Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt proved, yet again, that he is the fastest man on the planet when he won his third consecutive gold medal in the 100 meters.
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The Netherlands, the biggest force in women’s hockey, will play for an unprecedented third straight gold against first-time finalist Britain at 7 p.m. Germany and New Zealand play for bronze at 12 p.m.
Drama is surrounding the Olympics with swimmer Ryan Lochte.
The medal made her the most decorated female track and field athlete in U.S. Olympic history with seven career Olympic wins, including four gold and three silver. While many figured that the World Cup champion US team would be cruising to its fourth straight Olympic gold, Sweden beat them on penalty kicks.
Americans Jenn Suhr and Sandi Morris will compete in the women’s pole vault final.
The victory sends Italy to Sunday’s final against the Russia-Brazil victor.
“It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country – with a language barrier – and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave, but regardless of the behaviour of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my team-mates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors, and the hosts of this great event. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons”.
Lochte returned to the United States early in the week before a Brazilian judge had ordered his passport taken away while police investigated his claims of getting robbed at gunpoint by thieves posing as police.
United States’ Michelle Carter celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s shot put during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.
American Jordan Burroughs, considered by many the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the world, goes for his second straight Olympic title in men’s freestyle.
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MILESTONE & MEDAL: Christine Sinclair scored in her 250th worldwide match and Canada returned to the Olympic podium with a 2-1 victory over hosts Brazil for the women’s soccer bronze medal. Seventeen-year-old Deanne Rose scored Friday in the 25th minute for Canada, becoming the youngest woman to score in the Olympics. Residents of Rio de Janeiro have been irked by bad review of the stuffy, puffy treats. Just like they took offense to Hope Solo’s tweets about the Zika virus.
