Grainger is also the first British female to win a medal at five consecutive Games, while it was the first Olympic medal for Thornley having competed as part of the Team GB eight at London 2012. They won the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform title to make China 3-for-3 in the competition so far. At present, for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the United States is paying $25k for Gold, $15k for Silver, and $10k for Bronze, which are all well below the bonuses handed out by China, Russia and Italy.
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Those qualities are among the most common NPR found after sifting through data about Team USA’s 554 athletes in Rio, identifying averages and common characteristics. Tennis champion Serena Williams, hindered by a shoulder injury, suffered a third-round loss to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. The Slovakian pair of Peter and Ladislav Skantar finished just 0.43 second ahead of the Brits to win gold. He added a silver medal on the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and swam the freestyle leg of the U.S. 4×100-meter medley relay team to lead them to gold.
In India the Indian Railways, which has the largest contigent of athletes sent for Rio Olympics, has announced a bouquet of incentives for the Railway players viz promotions, increments & cash awards.
Growing up black and Muslim in the US state of New Jersey, 28-year-old Ibtihaj Muhammad says she loved sports, but often struggled to find her place. Team USA’s Michelle Carter in the women’s shot put and Beijing 400-meter champ Leshawn Merritt takes to the track. The Brazilians had already secured a spot in the women’s soccer quarterfinals before their match.
Meanwhile Confusion abounded at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre arose as the normally azure pool water turned a swampy green for the women’s synchronised 10m platform final.
Winning a gold medal at the Olympics may be a life-changing and priceless experience, but depending on where you’re from, there is also a dollar figure attached.
Fiji harvested their first ever Olympic gold as their men’s rugby sevens team trounced Britain 43-7 in a lopsided final.
It was, at the least, a momentary reprieve for the host country bracing for what once seemed unthinkable: An early exit by its men’s soccer team from the Olympic tournament. Eyes are on Fiji – which plays Brazil and Argentina – and New Zealand, which plays Japan and Kenya.
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