Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen led the charge, giving the Netherlands back-to-back golds in the event. Germany’s Paul Biedermann holds the world record and is competing in Rio. The women’s 100m breaststroke finals are at 10:54 p.m. That’s a 35 percent drop compared to the 40.7 million US viewers who watched the opening of the London Games four years ago – although NBC is pointing to more time-shifted viewing and streaming as factors in the decrease. The game is expected to be a bit closer than the 121-56 dismantling on Sunday.
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Later, the juggernaut of the United States of America men’s basketball team, led by Carmelo Anthony, plays China. Earlier in the day, Serbia faces Australia. Tip is at 2:15 p.m.
Teenager Yusra Mardini starts her Olympics in the women’s 100 metre butterfly heats as part of the small team of refugees.
Sun is a strong favourite to retain his 400 metres freestyle title for China, while Hungary’s Hosszu is eyeing her first Olympic medal in the 400m individual medley.
Also Saturday, medals will be awarded in four swimming events. While Japan has been a favorite, the team looked shaky in preliminaries. It says the risk of an attack is minimal, with authorities having deployed 85,000 police and military to guard the Games, roughly twice the number at the 2012 London Olympics.
After a midnight Saturday win over Australia that took only 35 minutes, Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross square off against China’s Yuan Yue and Fan Wang at the same time Monday. The Americans, also featuring first-time Olympians Brittney Griner, Ella Delle Donne and Breanna Stewart, have won 42 consecutive Olympic games.
Camille Grassineau scored the first try of the tournament – and the first ever Olympic try in rugby’s sevens format – as France’s women beat Spain 24-7.
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Women and men compete for medals in the lightweight divisions (57kg and 73kg, respectively), with bouts taking place through the day.
