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US wins women’s 4×200 freestyle relay in Rio Olympics – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share Here are the best photos from Wednesday’s action in Rio. The U.S. team celebrates after winning the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay.(Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — Add another gold medal to Katie Ledecky’s ever-growing pile. Ledecky anchored the U.S. women’s 4×200 freestyle relay, leading the Americans cruise to victory ahead of Australia and Canada, who won silver and bronze respectively. In the…
Olympics|Rio Olympics: Here’s What Happened Wednesday – New York Times
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The gold rush begins: Britain’s Rio Olympics medal tally rises quicker than at London 2012 – Telegraph.co.uk
The divers had to battle against steady rain and wind in the open-air diving pool – as well as murky green water because of algae – but Laugher, 21, joked that “we enjoy it in the rain, with the wind and the clouds, it’s English weather isn’t it?” The best friends, who share a flat in Leeds, pulled off a 3.9 difficulty dive – the highest possible difficulty rating –…
These Eerie Photos Show The Ghosts Of Olympics Past – Huffington Post
Every few years, the world tunes in to watch the Olympic Games. From Salt Lake City to London to Beijing, cities across the globe have played host to the illustrious games with hundreds of athletes anxiously vying for their spot in history. But with hosting comes great responsibility, and often new construction that takes years to complete. The construction, as we’ve seen, can involve destruction. It can also lead to…
Olympics|In Brazil, Where Men’s Soccer Once Was King, the Women’s Game Rules – New York Times
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Rio Olympics Today: A Third Straight Gold … at 42 Years Old – New York Times
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Olympics|Rio Olympics Today: A Third Straight Gold … at 42 Years Old – New York Times
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Olympics Cold War: Anti-Doping Fever Grips Rio – NBCNews.com
It was the finger wag seen round the world. When Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova was controversially allowed to compete in the Olympic Games even after testing positive for doping, there was no room for sportsmanship. And after the disgraced competitor beat Lilly King of the U.S. in the 100-meter breaststroke semifinal on Sunday night, her finger wagging celebration did not sit well. King, watching Efimova on a TV monitor, raised…
Tennis And The Olympics Make An Awkward Match – FiveThirtyEight
We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Olympic tennis should be as, well, grand as a Grand Slam. The world’s best players show up with a chance to win hardware for their countries — and without making a yearlong commitment. They get to hang with other great athletes in the Olympic Village. And they only get one chance every four…
“It’s like a war zone”: how the Olympics nearly destroyed a Rio neighborhood – Vox
In January, I spent a month in Rio de Janeiro exploring the city as it prepared for the 2016 Olympics. The Olympics have long served as an opportunity for cities to grow, develop undeveloped land, improve public transportation, and prove themselves on an international platform. Rio de Janeiro is no different. The Olympics have prompted monumental changes in the city – but not all positive. Modernization comes at…
Green Olympics: Algae turns Rio pool a strange color – Fox News
A diving pool at the Rio Olympics turned green Tuesday when algae entered the water, stunning athletes and spectators. The water in the diving well at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre had been blue on Monday, but reportedly changed hue overnight. Strangely, water in an adjacent pool remained blue, sparking plenty of debate on the internet. Officials said that the water was tested and posed no risks to…
Rio Olympics 2016: Five Olympics, five phases of Michael Phelps – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device Phelps wins stunning 20th Olympic gold Twenty-one Olympic gold medals, more than twice as many as anyone else in history, maybe more to come. With Michael Phelps it can all seem so simple, so pre-ordained. A swimmer defined by victory, a man who has always come through. Except there has been nothing straightforward about the ‘Fifth Act of Michael Phelps’. His 200m…
‘Final Five’ win gymnastics team gold in Rio – NBC Olympics
If there was any question that the U.S. has the best women’s gymnastics team in the world, it was answered today for the fifth time. With two consecutive Olympic golds and world championships titles in 2011, 2014 and 2015, the U.S. women have made a seemingly unbreakable habit of winning. And not just edging out their competitors by a few tenths, but leading the competition from start to finish and claiming victory by…
Olympic swimming’s credibility in doubt after questions over entry times – The Guardian
The credibility of Olympic swimming, already suffering from spats and doping scandals, has been further damaged by serious discrepancies in the entry times of a number of competitors. The Olympic entry lists show many of the swimmers competing in Rio achieved their entry times at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan in August 2015. In nine cases the entry times listed do not match the times recorded at those championships….
A Visual History of Which Countries Have Dominated the Summer Olympics – New York Times
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Michael Phelps extends his legacy with two more gold medals at Rio Olympics – Washington Post
RIO DE JANEIRO — Years from now, it will be difficult to imagine that there were questions about what Michael Phelps might do here at age 31, in his fifth Olympics. The fact that he was out of his sport, then nearly out of his head, could seem utterly forgettable. What will remain are the nights like Tuesday, when he touched the wall first, gestured to the crowd that he…
‘Final Five’ win gymnastics team gold in Rio – NBC Olympics
If there was any question that the U.S. has the best women’s gymnastics team in the world, it was answered today for the fifth time. With two consecutive Olympic golds and world championships titles in 2011, 2014 and 2015, the U.S. women have made a seemingly unbreakable habit of winning. And not just edging out their competitors by a few tenths, but leading the competition from start to finish and claiming victory by…
‘Final Five’ win gymnastics team gold in Rio – NBC Olympics
If there was any question that the U.S. has the best women’s gymnastics team in the world, it was answered today for the fifth time. With two consecutive Olympic golds and world championships titles in 2011, 2014 and 2015, the U.S. women have made a seemingly unbreakable habit of winning. And not just edging out their competitors by a few tenths, but leading the competition from start to finish and claiming victory by…
Michael Phelps Wins 20th and 21st Gold Medals While Sending a Message – New York Times
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Reigning gold medalist Serena Williams ousted from Olympics – USA TODAY
Serena Williams follows through on a backhand return against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.(Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The inexplicable can happen in tennis, but Serena Williams’ performance at the 2016 Olympics will truly go down as one of the biggest head-scratchers of her career. Spraying errors and piling up double-faults at an uncharacteristic rate, Williams made a stunningly lethargic exit from Rio on Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-3…
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