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GolfDigest.com
Olympics: Slow play an issue in women's first round; who's to blame?
GolfDigest.com
Leader Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand plays her tee shot at the 18th hole on a long, slow first round of women's golf. RIO DE JANEIRO — The opening round of Olympic women's golf did not get off to the most energizing start. The final group of Lydia Ko ...
Park 1 back as women's golf returns to OlympicsESPN
Rio Olympics 2016: Ariya Jutanugarn leads the first women's golf event since 1900BBC Spo

The Sydney Morning Herald
Ian Thorpe says Australian swimmers felt the pressure at Rio Olympics
The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's chef de mission Kitty Chiller admits there were "high expectations" for the Olympic team to deliver more medal glory in Rio. "We had eight of the world-leading times coming into these Games and the US had six," Thorpe said. "What was ...and more »

NEWS.com.au
The lowest moment of the Rio Olympics
NEWS.com.au
PLENTY of athletes have been brought to tears on the medal dais at these Olympics but none for reasons like this. In what's being viewed as Rio's lowest moment, French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie was left in tears and had to be consoled by other ...
Why Brazilians can't help booing anything and everyone at the OlympicsQuartz
Boo-zil: Jeering fans under fire for Rio Olympics behaviorYahoo Sportsall 43 news articles »

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's Boomers daring to dream after reaching Rio Olympics semi-final
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Boomers are just one win away from creating history and winning their first Olympic medal after crushing Lithuania in Wednesday's quarter-final - but they won't be content without a gold medal. It's just the fourth time the Boomers have reached the ...
Preview: Men's basketball quarterfinalsNBC Olympicsall 447 news articles »

Huffington Post
18 Feminist Moments From The Olympics That Deserve To Win Gold
Huffington Post
The Rio Olympics have been filled with badass women ― and many have left their feminist marks. While there has been a fair share of sexism in Rio, it has been offset by serious girl power. From Katie Ledecky smashing world records to the super humans ...
The Most Egregious Sexist Fails at the 2016 OlympicsVogue.comall 263 news articles »

The Sydney Morning Herald
China laments diminished medal haul at Rio Olympics
The Sydney Morning Herald
Rio de Janeiro: Defeats in sports dominated by China at previous Olympics have left the country in an unfamiliar third place on the medals table, with some predicting that Rio 2016 could witness the lowest haul in two decades. While Australia's ...
Day 10 Recap: China, Japan set for men's finalNBC Olympicsall 230 news articles »

The Guardian
This Olympics hysteria shows that Britain has turned Soviet
The Guardian
We used to ridicule the communists for using sport as a proxy for economic success. Now, with the vast sums thrown at Team GB and athletes declared 'heroes', we're copying them. Gold medallists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny. 'I was touched, like everyone ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Laura Trott & Jason Kenny - Britain's golden coupleBBC Sport
Rio Olympics commentator makes sexist remark to gold medalist Laura Trot

The Guardian (blog)
Blame it on the IOC: its profiteering Olympics has never looked more exploitative
The Guardian (blog)
Any pre-Games suggestion that you could buy in Rio's fabled 'carnival atmosphere' has been proved wrong. Organisers do not even appear able to fulfil a promise to open empty seats up to schoolchildren. Empty seats at Olympic Stadium in Rio during ...
Rio Olympics: Officials Seek Answers for Empty Stadiums, Slow Ticket SalesBreitbart Newsall 32 news articles »