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2016 Olympics: Day 9 Gold Medals & Medal Table
With Athletics taking over centre stage, the night belonged to Usain Bolt with his third Olympic gold medal in 100 meters, the first one to ever do so, but perhaps Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa winning the 400 meters while breaking the world record is an even bigger achievement. Overall, the United States won two gold medals to remain on top of the medal table, while Great Britain got past China to second, winning five gold medals, including two by Gymnast Max Whitlock.
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2016 Olympics: Day 8 Gold Medals & Medal Table
Another dominant day for the United States with four gold medals, including winning both men’s and women’s 4×100 medley relays, as Michael Phelps picked up gold medal number 23 of his career, the final one it seems. Mo Farah won one of three gold medals for Great Britain by repeating as 10,000 meters champion, and Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson positioned herself as the fastest woman in the world with a gold medal in the women’s 100 meters.
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2016 Olympics: Day 7 Gold Medals & Medal Table
Another big day for the United States, with four gold medals, including another one for Katie Ledecky, and three overall in the swimming pool. Both Great Britain and France enjoyed a strong start to their weekend, with three gold medals each, including a French sweep in the Judo competitions. Archery, men’s individual: Ku Bon-chan of South […]
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Islam El Shehaby Refusing to Shake Hands with Or Sasson Disgraced Himself, Egypt, Judo & the Olympic Games
Anti Semitism and hate for the nation of Israel showed itself in its most pitiful form during the Judo match between Israeli Or Sasson, who eventually went on to get a bronze medal, and Egyptian Islam El Shehaby, who refused to shake hands with the Israeli Judoka after losing.
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2016 Olympics: Day 6 Gold Medals & Medal Table
Day 6 of the Rio Olympics was all about the United States, winning five gold medals, including three in the pool, with Michael Phelps winning the 200 meter IM, beating Ryan Lochte for the final time. Simone Biles lived up to three years of expectations by crushing the competition in the women’s all-around gymnastics final, […]
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2016 Olympics: Day 5 Medal Table & Gold Medals
Day 5 was a big day for Japan, winning three gold medals, including Kohei Uchimura repeating as the men’s gymnastics all-around champion. Both China and the United States won two gold medals, with Katie Ledecky adding another one to her tally, finishing the 4×200 meters freestyle relay with a time no one on this plant can come close to at this point.
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12 Best Memes Michael Phelps Exacting Revenge Against Chad le Clos
After all the trash talk and the waiting of four years, the memes are here. For what? To celebrate Michael Phelps shutting up Chad le Clos, and beating him in the 200 meters butterfly, while the South African was left outside the medal count with a fourth place finish.
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2016 Olympics: Day 4 Gold Medals & Medal Table
Another big day for the Americans, winning four gold medals, including three in the pool, while the women take the women take the all-around gold in gymnastics. Michael Phelps added two more golds to his collection, while Katie Ledecky grew her legend a bit more. China had three golds (two in weightlifting) while France won their first gold medals of the Rio Olympics.
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2016 Olympics: Day 3 Gold Medals & Medal Table
Diving, men’s synchronized 10 meters platform: Chen Aisen and Lin Yue added another gold for the Chinese. For Lin it’s his second olympic gold. Their score of 496.98 beat the United States (457.11) and Great Britain (444.45), taking silver and bronze. Fencing, women’s sabre: Yana Egorian of Russia won the gold medal, beating Sofia Velikaya in a […]
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2016 Olympics: Day 2 Gold Medals & Medal Table
Day 2 of the Olympic Games went very well for China with three gold medals overall, while the United States swimming team did a fantastic job, with Katie Ledecky winning the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters freestyle while setting a new world record, and Michael Phelps added another gold medal to his collection, […]