Biles Wins Olympic All Around Title in Rio Triumph
Simone Biles claimed the all around gold in Rio, finishing with 62.198 points to top Aly Raisman and Aliya Mustafina. Raisman earned silver in a remarkable comeback, while Mustafina took bronze as the U S team celebrated a historic podium.
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Television schedule highlights from Rio Games day recap
Olympic organizers report about 30 percent of volunteers not turning up daily at Rio de Janeiro. IOC spokesman Mark Adams calls volunteers the backbone of the games amid widespread noncompliance for free work.
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Medals Table Highlights Dense Olympic Archery to Tennis
A compact tally lists golds for Chang Hyejin in archery and Ma Long in table tennis, with multiple nations earning silvers and bronzes across events from canoe slalom to swimming. Notable names include Simone Biles and Ma Long in high profile wins.
Olympic Night Brings Phelps Ledecky in Rio Style Showdown
The program features Michael Phelps defending the 100 meter butterfly title at 10:12 p.m. and Katie Ledecky chasing a 200 400 and 800 freestyle sweep with an 11:20 p.m. final. Also on tap are the 50 free men at 10:44 p.m. and track field prelims including David Rudisha and LaShawn Merritt. The U S men clash with Serbia at 7 p.m. and women vs Canada at 3:30 p.m. Soccer por tion covers the U S women’s quarterfinal vs Sweden at 1 p.m. plus golf leaders and Nadal Bellucci. Kim Rhode eyes six straight Olympic medals in skeet.
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Phelps Leads USA in Night of Olympic Swimming Wins
Lochte faded to fifth as Kosuke Hagino won silver and Wang Shun bronze. Michael Phelps seeks a record fourth straight 100 butterfly gold and a final Olympics showing in the 4x100 medley. Ryan Murphy swept the backstrokes, Simone Manuel earned gold becoming the first African American woman swimmer to do so, with Cate Campbell fading to sixth. Rie Kaneto of Japan claimed the women's 200 breaststroke.
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