The victor will face Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst at 11:59 p.m. Bowie is coming off a silver in the 100. But should he really retire from swimming at the Olympic Games.
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The U.S. men are out while the women play Tuesday in beach volleyball.
It looked like USA sprinter Justin Gatlin had a chance to defeat the biggest name in track and field, but Usain Bolt pulled away at the end of Sunday’s 100-meter race, winning his third straight gold medal in the event.
As the controversy and confusion surrounding Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers, who also said they were held up by robbers, continued to swirl, The Guardian reported that Britain’s competitors had been warned not to leave the Olympic Village.
State media and internet users had already started to go easy on the athletes, who are cultivated through a sophisticated government-sponsored sports school system, after the medal haul trickled in the first few days of the Olympics. She and Laurie Hernandez will represent the U.S.in the final on beam (2:40 p.m. ET). It’s been a rocky road for the Brazilian team so far – starting with two draws against non-powerhouses South Africa and Iraq but following with shutout wins over Denmark and Colombia. Honduras had two wins, a loss and a draw. Nigeria and Germany compete for the other final spot. The gold medal match is Saturday.
One example is USA track star Marion Jones, who was stripped of all five of her medals, three gold and two bronze, seven years after the 2000 Summer Olympics. Great Britain comes in third with 38 medals, followed by Russian Federation (30) and Japan (26).
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team is celebrating two more medals in Rio. Canada plays defending Olympic champion Russian Federation while Italy faces Olympic first-timer Iran. The Americans have three players, including newlywed Stacy Lewis.
In the men’s synchronised 3m springboard, Britain ended the eight-year reign of China, which took bronze. He’s the first runner to successfully defend his 800-meter Olympic title since 1964.
Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto created a new Olympic record after clocking 8:03.28 on his way to winning the gold medal in the final of the men’s 3000m steeplechase event.
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BOXING: Top American boxer Claressa Shields fights for the first time in the tournament. They had also won the gold and the silver medals in the men’s and the women’s individual events.
