Haas, who was born in Richmond and competes at the University of Texas, was the second Virginian to win gold in Rio after Springfield native Virginia “Ginny” Thrasher won the first gold medal of the games in shooting. He waggled four fingers as he leaned on the lane line and caught his breath. The best attitude of the whole Olympics, though, came from US swimmer Lilly King, who called out her Russian opponent for doping and then backed it up by beating her for a gold medal in the pool.
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Asked about Schooling, Phelps said: “I’m excited just to see how much faster he goes”. “I felt great the first quarter”. But I just love seeing the ones who are there really get into the spirit of the games. I gave it my all.
“I hit all my goals right on the nose this week”, Ledecky said. “Ray is like a big brother to me”.
Fellow American Katie Ledecky will return to the pool for the 800 freestyle, where she set an Olympic record on Thursday.
“I’m not going four more years and I’m standing by that”, he said.
To me, that was the most annoying story to have to follow.
Manuel said she has felt pressure to succeed in the predominantly white sport. “She’s obviously someone I’m very excited to look forward to watching race”.
Facing world No. 26 Yang in the deciding tie, Feng prevailed 11-3, 9-11, 16-14, 11-4 to ensure Singapore remains in the medal hunt and extended a winning record over the Koreans at the Olympics.
The proposal, first offered in September 2013, wound its way through the NCAA’s multi-step legislative process and was approved by the Division I Board of Directors without any schools subsequently calling for its repeal.
The 21-year-old Husain, who recently graduated from Williams College in the United States, competed last year at worlds and posted a time of 27.63 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle.
Like many of his contemporaries in Rio, who grew up idolising Phelps, he keeps an old photo of himself as a bespectacled teenager with the American that was taken at a meeting in Singapore after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
There are 22 golds to be won on Day 8 of the Rio Games in 13 different sports.
PUIG’S PUSH: Tennis player Monica Puig is one victory away from Puerto Rico’s first gold medal in Olympic history.
Earlier in the night, the Chinese pair of Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won gold in the women’s team sprint, beating the Russian team of Daria Shmeleva and Anastasia Voinova in the finals. On Friday, he was upset in the 100 fly, taking the silver behind Joseph Schooling of Singapore.
But, according to the rationale statement that accompanied the 2015 rules change: “Unlike other legislation related to benefits from the USOC or national governing body, the exception for the Operation Gold program does not apply to worldwide student-athletes”. He could win six here.
The Brazilian men, booed by fans and squeaking by so far in the Olympic tournament, could get a chance to recapture their nation’s adoration in the match Saturday. “My legs are hurting”.
In tonight’s race, and in many performances since the London Olympics, Ledecky has shown she’s intent on fulfilling that potential.
She was surely thinking about all the work she put in to make it there, not to mention all the changes to come as she gets ready to head off to college. Wow, tonight was my last 200 ever.
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Gymnast Yuri van Gelder has taken his battle for reinstatement to the Netherlands’ Olympic team to a Dutch courtroom, demanding a business class ticket back to Rio just days after he was sent home for a “grave breach” of team rules.
