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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 2016
Page
19
Missy Franklin told more than 200000 Facebook followers that she will return stronger after her Olympic campaign ended in disappointment. She wrote that she did everything she could and that something beautiful will come from this, with peace in knowing she gave her all.
The Rio Games see Simone Manuel secure an individual swimming gold, becoming the first Black woman to do so. Lia Neal praises her, glow from Teammates and social media reactions follow, while Nike trails Adidas and Under Armour in stock moves despite sponsorship status. Meanwhile Sochi chief Igor Kazikov laments Rio village food quality.
Sweden defeated the United States on penalty kicks after a 1 1 draw to reach the semifinals in Rio 2016. Lisa Dahlkvist scored the decisive penalty in the fifth round as Lotta Schelin Kosovare Asllani and Caroline Seger also found net. US scorers Morgan Brian Lindsey Horan and Carli Lloyd were denied by Hedvig Lindahl and Christen Press failed to convert. The defeat ends the U S run as three time defending champions and ends hopes of back to back World Cup Olympic titles.
Maya DiRado of the United States won the women's 200-meter backstroke in her final race, edging Hungary's Katinka Hosszu by 0.06 seconds as Canada’s Hilary Caldwell took bronze. DiRado, retiring at 23 for a career in consulting, also sealed a gold tally this week.
Team USA slipped past Serbia 94 91 to stay perfect in preliminary play. Kyrie Irving posted 15 points and DeAndre Jordan 13 as the Americans built a big early lead but faced a late Serbia rally before sealing the win. The U S team next meets France in the final prelim game.
Editor notes Tom Ecker of Cedar Rapids, an Olympic historian and Track and Field News escort, discusses his ninth Olympic trip. He recalls pre-Olympic tours, hospitality duties for a group of about 8,000 in Montreal 1976, and visiting Iguazu Falls where the falls span a mile and a half with a 240 foot drop. Eleanor Roosevelt allegedly quipped that Iguazu makes Niagara look poor.
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