Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Rio 2016: Biles takes care of business

Rio 2016: Biles takes care of business |

"I'm a little relieved because it was a long journey," Biles said, according to the Olympic site. "I enjoyed every minute of it and I know our team. It was very long and in competition so many times this week, this kind of tiring. We just wanted to finish on a good note. "

Biles return to Texas with four gold medals and one bronze, gold medal mail for Olympics corresponding to the record now shared by five women.

His performance was one of several Tuesday that surprised

Simone Biles has support in another country. Belize

of end of heroic evening on the beach

There will be no record fourth gold medal for beach volleyball Kerri Walsh Jennings American star.

She and his partner April Ross lost Wednesday morning Agatha Bednarczuk Brazil and Barbara Seixas de Freitas in a sizzling game that delighted the crowd at the noisy house.

It was the first time Walsh Jennings had already lost games Olympic, and meant that it will not join a club of women who won gold medals in team sports in four consecutive games.

Olympian fulfilled what his mother was not allowed to

golden couple Velodrome

Jason Kenny and Laura Trott married in September.

If you are not sure what to get, know that gold is a theme in their future households

Kenny six. Trott four. Each added one more to the total of career Tuesday.

She is Britain's most decorated female Olympic ever. He caught as many gold medals as Chris Hoy, another legend of British Cycling.

"It just felt like a dream. I guess I'm tired. I just float through it," said Kenny. "It's mind to be level with Chris."

His girlfriend said she really wanted to win the team pursuit. - that made Britain on Saturday

Tuesday's victory was the product of intense training

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"to come back and win the omnium (again), it's just incredible," she said. "do you realize how hard it is to do it all again. It was so hard to build up and come back. We did a lot of work in the gym, and completely changed our program. "

Both are young and probably thought before 2020, and possibly 2040.

Trott on Twitter: "I love him to pieces @ JasonKenny107 !! Our children have to get some of these genes right ?!"

Your daily Bolt

Usain Bolt is like many of us mortals -. he likes to sleep in

during the next session for athletics, Jamaican superstar walked to a 20.28 in his winning his qualifying heat in the 200 meters.

"I knew the first lap would be tough," he told NBC broadcaster. "It is the sun in the early morning, and I'm not a morning person."

Good news, Usain! The 200 semi-finals are not until Wednesday night, the final is Thursday night.

the bad news, the 4x100 meters relay heats are in Thursday morning. Maybe your team will allow you to skip that one.

Darya Klishina Russia feel "alone" in Rio Olympics
Start-up duo making the shoe fit for the Kenyan Olympic heroes

Beating cancer and the

It was quite a year for Argentinean sailor Santiago Lange.

He was diagnosed with cancer last year and the surgery took half a lung.

Five days later, he started working again, training on a bike, prepares for Rio.

on Tuesday, he and his partner Cecilia Carranza Saroli won gold for their country.

Lange Sailing son were so overcome with happiness they jumped into the water and swam to celebrate with Dad.

His return is inspiring.

"This can help to give strength to many people who go through what I went through," said the 54-year-old Olympic veteran. "But I prefer to focus on what we have done athletically. The disease has nothing to do with it, it was a stone on the road."

Chinese swimmer smashes Fu Yuanhui taboo period, gaining Internet

Sweden hits the spot

Sweden frustrates his opponents in the women's game. For the second straight game, he played a draw then won in a penalty shootout.

First in the United States in the quarterfinals, then Brazil in the semifinals.
criticized

US goalkeeper Hope Solo on Tuesday how Sweden plays, called them cowards. The coach of Brazil Vadao said his side dominated the game.

"With all 120 minutes, we tried our best, we have tried everything, that's why it's so frustrating , "he said.

at the end, however, Sweden has left the host country of soccer-crazy to lament another loss evisceration at a major tournament.

Robson Conceicao wins first gold medal boxing for Brazil

Gold Medal roundup

is a list of gold medals Tuesday won

Athletics 110 meters men hedges - Omar McLeod, Jamaica

Athletics, high jump men - Derek Drouin, Canada

Athletics, Triple jump men - Christian Taylor , United States

Athletics, 1,500 meters women - Faith Kipyegon, Kenya

Athletics, Discus women - Sandra Perkovic, Croatia

boxing, lightweight man - Robson Conceição, Brazil

Canoe Sprint Canoe Single men 1,000 meters - Sebastian Brendel, Germany

Canoe Sprint Kayak Single men 1000m - Marcus Walz, Germany

Canoe Sprint, kayak Women's Doubles - Hungary

Canoe Sprint kayak Single Women 200 meters - Lisa Carrington, New Zealand

scuba diving, 3-meter men - Cao Yuan

Gymnastics, men horizontal Bar - Fabian Hambuechen, Germany

Gymnastics, parallel bars men - Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine

sailing, Laser men - Tom Burton, Australia

sailing, Finn men - Giles Scott, Great Britain

sailing, Mixed Nacra 17 - Argentina

sailing Laser Radial Women - Marit Bouwmeester, the Netherlands

Swimming, Marathon men - Ferry Weertman, the Netherlands

synchronized Swimming, Duets Freestyle - Russia

table tennis women's team - China

track cycling, Keirin men - Jason Kenny, Britain

track cycling, Sprint women - Kristina Vogel, Germany

track cycling, Omnium women - Laura Trott, Britain

weightlifting, men Over 105 kg - Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia

Wrestling, Greco-Roman 66 kg - Davor Stefanek, Serbia

Wrestling, Greco-Roman 98 kg - Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia

CNN Sarah Holt, Julia Jones, Emanuella Grinberg, James Masters and Tom McGowan contributed to this report.

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