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In the latest medal standings, the United States continues to pile on the gold medals, leaving China and Great Britain behind
In the latest medal standings, the United States continues to pile on the gold medals, leaving China and Great Britain behind
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8 years ago
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BOLT’S TRIPLE TITLE DEFENCE BID TOPS RIO 2016 TRACK AND FIELD BILL
USAIN BOLT WILL HAVE STAR BILLING WHEN THE RIO 2016 TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS GET UNDER WAY AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM ON 12 AUGUST. THE JAMAICAN SPRINTER WILL BE AIMING TO DEFEND ALL THREE OF THE TITLES HE WON IN LONDON FOUR YEARS AGO: THE MEN’S...
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8 years ago
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BILES WINS WOMEN'S ALL AROUND GOLD
HE USA’S SIMONE BILES CLAIMED HER SECOND GOLD MEDAL OF RIO 2016 WHEN SHE WON THE WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS ALL-AROUND TITLE ON 11 AUGUST, BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN IN 20 YEARS TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK WORLD AND OLYMPIC ALL-AROUND TITLES. Biles took the gold with a total...
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8 years ago
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SUCCESS FOR SLOVAKIA’S SKANTAR COUSINS AND SPAIN’S CHOURRAUT AT THE WHITEWATER ARENA
SLOVAKIAN COUSINS LADISLAV SKANTAR AND PETER SKANTAR TOOK GOLD IN THE MEN’S CANOE DOUBLES (C2) TO MAINTAIN THEIR COUNTRY’S FINE TRADITION IN THE EVENT. ATHLETES FROM SLOVAKIA HAVE NOW WON THE MEN’S C2 AT FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE EDITIONS OF THE GAMES. The...
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8 years ago
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THRILLS, SPILLS AND MEDALS GALORE ON THE RIO 2016 ROWING LAKE
THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE OF EXCITEMENT DURING A PACKED PROGRAMME OF ROWING AT THE RODRIGO DE FREITAS LAGOON ON 11 AUGUST. AFTER NEW ZEALAND GREATS BOND AND MURRAY KICKED OFF THE PROCEEDINGS WITH A CONSUMMATE DEFENCE OF THEIR MEN’S PAIRS TITLE, SIX OTHER EVENTS WERE...
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8 years ago
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CHANG CONTINUES KOREAN CLEAN SWEEP OF ARCHERY GOLDS
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA’S CHANG HYE-JIN STEPPED OUT OF COMPATRIOT KI BO-BAE’S SHADOW BEFORE FENDING OFF A BRAVE CHALLENGE FROM GERMAN LISA UNRUH TO CLAIM THE WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL ARCHERY GOLD MEDAL AT RIO 2016 ON 11 AUGUST. The 29-year-old Chang upset champion Ki in...
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8 years ago
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HOLE IN ONE FOR ENGLISH ROSE GETS GOLF’S OLYMPIC RETURN OFF TO A DRAMATIC START
GREAT BRITAIN’S JUSTIN ROSE CELEBRATED GOLF’S RETURN TO THE OLYMPIC PROGRAMME ATRIO 2016, AFTER MORE THAN CENTURY’S ABSENCE, IN SPECTACULAR STYLE ON 11 AUGUST, BY CONJURING A “HOLE IN ONE”. The 2013 US Open champion watched his tee shot, at the par three fourth...
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8 years ago
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FOURTH TIME LUCKY FOR ENGLEDER IN THREE POSITIONS
BARBARA ENGLEDER OF GERMANY WON GOLD IN A CLOSELY FOUGHT WOMEN’S 50 METRE RIFLE THREE POSITION EVENT ON 11 AUGUST AT RIO 2016. IT WAS HER FIRST MEDAL IN HER FOURTH AND PROBABLY LAST OLYMPIC GAMES. The 33-year-old Engleder ranked at or near the...
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8 years ago
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INDOMITABLE MURRAY AND BOND COMPLETE GOLDEN DEFENCE
HOT FAVOURITES ERIC MURRAY AND HAMISH BOND OF NEW ZEALAND DID NOT DISAPPOINT AT THE OLYMPIC ROWING REGATTA ON 11 AUGUST, CLAIMING GOLD IN THE MEN’S PAIRS AND EXTENDING AN UNBEATEN STREAK THAT DATES BACK TO 2009. Bond and Murray, who took gold in...
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8 years ago
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