Germany has won the bronze medal three times, in Sydney, Athens and Beijing.
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Three-time world champion Adeline Gray is a heavy favorite in the 75-kilogram weight class, while Helen Maroulis is a serious medal contender at 53 kilograms. The silver medalist in London four years ago, Semenya has become the unwilling face of the controversial debate in track and field over women with very high levels of testosterone being allowed to compete. Biles and Raisman went 1-2 in the all-around competition last week. Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands will try to defend his Olympic title on high bar.
Of course, China has to accept the fact that there is so much an athlete can to win and some Chinese netizens appear to be beginning a trend in acceptance, a rare feat from citizens of a proud nation.
“I’m always confident going into the 200 meters”, said Bolt, who surged past Justin Gatlin to win the 100 on Sunday.
The payments are not only material compensation for the sweat and tears the athletes have shed to win a medal, but also a carrot to encourage athletes to work hard to be the best.
“I watched the screen, I saw I was far from them, and nobody’s going to catch me, so I celebrated early”, he said.
Once losing to the opponents in the group stage, China suffered a slow start in the semifinal clash, coming back from trailing 12-5 before scoring six points in a row to narrow the margin. Kemboi also won four world titles. The competition begins at 9:50 a.m.
TRACK SHOWDOWN: Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands and American Tori Bowie are two of the favorites in the women’s 200 meters. Sweden qualified for the final after beating Brazil on penalty kicks. Other track and field events include the women’s pole vault final, the men/women 4x400m round 1, the men’s hammer throw final, the women’s 5000m final and the women’s 4x100m final.
The evening’s most entertaining theatre came, as usual, from Bolt, who will go for his eighth Olympic gold medal Thursday.
They won the women’s 470 class Thursday.
The U.S. hasn’t faced Japan since the 1996 quarterfinals when the Americans won by 15 points. Two of Lochte’s teammates were removed from their plane to the US on Wednesday as authorities continue their investigation of the case.
Russian Federation plays Brazil in the other match at 10:15 p.m.
Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto celebrates winning the gold medal and setting a new Olympic record ahead of second placed United States’ Evan Jager, right, after the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016.
Agatha and Barbara, the defending world champions, beat Americans Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross in the semifinals on Tuesday night to reach the finals. Brazil has three entries in Tuesday’s men’s and women’s semifinals, including Alison and Bruno, who eliminated the American men’s team of Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena in the round of eight.
Honduras plays Nigeria for the bronze at 1 p.m.
Earlier, at 3 p.m., Spain plays Serbia.
The victor of each heads to the gold medal match Saturday while the losers of Thursday’s contests play in the bronze medal match.
When the first Olympic Games held in a South American country commenced, China had proudly predicted a gold medal count of 30 to 36 from their 416 athletes who will be participating in 210 events in 26 different kinds of sports.
Five of Ohio’s eight medals belong to gymnast Simone Biles, who earned four golds and a bronze during her fantastic string of performances in Rio.
The top 18 move to Saturday’s semifinals at 11 a.m., where scores don’t carry over.
IF taking selfies was a medal event then the Brazilian women’s volleyball team would certainly be in contention for gold. The main event of a 19-fight card has Brazilian Robson Conceicao fighting Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha for Olympic gold in the lightweight division.
Phelps started swimming at age 7 and first competed in the Olympics at age 15.
But that happened on a wild Wednesday night in track. Lydia Ko, a 19-year-old Kiwi and the No. 1 player in women’s golf put herself in contention thanks to the first hole-in-one of her career. Italian Elia Viviani won the men’s event Monday despite being taken out in a crash that claimed two other riders.
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British flyweight Nicola Adams also fights for her second straight gold medal against France’s Sarah Ourahmoune, and Cuban star Arlen Lopez faces Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev for middleweight gold. Americans Brianna Rollins and Kristi Castlin look to battle each other for the top spot, but first they must get through the semifinal round, which will be held just two hours before the final.
