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The Guardian
Rio 2016 Olympics: Bolt aims to follow Elaine Thompson's sprint double – live!
The Guardian
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson completes her sprint double in the 200m ahead of Dafne Schippers. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters. Contribute with Guardian Witness · Claire Phipps(earlier) Nick Ames(now). Thursday 18 August 2016 04.16 EDT. Share on ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt ready for 200m final but relay is far from a sure thingThe Sydney Morning Herald
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BBC News
Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB athlete 'robbed' at Games after night out
BBC News
A Team GB athlete has been robbed while returning to their accommodation at the Olympic Games in Rio. The Guardian reported that the victim had been held up at gunpoint while enjoying a night on the town in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Rio Olympics 2016: British Olympic team member held up at gunpoint in RioStuff.co.nz
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Firstpost
Rio Olympics 2016: Sakshi Malik transcends own limits as she wins India's first medal
Firstpost
Grit should now be her middle name. Every time she slipped, eye flipping over to the score-board showing points against her, Sakshi Malik, gritted her teeth, settled into the crouch, feet planted firmly on the mat, arms raised, ready to carry forward ...
Sakshi wins bronze, ends India's medal droughtThe Hindu
Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins India's first medal - bronze in 58kg free

New York Times
Olympics|Rio Olympics: US Basketball, Swimmers Detained, and the Women's 200
New York Times
Andres Nocioni and Kyrie Irving battled for a rebound in the first quarter. Credit Jim Young/Reuters Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Rio 2016 Briefing. By THE NEW YORK TIMES AUG. 6, 2016. RIO DE JANEIRO — The ...
Rio Olympics: Heroes, with or without medalsLivemint
Rio 2016: Olympics schedule, TV info for Tuesday, Aug. 16USA TODAY
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CBSSports.com
Rio Olympics 2016: Lochte robbery story in dispute; two swimmers held in Brazil
CBSSports.com
Update: 10:24 p.m.: Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flights back to the United States for further investigation into the incident involving four Team USA swimmers, including Ryan Lochte, according to multiple reports. Lochte has ...
Ryan Lochte's alleged Olympics robbery is now the biggest whodunnit since 'Serial'Mashable
Rio 2016 Olympics: USA sweeps 100m hurdle

NBC Olympics
Team USA sweeps 100m hurdles medals
NBC Olympics
Americans Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin swept the 100m hurdles in Rio on Wednesday. Rollins finished first in 12.48 seconds, followed by Ali in 12.59 seconds and Castlin in 12.61 seconds. It was the first time a nation swept the podium in ...
Olympics 2016: Brianna Rollins wins gold medal in women's 100m hurdles as Team USA sweepsSB Nationall 137 news articles »

NBC Olympics
Argentina's Golden Generation leaves immeasurable impact
NBC Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO – The last stand of Argentina's Golden Generation lasted about six minutes. The group's impact is immeasurable. The beautiful basketball Argentina showed in the Olympic quarterfinals Wednesday – in the first quarter before the U.S. went ...
Rio Olympics: Team USA men's basketball routs Argentina, advances to semifinalsCBSSports.com
Team USA won the game, but Manu Ginobili stole the

Stuff.co.nz
Rio Olympics 2016: Olympic pool gave some swimmers unfair advantage, scientists claim
Stuff.co.nz
Swimming officials are reviewing disturbing studies which appear to show a current favoured swimmers on one side of the Olympic pool in Rio. Three scientists, who found that a current influenced 50m races at the 2013 world championships, say the same ...and more »

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Rio Olympics 2016: Anti-doping branded 'worst' in Olympic history
Stuff.co.nz
Anti-doping at the Rio Olympics was branded the "worst" ever at a Games after the process of sample collection was compromised by a wave of no-shows and walkouts by volunteers and testers, as well as a series of security lapses. The Daily Telegraph has ...
Olympics-Russians fear Klishina's performance will sufferEurosport.comall 60 news articles »

Times of India
Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins India's first medal - bronze in 58kg freestyle
Times of India
RIO DE JANEIRO: Gritty woman wrestler Sakshi Malik ended India's painful wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching the bronze in the 58kg category, pulling off a sensational 8-5 victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the play-off ...
India at Rio Olympics 2016: Comprehensive look at all athletes' results and performancesFirstpost
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