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World Records Broken in the 2016 Olympics
The second most important thing in the Olympics, after winning a gold medal? Breaking a world record. Surprisingly, it doesn’t always go hand in hand.
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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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Team USA Prefers Staying on a Cruise Ship to the Olympic Village
In every Summer Olympic games, one of the biggest attractions is Team USA, aka ‘Dream Team’, or simply the United States men’s basketball team, featuring some of the best players in the NBA, making them stand out among the rest of the competition, probably being the main reason why basketball gets so much attention during the Olympics.
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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 1 Finals & Gold Medal Events
The 2016 Olympics have already begun in Rio and all over Brazil, but the first gold medals will be handed out on Saturday. Cycling will see Chris Froome in the men’s road race trying to win gold, but most of the focus will be on the pool, with four finals, including the men’s and women’s […]
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NBA Rumors – Golden State Warriors Lead Team USA Selection for 2016 Olympics
It’s not very surprising that the Golden State Warriors send more players than anyone to the 12-man Team USA roster heading to the basketball Tournament in the 2016 Rio Olympics, with winning a third consecutive gold medal being the obvious goal.