Adilson da Silva, who learned the game using tree branches for clubs, put golf back into the Olympics for the first time in 112 years when the lone Brazilian in the field sent his tee shot right down the middle of the fairway.
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SAILING AWAY: In the Olympic sailing regatta, the Greek boat capsized on polluted Guanabara Bay, the Brazilians had a breakdown and the Swiss crew of Matias Buhler and Nathalie Brugger won the first of Wednesday’s three races.
Eleven sports will be awarding 20 gold medals at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, with four of them coming at the Olympic Aquatics Center.
In afternoon action, American Kayla Harrison successfully defended her Olympic judo title in the women’s 78-kilogram division, beating France’s Audrey Tcheumeo in a tense final.
Winning a gold medal in soccer and not worrying about anything else is no longer good enough for Olympic host Brazil.
“We wish we could have done this before but we’re not complaining, we’re looking to the future and we’re going to sell more and more”, he said. If you break down the all-time summer Olympics medal counts of every nation, Phelps has won more than 91 countries ever have, including Portugal, Peru, Singapore, Serbia, and 87 others (this count takes into account independent Olympic participants and mixed teams).
Brazil’s national security force officers aim their weapons during a police operation in search for criminals in Vila do Joao, part of the Mare complex of slums during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Men’s golf gets four days to make up for four months of negative chatter about whether it even belongs in the Olympics. Their truck was sprayed with bullets, and officer Helio Vieira was shot.
Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said two suspects had been identified but were not yet in custody.
The grandstand was filled with more golf officials than fans. The other officers sustained minor injuries. More than half the tickets cost $17 or less, about half the price of London 2012 tickets.
United States’ Carmelo Anthony (15) watches the final seconds of a basketball game against Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
Rugby is back in the Olympics for the first time since 1924. Still to be determined is how it feels with a gold medal – any medal – on the line.
Muggings have also been reported among Olympic athletes, officials and journalists.
Kim, who also landed in Rio Thursday, echoed the coach’s sentiment – that handling the Olympic pressure will be crucial.
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“If you want to get motivated, that’s definitely a place to be”, he said.
