United States star Simone Biles won the women’s floor exercise at the Rio Olympics, becoming just the fourth woman in history to win four gymnastics gold medals at one Olympic Games.
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Teammate Aly Raisman followed with a 15.500 to give her a third medal during Rio and six overall in her Olympic career.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The Brazilian Olympic team has struggled mightily on its home turf during the Rio Games.
The 24-year-old sat on the mattress for seconds.
It ended up being a pretty eventful day for Claye.
But Efron might be an even bigger fan of Biles. The charismatic forward has been one of the world’s top players for more than a decade, but she has never won a major worldwide tournament with her national team. We would love to see the video of that as well! She also earned two silver medals for the women’s 50-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
Rio Olympic officials in Brazil have one less trouble to worry about following robberies, stray gunfire and a falling camera outside the basketball arena.
One off-the-field issue remains unresolved, however. Lochte insists he has been upfront about what happened.
Honduras’ Alberth Elis, left, controls the ball in front of Brazil’s Walace during a semi-final match of the men’s Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Honduras at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, W. Kenyan steeplechase great Ezekiel Kemboi, who announced his retirement after winning the bronze medal in the 3,000 meters, was disqualified after a jury ruled that he stepped off the track after clearing a water jump.
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JAMAICA WINS AGAIN: Jamaica already swept the 100-meter sprints with victories by Usain Bolt and Elaine Thompson. The No. 1-seeded women’s team, Talita and Larissa, was ousted in straight sets. Her teammate and two-time gold medalist Simone Manuel was surprised at the airport by a similarly enthusiastic display from local fans in Houston. Walsh Jennings says losing on Tuesday night was “a bad feeling”.
