britain, Egypt and the U.S. have made the team quarterfinals.
The bus, travelling south from the Youth Arena basketball venue in Deodoro towards the main Olympic Park here, had its windows shattered while travelling along a highway. Everyone was on the floor so I got on the floor as well. “I started yelling at them, “Get down, get down, we are taking fire”.
“Roughly halfway back, I was texting my daughter about our dinner plans for the evening, when I suddenly heard two shots ring out in close succession”. However, a preliminary police investigation concluded the projectiles were stones.
Michaelson also criticised the response of the bus driver, who slowed the bus to a stop, the lack of first aid supplies on the bus, and the lack of assistance for those injured after the incident.
Gold-medalist Kristin Armstrong of the US said she got a bit concerned when she woke up at 4:30 a.m. and looked out the window. The team has had two disappointing draws and fans are booing them – and superstar Neymar – when they take the field.
“We don’t know yet if it was stones or bullets”. He won the worlds in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and is the defending gold medalist (London).
Cyclist Ellen van Dijk of Netherlands rides along Pontal beach during the women’s individual time trial event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
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A total of 21 gold medals are up for grabs in 11 sports at the Rio Olympics, with high-powered performances expected from American stars Michael Phelps and Simone Biles.
