Ledecky wins women’s 200m freestyle, on track for treble
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Katie Ledecky of the United States won the women’s Olympic 200 meters freestyle on Tuesday to claim her second individual gold of the Rio de Janeiro Games and stay on track for a rare treble.
Soccer: Solo hopeless as Colombia holds U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – United States goalkeeper Hope Solo and Colombian midfielder Catalina Usme were embroiled in a battle royal when the sides met on Tuesday and while the match ended 2-2, there was only one winner in the personal duel.
Serena eliminated in third round upset
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4 6-3 defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.
Swimming: Adrian powers through to 100m free final
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Olympic champion Nathan Adrian of the United States powered through to the men’s 100m freestyle final with the fastest time of 47.83 seconds on Tuesday after only just making it out of the heats.
Gymnastics : Other teams can only marvel at U.S. dominance
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – In the end it was not even close. The U.S. women’s gymnastics team, anchored by all around world champion Simone Biles, won the team gold medal at the Olympics on Tuesday by the widest margin ever.
Swimming: Phelps to race 4x200m freestyle relay
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Michael Phelps could add two more medals to his collection of 23 on Tuesday after being named in the U.S. lineup for the 4×200 meters freestyle relay after he has raced the 200 butterfly final.
Gymnastics: Fame may be fleeting but Douglas golden again
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – In the world of elite women’s gymnastics, where careers often last as long as the Olympic flame, American Gabby Douglas serves as reminder that fame can indeed be fleeting.
Archery: ‘Sucks’ beating a team mate, says American Ellison
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Three days after taking their second silver medal in the men’s team event at the Olympics, Americans Brady Ellison and Jake Kaminski shared another embrace tinged with regret after facing off in the individual tournament on T…
Judo: Khalmurzaev wins Russia’s second judo gold at Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Russia climbed to the top of the judo medal table on Tuesday as Khasan Khalmurzaev earned his country’s second judo gold of the Rio Games in emphatic fashion, thrilling the crowd at the Carioca Arena.
Jeers, drug rows and Cold War echoes mar Rio mood
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Russian swimming chief Vladimir Salnikov said on Tuesday the hostile atmosphere surrounding his Olympic team reminded him of the Cold War as sport, drugs and politics formed a toxic mix that is souring the mood of the Rio Gam…
