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CBS sports.com (blog)
2016 Rio Olympics: Team USA ends 32-year medal drought in fencing competition
CBS sports.com (blog)
American Alexander Massialas has done something no member of Team USA has done in the Olympics since 1984. The 22-year-old from San Francisco earned a silver medal in the fencing foil competition on Sunday after falling to Italian Daniele Garozzo in ...and more »

NBC Olympics
What to watch in primetime on NBC: Day 2
NBC Olympics
The stars are out in primetime on NBC on Day 2 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with Michael Phelps expected to make his Rio debut, along with Katie Ledecky and Dana Vollmer in the pool, plus the U.S. women's gymnastics team, led by Simone Biles, ...
Olympics 2016, swimming results: Katie Ledecky qualifies for 400-meter freestyle finalSB Nation
Ledecky just racing herself in 400 free at Rio OlympicsFox News
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BBC Sport
Rio Olympics 2016: Britain's Richard Kruse misses out on bronze
BBC Sport
Richard Kruse failed to win Great Britain's first Olympic fencing medal in 52 years after losing to Timur Safin in their individual men's foil bronze-medal match at Rio 2016. The 33-year-old Kruse, competing at his fourth Olympics, was beaten 15-13 by ...
Around the Piste: Men's individual foil competitionNBC Olympicsall 14 news articles »

Us Weekly
French Gymnast Samir Ait Said Breaks Leg in Horrifying Olympics 2016 Accident
Us Weekly
Gymnast Samir Ait Said of France is seen on a stretcher after breaking his leg while performing the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Men's Qualification round at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: Tim Clayton ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Injured French gymnast Samir Ait Said posts emotional message from hospitalStuff.co.nz
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio Olympics 2016 Live Day Two: Catherine Skinner wins shooting gold
The Sydney Morning Herald
French competitor Samir Ait Said suffers a broken leg following a crash landing from the vault. Live updates. Sort posts by. Newest, Oldest. 7:47am. Olympic Blog Basketball. Three-quarter time: Opals hit back. After getting back in front midway through ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Shooter Natalie Rooney wins silver in women's trap event for NZ's first medalStuff.co.nzall 47 news ar

Herald Sun
Skinner wins gold in trap0:43
Herald Sun
Olympics: Catherine Skinner has claimed Australia's third gold medal in the trap shooting event, while Ellia Green absorbed some punishment as the Aussie women's Sevens survived a scared from the USA. August 8th 2016; 2 hours ago ...
Mack Horton wins aquatic grudge match with Sun Yang at OlympicsCNN
Rio Olympics 2016: Chinese fury after Mack Horton defeats Sun Yang for 400m freestyle goldThe Sydney Morning Herald
Rio Olympics: Gold medall

Los Angeles Times
Rio Olympics: Mara Abbott of US just misses medal in cycling road race when three riders pass her in final seconds
Los Angeles Times
Anna van der Breggen made it back-to-back golds for the Netherlands in the women's Olympic road race. It took everything she had to do it. Van der Breggen joined Sweden's Emma Johansson and Elisa Longo Borghini in a frantic race to catch American rival ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Kosovo's Majlinda Kelmendi wins country's first Olympic medalBBC Sp

New York Times
Rio Olympics Today: Female Cyclist Injured in Unnerving Crash
New York Times
A Dutch cyclist, Annemiek van Vleuten, crashed spectacularly near the end of the women's road race at the Olympics on Sunday. Van Vleuten was leading the race by 40 seconds about 12 miles from the finish and was heading downhill when she failed to ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Lizzie Armitstead finishes fifth as Anna van der Breggen as wins road raceBBC News
Rio Olympics 2016: Horror crash mars women's roa

Times of India
Rio Olympics: India continues to disappoint on day two
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The news from Rio de Janeiro was not encouraging from an Indian perspective, as for the second day running India's contingent struggled to produce dominant performances at the Olympics. In shooting,. BACKGROUND X ...
Rio Olympics 2016, Day 2 schedule: Dipa Karmakar, Heena Sidhu among Indians to watch out forFirstpostall 40 news articles »

Stuff.co.nz
Rio Olympics 2016: Shooter Natalie Rooney wins silver in women's trap event for NZ's first medal
Stuff.co.nz
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio Olympics 2016: Australian Catherine Skinner wins shooting gold
The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio de Janeiro: Having only just qualified for the semi-finals, Australian Catherine Skinner has overcome an early deficit in the gold medal match to triumph in the women's trap. The Victorian trailed New Zealand's Natalie Rooney by two shots but came ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Shooter Natalie Rooney wins silver in women's trap event for NZ's first medalStuff.co.nz
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BBC Sport
Rio Olympics 2016: Andy Murray begins defence with win over Viktor Troicki
BBC Sport
Britain's Andy Murray beat Serbia's Viktor Troicki 6-3 6-2 to progress to the second round at the Rio Olympics. After losing his serve in the first game, the defending champion went on to control the tempo of the match. The 29-year-old Scot will return ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Murray beats Troicki, fencing, hockey and more – live!The Guardian
Rio 2016 Olympics and playing it cool in front of Andy

CBS sports.com (blog)
Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps will swim in 4x100m relay final
CBS sports.com (blog)
Michael Phelps was a part of one of the most memorable relays in Olympic swimming history in 2008. He'll try for a similar result at the 2016 Rio Games. Phelps will swim the second leg for Team USA in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay Sunday night, even ...
NBC Fails to Score Gold with Olympics Opening CeremonyWall Street Journal
Olympics: Michael Phelps, USA gymnastics schedule, ev

Telegraph.co.uk
Uber cab driver gets to see his son compete in the Olympics thanks to a generous passenger
Telegraph.co.uk
An Olympic shot-putter will have his his cab-driver father watching him at Rio after an extraordinary fundraising campaign by a passenger. Ellis Hill – whose son Darrell competes for the US team – arrived in Brazil after Good Samaritan Liz Willock ...and more »

SB Nation
USA Basketball vs. Senegal 2016 Rio Olympics final score: Team USA sets an Olympic scoring record in 121-56 win
SB Nation
Breaking its Olympic scoring record, the USA demolished Senegal, 121-56, in the team's opening game in Rio. The 65-point win was Team USA's largest margin of victory ever in Olympic play. The game was just as ugly as it sounds. A 16-2 run in the game's ...and more »

Fortune
Rio Olympics: Stray Bullet Flies Into Equestrian Media Center
Fortune
Though the center is near a military complex, no one is sure where the bullet came from. A stray bullet cut through the plastic roof of the equestrian media center on Saturday, alarming journalists and underlining concerns about the host city's ability ...
Bullet fired at Rio Olympics equestrian centreThe Sydney Morning Herald
A stray bullet went through a media tent at the Rio OlympicsBusiness Insider
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Telegraph.co.uk
Rio Olympics 2016, women's road race - live: Lizzie Armitstead in pursuit of race leaders on final climb of the day
Telegraph.co.uk
Annemiek van Vleuten (Holland) has a horrible looking crash on a tight right-hander. The Dutchwoman's front wheel appeared to lock up and she was propelled over her handlebar and into a tree. Hope she's ok, looked really nasty. Obviously. 7:53PM ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Rio Olympics 2016, women's road race - live: Can Lizzie Armitstead strike gold after difficult week for the Team GB ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Rio Olympics 2016, women's road race - live: Can Lizzie Armitstead strike gold after difficult week for the Team GB favourite?
Olympics Rio 2016: Lizzie Armitstead seeking sanctuary in Rio's mountainsEurosport.comall 100 news articles »

TIME
If You're Not Watching the Olympics With Leslie Jones, You're Doing It Wrong
TIME
The athletes and fans in Rio for the Olympics seem to be having a blast. So is Leslie Jones, who's watching from the comforts of her couch. The Ghostbusters actress has been sharing her excitement about the start of the Games through a series of tweets ...
Leslie Jones' Twitter Commentary on the Olympics Is So Amazing that NBC Invited Her to RioPeople Magazine
NBC Invites Leslie Jones to the Rio OlympicsVultu

People Magazine
Leslie Jones' Twitter Commentary on the Olympics Is So Amazing that NBC Invited Her to Rio
People Magazine
The Saturday Night Live comedian spent all of Saturday taking in the first day of competition in the Games, cheering on Team U.S.A. decked out in red, white and blue. "Yep I love the Olympics it's the only time all countries come together to compete! I ...
Watching Leslie Jones Watch The Olympics Is Better Than The Actual OlympicsHuffington Post
NBC Invites Leslie Jones to

Fox News
US shooting star wins first gold medal of Rio Olympics
Fox News
Virginia Thrasher went through a three-week spring whirlwind, winning three NCAA titles and a spot on the U.S. Olympic Shooting team. The precocious 19-year-old closed out the summer with her biggest surprise yet. Keeping her nerve on sport's biggest ...
Olympics in full swing, with first gold going to American teenCBS News
Summer Olympics 2016: Winners and Losers in Rio on Day 1Bleacher Report
Rio Olympics 2016, Day

Firstpost
Rio Olympics 2016: India women's archery team go past Colombia, face Russia in quarterfinals
Firstpost
Rio Olympics 2016: India women's archery team go past Colombia, face Russia in quarters - Firstpost ...
Rio Olympics 2016 Archery Ranking: Deepika Kumari ends at 20th position; India 7thThe Indian Express
Rio Olympics 2016: India's Women's Recurve Team Ranked No. 7 for Pre-QuartersNews18all 95 news articles »

BBC Sport
Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB medal tracker
BBC Sport
Team GB might not have won a medal on the opening day of the Rio 2016 Olympics, but they should not worry. It took them until the second day at London 2012 - where they ended with a record haul of 29 golds, 17 silvers and 19 bronzes - for them to get ...
'Benefits? What benefits?': Residents of Rio's favelas decry exclusion from OlympicsCBC.ca
NBC Stumbles Into the Olympics With Lowest Opening Ceremony Ratings Since 1992Adweek
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SB Nation
Australia's Mack Horton and China's Sun Yang could have the Olympics' best feud
SB Nation
A feud apparently built up between Australia's Mack Horton and China's Sun Yang before Horton defeated Sun for gold by 13 hundredths of a second in the 400m freestyle swimming final on Saturday night. Yang, the gold medalist in the event four years ago ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Chinese fury after Mack Horton defeats Sun Yang for 400m freestyle goldThe Sydney Morning Herald
Mack Horton wins aqua

Wall Street Journal
NBC Fails to Score Gold with Olympics Opening Ceremony
Wall Street Journal
The opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro drew 26.5 million viewers on Comcast Corp. CMCSA 0.31 % 's NBC on Friday night, a 35% decline from the record-setting audience for London's opener in 2012, which attracted 40.7 million ...
NBC Audience for Olympics Opening Drops 35% From London 2012Bloombergall 8 news articles »

Huffington Post
Swimming Officials Show What The Olympics Should Be All About
Huffington Post
Judges at Rio 2016 gave a Spanish swimmer a rare second chance to race after his false start. Officials fully embraced the Olympic spirit by allowing Miguel Duran Navia to return to the blocks and take part in the 400-meter freestyle heat on Saturday.
Rio 2016 Olympics: disqualified swimmer gets second chance after leaving the pool in tearsTelegraph.co.ukall 15 news articles »

NBC Olympics
Michael Phelps eager to get started on 5th Olympics, likely in relay
NBC Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Now that his flag-carrying duties are out of the way, Michael Phelps is eager to get started on his fifth Olympics. That will likely come Sunday in the 4x100m freestyle relay, a title the Americans are looking to reclaim after ...
Olympics 2016, swimming results: Katie Ledecky qualifies for 400-meter freestyle finalSB Nation
These Are the Must-Watch Swimming Races at the Ri

Daily Mail
Helen Skelton sends Twitter into meltdown as she presents the Olympics in mini skirt
Daily Mail
She sent Countryfile viewers wild when she was filmed mud wrestling another woman for the BBC show last week. And Helen Skelton was getting fans hot under the collar again on Saturday as she presented the swimming event with Rebecca Adlington and ...
Rio Olympics host Helen Skelton's risky short skirt sparks Twitter meltdown - despite Mark Foster ALSO flashing legsMirror.co.ukall 13 n

USA TODAY
Rio 2016: 5 things to watch Sunday at the Olympics
USA TODAY
Here's 5 things to know about Sunday at the Rio Olympics. Click here to find out when and where to watch the best of Sunday's action. 1. Gymnastics, women's qualifying. The American women start on the floor exercise, where Simone Biles and Aly Raisman ...
4 Takeaways From NBC's Olympics TCA PanelVulture
American Athletes to Watch in the Rio OlympicsGQ Magazine
Rio 2016 Olympics: Know your sport — GymnasticsThe Ind

Firstpost
Rio Olympics 2016, Day 2 schedule: Dipa Karmakar, Heena Sidhu among Indians to watch out for
Firstpost
Day two of the Rio Olympics 2016 will have several Indians in action across nine events and four sports. Sunday will see India complete in women's hockey, women's gymnastics, women's 10m air pistol, men's trap and the women's team archery event.
India's schedule in Rio Olympics todayThe Hindu
Rio Olympics 2016 Live: Heena Sidhu Crashes Out, Women Archers Enter QuartersNews18all 32 ne

Telegraph.co.uk
Rio 2016 Olympics: disqualified swimmer gets second chance after leaving the pool in tears
Telegraph.co.uk
A 20-year-old swimmer from Spain has just won himself a whole new legion of fans, after a rollercoaster qualifying heat at the Rio Olympics. Miguel Duran Navia of Spain dived in too early in his preliminary heat of the 400-metre freestyle, triggering ...and more »

CBC.ca
'Benefits? What benefits?': Residents of Rio's favelas decry exclusion from Olympics
CBC.ca
Carla Siccos, 34, is raising her teenage son in Cidade de Deus, or City of God — a sprawling Rio de Janeiro favela made famous in a 2003 movie about drug violence. "Benefits? What benefits?" she asks, referring to any Olympic legacy. "When it comes to ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps schedule, events, how to watch, live streamCBSSports.com
NBC Stumbles Into the Olympics With Lowest