American Josh Prenot placed second to earn his first-ever medal and the United States’ first in the event since 2004.
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Top-ranked Harrison and world number four Aguiar are expected to meet in the final later in the afternoon. Team USA leads the medal count with 26 medals. Upon Harrison’s entrance onto the judo mat, she was boisterously booed in the stadium.
Four years ago, Phelps mistimed his finish in the swooping stroke he does better than anyone, gliding to the wall a little too long after his final stroke. Italy’s pair placed third.
With a dazzling 15.8 on the high bar, Kohei Uchimura, the superstar gymnast from Japan, won the men’s all-around title on Wednesday night, edging Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine by less than a tenth of the point to capture his second straight Olympic gold. Gauthier Grumier of France got bronze.
American Kristin Armstrong won the race.
The Netherlands also sprinted past the fading Poles, who had to settle for bronze. The first time for golf in 112 years. Regardless, the policy is the same; whoever finishes in first gets the gold medal.
It goes against the grain of the spirit of the Rio Olympics, which have been a cacophony of noise, with the occasional groan of disappointment interrupting the festival.
“Brazilians, as has been widely said, are late buyers, but it’s impossible to resist when you have the Games at home”, he said.
Britain rowers carry their scull prior to practice during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Their truck was sprayed with bullets, and officer Helio Vieira was shot. The Justice Ministry said Vieira was recovering after a four-hour surgery, and was in stable condition.
A commando unit backed by a police helicopter was preparing Thursday to carry out an operation to apprehend those behind the attack.
The Rio organizing committee says patrols have been stepped up after the incident Tuesday involving a bus traveling toward the Olympic Park.
“I had a choice at that moment to take it and get super nervous and say, ‘Oh my gosh, ‘” she said. Only Phelps, Mark Spitz (nine) and Matt Biondi (eight) have more men’s swimming golds.
At least the tee shot went well, and da Silva only smiled when asked how he slept the night before.
The grandstand was filled with more golf officials than fans.
An IOC review next September may mean golf’s return to the Olympics does not last beyond Tokyo in 2020, but IGF president Peter Dawson hopes that will not be the case. The sport has come under scrutiny because six of the top 10 players in the world chose not to play.
It was Adrian’s sixth Olympic medal overall and second in Rio.
Warm and dry weather is forecast to build over the city by the end of the week and will continue into the second week of the Summer Games.
Will Michael Phelps add even more gold to his Olympic career? She’s planning to begin a job in Atlanta after Rio. At 11:30 a.m., South Africa takes on Australia.
“It’s been a while since we’ve won a gold”, DeLaet cracked when he finished. On Wednesday, he cruised through a qualifier for the 200 meter individual medley.
Phelps, the top qualifier, will be seeking his fourth straight 200-meter IM Olympic title, swimming Thursday evening next to longtime rival and US teammate Ryan Lochte. Germany’s Paul Biedermann holds the world record and is competing in Rio.
Diving, women’s synchronized 10 meters platform: Another gold for the Chinese in this event, with the duo of Chen Ruolin (fifth Olympic gold) and Liu Huixia winning with a score of 354.00.
Edmondson knew the teen would have a hard time developing his game in Brazil. It’s a little more than 7,100 yards, a par 71.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – In more than two decades as a pro, Adilson da Silva never felt nerves like this on the first tee.
A victory by Stenson or the likes of Bubba Watson or Rickie Fowler would satisfy the need for competitive continuity and the perceived notion that the game’s best need to deliver on the biggest stage. Ledecky looks like a lock to match Meyer, having already won the 200 and 400 titles and an overwhelming favorite in the 800, where she’s the world-record holder and far faster than anyone else in the world.
Keep an eye on Biles’ floor routine: It includes a move she created and which is named for her. She was basically untouchable at major championships from 2007 to 2014, with four world and two Olympic gold medals to show for it. Adams is the second-best performer of the season, behind China’s Gong Lijiao.
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That’s because gold has been out of reach for everyone but Biles for three years and counting.
