DeMarcus Cousins of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team goes to the basket against Argentina during the Quarterfinals on Day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 17, 2016, at Barra Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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At the 2012 London games, China won 11 golds across swimming, gymnastics and fencing.
The bronze is being contested between Hungary and Russian Federation at 11:20 a.m.
Great Britain were celebrating a first-ever Olympic hockey final on day 12 as their women’s side beat New Zealand 3-0 to set up a showdown for gold with the Netherlands..
It began early on Thursday, with USA’s Kerron Clement capturing his first individual gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles.
In the 1,500, Kenyans Asbel Kiprop and Ronald Kwemoi are good shots for medals at 9 p.m. She’ll face Dariga Shakimova of Kazakhstan on Friday.
After knocking the USA team out of the Olympics on penalty kicks, Sweden defeated host Brazil – also on penalty kicks.
Maher jumped clear on his stallion Tic Tac for the first time in Rio, picking up a single fault for a time penalty but progressing comfortably on nine faults overall from his three rounds. The United States Olympic Committee pays bonuses – $25,000 for each gold medal, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze – that can be accepted by amateur students such as Ledecky under NCAA rules.
But for most Olympians, “it’s just tough” to land sponsorship deals, not only because they’re no longer on television but also because they’re less likely to maintain the buzz on social media that advertisers now crave, said Matt Balvanz, vice president for analytics at Navigate Research.
Now 37, Lopez hopes to avenge his defeat at the 2012 London Olympics, where he attempted to fight with a broken leg and was eliminated in the opening round of competition.
Savannah Marshall fell agonisingly short of guaranteeing herself an Olympic medal at Rio 2016 after a quarter-final defeat to Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands.
Ah, not literally. But he did win his third consecutive gold medal in the 200 meter sprint, his signature event, which had never been done before.
The two-time world champion won the silver medal eight years ago where he also was part of the 1,600-relay team that finished first.
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It was the USA’s 51st consecutive victory in a major worldwide event and 23rd consecutive Olympic victory. Wrestling coverage will also appear on NBC Sports Network and CNBC. Burroughs is seeking his fifth world title in just his sixth year of worldwide competition.
