Judo: Kelmendi makes history with gold for Kosovo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Majlinda Kelmendi made history at the Rio Games on Sunday as she took gold in judo to become the first athlete from Kosovo to win an Olympic medal, a feeling she said she would not trade for any amount of money in the world.
Fencing: Italy doubles up as U.S. and Britain fall short
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Italy won their second fencing medal in as many days when Daniele Garozzo upset top-ranked Alexander Massialas in the final, stopping his shot at the first U.S. men’s fencing gold in over 100 years in a raucous arena on Sunda…
Boxing: Second professional advances on day two of Rio Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Another professional fighter landed a victory at the Rio Games on Sunday, a second day of Olympic boxing that also featured one lightweight arguing outside the ring that organizers had conspired against him.
Wu Minxia makes Olympic history with diving gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – China’s Wu Minxia became the Olympics’ most decorated female diver on Sunday with her gold medal in the women’s 3 meters synchronized springboard.
Judo: Italy’s Basile stuns top seed to take gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Italy’s Fabio Basile, ranked 29th in his weight class, stunned top seed An Baul of South Korea to win gold in the men’s -66kg judo at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
Tennis: Not fully fit, Nadal makes winning return in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Spain’s Rafa Nadal made a winning return to competition on Sunday at the Rio Games but the former Olympic champion conceded he was not fully fit after being sidelined over two months with a wrist injury.
Beach Volleyball: Brazil’s Antunes and Franca shine in first match
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian beach volleyball duo Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca swept aside their Russian opposition in two sets on Sunday, giving a strong push to their hopes of beating the United States to the gold medal at the Rio Olympi…
Wind, doping and VIP robbery plague Rio Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Damaging wind gusts, a fresh doping controversy and the robbery of a visiting government minister presented the Rio Games with a perfect storm of problems on Sunday, forcing organizers to scramble to keep the world’s biggest …
Swimming: Day after Rio silver, Kalisz has eye on Tokyo gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A day after narrowly missing gold in the men’s Olympic 400 meters individual medley, American Chase Kalisz was already thinking about his next shot at the top of the Olympic podium, when the games move to Tokyo in 2020.
Rio Games far from sold out, ticket sales at 82 percent
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Another day of Olympic sports played out before empty seats led to an admission from organizers that only Friday’s Opening Ceremony has so far sold out.
