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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2016
Page
19
Olympic wrestling star Jordan Burroughs, once 130-2 in international competition, suffered a quarterfinal loss to Anuar Gedyev and then fell 11-1 in repechage to Bekzad Abdurakhmonov at Carioca Arena 2, ending his bid for a bronze.
Alise Post earned a silver medal in Friday’s BMX racing event in Rio de Janeiro finishing 0.342 seconds behind winner Mariana Pajón of Colombia. The report also notes a shift to women’s golf in the coverage.
Inbee Park of South Korea leads by two strokes over Lydia Ko and Gerina Piller after a third round 70. Park, aiming for the first women’s Olympic golf gold since 1900, is 18 holes from victory in windy conditions. Paralympics funding crisis triggers budget cuts for Rio Games.
The United States routed Italy 12 to 5 to win the Olympic women’s water polo final in Rio, earning a second straight gold as coach Fabio Conti called the team “from out of this universe.” U S sprint star Usain Bolt also capped a golden triple with Jamaica taking the 400 relay in 37.27 seconds.
Dennis speaks on an opening strong spell and a tough finish at the Olympics. He recalls returning to training at the University of Iowa and moving to 125 pounds after a 2012 exit. Dennis credits his Iowa teammates Gilman and Clark and hints at a possible continuation with no firm decision.
The 1972 Munich Games center on Timofey Pokorov the so called Russian monk who claimed to be 2000 years old. He and his sister lived in a bare bomb rubble field that the German committee planned to build around. The monk’s stubborn stand kept him on site as tours of their chapel drew curious visitors.
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