Belmonte wins breakthrough gold in Rio Olympics
Mireia Belmonte won the 200 metres butterfly on Wednesday to become the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.
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Katie Ledecky third swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics
Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky made sure of her third swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics, and fourth of her career, after anchoring the U.S. women to victory in the 4×200 metres freestyle relay on Wednesday.
» Read moreWest Indies make strong start after India end at 353
India suffered a late batting collapse, allowing the West Indies to sneak back into the contest after Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha struck fighting centuries on day two of the third Test here today. India lost their last five wickets for 37 runs to be 353 all out in the second session. The visitors looked set for a much bigger […]
» Read moreHosszu takes third solo gold in 200m medley in Rio 2016
Katinka Hosszu won her third Olympic gold medal in four days on Tuesday with victory in the women’s 200m individual medley. The 27-year-old, who set anOlympic record of two minutes, 6.58 seconds, had already won the 400 individual medley on Saturday and 100 backstroke on Monday. Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor took the silver medal, with Maya DiRado of the United States winning […]
» Read moreBus Carrying Journalists Hit By Gunfire at Rio Olympics
A bus carrying journalists at the Rio Games was hit by gunfire on a highway between Olympic venues on Tuesday, witnesses said. No one was seriously injured in the incident. The bus was making its way from the Games basketball venue to the main Olympic park when, according to passengers, two shots were heard hitting the vehicle. Windows shattered and […]
» Read moreSerena Williams Knocked Out Of Women’s Singles in Rio Olympics
Serena Williams lost to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3, the defeat robbing her a chance of fifth Olympic gold medal. Top seed and defending champion Williams was clearly struggling with a right shoulder injury as she was stunned 6-4, 6-3 by Svitolina, 13 years her junior. “The better player won,” said Williams, who served up eight double faults, including five […]
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