“I blew it. No excuses”. She broke it by almost two seconds.
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It was another successful day in Rio for Team GB yesterday after the team picked up even more medals to add to their current tally.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia is competing in the 10,000 meters. She dominated once again to win the gold medal in the women’s 800m freestyle in world record time, finishing in 8:04.79.
He’s a father now, to 3-month-old Boomer.
Denmark easily beat New Zealand to earn bronze. A year ago was so hard.
“I leave the athletes village on the 13th and I intend to go back”.
With the silver, Diaz not only etches out her place in Olympic history and ends a 20-year dry spell for the Philippines, but will also receive a life-changing amount of money for her and her family.
In court documents, Van Gelder says he was denied legal advice or the possibility of appeal.
First the bad news, that upset by Sweden of the US women’s soccer team today, eliminating them from competition.
Victor of three golds already in Rio, Phelps duels longtime friend and rival Ryan Lochte in the 200 IM.
Number two, some classic misfires, just not playing well from some of the top Americans. “Were the papers here, I’d sign them tomorrow”.
The links-style layout stretches 7,128 yards (6,515 meters) and was built in the hopes it can both challenge some of the world’s best in Rio de Janeiro and then grow the game in Brazil.
Phelps is a 22-time Olympic gold medalist, and he’s up to 26 overall medals in his career.
Led by superstar Michael Phelps, the U.S. swimmers contributed three gold medals on Thursday.
From a rented room in the central neighbourhood of Laranjeiras on Tuesday, they awoke at dawn to make a rowing event at a lagoon 45 minutes away by vehicle, lunched briefly at a nearby shopping centre and then proceeded another 90 minutes by subway and bus to watch basketball in the evening.
Fellow American Katie Ledecky will return to the pool for the 800 freestyle, where she set an Olympic record Thursday.
Madeline Dirado’s winning performance in the women’s 200-meter backstroke was the race that began a dominant night for the United States in the pool. So, was able to coach her Swedish team, bunch up the middle, do a lot of things, because she knows the U.S.so well. In other action, China’s men face Australia.
Brazil’s first gold medallist of the Rio Games fought her way out of the favelas to Olympic judo glory.
I have very little interest in the Summer Olympics until the track and field events get under way.
There are six sprinters to watch: Elaine Thompson of Jamaica, Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast, Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands and Americans English Gardner, Tianna Bartoletta and Tori Bowie.
Ledecky easily qualified first in the 800 freestyle, with an Olympic-record time of 8 minutes, 12.86 seconds.
Nearby, a golf cart driven by an Olympic volunteer pauses at a stop on a circuit set up for elderly and disabled visitors to hitch rides.
On Wednesday night, Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura won the men’s individual all around gold medal, adding to an fantastic record that includes three world championship titles and gold at the 2012 London Olympics. That’s four more medals than I’ve won!
“I want to go back to my community and be received the way I have been received on the streets, to inspire kids, not only to be athletes but to go to university and have dreams”.
Brazil has won three medals so far – one of each color.
Sauntering to the sounds of Latin music befitting the beaches and boulevards of Rio de Janeiro, Biles soared to the women’s all-around gymnastics title.
Stadiums for basketball and judo have been full. The opening day of golf appeared to have more rules officials in the gallery than fans. A thing that Brazilians will enjoy and make use of after the Olympics.
The officers from Brazil’s national security force were using a Global Positioning System device to navigate unfamiliar streets when they took a wrong turn off a highway leading to Rio’s worldwide airport.
Viera died late Thursday and the other officers suffered minor injuries. I think she’s the greatest gymnast of all time, Jeff. All were admitted to the games under the “universality rule”, which aims to spread the sport to developing countries that would not otherwise have qualified.
SWIMMING SHOCKER: Kazakhstan has its first Olympic swimming medal, and it’s golden. Now that’s a reason to party.
So, although I’m not interested in watching the Olympics, I am very interested in the stories that come out of Rio.
“I am not running away from the question”.
But he had looked unstoppable in Rio, at least until Asian champion Schooling floored him in the 100m fly, an event he had won at the past three Games. Right now, whatever political party, there’s no difference.
He declared a public holiday for August 22, the day after the team returns home.
-A Chinese swimmer, Polish weightlifter and Bulgarian steeplechaser have been sanctioned for doping offenses, which are being handled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the first time.
From winning four gold medals and a bronze in London to not reaching the finals in two events in Rio, it’s been a rough road for the 21-year-old swimmer.
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Men will swim for the gold in the 50 free at 10:44 p.m.
