The U.S. finished in 3:19.06, more than a second ahead of silver medalists Jamaica.
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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL GETS MEDAL: Karch Kiraly’s top-ranked USA women’s volleyball team has earned an Olympic bronze medal, hardly the color the Americans planned for when they came to Brazil chasing the program’s first gold in history.
The relay win was the second in as many nights for Felix, whose gold in the 4×100 meters Friday night gave her the most golds in women’s track history. Her total matches the six silvers and three bronze medals held by Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey in numerical terms but outranks her in terms of precious metal.
It was the sixth gold medal for Felix, who joined swimmers Jenny Thompson and Amy Van Dyken as the only USA women with at least six gold medals.
Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo won a silver medal after finishing in second place in the men’s 5,000-meter final.
The last man to win both distance races in consecutive Olympics was Finnish great Lasse Viren at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games.
Doing my victory lap, I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, Are you kidding me? Centrowitz said.
History says that she has blessed US track and field more than any woman in history.
Before the women crossed the finish line in 41.01 seconds, the second fastest time in history, getting out on the track was its own challenge.
Former University of Southern Mississippi standout athlete Tori Bowie added to her medal collection at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio Friday night. USC athletes have now earned 18 medals, including eight gold, at the Rio Games. A lot of things happen out there.. “I am so blessed”, she said afterwards. The two Olympic 400 meters finalists joined Courtney Okolo and Phyllis Francis in the USA lineup for Saturday’s final, with Hastings running the second leg and Felix taking anchor. This year, you make plans and want everything to go according to schedule. Ayana, who set an incredible world record to win the 10,000m earlier in the week, had to be happy with bronze.
Neymar scored in the 27th minute as Brazil took a 1-0 lead.
Cheruiyot, who won silver in the London Games four years ago, timed a new Olympic record of 14min 26.18sec, with team-mate Hellen Obiri taking silver in 14:29.77.
She suffered an agonising defeat in the final of the 400m and failed to qualify for the 200m after missing out at the United States trials.
High jumpers Chaunte Lowe, a mother of three who finally felt ready for her Olympic moment, and Vashti Cunningham, daughter of former National Football League quarterback Randall, finished fourth and 13th in a contest taken by Ruth Beitia of Spain.
In the night’s other finals, South African Caster Semenya won the 800 meters and Thomas Rohler of Germany won javelin in results that surprised nobody.
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– The men’s 4×400 team, led by LaShawn Merritt, is a virtual lock for a medal, assuming no baton drops.
