Phelps said he was finished after London in 2012 only to return in 2016. After kicking off his gold spikes, he flashed a smile and his signature pose, the Jamaican flag draping from his shoulders.
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Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles goes for her third gold in Rio de Janeiro when she competes in the women’s vault final Sunday.
Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam needed to finish the closing 800m, within nine seconds of Ennis-Hill, and made it when she crossed 7.47sec behind.
Golfer Justin Rose become the first Olympic champion since 1904 when he won the men’s golf with a birdie putt on the final hole after a duel with Swede Henrik Stenson. Merritt is the 2008 champion and van Niekerk is a South African who surprised those two to win the world championships previous year. From lane eight, a world record.
“I thought someone was going to catch me”, van Niekerk explained. “He just put those guys away”.
Also Sunday, American teen sensation Simone Biles added a third gold in gymnastics, taking the women’s vault title; and the USA men’s basketball team had yet another scare, this one from France, before advancing to the quarterfinals as the top seed.
The U.S. men play France in the Olympic tournament on Sunday and they’re being dogged by questions over where the dominating team of years past has gone.
The focus traditionally switches to the track and field in the second week, but at the halfway mark in these Games, Great Britain are looking to exceed their medal target of 48, with 38 – excluding Giles Scott’s pending gold in sailing, which will be confirmed on Tuesday – already guaranteed.
Juan Martin del Potro has a shot at gold after overcoming 2008 victor Rafael Nadal in Saturday’s second semifinal.
Synchronized swimmers were greeted by clear blue water in the competition pool Sunday after officials worked through the night to replace murky green water that’s become a big embarrassment for Rio Games organizers. He plans to marry Johnson after the Olympics and said he’s eager to watch his son grow, maybe even dole out a swimming lesson or two.
“We are pursuing an aggressive but feasible goal of being in the top 10”. He’ll run in the semifinals Sunday night, with the final scheduled for 9:25 p.m. ET. “It’s just a ideal way to finish”.
Michael Phelps’ past and present converged at the Rio Olympics in a last explosion of gold for a swimming icon who showed he is more than a “medal machine”.
Mo Farah stole the show at the athletics show in the 10 000m on Saturday, the United States says it reached 1 000 gold medals overall, but the night belonged to an emotional Phelps.
They now have 15 gold medals after five on Sunday at Rio.
Nathan Adrian brought the Americans home to preserve their unbeaten Olympic record in the event and give them a 16th swimming gold from 32 events for the week, matching their haul in London four years ago. “I just went out there and had fun”. “I’ve been able to do everything I’ve ever put my mind to in the sport and after 24 years in the sport, I’m happy with how things finished”.
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The 31-year-old, who has also won the 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley, along with the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays – he won silver in the 100m butterfly – has also looked a far more contented athlete in Rio; fatherhood clearly suits him yet his competitive urge remains undimmed. Puig is ranked 34th and is the first unseeded women’s singles gold medalist since tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988. Seeded second, Kerber won the Australian Open in January and was the runner-up at Wimbledon last month.
Fresh off the back of three gold medals on Saturday, the most remarkable cross-sport performance from Great Britain saw them soar to second in the medal table.
Three of Brazil’s medals have come from judo – though it was hoping for even more. “It’s disappointing not to come away with the result I wanted but it just didn’t work out on the day”.
Seemingly down and out in these Olympics only a few days ago, the US men’s volleyball team is suddenly right back in the mix of the Rio de Janeiro Games.
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Klishina, a former European indoor champion, previously was the only one of 68 Russians allowed to compete in the sport amid a massive doping scandal.
