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Calculated Shard: 25 (from laksa122)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa025.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html","crawl_time":1776163084,"first_indexed_time":1545145819,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,latimes!www,\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html s443","src_root_hash":"7344800029135033825","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"2016 Summer Olympics: The U.S. dominates Rio Games with 121 medals - Los Angeles Times","meta_descriptions":["The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close with Americans earning 121 medals -- 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze -- their biggest haul ever, not counting the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games or the 1904 St."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close with Americans earning 121 medals -- 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze -- their biggest haul ever, not counting the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games or the 1904 St. Louis Games, when hardly anyone else showed up.\nTwo Guinea athletes do not return home after Rio Olympics\n(Sergey Ilnitsky \/EPA)\nThe head of Guinea’s Olympic delegation says two athletes did not return to the West African nation after competing at the Rio Olympics.\nAtef Chaloub said Saturday that swimmer Amadou Camara disappeared 48 hours before the team’s scheduled departure. He said Mamadama Bangoura, who competed in judo, also did not return to Guinea, having disappeared after leaving a message saying she wanted to “try her luck” abroad.\nA friend of Bangoura’s, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid punishment for failing to stop her from fleeing, said Bangoura was ashamed she didn’t earn a medal and wanted to try “working in a developed country.”\nMore than a dozen African athletes — including some from Guinea — did not return home after the London Olympics in 2012.\nRio police’s account of Ryan Lochte incident may not be entirely accurate either, report says\nBy\nChuck Schilken\nThe extent of the property damage Ryan Lochte and three of his fellow U.S. Olympic swimmers caused to a gas station eight days ago might have been exaggerated by Rio de Janeiro police,\naccording to\na report by USA Today.\nAt a news conference Thursday, Fernando Veloso, the head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said the Americans had broken a soap dispenser and mirror inside the restroom. Other reports have said the four also broke a bathroom door.\nBut one of the U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, said in a statement Friday that he didn’t see anyone vandalize the bathroom and the only damage caused by the group occurred when Lochte pulled a “loosely attached” advertising sign from a wall.\nIn examining all available surveillance footage from that night, including one aimed at the restroom doors, USA Today found no evidence the swimmers ever went near the bathroom, after relieving themselves behind the gas station.\nA USA Today videographer visited the gas station and found no damage to the soap dispensers, mirrors or door, and none of those items appeared to be new.\nThe swimmers were eventually held at gunpoint by security guards at the station and were released after paying the equivalent of $50.\nFernando Deluz, a bilingual Brazilian who served as a translator between the swimmers and the security guards, told USA his understanding was the money paid was to cover vandalized property and that the only property that came up during the negotiations was the advertising sign Lochte had pulled down.\nDeluz also said that because of the language barrier, the Americans might have believed they were being robbed.\nNBC’s Olympics coverage was vast, and plenty of it mattered\nBy\nMike Tierney\n(Patrick Raycraft \/ Hartford Courant)\nOn the first Saturday afternoon of the Olympics, NBC’s images of road cycling were so dazzling that the scenes could have been lifted from a travel promotion ad by the Rio de Janeiro tourist board.\nThe mostly aerial shots that tracked the bikes along the coastline displayed charmingly winding roads, granite peaks, blue-green ocean waves splashing against rocks and houses (some pink) quaintly clinging to hillsides.\nWho among us did not consider firing up our laptops to begin researching our next possible vacation destination?\nOf course, the bird’s-eye views neglected to capture Rio’s dark side — the slums and the crime, the shoddy transportation system and the pollution. Had our TV sets contained Smell-O-Vision, we might have whiffed the acrid odor that plagues parts of the host city.\nRead More\nColumn: Kevin Durant wakes up and carries U.S. to more gold\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nHe was branded a traitor, an opportunist, a coward. He was ridiculed in his neighborhood, resented in his workplace, mocked by his former fans.\nWhen\nKevin Durant\nleft the\nOklahoma City Thunder\nto join the powerful\nGolden State Warriors\nthis summer, mere weeks after the Warriors knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs, he was generally described with a single adjective.\nWeak.\nNearly two months later and 5,300 miles away, a flag on his chest and a country on his back, Durant changed both the narrative and the adjective Sunday, unleashing a brilliant performance that should provide him with an entirely different shade of moniker.\nGold.\nRead More\nThese memories of the Rio Olympics are etched in the minds of our reporters\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nMy medal platform of memories is filled by two people and a team that not only successfully defended their titles, but made history doing it.\nThe bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles.\nAnd the gold goes to the women’s water polo team, which not only became the first repeat champion in the history of its sport, but did it with a heavy heart after the brother of Coach Adam Krikorian died of a heart attack two days before the Games began.\nDespite the grief, Krikorian insisted on coaching in Rio, and after the team beat Italy in the final, his players lined up on the side of the pool and, one by one, draped their goal medals around his neck.\n— Kevin Baxter\nRead More\nRio Games: A challenge met, although it wasn’t easy\nBy\nDavid Wharton\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nThe most difficult Games we have ever encountered.\n— John Coates, IOC vice president regarding the Rio Games\nDark clouds hovered over Maracana Stadium at dusk, with a sudden wind tugging at flags and whipping the Olympic flame.\nThen a drenching rain began to fall.\nThe storm that intruded on Sunday night’s closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics befit a mega-sporting event that, over the last few weeks, had blended spectacle with more than a few glitches and negative headlines.\n“A Games in the middle of reality,” Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, had called them.\nThere were historic performances by some of the world’s greatest athletes, cheered on -- and sometimes booed -- by crowds exhibiting Brazil’s characteristic exuberance.\nThere were also reports of street crime, logistical gaffes and venue failures suggesting Brazil was not quite ready for prime time.\nIt was all part of the IOC’s gamble in coming to South America for the first time. The samba dancers and pop musicians who soldiered through Sunday’s inclement weather, and the fireworks that illuminated the gloomy sky at the end, embodied the host city’s determination.\nRead More\n2016 Rio Olympics in Pictures\nSee the best images from Times photographers Robert Gauthier and Wally Skalij\nRio Olympics: Live updates from the closing ceremony\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\n, \nHelene Elliott\n and \nNathan Fenno\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n10:45 p.m.\n: That’s all, folks, at least for the official part of the program. Partying might go deep into the night. Thanks, Rio.\n10:40 p.m.:\nA taste of Carnival, some fireworks, some confetti. Athletes dancing with the performers.Exuberant and vibrant ending.\n10:25 p.m.:\nOlympic flame is extinguished. Now, much dancing and merriment.\n10:20 p.m.\n: IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Rio Games closed, calls upon world’s youth to reassemble in Tokyo in four years.\n10:16 p.m.:\nBach says Rio Olympics will leave a “unique legacy.” Seems to be the say-nothing equivalent of calling someone is ‘nice.’\n10:15 p.m.:\nInternational Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praises unifying effect of athletes living and competing together at the Games. The scene of the two livid Mongolian wrestling coaches stripping in protest of a bronze-medal match result earlier Sunday and being escorted out by police wasn’t quite in line with that lofty ideal.\n10 p.m.:\nRio 2016 chief Carlos Arthur Nuzman continues the Olympic spin by saying the rain is coming to celebrate. It looks like it’s actually just making everyone cold.\n9:55 p.m.:\nTokyo offers a teaser about its Olympics. Looks pretty cool, actually.\n9:47 p.m.:\nRio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes booed as he’s introduced.\n9:45 p.m.:\nNow for the flag handover ceremony from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. Here’s hoping they complete the exchange better than the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team exchanged the baton.\n9:35 p.m.:\nComing up soon: a ceremony recognizing the Games’ volunteers -- that workforce was one of the trouble spots for the event in both numbers and training -- then then Olympic flag will be lowered.\n9:25 p.m\n.: Medal ceremony for marathon top three. Way cool.\n9:15 p.m.:\nNow: a tribute to lacemaking\n.\nReally. As for the Olympic channel, will it show everything on delay, as NBC did?\n9:12 p.m.:\nNext up: a heart-pounding segment on ... the launch of Olympic channel. At least the athletes have the waves of cold rain to keep them awake.\n9:05 p.m\n.: The athletes have entered. Was wondering if they’d get into the stadium before the next Olympics. Hey, PyeongChang Games are only, what, 18 months away!\n8:50 p.m.:\nRain really coming down hard. Many athletes wearing ponchos, jackets with hoods.\n8:40 p.m.:\nInside the Games is reporting that major electrical problems at Maracana Stadium have required the use of generators to keep the show going.\n8:35 p.m.\n: No sign yet of the shirtless Tongan guy from the Opening Ceremony. Did NBC delay his entrance, like it has delayed everything else??\n8:30 p.m.:\nLoads of the big-name U.S. athletes have already departed Rio de Janeiro, including Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and, uh, Ryan Lochte. Simone Biles, however, is still here and is the U.S. flag-bearer.\n8:25 p.m.\n: Athletes still parading in. Line looks as long as I’m anticipating the airline check-in line will be tomorrow morning at GIG.\n8:20 p.m.\n: ‘Heroes of the Games’--the athletes--enter the stadium. Colorful display.\n8:15 p.m.:\nThe closing ceremony is underway on a rainy night in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana Stadium is about two-thirds full, continuing the Games-long problem with empty seats.\nThe 2016 Summer Olympics come to an today, with the closing ceremony scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Pacific time at Maracana Stadium.\nYou will not be able to watch it on TV, however, until 7 p.m. on NBC, with coverage scheduled to end at 9:30. So, some things could be edited out for time.\nAs usual, the closing ceremony will end with the official handover of the Olympic flag to Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, host of the 2020 Games, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.\nAnd, no, Ryan Lochte is not expected to be there.\nRead More\nClosing ceremony live: Lace and clay? Sounds like a Batman villain\nClosing ceremony live: Anyone need a fill-up?\nKevin Durant leads U.S. to runaway victory over Serbia for men’s basketball gold\nBy\nChris Hine\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nAfter Kevin Durant made a three-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench.\nTurns out he was just clearing his throat.\nIt was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion of an upset and put the U.S. on the gold-medal stand for the third consecutive Olympics with a 96-66 victory over Serbia, which surprised in these Olympics by taking the silver.\nDurant had 30 points for the game, 18 of those in the second quarter, when he made Carioca Arena I marvel at both his shooting and athleticism and turned an unwatchable game into can’t-miss television before it eventually became a laugher.\nDurant won his second gold medal. Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony and Mike Krzyzewski, coaching his last Olympics for Team USA before ceding to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, each picked up their third.\nThe U.S. had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the Americans in transition and keeping them from developing an offensive rhythm.\nThe U.S. led 19-15 at the end of the first following a late three-pointer from Durant, who was beginning to catch fire. This team was often criticized for its lack of ball movement and a propensity for too much one-on-one basketball on offense. The thing is, when one of those players is feeling it as Durant was Sunday, even that brand of basketball looks effective.\nThe U.S. continued to pour it on in the second half, making it a smooth gold-medal game after an Olympics filled with bumps in the road. There were close victories against Serbia, France and Australia in pool play, but this team, though not as dominant over the tournament as some of its predecessors, avoided the embarrassment of coming home with anything less than gold.\nKyle Snyder becomes youngest American wrestler to win gold\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nAmerican wrestler Kyle Snyder won gold on Sunday, becoming the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history.\nThe 20-year-old Snyder beat Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan, 2-1, for gold at 97 kilograms during the men’s freestyle tournament on Sunday.\nSnyder is the second consecutive American wrestler to win Olympic gold in this weight class. Jake Varner, who Snyder beat at the U.S. Olympic team trials in April, won in London four years ago.\nSunday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\nThe U.S. men’s basketball steps up to podium to receive their gold medals.\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nSchedule and results from Sunday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\nBasketball (Men)\nGold medal game\nUnited States 96, Serbia 66\nBronze medal game\nSpain 89, Australia 88\nBoxing\nWomen’s middleweight gold medal bout\nClaressa Shields, United States, d. Nouchka Fontijn, Netherlands, 3-0\nMen’s flyweight gold medal bout\nShakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, d. Mikhail Aloyan, Russia, 3-0\nMen’s light-welterweight gold medal match\nTony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1\nMen’s super-heavyweight gold medal match\nTony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1\nCycling\nMen’s cross-country mountain bike final\nGold\n--Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:33:28\nSilver\n--Jaroslav Kulhavý, Czech Republic, 1:34:18\nBronze\n--Carlos Coloma Nicolas, Spain, 1:34:51\nHandball (Men)\nGold medal match\nDenmark 28, France 26\nBronze medal match\nGermany 31, Poland 25\nRhythmic Gymnastics\nGroup final\nGold\n--Russia, 36.233 points\nSilver\n--Spain, 35.766\nBronze\n--Bulgaria, 35.766\nTrack and Field\nMen’s marathon\nGold\n--Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44\nSilver\n--Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopia, 2:09:54\nBronze\n--Galen Rupp, United States, 2:10:05\nVolleyball (Men)\nGold medal match\nBrazil 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24)\nBronze medal match\nUnited States 3, Russia 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13)\nWrestling\nMen’s freestyle 65 kilograms gold medal match\nSoslan Ramonov, Russia, d. Toghrul Asgarov, Azerbaijan, 4-0\nMen’s freestyle 97 kilograms gold medal match\nRio Olympics: Mongolian wrestling coaches strip in protest of loss\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nTwo Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped in protest Sunday after their wrestler lost the bronze medal match.\nThe coaches had rushed to the mat in celebration minutes earlier at Carioca Arena, believing Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran had defeated Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the 143-pound (65 kg) class. One coach fell to his knees in the center of the mat and appeared to be sobbing.\nBut the judges awarded the Uzbekistan wrestler a penalty point — and the victory.\nThe sudden turn of events enraged the Mongolian coaches. One removed his shirt in front of the judges’ table and flexed. The other took off his shirt and pants, wearing only a pair of underwear.\n“This was a protest,” one of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayaraa, said. “There was a problem with the refereeing.\n“Three million people in Mongolian waited for this bronze medal and now we have no medal ... 100% of the stadium supported us.”\nThe coaches piled their clothes on the table. The crowd, meanwhile, roared approval and chanted “Mon-gol-ia! Mon-gol-ia!”\nOfficials pushed both men off the mat after the display. They eventually put on their clothes before members of Brazil’s National Public Security Force escorted them from the venue as the crowd serenaded them with cheers.\nMandakhnaran, the Mongolian wrestler, remained fully clothed during the incident.\nSilver medalist Feyisa Lilesa shows solidarity with protesters in Ethiopia\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Olivier Morin \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nFeyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia was nearing the finish line at the men’s marathon on Sunday morning when he crossed his wrists above his head.\nThe silver medalist did it again. And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia.\nHe explained that the gesture was in protest of the killing of the Oromo people, saying he stands with the resistance movement, adding that the government was “killing our people.”\nLilesa was asked about the consequences of his protest. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.”\nLater, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests\/gestures at the Games.\nSaid Lilesa: “They can’t do anything. It’s my feeling.”\nRio Olympics: Claressa Shields makes history with her second boxing gold\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nClaressa Shields fights her way to a gold medal over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands.\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nClaressa Shields became the first American boxer to earn two Olympic titles Sunday when she won a unanimous-decision victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women’s middleweight final.\nShields dominated the Rio tournament, winning all 12 of her fights. And she may have been at her best in the gold-medal match. After a slow start, she took control of the fight early in the second round, staggering Fontijn with a strong right to the head.\nShe continued stalking the Dutch fighter in the third round, connecting twice with left jabs and landing another hard right. And rather than protect her big lead in the fourth round, she repeatedly waved her arms, begging Fontijn to come forward and fight.\nFontijn,who lost to Shields in the final of the world championship in May, was cheered Sunday by a huge contingent of orange-clad Dutch athletes and coaches. And she was game, landing a a couple of good punches in the opening two minutes.\nThe victory ran Shields’ record to 77-1, with her only loss coming before the London Games four years ago. It also closed a successful tournament for the U.S., which got a silver-medal performance from bantamweight Shakur Stevenson and a bronze-medal effort from light-flyweight Nico Hernandez.\nThe three medals are the most for a U.S. boxing team in the Olympics since 2000, when the Americans won four.\nRio Olympics: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins men’s marathon; Galen Rupp of the U.S. takes bronze\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Buda Mendes \/ Getty Images)\nEliud Kipchoge of Kenya continued his nearly flawless marathon career, winning the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds.\nSecond was Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States took the bronze. Rupp’s 2:10:05 was a personal best. American Jared Ward was sixth, in 2:11:30, also a personal best. Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. was 33rd in 2:16:46.\nRupp was 11 seconds out of second place.\nKipchoge and Lilesa dropped Rupp at the 35-kilometer mark and then Kipchoge put on a patented surge himself and won by a margin of 1 minute 10 seconds.\nHeading into Rio, the 31-year-old Kipchoge had lost just once in seven career marathons, at Berlin in 2013. Only three years ago, he moved up to the marathon distance.\nColumn: Being the best is never boring\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nWe could have just won by 10 or eight, but this team is different, this team had a mind-set I’ve never seen before.\n— Diana Taurasi\nBoring? Since when is nearly two hours of pure athletic destruction boring?\nBad for basketball? How can 20 years’ worth of consecutive victories on the world’s biggest stage be bad for basketball?\nOne of the most consistently dominant teams in the annals of the Olympics stepped on a Rio basketball court Saturday in front of empty seats, feigned yawns and misguided perceptions.\nThey turned them all into gold, untainted and unselfish gold, poured from the greatest of American sports legacies, decorated across the chests of the greatest American team athletes.\nRead More\nThese two are trying to help seal the LA 2024 deal\nBy\nDavid Wharton\nBill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024.\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nOlympic Stadium comes alive at dusk with fans arriving for the late session, lots of chatter and laughter, everyone eager to watch Usain Bolt in a 200-meter semifinal.\nBeneath the stands, in a dank concourse, Doug Arnot and Bill Hanway emerge from a meeting that ran longer than expected. It has been another tough day and they look a bit haggard in their matching purple shirts.\n“This is not glamorous,” Arnot says.\nBecause we don’t have a lot to build, we can spend time on all the details that matter.\n— Doug Arnot, consultant to LA 2024 Olympic bid\nThey are in Rio as paid consultants to help pitch Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Games.\nWhile Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports agent Casey Wasserman serve as the face of the campaign — schmoozing with International Olympic Committee members at cocktail receptions and private dinners — Arnot and Hanway do the grunt work.\nRead More\nA few surprises to top off Americans’ hefty medal haul\nBy\nHelene Elliott\n(Ian Walton \/ Getty Images)\nIn track and field, there are always bumps in the road and each one of us had a unique journey to get here, but we pushed through.\n— Allyson Felix\nMedals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal.\nWhen the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women.\n------------\nFOR THE RECORD:\nAn earlier version of a display quote said that the 1,600-meter relay victory was Allyson Felix’s seventh gold medal. It is her sixth Olympic gold.\n------------\nThey did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it.\n“Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades.\nRead More\nWhen water polo is much more than a game\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n(Sergei Grits \/ Associated Press)\nIt feels like the whole team has reached eternity.\n— Dusan Mandic, after Serbia won the water polo gold\nThe men decorated with scratches and red marks trickled through a hallway at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium and insisted the past didn’t matter.\nTheir countries, Croatia and Serbia, share a 150-mile border and a bloody history. They battled in the early 1990s as part of the conflagration ignited by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. They traded claims of genocide. Their sporting events against each other became about much more than who won or lost and regularly led to unseemly chants, riots, even diplomatic incidents.\nOn Saturday, they shared a pool in the water polo final at the Rio Games.\n“We don’t have any enemies when we play against them,” Serbia’s Gojko Pijetlovic said after his country muscled its way to an 11-7 victory for the gold medal. “We don’t hate anybody. We just play water polo. We play everyone the same.”\nRead More\nU.S. men and women win 1,600-meter relay races\nBy\nHelene Elliott\n(Cameron Spencer \/ Getty Images)\nDoing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’\n— Matt Centrowitz\nMedals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal.\nWhen the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women.\nThey did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it.\n“Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades.\nRead More\nBrazil tops Germany for soccer gold medal when Neymar buries final penalty kick in shootout victory\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nThe only thing on my mind was I had to do this. I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud.\n— Neymar\nWhen Brazil’s long nightmare finally ended Saturday, the captain of its soccer team dropped to his knees and spread his arms in celebration.\nIf “Christ the Redeemer” is Rio de Janeiro’s iconic emblem, the image of a kneeling, sobbing Neymar, eyes looking to the heavens, will be how Brazilians remember the city’s Olympics.\nThe Rio Games have been plagued by crime, polluted water and venue problems. v There were half-empty stadiums, overcrowded streets and little approaching the excitement of past Olympics.\nBut when Neymar’s penalty kick ended a tiebreaking shootout with Germany on Saturday, it did more than give Brazil its first Olympic soccer title. It also gave the host country something to celebrate.\nU.S. rolls to easy win over Spain for gold medal in women’s basketball\nBy\nChris Hine\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nThere never was a doubt.\nThe U.S. women’s basketball team dominated on its way to a sixth consecutive gold medal, clinching the top spot with a 101-72 victory over Spain on Saturday.\nThe U.S. team didn’t have to sweat on its path to the gold, defeating opponents by an average of 37.3 points over eight games.\nDiana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings each collected their fourth gold medals, joining Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only four-time gold medalists in basketball – men or women.\nSpain trailed by only three points, 27-24, early in the second quarter when the U.S. broke it open. Taurasi hit a pair of three-pointers as the Americans scored 16 of the next 19 points to take a 43-27 lead.\nThe lead only increased from there.\nTaurasi, who had a stellar Olympics for the U.S., finished with 17 points, making five three-pointers. Maya Moore, also a standout for the Americans, had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists.\nGwen Jorgensen earns the U.S. its first gold medal in triathlon\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Quinn Rooney \/ Getty Images)\nAs she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games.\nShe crushed both the course and the competition Saturday, giving the U.S. its first Olympic triathlon gold medal by cruising across the finish line in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 16 seconds.\nThat was 40 seconds ahead of silver medalist Nicola Spirig-Hug of Switzerland, who won gold at the 2012 Games after Jorgensen’s flat tire relegated her to a 38th-place finish.\nVicky Holland outsprinted British teammate Non Stanford for the bronze.\nJorgensen and Spirig-Hug were even until Jorgensen made her move with two kilometers left in the 10-kilometer final leg that followed a steep, 38.5-kilometer bike ride and a one-loop ocean swim.\nAs she approached the blue carpet, Jorgensen turned to look for Spirig-Hug, who wasn’t even in view around the bend.\nHer goal within her grasp, Jorgensen lifted her sunglasses to her head, and that look of dogged determination she’d had since London dissolved into a smile.\nAfter crossing the finish line, she reached down and grabbed the green, gold and blue ribbon and held it high above her head in triumph before breaking down in tears.\nShe said she was thinking of all the sacrifices, not just hers, but those of coach Jamie Turner and her husband, Patrick Lemieux, who abandoned his pro cycling career to serve as her operations manager .\n“I’ve been pretty vocal about my goal for the past four years. After London, I said I wanted to go to Rio and I wanted to win gold,” Jorgensen said. “And for anyone that’s been around me, they know how much my husband, Patrick, has invested. He’s given up his career to support me. And then I also have Jamie Turner, who I’ve been on this four-year journey with, and he’s done so much for me.\n“Just thinking about all the investments they’ve put into me and thinking about the four years, it all came down to one day,” Jorgensen said. “And to be able to actually execute on that day is pretty amazing.”\nU.S. defeats the Netherlands to win bronze medal in women’s volleyball\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Michael Reynolds \/ EPA)\nKarch Kiraly’s top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team has earned an Olympic bronze medal, hardly the color the Americans planned for when they came to Brazil chasing the program’s first gold in history.\nThe U.S. topped the Netherlands, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, Saturday, bouncing back for bronze two days after a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Serbia in the semifinals.\nAfter Kim Hill’s ace on match point, the U.S. women fell into an embrace, and Kiraly hugged his coaches and brought his team together for a cheer.\nThe Netherlands shined in its first Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta, where the team finished fourth and surprised many as the Dutch put women’s volleyball on the map with a gutsy, never-give-up style.\nSaturday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\nThe U.S. women’s basketball team celebrates after beating Spain for the gold medal.\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nSchedule and results from Saturday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\nBadminton\nMen’s singles gold medal match\nChen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0\nMen’s singles bronze medal match\nViktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1\nBasketball (Women)\nGold medal game\nUnited States 101, Spain 72\nBronze medal game\nSerbia 70, France 63\nBoxing\nWomen’s flyweight gold medal match\nNicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0\nMen’s bantamweight gold medal match\nRobeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States, 2-1\nMen’s middleweight gold medal match\nArlen Lopez, Cuba, d. Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 3-0\nCanoe\/Kayak\nMen’s kayak single 200-meter sprint\nGold\n--Liam Heath, Great Britain, 35.19 seconds\nSilver\n--Maxime Beaumont, France, 35.36\nBronze\n--Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain, 35.66\nBronze\n--Ronald Rauhe, Germany, 35.66\nMen’s canoe double 1,000-meter sprint\nGold\n--Germany (J. Vandrey and S. Brendel), 3:43.91\nSilver\n--Brazil (I. Queiroz dos Santos and E. Silva), 3:44.81\nBronze\n--Ukraine (D. Ianchuk and T. Mishchuk), 3:45.94\nWomen’s kayak four 500-meter sprint\nGold\n--Hungary (D. Kozák, G. Szabó, K. Fazekas Zur and T. Csipes), 1:31.48\nSilver\n--Germany (S. Kriegerstein, S. Hering, T. Dietze and F. Weber), 1:32.38\nBronze\n--Belarus (M. Pautaran, M. Makhneva, N. Papok, V. Khudzenka), 1:33.90\nMen’s kayak four 1,000-meter sprint\nGold\n--Germany (M. Rendschmidt, T. Liebscher, M. Gross and M. Hoff), 3:02.14\nSilver\n--Slovakia (T. Linka, D. Myšák, J. Tarr and E. Vlček), 3:05.04\nBronze\n--Czech Republic (D. Havel, J. Štěrba, J. Dostál and L. Trefil), 3:05.17\nCycling\nWomen’s cross-country mountain bike final\nGold\n--Jenny Rissveds, Sweden, 1:30:15\nSilver\n--Maja Włoszczowska, Poland, 1:30:52\nBronze\n--Catharine Pendrel, Canada, 1:31:41\nDiving\nGold\n--Aisen Chen, China, 585.30\nSilver\n--German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70\nBronze\n--David Boudia, United States, 525.25\nGolf (Women)\nGold\n--Inbee Park, South Korea, 268\nSilver\n--Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 273\nBronze\n--Shanshan Feng, China, 274\nHandball (Women)\nGold medal match\nRussia 22, France 19\nBronze medal match\nNorway 36, Netherlands 26\nModern Pentathlon\nMen’s individual\nGold\n--Alexander Lesun, Russia, 1,479 points (Olympic record)\nSilver\n--Pavlo Tymoshchenko, Ukraine, 1,472\nBronze\n--Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga, Mexico, 1,468\nRhythmic Gymnastics\nGold\n--Margarita Mamun, Russia, 76.483\nSilver\n--Yana Kudryavtseva, Russia, 75.608\nBronze\n--Ganna Rizatdinova, Ukraine, 73.583\nSoccer (Men)\nGold medal match\nBrazil 1, Germany 1 (Brazil wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)\nBronze medal match\nNigeria 3, Honduras 2\nTaekwondo\nMen’s 80 kilogram plus\nGold\n--Radik Isaev, Azerbaijan, def. Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga, Niger, 6-2\nBronze\n--Maicon Siqueira, Brazil, def. Mahama Cho, Britain, 5-4\nBronze\n--Dongmin Cha, South Korea, def. Dmitriy Shokin, Uzbekistan, 4-3\nWomen’s 67 kilogram plus\nGold\n--Shuyin Zheng, China, def. Maria del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza, Mexico, 5-1\nBronze\n--Bianca Walkden, Britain, def. Wiam Dislam, Morocco, 7-1\nBronze\n--Jackie Galloway, United States, def. Gwladys Epangue, France, 2-1\nTrack and Field\nMen\n1,600 relay\nGold\n--United States (Arman Hall; Lashawn Merritt; Gil Roberts; Tony McQuay), 2:57.30\nSilver\n--Jamaica (Javon Francis; Peter Matthews; Nathon Allen; Fitzroy Dunkley), 2:58.16\nBronze\n--Bahamas (Chris Brown; Alonzo Russell; Michael Mathieu; Steven Gardiner), 2:58.49\n1,500 meters\nGold\n--Matthew Centrowitz, United States, 3:50.00\nSilver\n--Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3:50.11\nBronze\n--Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3:50.24\n5,000 meters\nGold\n--Mo Farah, Britain, 13:03.30\nSilver\n--Paul Chelimo, United States, 13:03.90\nBronze\n--Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:04.35\nJavelin\nGold\n--Thomas Rohler, Germany, 90.30 meters\nSilver\n--Julius Yego, Kenya, 88.24\nBronze\n--Keshom Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago, 85.38\nWomen\n1,600-meter relay\nGold\n--United States (Allyson Felix; Courtney Okolo; Phyllis Francis; Natasha Hastings), 3:19.06\nSilver\n--Jamaica (Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Novlene Williams-Mills; Stephenie Ann McPherson; Shericka Jackson), 3:20.34\nBronze\n--Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Emily Diamond; Anyika Onuora; Eilidh Doyle), 3:25.88\n800 meters\nGold\n--Caster Semenya, South Africa, 1:55.28\nSilver\n--Francine Niyonsaba, Burund, 1:56.49\nBronze\n--Margaret Nyairera Wambui, Kenya, 1:56.89\nHigh Jump\nGold--\nRuth Beitia, Spain, 1.97 meters\nSilver--\nMirela Demireva, Bulgaria, 1.97 meters\nBronze-\n-Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.97 meters\nTriathlon\nWomen’s final\nGold\n--Gwen Jorgensen, United States, 1:56:16\nSilver\n--Nicola Spirig, Switzerland, 1:56:56\nBronze\n--Vicky Holland, Great Britain, 1:57:01\nVolleyball (Women)\nGold medal match\nChina d. Serbia, 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23)\nBronze medal match\nUnited States d. Netherlands, 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19)\nWater polo (Men)\nGold medal match\nSerbia 11, Croatia 7\nBronze medal match\nItaly 12, Montenegro 10\nSpain 9, Brazil 8 (seventh place)\nHungary 12, Greece 10\nWrestling\nMen\n125 kilogram\nGold\n--Taha Akgul, Turkey, d. Komeil Ghasemi, Iran, 3-1\nBronze\n--Ibragim Saidov, Belarus, d. Levan Berianidze, Armenia, 3-1\nBronze\n--Geno Petriashvili, Georgia, d. Tervel Diagniv, United States, 4-0\n86 kilogram\nGold\n--Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russia, d. Selim Yasar, Turkey, 3-0\nBronze\n--J’Den Cox, United States, d. Reineris Salas, Cuba, 5-0\nBronze\n--Sharif Sharifov, Azerbajan, d. Pedro Francisco Ceballos Fuentes, Venezuela, 3-1\nShakur Stevenson falls in U.S. bantamweight boxing final, takes Olympic silver\nBy\nKevin Baxter\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nCuba’s Robeisy Ramirez won a split-decision victory over Shakur Stevenson in the Olympic bantamweight boxing final Saturday, denying the U.S. its first men’s gold medal in the sport since 2004.\nRamirez, 22, danced into the half-full arena wearing a big smile and gesticulating to the crowd. The 19-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, was all business.\nBut Ramirez started quickly and had the U.S. fighter backpedaling early in the opening round.\nStevenson tried to use a long, looping right to create some distance, but Ramirez slipped under it to land several hard, straight heads to the upper body. When the bell sounded at the end of the round, Ramirez smiled and shook his head at Stevenson.\nStevenson recovered to take the second round, going inside in an effort to take the sting away from Ramirez’s combinations. But the Cuban, an Olympic champion four years ago as a flyweight, was simply too quick and polished for Stevenson. And with 30 seconds, left he caught the American near the ropes, unleashing a series of punches. Though none did any damage, the flurry may have been enough to decide the fight.\nThe silver medal for Stevenson is the highest Olympic prize won by a U.S. male boxer since 2004, when Andre Ward captured the light-heavyweight title. And Claressa Shields’ medal, combined with Nico Hernandez’s bronze in the light flyweight division, make the Rio Olympics the most productive for USA Boxing since Athens, when the U.S. also won two medals.\nSaturday’s fight was just the third of the Games for Stevenson — and his first in four days — after Russian Vladimir Nikitin was unable to answer the bell in the quarterfinals because of injury.\nStevenson won his first two bouts by unanimous decision.\nU.S. loses appeal of disqualification in men’s relay\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nTyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers of the U.S. 400-meter relay team.\n(Peter Klaunzer \/ EPA)\nUSA Track and Field’s appeal of the disqualification of the men’s 400-meter relay team has been denied, according to several reports.\nThe U.S. quartet finished third in the final on Friday but soon afterward was disqualified because of a faulty baton exchange between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin in which Rodgers passed it too early. Jamaica won, followed by Japan. Canada, which had finished fourth, was elevated to third following the U.S. disqualification.\nU.S. officials filed a protest with the Jury of Appeals of the International Assn. of Athletics Federations. The rejection of the appeal was first reported by Tim Layden of Sports Illustrated, who cited an official of the IAAF as saying all protests and appeals were rejected, leaving all results to stand. Associated Press also reported the protest had been rejected.\nGwen Jorgensen wins gold for U.S. in women’s triathlon\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Adam Pretty \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nFour seconds is virtually nothing for a gifted runner like Gwen Jorgensen.\nJorgensen was a mere four seconds behind the leader, Mari Rabie of South Africa, in the bike-to-run transition of the women’s Olympic triathlon on Saturday morning.\nJust like that Jorgensen erased the lead and surged into first in a matter of seconds. The only runner to stay right with Jorgensen during the 10-kilometer run along the scenic Copacabana course was veteran Nicola Spirig Hug of Switzerland.\nThe battle between Jorgensen and Spirig Hug came down to Jorgensen pulling away on the final lap. Jorgensen, of St. Paul, Minn., won the first triathlon gold for the United States, beating Spirig Hug by 40 seconds. Overcome by emotion, her smile quickly turned to tears after she crossed the finish line.\nThe only other medal the U.S. women have won in this event was a bronze by Susan Williams in 2004 in Greece.\nFor Jorgensen, it was a wildly different experience from London. In 2012, she suffered a flat tire and finished 38th.\nThis time, misfortune hit another U.S. athlete, Sarah True, who withdrew during the bike section. It appeared she injured her right knee, attempted to resume riding but was forced to quit.\nSimone Biles picked as U.S. flag-bearer for closing ceremony\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nSimone Biles will carry the American flag during the closing ceremony for the Summer Olympics on Sunday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced.\nBiles won four gold medals during the gymnastics competition, including the all-around title.\n“It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag-bearer by my Team USA teammates,” Biles said in a statement. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime.”\nShe is the first female gymnast from the U.S. to be selected as a flag-bearer for the opening or closing ceremony.\nTwo U.S. swimmers apologize for gas station incident, paint poor picture of Ryan Lochte’s actions\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n(Angel Valentin \/ Getty Images)\nTwo of the U.S. swimmers involved in the incident with Ryan Lochte at a gas station in Rio early Sunday morning have apologized in separate statements that both assert that Lochte initiated a confrontation with two security guards at the business when he ripped a poster off a wall.\nGunnar Bentz said that the four swimmers -- including Lochte, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen -- stopped at the gas station near Olympic Park and urinated on the side of the building. At that point, Bentz said, Lochte pulled a “framed metal advertisement” off a wall.\nBentz disputed accounts by local police that the swimmers also damaged a restroom.\nTwo security guards told the swimmers to exit their taxi, Bentz said, and one of the men held up a badge and pulled his gun when Feigen and Conger walked away from the vehicle. The second guard drew his weapon and instructed the swimmers to sit on a sidewalk.\n“Again, I cannot speak to his actions, but Ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards,” Bentz said. “After Jack and I both tugged at him in an attempt to get him to sit back down, Ryan and the security guards had a heated verbal exchange, but no physical contact was made.”\nConger recounted a similar scene in his statement.\n“Although I cooperated with their requests while there was a heated exchange among others, at one point a weapon was pointed at me,” he said. “Eventually, a man appeared who was able to translate for us, helping to defuse the situation. We paid some money to compensate them for the torn poster and returned to the Village in a different taxi.”\nBentz confirmed the account by local authorities that the swimmers paid the equivalent of about $50 U.S. to resolve the matter before leaving.\nThough the gunplay isn’t visible in security footage of the incident made public so far, Bentz said he is “confident video angles have not been shown that would further substantiate my account.”\nBentz and Conger were pulled off their U.S.-bound flight by local authorities earlier this week, then allowed to leave the country 24 hours later after being interviewed by police.\nTheir statements offered a markedly different tone -- both conciliatory and detailed -- than a three-paragraph apology Lochte issued Friday. He returned to the U.S. on Monday.\n“First and foremost, I deeply regret the trouble and embarrassment this event has brought to the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, and the distraction it has caused from the achievements of my fellow Olympians,” Conger said. “This has been an unsettling, humbling and frightening experience. It’s a reminder that all of us, when we travel and especially when we represent the U.S. in the Olympics, are ambassadors for our country and should be on our best behavior.”\nBentz added, “Without question, I am taking away a valuable life lesson from this situation. In everything I do, I am representing my family, my country and my school. I will not take that responsibility lightly.”\nFeigen, who remains in Brazil, hasn’t issued a statement. A Rio de Janeiro court said he apologized Friday for his role in the incident.\nFinding solace in a time of sorrow: U.S. women’s water polo team gives grieving coach a reason to smile\nBy\nKevin Baxter\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nThe thing I kept coming back to was it would be very selfish to let what happened to me personally affect this group and what we have set out to do.\n— Adam Krikorian, U.S. water polo coach\nIt was less than three minutes to play in Friday’s women’s Olympic water polo final when the emotions started to kick in for Adam Krikorian.\nNo women’s team had ever won consecutive gold medals in the sport, something Krikorian’s team was about to do. No team had ever scored more goals, given up fewer or won by a larger margin than Krikorian’s U.S. team did in its 12-5 rout of Italy.\nYet Krikorian’s emotions had nothing to do with joy or accomplishment. Two days before the opening ceremony of the Rio Games, Krikorian’s brother Blake was found dead in his car at a Northern California beach. The coroner said he had gone paddle boarding and died of a heart attack. He was 48.\n“It was hitting me pretty hard at the end of the game. Just thinking about my brother,” the coach said, taking a long pause to compose himself, “thinking about how hard this journey’s been.”\nRead More\nColumn: Clipper’s D.J. is as good as gold\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nWe wouldn’t be playing for a gold medal if DeAndre didn’t play that well.\n— Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. men’s basketball coach\nHe’s always been third.\nAs much lovable cartoon character as feared NBA star, his missed free throws as celebrated as his highlight dunks, DeAndre Jordan has spent his career as a giant in a shadow.\nMeet D.J., the flying, blocking, board-rattling Olympian.\nRead More\nPayback or not, this game is special for the Brazilians\nBy\nKevin Baxter\n(Frank Augstein \/ Associated Press)\nThis is what we wanted. We are fighting to conquer this.\n— Gabriel Jesus, Brazil forward on defeating Germany\nIn the climactic scene of the iconic boxing moving “Rocky,” a bloodied and battered Apollo Creed pulls Rocky Balboa close and says, “There ain’t gonna be no rematch.”\nBut they do meet again.\nIt’s tough to pass up a rematch. Win once? Maybe you got lucky. Do it again, and no one can question who’s better. That’s why Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier three times. It’s why the Yankees play the Red Sox 19 times each season.\nIt’s also why Saturday’s Olympic soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games.\nRead More\nThe Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan is having the time of his life chasing gold at the Olympics\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nFor eight seasons with the Clippers, DeAndre Jordan has never even been the most important player on his team.\nWhich made it fairly breathtaking Friday when he was the most important player in his country ...\nRead More\nBrazil-Germany a World Cup rematch? Not to the players or coaches\nBy\nKevin Baxter\n(Frank Augstein \/ Associated Press)\nThe soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games.\nTwo years ago, Germany humiliated Brazil, 7-1, on its home soil in the most lopsided World Cup semifinal in history. It was a national embarrassment that will not soon be forgotten.\nSaturday’s rematch offers a chance at both revenge and redemption, though it can’t completely atone for the World Cup debacle because it won’t be a true international match.\nHere’s why ...\nRead More\nIn 3 Olympics finals, Usain Bolt has run for less than 2 minutes\nU.S. men celebrate a bronze in the 400-meter relay -- then get the bad news\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nLed by Usain Bolt, Jamaica won the men’s 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics, with Japan taking silver.\nThe U.S. initially was declared third but was disqualified because of an illegal exchange outside the zone between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin. Canada was elevated to third, with former USC star Andre De Grasse becoming a three-time Rio medalist as the anchor.\nIt was the ninth time since 1995 that a U.S. men’s relay team was disqualified or couldn’t get the baton around at an Olympics or world championship.\nRead More\nUsain Bolt completes golden triple-triple on the track\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nUsain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics.\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nIn perhaps the final Olympic race of his remarkable career, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt went a perfect three for three in his third consecutive Summer Games, an unprecedented feat and one that might stand untouched for years to come.\nBolt, who added the Rio 100- and 200-meter dash titles to the crowns he won in Beijing and London, anchored Jamaica’s 400-meter relay team to victory Friday at Olympic Stadium in 37.27 seconds.\nJapan was a surprising second in 37.60 seconds. The U.S. team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Trayvon Bromell that took third in 37.62 seconds was later disqualified for what’s believed to be a lane violation on their first baton exchange. Fourth-place Canada (37.64 seconds) was elevated to the bronze.\nBolt ran away from the field in the last 30 meters or so, then promptly ran to the crowd to greet his adoring fans before rejoining his teammates for celebrations that included dancing, wrapping themselves in flags and generally savoring a historic moment.\nBolt, who will be 30 on Sunday, has said he will retire after these Rio Games, which would be a great loss to a sport that urgently needs not only his excellence but his genial, fan-friendly personality. He didn’t set any world records in Rio, but he created great excitement and brought thousands of spectators to a stadium that was largely empty throughout the competition.\nJust before the men’s race, the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie won gold with a time of 41.01 seconds. That was the eighth medal of Felix’s stellar career, a total comprising five gold-- the most for any female track athlete -- and three silver.\nThe Jamaican team of Christiana Williams, sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36 seconds. Britain was third in 41.77 seconds.\nThe U.S. women had to run out of Lane 1 on Friday, making their task difficult. They were placed there because of their first-round mishap on Thursday, when Felix was elbowed by a Jamaican runner and couldn’t hand the baton cleanly to Gardner. That put them out of an automatic qualification, but the result was successfully appealed, and the relay -- with Morolake Akinosun as the anchor -- was allowed to run alone to try to get a top-8 time. They recorded the fastest time but were considered to have qualified on time and were relegated to the inside instead of a prime middle lane.\nEarlier Friday, the U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team ran the fastest first-round time- -- 3:21.42 -- and moved on to Saturday’s final. The lineup of Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory and Phyllis Francis got the baton around cleanly, avoiding any mishaps of the variety that the 400-meter relay team experienced in its first-round heat on Thursday. The 1,600-meter lineup will change for the final, though the exact lineup won’t be announced until Saturday afternoon.\nJamaica (3:22.38) had the second-best time, followed by Ukraine, Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland and Australia.\nThe U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team finished second in its heat to Jamaica, which got a scorching anchor leg from Javon Francis. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons and David Verburg of the U.S. were timed in 2:58.38, just behind Jamaica’s 2:58.29. Trinidad and Tobago was disqualified from that heat. Britain won the second heat but was disqualified, allowing Brazil to make Saturday’s final.\nIn the women’s 5,000, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot of Kenya set an Olympic record with a time of 14:27.17 to win gold, ahead of Hellen Obiri of Kenya (14:29.77) and 10,000-meter champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia (14:33.59). Shelby Houlihan, who became the lone American entrant when Abbey D’Agostino had to withdraw because of a serious knee injury she suffered during a fall in the previous round, finished 11th in 15:08.89.\nAllyson Felix gets record fifth gold medal when U.S. women win 400 relay\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nThe U.S. women have retained the 400-meter relay title and helped Allyson Felix win her record fifth Olympic gold medal.\nThe Americans, who needed to set a qualifying time in a solo rerun hours after dropping the baton in the preliminaries and getting a second chance on protest, won Friday’s final in 41.01 seconds.\nA Jamaican team including Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36. Britain won bronze in a national record 41.77.\nThe 30-year-old Felix entered the Rio Games as one of six women with four Olympic gold medals in track and field.\nGermany wins its first women’s soccer gold medal with 2-1 victory over Sweden\nBy\nAssociated Press\nGermany defeated Sweden, 2-1, to win the women’s soccer gold medal for the first time in the Olympics.\nGermany opened the scoring with a goal by Dzsenifer Marozsan in the 48th minute and added to the lead with an own goal by Swedish defender Linda Sembrant in the 62nd.\nSweden pulled one closer with Stina Blackstenius in the 67th but was not able to get the equalizer despite some good late chances at the Maracana Stadium.\nA two-time World Cup champion, Germany had previously won three bronze medals. It was playing in the Olympic final for the first time.\nSweden has won its first silver in women’s soccer. It had never been on the podium.\nAmerican Connor Fields finally brings home gold in men’s BMX racing\nBy\nAssociated Press\nThe United States ended its gold medal drought in BMX racing after Connor Fields won the men’s Olympic final in the American-born sport on Friday, and Mariana Pajon of Colombia successfully defended her title in the women’s final.\nU.S. cyclist Alise Post took silver behind Pajon, while Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela won bronze.\nA fan favorite, Pajon raised her bike in the air after pedaling to a stop across the finish line, acknowledging the adoring fans in the stands waving the yellow, blue and red flag of her home country.\nFields was just as jubilant after racing to the front and holding off Dutch rider Jelle van Gorkom at the finish line to take the gold.\nThere was a photo finish for third, with Carlos Ramirez Yepes of Colombia just edging out the United States’ Nic Long for the bronze. Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal.\nStill, it was a banner day for the United States. The medals for Fields and Post snapped a podium drought in London in 2012.\nIt had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June and needed a special brace to compete in Rio de Janeiro.\n“There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning,” said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. “I was like, ‘Get to the line! Get to the line!’ I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldn’t believe it.”\nThe reigning world champion, Pajon enjoyed home-continent advantage and acknowledged loud fans who wore Team Colombia shirts. Pajon rode to the front early in each of her three semifinal heats, and never looked back, either after the first turn in the final.\n“My first gold was huge. But two is amazing,” said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race.\nShe’s a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May.\nPajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin.\nU.S. tops Spain to advance to gold-medal game in men’s basketball\nBy\nChris Hine\nIt wasn’t pretty, but Team USA has advanced to Sunday’s gold-medal men’s basketball game.\nThe U.S. defeated Spain with a grinding 82-76 victory on Friday and now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Australia and Serbia, two teams that the Americans defeated by 10 and three points, respectively, in group play.\nIn the first half, the U.S. grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that helped pace it to a 45-39 halftime edge. Klay Thompson, who finished with 22 points, had 17 by halftime.\nKevin Durant added 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 13 for the Americans.\nBut the U.S. could never quite put Spain away. In particular, the U.S. had trouble containing Pau Gasol, who scored 23 points.\nThe referees tried to wrestle control of the game early and doled out five technical fouls, giving the game a choppy pace. It didn’t help that both teams struggled to find their stride offensively.\nSerbia gave the U.S. its closest game in preliminary play. The Americans pulled out a 94-91 victory in a game that went down to the final seconds, when the Serbs had a chance to tie the score.\nDespite defeating Australia, 98-88, the Americans trailed by two points, 72-70, early in the fourth quarter. That’s when Carmelo Anthony got hot and scored 14 of Team USA’s next 18 points to help open an 88-80 lead.\nU.S. women win second straight water polo title\nBy\nKevin Baxter\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nThe U.S. became the first two-time Olympic champion in women’s water polo history Friday, blitzing Italy, 12-5, at Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium.\nThe U.S. won its first gold in London four years ago but just four women -- Maggie Steffens, Kami Craig, Melissa Seidemann and Courtney Mathewson -- from that team played in Rio. All four scored in Friday’s final, though, with Steffens’ third-period goal giving her a tournament-high 17.\nThe U.S., which trailed just once for less than a minute in six games in Rio, took the lead for good on Kiley Neushul’s goal less than four minutes into the first period.\nBy the end of the opening eight minutes, the Americans led 4-1 and were never seriously challenged after that. Neushul finished with three goals -- on four shots -- while Rachel Fatal and Mackenize Fischer scored two each. Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson also came up big, making nine saves and stopping a penalty shot early in the second half before coming out of the game for Sami Hill with 2 1\/2 minutes to play.\nHill made two saves in her brief appearance.\nFriday’s final was the first matchup of former champions in five women’s water polo tournaments and both teams came into the gold-medal game unbeaten.\nItaly won its gold in 2004.\nU.S. men’s volleyball team loses to Italy in semifinals\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Juan Mabromata \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nThey called a timeout to try to stop Italy’s momentum.\nIt didn’t work.\nThey tried it again.\nNothing, it seemed, was going to work late in the fifth set against a suddenly surging Italy.\nThe well-developed survival skills exhibited by the U.S. men’s volleyball team here vanished late in its semifinal against Italy on Friday at the Olympics. Italy won a thriller, 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. The U.S. had been trying to avenge an earlier loss to Italy in pool play as well as a devastating defeat four years ago at the London Olympics.\nItaly saved five set points in the opening set and had one in the second set but missed the chance to take a two-set lead. It recovered its poise after a one-sided third set and won the fourth, finishing it off with a 6-0 run.\n“At the end of the day, we just weren’t skilled enough,” said U.S. Coach John Speraw. “We just didn’t execute on some opportunities and Italy did.”\nOn trying to get up for the bronze-medal match after such a tough loss:\n“It’s really really hard. I almost feel like today we need to mourn and just get it out of our system,” he said. “I know we will. Tomorrow we’re going to have to regroup to prepare ourselves for the next step.”\nIn Sunday’s bronze-medal match, the U.S. will play Brazil or Russia. Brazil and Russia were to play in a semifinal later on Friday.\nThe journey has been anything but easy for the U.S. in Rio. The team lost their first two games in pool play – to Canada and Italy – before finding the right touch and aggressive approach after a team meeting.\nFriday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nSchedule and results from Friday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\nBadminton\nWomen’s singles gold medal match\nCarolina Marin, Spain, d. P. V. Sindhu, India, 2-1\nWomen’s singles bronze medal match\nNozomi Okuhara, Japan, d. Li Xuerui, China, walkover\nMen’s doubles gold medal match\nChina (H.F. Fu and N. Zhang) d. Malaysia (W.K. Tan and V. S. Goh), 2-1\nBasketball (men’s semifinals)\nUnited States 82, Spain 76\nSerbia 87, Australia 61\nBoxing\nWomen’s lightweight (60kg)\nGold\n--Estelle Mossely, France\nSilver\n--Junhua Yin, China\nBronze\n--Anastasiia Beliakova, Russia\nBronze\n--Mira Potkonen, Finland\nCycling\nWomen’s BMX final\nGold\n--Mariana Pajón, Colombia, 34.09 seconds\nSilver\n--Alise Post, United States, 34.43\nBronze\n--Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 34.75\nMen’s BMX finals\nGold\n--Connor Fields, United States, 34.64\nSilver\n--Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 35.31\nBronze\n--Carlos Ramirez, Colombia, 35.51\nDiving\nMen’s 10-Meter platform qualifiers\n1. Thomas Daley, Britain, 571.85; 2. Bo Qiu, China, 564.75; 3. Aisen Chen, China, 545.35; 4. David Boudia, United States, 496.55; 5. Benjamin Auffret, France, 470.45; 6. Martin Wolfram, Germany, 468.80; 7. Sascha Klein, Germany, 463.40; 8. Viktor Minibaev, Russia, 462.25; 9. James Connor, Australia, 457.05; 10. Rafael Quintero, Puerto Rico, 456.55; 11. Haram Woo, South Korea, 438.45; 12. German Sanchez, Mexico, 430.05; 13. Hugo Parisi, Brazil, 422.45;\n14. Vincent Riendeau, Canada, 419.50; 15. Ivan Garcia, Mexico, 418.90; 16. Nikita Shleikher, Russia, 418.15; 17. Domonic Bedggood, Australia, 413.85;\n18. Steele Johnson, United States, 403.75\nEquestrian\nIndividual jumping finals\nGold-\n-Nick Skelton, Great Britain\nSilver\n--Peder Fredricson, Sweden\nBronze\n--Eric Lamaze, Canada\nField Hockey (women)\nGold medal match\nBritain 3, Netherlands 3, (Britain wins 2-0 in shootout)\nBronze medal match\nGermany 2, New Zealand 1\nHandball (men’s semifinals)\nFrance 29, Germany 28\nDenmark 29, Poland 28 (OT)\nModern pentathlon\nWomen’s combined (running and shooting)\nGold\n--Chrloe Esposito, Australia, 1,392 points (Olympic record)\nSilver\n--Elodie Clouvel, France, 1,356\nBronze\n--Oktawia Nowacka, Poland, 1,349\nSoccer (women)\nGold medal match\nGermany 2, Sweden 1\nBronze medal match\nCanada 2, Brazil 1\nSynchronized swimming\nTeams final\nGold\n--Russia, 196.1439\nSilver\n--China, 192.9841\nBronze\n--Japan, 189.2056\nTaekwondo\nMen’s 80 kilogram\nGold\n--Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse, Ivory Coast\nSilver\n--Lutalo Muhammad, Britain\nBronze\n--Oussama Oueslati, Tunisia\nBronze\n--Milad Beigi Harchegani, Azerbaijan\nWomen’s 67 kilogram\nGold\n--Hyeri Oh, South Korea\nSilver\n--Haby Niare, France\nBronze\n--Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi, Ivory Coast\nBronze\n--Nur Tatar, Turkey\nTrack and field\nMen\n400-meter relay\nGold\n--Jamaica (Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, p-Kemar Bailey-Cole, p-Jevaughn Minzie), 37.27\nSilver\n--Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge), 37.60\nBronze\n--Canada (Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre de Grasse, p-Mobolade Ajomale), 37.64\n50-kilometer race walking final\nGold\n--Matej Tóth, Slovakia, 3:40:58\nSilver\n--Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:41:16\nBronze\n--Evan Dunfee, Canada, 3:41:38\nWomen\n5,000 meters\nGold\n--Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:26:17 (Olympic record)\nSilver\n--Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenya, 14:29:77\nBronze\n--Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 14:33:59\n400-meter relay\nGold\n--United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun), 41.01\nSilver\n--Jamaica (Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes), 41.36\nBronze\n--Britain (Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita), 41.77\n20-kilometer race walking\nGold\n--Hong Liu, China, 1:28:35\nSilver\n--Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Mexico, 1:28:37\nBronze\n--Xiuzhi Lu, China, 1:28:42\nVolleyball (men’s semifinals)\nItaly 3, United States 2 (30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9)\nBrazil 3, Russia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17)\nWater polo (women)\nGold medal match\nUnited States 12, Italy 5\nBronze medal match\nRussia 19, Hungary 18\nChina 10, Brazil 5 (seventh place)\nSpain 12, Australia 10 (fifth place)\nWrestling\nMen’s freestyle 57 kg\nGold\n--Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia\nSilver\n--Rei Higuchi, Japan\nBronze\n--Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan\nBronze\n--Hassan Sabzali Rahimi, Iran\nMen’s freestyle 74 kg\nGold\n--Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati, Iran\nSilver\n--Aniuar Geduev, Russia\nBronze\n--Soner Demirtas, Turkey\nBronze\n--Jabrayil Hasanov, Azerbaijan\nAs his story unravels, Ryan Lochte apologizes for ‘not being more careful and candid’\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n(Angel Valentin \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nRyan Lochte\napologized Friday for his role\nin an altercation at a gas station near Olympic Park and for “not being more careful and candid” in how he described the incident.\nLochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, initially gave a dramatic account of being robbed at gunpoint along early Sunday morning along with three other U.S. swimmers.\nThe story unraveled Thursday when Brazilian authorities said it was fabricated and the four swimmers instead damaged a bathroom at a gas station. They were detained by security guards, one of whom pulled a gun to prevent them from leaving, until the athletes paid about $50 in dollars and reals to resolve the matter.\n“It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country -- with a language barrier -- and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte’s three-paragraph statement posted on his Twitter account said, “but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event.\n“I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons.”\nLochte’s statement followed the U.S. Olympic Committee’s apology to Brazil late Thursday for the behavior of the swimmers and USA Swimming promising a “thorough” review of the incident.\nRio 2016 spokesman Maria Andrada accepted Lochte’s apology, but said Brazilians felt humiliated by the situation.\n“Understand that the Brazilian population was quite disappointed in the actions and the facts,” Andrada said during his daily news conference. “I think that the Brazilian population will accept his apologies and we want to put this matter to an end and I don’t see this as a fact that will mark these Games.”\nMark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the apology “entirely appropriate.”\nEarlier Friday, two of Lochte’s teammates, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, returned to the U.S. after being prevented from leaving Brazil 24 hours earlier.\nFernando Veloso, head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said Bentz and Conger gave statements to police Thursday that contradicted Lochte’s account.\nThe fourth swimmer involved, Jimmy Feigen, remains in Brazil. He reached agreement to pay a fine of 35,000 reals, about $10,800, for falsely reporting a crime, according to a statement from Judge Tula Correa de Mello. The money will go to a local charity. A judge previously barred Feigen from leaving the country; his passport will be returned and he’ll be free to depart when the money is received.\nVeloso has left open the possibility that Lochte, who returned to the U.S. on Monday, could face charges, saying “there’s very strong evidence that at least one of the swimmers, Ryan Lochte, made a false police report.”\nThe swimmers previously claimed in a statement issued by the USOC that they were robbed by armed men posing as police officers while traveling by taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Lochte told NBC News earlier this week that one of the robbers put a gun to his head and cocked it.\nPolice said it wasn’t true.\nUSOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called the behavior of the four athletes “not acceptable” in a statement.\n“We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” Blackmun said.\nIn a separate statement, USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus said, “That this is drawing attention away from Team USA’s incredible accomplishments in the water and by other athletes across the Olympic Games is upsetting. The athletes and their remarkable stories should be the focus.”\nEduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, told reporters Friday that he pitied the four swimmers because of their “character flaws.” The mayor added that he didn’t believe the swimmers were representative of the more than 550 U.S. athletes competing in the Games.\nRead Ryan Lochte’s apology for his actions in Rio\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\n(Michael Sohn \/ Associated Press)\nRyan Lochte, at the center of controversy for making up a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted an apology on Friday morning for “not being more careful and candid in how I described the events”.\nYou can read his full apology below and keep up with continuing developments on\nLochte, his teammates and the actions in Rio here\n.\nFor some athletes, it’s a tough decision to stay when they’re eliminated from competition\nBy\nKevin Baxter\n(Pascal Le Segretain \/ Getty Images)\nI know some athletes in other sports are already back in the States. In London, a lot of the boxers left early after they lost. But all of our athletes are staying for the duration this time around, which is nice.\n—  Julie Goldsticker, press officer for USA Boxing\nIt was moving day at the Olympic village Thursday, and Michelle Carter had more than just a gold medal to pack.\n“I was going to take this to the post office,” she said, clutching at the blue-and-green bedsheet she had tried to mail home. “But they don’t have a box big enough.”\nCarter, the women’s shot put champion, was leaving Rio de Janeiro four days before Sunday’s closing ceremony. And she isn’t the only U.S. athlete who has decided to exit early.\nThe Americans came into these Olympics with more than 550 athletes, the largest delegation in the Rio Games. But nearly half of them have already left.\nRead More\nColumn: There are many ways this story could have gone, and wrong was the one\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n You’re a media hound who suddenly has a story to tell, not the true but cowardly story of entitled American athletes breaking stuff, but a story that would make you seem tough and hip.\n— Bill Plaschke\nSo you’re Ryan Lochte (heaven forbid), you’re an Olympic star with a dozen medals, you’re a cool cat with bluish hair and a wry smile, and you’re returning from a night in Rio with three Olympic teammates.\nSomeone orders the cab driver to pull into a Shell gas station so someone can use the bathroom, but then everyone allegedly destroys the bathroom, breaking a door, busting a soap dispenser and tearing down a poster.\nYour band of idiots returns to the cab without apology or explanation, and is prepared to drive to the Olympic Village when a security guard intervenes. The guy wants everyone to pay for the damages, a couple of your fools try to run, a gun is pulled and your boorish bunch finally shells out the equivalent of $50 and drives away unharmed.\nSo you’re Ryan Lochte and you’re embarrassed, but by the time you return to the Olympic village, you’re also inspired.\nYou blame it on Rio. You say you were yet another victim of the lawless Brazilian streets. You claim you were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Rio policemen. You even mention somebody putting a gun to your head, because what’s more gangster than that?\nRead More\nUsain Bolt wins 200, completes third straight Olympic sprint double\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nAlthough rivals are nipping at Usain Bolt’s golden heels and he grumbled last week that his schedule at the Rio Olympics was too hectic for him to run world-record times, the lanky Jamaican sprinter remains unequaled at producing stunning performances on the most momentous of occasions.\nBolt reaffirmed his place in sports history Thursday at Olympic Stadium by winning the men’s 200-meter dash and becoming the only man to win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympics. His time of 19.78 seconds wasn’t the sub-19 time he had been hoping for, but it was enough for him to defeat Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.02 seconds) and Christophe Lemaitre of France (20.12). LaShawn Merritt of the U.S., the bronze medalist in the 400, finished sixth in 20.19 seconds.\nIt was the second medal in these Games for De Grasse, who competed for USC and was an NCAA champion. He won bronze in the 100, and in the 200 semifinals cheekily pushed Bolt into running a faster time than Bolt had planned. But Bolt had plenty of energy left Thursday and turned the evening into a historic occasion.\nLoose enough before the race to do a little samba while waiting to be introduced, Bolt ran confidently on the damp track as a light rain fell and never seemed threatened. He’s still pursuing a triple-triple of wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter relay in three straight Games. The relay final will take place Friday.\nAshton Eaton wins second consecutive gold medal in decathlon\nBy\nAssociated Press\nAshton Eaton has defended his Olympic decathlon title, equaling the Games record with a surge on the last lap of the 1,500 meters — the last event in the two-day competition.\nThe 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004.\nKevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver and Damian Warner of Canada took bronze with 8,666 points.\nU.S. men win gold and silver in shot put\nBy\nAssociated Press\nRyan Crouser won the shot put gold medal with an Olympic record 22.52 meters, leading world champion Joe Kovacs in a 1-2 finish for the United States.\nThe 23-year-old Crouser recorded the three best throws of his career, starting with 22.22 on his second attempt to take an early lead and improving it to 22.26 before his biggest attempt of the night on his fifth put.\nKovacs, who had the season-leading mark heading into the final, took silver at 21.78 and world indoor champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand won bronze at 21.36.\nTomasz Majewski, who won the Olympic gold for Poland in 2008 and 2012, was a distant sixth with a mark of 20.72 after opening with two fouls.\nU.S. women defeat France, 86-67, to reach the gold-medal game\nBy\nChris Hine\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nTeam USA captain Sue Bird missed Thursday’s semifinal because of a right knee injury, but that did not much matter for the United States, which advanced to Saturday’s gold-medal game with a 86-67 victory over France on Thursday.\nThe United States led by just four at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity out of the locker room and outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter.\nDiana Taurasi had 18 points for the United States while Maya Moore added 15.\nRead More\nRio police say American swimmers’ story of robbery is a fabrication\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n, \nDavid Wharton\n and \nVincent Bevins\nThe story that Ryan Lochte told four days ago was frightening and detailed, the Olympic gold medalist recalling a late-night robbery and a pistol pressed against his head.\nOn Thursday, Brazilian authorities presented evidence they say contradicts that account and could turn what at first had been a deeply embarrassing incident for the Summer Games’ host country into a different kind of international incident.\nThe head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, Fernando Veloso, said the version of the events told by Lochte and three U.S. swimming teammates was fabricated. The athletes, he said, damaged a gas station bathroom early Sunday morning and were involved in a confrontation with armed security before paying about $50 to resolve the matter.\n“We can confirm that there was no robbery as they described, and they were not victims as they presented themselves,” Veloso told a packed news conference, alleging the athletes had given “a fantastical version of events.”\nContrary to reports, Veloso said none of the swimmers have been indicted.\nRead More\nU.S. women’s relay team makes most of second chance, advances to final\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nThe U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team, given a second chance to reach the Rio Olympic final after successfully appealing its disqualification from its first-round heat, got the baton around the track safely in a rerun Thursday night and earned a chance to compete for a gold medal in Friday’s final.\nThe team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun had been disqualified from its heat Thursday morning after Felix was bumped by Brazil’s Kauiza Venancio and was thrown off stride, causing her to make a faulty exchange to Gardner. The baton fell and Gardner picked it up, on Felix’s urging, and they finished the race. However, they and the Brazilian teams were disqualified. USA Track and Field officials sought relief from a Jury of Appeals on the basis that Felix had been impeded; the jury agreed and granted the rerun.\nThe same four athletes ran in the same order, but they were the only runners on the track. Their handoffs were fine and they were timed in 41.77 seconds, the top qualifying time. However, because they earned the spot in a rerun they are considered to have qualified for the final on time and will run in Lane 1 or Lane 8 instead of a prime middle lane. China timed at 42.70 seconds — a few hundredths behind Canada — and was dropped out of the field for the final.\nGardner said it felt odd to be on the track, in Lane 2, with no other runners out there.\n“Honestly I feel like it was a glorified practice. We just had fun out there,” Gardner said. “We were laughing and joking going in, staying light, and that was the whole point. We already knew we were going to execute the first time — it was just that we had an unforeseen circumstance. Now, all we had to do is the same thing and the same plan that we had the first time — just get out there and absolutely execute it.”\nFelix said the experience was “different. It was really weird. But I think when we walked out and people were cheering for us, I think it uplifted us a little bit, encouraged us. We’re just grateful.”\nFelix, a seven-time Olympic medalist, also said she had never been in a situation like that. “I think that anyone who’s impeded, I think the process was fair,” Felix said.\nGardner said she wished the best of luck to the Chinese sprinters, who are now out of the final. “It’s unfortunate, what happened,” she said. “I wish that it didn’t happen this way and that we were able to basically all compete because we all worked so hard to get here and those girls worked so hard to run the relay and they missed out on the opportunity. My heart is heavy for them but the protest ruled that we were able to run off and we got the opportunity and we seized it.”\nA day of upsets and suspensions continues in Rio, from BMX to combat sports\nBy\nStaff and wire reports\nThe U.S. women’s volleyball team\nlosing a semifinal\nand American wrestler Helen Maroulis\ndefeating three-time gold medalist\nSaori Yoshida of Japan aren’t the only big upsets Thursday in Rio.\nTwo top BMX racers and two top-seeded taekwondo competitors also were eliminated from the Summer Games.\nTwo-time gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia and reigning world champion Joris Daudet of France failed to advance out of their BMX quarterfinals.\nStrombergs’ coach, Ivo Lakucs, says Strombergs had decided before the Olympics that this would be it. Lakucs says the disappointing result Thursday wouldn’t change Strombergs’ mind.\nIn taekwondo, Turkey’s defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul was beaten, 19-6, by Russia’s Alexey Denisenko in their quarterfinal in the men’s 68-kilogram division. Second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea went out shortly afterward in a closely fought battle with Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush.\nBoth Tazegul and Lee might have the chance to fight in the repechage competition for a bronze medal Thursday evening.\nAnd then there was news that the International Canoe Federation suspended canoe sprint bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova after he failed a pre-competition doping test while a Chinese swimmer and Brazilian road cyclist have been disqualified from the Olympics after failing doping tests.\nThe 19-year-old Tarnovschi was due to compete in the 1,000-meters double on Friday with his older brother Oleg. The ICF said he would “now no longer be eligible and will face provisional suspension” under anti-doping rules.\nThe Court of Arbitration for Sport issued final verdicts Thursday in the cases of swimmer Chen Xinyi and cyclist Kleber Ramos.\nHelen Maroulis wins first gold ever for a U.S. women’s wrestler\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nHelen Maroulis of the United States defeated Japan’s Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final to win the first-ever gold medal for an American women’s wrestler.\nMaroulis celebrated Thursday’s win by running around the mat in a circle and holding the United States flag with both hands while it was draped over her back.\nYoshida was a 16-time world champion who was going for her fourth gold. She hadn’t lost in a major tournament in years, but she had been less dominant in recent tournaments. Maroulis was on a two-year win streak of her own.\nYoshida was trying to become the second woman to ever win four Olympic gold medals in a single event across four Summer Games, and the second wrestler to win four Olympic golds. Yoshida’s teammate, Kaori Icho, accomplished the feats Wednesday by winning the 58-kilogram gold.\nTop-ranked U.S. women upset in volleyball semifinal by Serbia\nBy\nAssociated Press\nSerbia has stunned the top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team that was chasing its first-ever Olympic gold.\nWith star player Foluke Akinradewo injured early, the Americans came back from a 2-1 deficit to force a fifth set before falling 15-13.\nSerbia won the five-set match, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13, on Thursday — handing the U.S. its first defeat in Rio.\nAkinradewo’s teammates took over after she hurt her left knee late in the opening set.\nWith two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil also ousted in a five-setter by China in the quarterfinals, Serbia will now face either the young Chinese squad led by former U.S. coach Jenny Lang Ping or the surprising Netherlands team, which is back in the Olympic volleyball competition for the first time in 20 years.\nThursday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\nSchedule and results from Thursday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\nBadminton\nWomen’s doubles\nGold medal match\nJapan (A. Takahashi and M. Matsutomo) d. Denmark (K.R. Juhl and C. Pedersen), 2-1\nBronze medal match\nSouth Korea (S.C. Shin and K.E. Jung) d. China (Y.N. Tang and Y. Yu), 2-0\nMen’s doubles\nBronze medal match\nGreat Britain (M. Ellis and C. Langridge) d. China (B. Chai and W. Hong), 2-1\nBasketball (women’s semifinals)\nSpain 68, Serbia 54\nUnited States 86, France 67\nBeach volleyball\nMen’s gold medal match\nCerutti Alison and Oscar Schmidt Bruno, Brasil def. Nicolai Paolo and Lupo Daniele, Italy, 21-19, 21-17\nMen’s bronze medal match\nAlexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands, def. Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia, 23-21, 22-20\nBoxing\nMen’s light-heavyweight gold medal match\nJulio César La Cruz, Cuba, d. Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 3-0\nCanoe\/Kayak\nMen’s canoe 1,000-meter sprint\nGold\n--Germany (M. Rendschmidt and M. Gross), 3:10.78\nSilver\n--Serbia (M. Tomićević and M. Zorić), 3:10.96\nBronze\n--Australia (L. Tame and K. Wallace), 3:12.59\nMen’s canoe single 200-meter sprint\nGold\n--Yuriy Cheban, Ukraine, 39.27 seconds\nSilver\n--Valentin Demyanenko, Azerbaijan, 39.49\nBronze\n--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 39.62\nMen’s kayak double 200-meter sprint\nGold\n--Spain (S. Craviotto Rivero and C. Toro Carballo), 32.07 secondsfield\nSilver\n--Great Britain (L. Heath and J. Schofield), 32.36\nBronze\n--Lithuania (E. Ramanauskas and A. Lankas), 32.38\nWomen’s kayak single 500-meter sprint\nGold\n--Danuta Kozák, Hungary, 1:52.49\nSilver\n--Emma Jørgensen, Denmark, 1:54.32\nBronze\n--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 1:54.37\nDiving\nWomen’s 10-meter platform final\nGold\n--Qian Ren, China\nSilver\n--Yajie Si, China\nBronze\n--Meaghan Benfeito, Canada\nField hockey (men)\nGold medal match\nArgentina 4, Belgium 2\nBronze medal match\nGermany 1, Netherlands 1 (Germany wins in shootout)\nHandball (women’s semifinals)\nFrance 24, Netherlands 23\nRussia 38, Norway 37\nSailing\nWomen’s 470 dinghy\nGold\n--Great Britain (H. Mills and S. Clark), 44 points\nSilver\n--New Zealand (J. Aleh and O. Powrie), 54\nBronze\n--France (H. Defrance and C. Lecointre), 62\nMen’s 470 dinghy\nGold\n--Croatia (Š. Fantela and I. Marenić), 43 points\nSilver\n--Australia (W. Ryan and M. Belcher), 58\nBronze\n--Greece (P. Mantis and P. Kagialis), 58\nMen’s 49er skiff\nGold\n--New Zealand (P. Burling and B. Tuke), 35 points\nSilver\n--Australia (N. Outteridge and I. Jensen), 78\nBronze\n--Germany (E. Heil and T. Plössel), 83\nWomen’s 49er skiff\nGold\n--Brazil (M. Grael and K. Kunze), 48 points\nSilver\n--New Zealand (M. Meech and A. Maloney), 51\nBronze\n--Denmark (K. Salskov-Iversen and J. Hansen), 54\nTaekwondo\nMen’s 68 kilogram\nGold\n--Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan, def. Alexey Denisenko, Russia, 10-6\nBronze\n--Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, Spain, def. Edgar Contreras, Venezuela, 4-3\nBronze\n--Lee Daehoon, South Korea, def. Jaouad Achab, Belgium, 11-7\nWomen’s 57 kilogram\nGold\n--Jade Jones, Britain, def. Eva Calvo Gomez, Spain, 16-7.\nBronze\n--Hedaya Wahba, Egypt, def. Raheleh Asemani, Belgium, 1-0\nBronze\n-- Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran, def. Nikita Glasnovic, Sweden, 5-1\nTrack and Field\nMen\n200 meters\nGold\n--Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.78.\nSilver\n--Andre de Grasse, Canada, 20.02.\nBronze\n--Christophe Lemaitre, France, 20.12.\n400-meter hurdles\nGold\n--Kerron Clement, United States, 47.73 seconds\nSilver\n--Boniface Mucheru, Kenya, 47.78\nBronze\n--Yasmani Copello, Turkey, 47.92\nShotput\nGold\n--Ryan Crouser, United States, (22.52), 73-10 1-2.\nSilver\n--Joe Kovacs, United States, (21.78), 71-5 1-2.\nBronze\n--Tomas Walsh, New Zealand, (21.36), 70-1.\nDecathlon\nGold\n--Ashton Eaton, United States, 8893 points\nSilver\n--Kevin Mayer, France, 8834\nBronze\n--Damian Warner, Canada, 8666\nWomen\nJavelin Throw\nGold\n--Sara Kolak, Croatia, (66.18), 217-1 1-2.\nSilver\n--Sunette Viljoen, South Africa, (64.92), 212-12.\nBronze\n--Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (64.80), 212-7 1-4.\nTriathlon\nMen’s final\nGold\n--Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:01\nSilver\n--Jonny Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:07\nBronze\n--Henri Schoeman, South Africa, 1:45:43\nVolleyball (women’s semifinals)\nSerbia 3, United States 2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13)\nChina 3, Netherlands 1, (27-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23)\nWater polo (men)\nClassification round\nHungary 13, Brazil 4\nGreece 9, Spain 7\nSemifinals\nCroatia 12, Montenegro 8\nSerbia 10, Italy 8\nWrestling\nWomen’s freestyle 53 kilogram\nGold\n--Helen Louise Maroulis, United States\nSilver\n--Saori Yoshida, Japan\nBronze\n--Natalya Sinishin, Azerbaijan\nBronze\n--Sofia Magdalena Mattsson, Sweden\nWomen’s freestyle 63 kilogram\nGold\n--Risako Kawai, Japan\nSilver\n--Maryia Mamashuk, Belarus\nBronze\n--Yekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan\nBronze\n--Monika Ewa Michalik, Poland\nWomen’s freestyle 75 kilogram\nGold\n--Erica Elizabeth Wiebe, Canada\nSilver\n--Guzel Manyurova, Kazakhstan\nBronze\n--Fengliu Zhang, China\nBronze\n--Ekaterina Bukina, Russia\nIndia finally wins a medal at Rio Olympics\nBy\nShashank Bengali\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nBy winning a bronze medal in wrestling, 23-year-old Sakshi Malik helped India avoid a potentially embarrassing Olympic blackout.\nThe nation of 1.25 billion people awoke Thursday to the news that Malik had earned a place on the podium in the 58-kilogram category, the first medal for India at the Games in Rio de Janeiro.\n“The entire nation is rejoicing,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.\nRead More\nAIBA fights to quell boxing controversy as Stevenson advances to semifinals for U.S.\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nIn its latest effort to quiet a controversy over disputed judging decisions in the Rio Olympic boxing competition, the International Boxing Assn. on Thursday removed the executive director in charge of the tournament.\nFrancco Falcinelli, vice president of the AIBA executive board and the chief of the European Boxing Confederation, will oversee the final four days of bouts.\nOn Wednesday, the AIBA said it had reviewed the decisions in the first 239 Rio bouts and found reason to send an undetermined number of judges home. The BBC and the Guardian reported six judges had been expelled.\nBoxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions in the Rio tournament, the most prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit.\nNikitin was so beat up in his win he will not be able to answer the bell in Thursday’s semifinal with American Shakur Stevenson, sending Stevenson on to Saturday’s final against Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. Stevenson is the first U.S. male to reach a final in Olympic boxing since light-heavyweight Andre Ward in 2004.\nBoxing officials were reportedly concerned about the possibility of fixed bouts even before the Rio Games even opened. Some AIBA authorities were so worried, according to the Guardian, they asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene and called for Wu Ching-kuo, the reform-minded president of the AIBA, to resign.\nSince the London Games, the AIBA has changed its scoring system, adopting the 10-point must system used by professional boxing with judges awarding a fighter 10 points for each round he wins.\nWomen’s wrestling: Maroulis, Pirozhkova in medal hunt; Gray loses in quarterfinals\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Sergei Ilnitsky \/ EPA)\nAdeline Gray’s footwear pretty much said it all on Thursday.\nGray, the face of women’s wrestling in the United States, was done much earlier than almost everyone expected at the Olympics, having lost, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 165-pound weight class (75 kg) to Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus. It was Gray’s first defeat in more than two years.\n“This is going to be something that takes a while to sink in,” Gray said. “I mean, I thought I wasn’t going to be taking my shoes off and now I’m in sandals. It’s definitely a different feeling. I haven’t had a loss in a long time, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to feel like.”\nThe U.S. team had approached Thursday as a legitimate opportunity to win three medals.\nNow it’s down to two: Helen Maroulis will go for gold against Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 117-pound weight class (53 kg) and Elena Pirozhkova has a shot at a bronze medal in the 139-pound weight class (63 kg).\nMaroulis and Pirozhkova are roommates in Huntington Beach, training in Orange County under the guidance of Valentin Kalika.\n“We came to win gold. Helen has been practicing last few years like never before,” said Kalika. “Every day, at the beach, [working out] in the sand. She is ready for any battle.”\nEven against the formidable Yoshida.\n“We’ve been talking about beating Yoshida for last few years,” he said. “Again, all of our training was to beat Yoshida….We’ll see what happens tonight. She [Yoshida] is a great wrestler of course. We just got to make sure we’re not giving her [too much] respect.\n“I believe mentally she’s ready to beat Yoshida.”\nGray, meanwhile, admitted to making a costly mistake in her match.\n“I overlooked that girl,” she said. “You can’t overlook somebody who is a multi-medalist. She’s an Olympic medalist. She has world medals. I beat her nine out of 10 times and today she got the better of me. I got defensive....my passivity game is not great.”\nHer future in the sport is unclear.\n“No, I totally am not set on another cycle,” said Gray, who was trying to contain her emotions. “I’ve spent three years away from my boyfriend who I would love to spend more time with. This takes so much sacrifice. In these moments, it doesn’t feel like it was worth it. It’s going to take some soul-searching before this kind of sinks in and becomes something I can handle.”\nA few months? Longer?\n“I might move to New York and figure out my life,” she said.\nRio Olympics: U.S women win protest after dropping baton in 400-meter relay and will race again\nBy\nHelene Elliott\n(Franck Fife \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nA Jury of Appeals granted a protest by the United States on the outcome of second heat of the women’s 400-meter relay, in which the U.S. relay was disqualified after dropping the baton.\nRuling that the runner had been obstructed by a Brazilian runner at the second exchange (from Allyson Felix to English Gardner) the jury ruled that the U.S. women will rerun the race alone Thursday night. After Thursday’s first heats, China was in eighth place with a time of 42.70 seconds. If the U.S. beats that time, they will advance to Friday’s final.\nBrazil was disqualified for obstructing the U.S.\nAfter the race, Felix contended she felt contact from a runner on her right, where Brazil’s relay team was running, as she attempted to pass the baton to Gardner, who was running the third leg of the relay.\n“I got bumped coming into the exchange zone, and it just completely threw me off balance,” Felix said. “I tried to hold it together to get it to English.”\nFelix said she wasn’t injured, “just very upset.”\nThe other members of the relay team were Tianna Bartoletta and Morolake Akinosun.\nThe U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team successfully got the baton around and won its heat in 37.65 seconds to advance to Friday’s final. The relay was comprised of Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Jarrion Lawson.\nSoon after the women’s relay incident, Kerron Clement of the U.S. won the men’s 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 47.73 seconds. Boniface Mucheru Tumuti of Kenya was second in 47.78 seconds, with Yasmani Copello of Turkey third in 47.92.\nClement, 30, was the silver medalist in the event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a two-time world champion.\nWinning in the ring has helped her out of it\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nI definitely feel like I’m the best fighter in the world here.\n— Claressa Shields\nIn the ring, Claressa Shields is as direct and imposing as a punch to the jaw, something she wielded with uncommon regularity Wednesday in a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a Rio Olympics middleweight quarterfinal.\nThe win guarantees her at least a bronze medal, to go with the gold she won as a teenager four years ago in London. She hasn’t lost since the 2012 world championships; with the victory over Iakushina her record is 75-1. Her coaches call her the best boxer in the world, male or female.\n“Claressa came out of nowhere,” said associate Coach Kay Koroma, “and now the world loves her because of the way she fights.”\nOutside the ring, however, Shields can be as complex and hard to figure as trigonometry.\nRead More\nShe’s the ‘it’ girl for now, but will that transcend the Olympics?\nBy\nNathan Fenno\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nI’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles.\n— Simone Biles\nIn a hallway underneath the Rio Olympic Arena, a crush of journalists pushed against the metal fence in front of the world’s best gymnast. Simone Biles, not even 5 feet tall, seemed to be swallowed up by the crowd. She fiddled with the green strap of her credential, but otherwise appeared at ease with another day as one of the most recognizable faces at the Summer Olympics.\n“We have an idea of just how big it is back home,” the 19-year-old said.\nBiles won four gold medals, including the coveted all-around title, during an adjective-defying week where she made the sport’s most difficult feats look routine. The performance cemented her place as perhaps the most gifted gymnast in history.\nShe’s so well known that she can’t visit the Christ the Redeemer statue towering over Rio de Janeiro alone. More than a million people have followed her bubbly Instagram account this month. Limited-edition cereal boxes will celebrate her golden achievement.\nRead More\nKerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross win bronze in beach volleyball\nBy\nAssociated Press\nUSA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, celebrates with partner April Ross after capturing the bronze medal during the women’s beach volleyball match.\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nKerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross have won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat the host Brazilians at Copacabana.\nThe win comes less than 24 hours after Walsh Jennings lost on the Olympic beach for the first time in 27 matches over four Summer Games.\nWalsh Jennings, a three-time gold medalist, delivered a pair of blocks for the final two points on Wednesday night to win 17-21, 21-17, 15-9.\nGermany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the gold medal, handing the host nation its second straight medal-round setback on the Copacabana sand.\nThe 21-18, 21-14 victory gave Germany its first medal in women’s beach volleyball, just four years after the German men took the top spot on the Olympic podium in London. Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara, the reigning world champions, took silver.\nTianna Bartoletta gets her gold in women’s long jump\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nTwo-time world champion Tianna Bartoletta finally has an Olympic gold medal, winning the long jump final with a lifetime best 7.17 meters.\nThe 30-year-old American, who won her world titles a decade apart in 2005 and 2015, responded to two big jumps from Ivana Spanovic and Brittney Reese on the fifth attempt to regain the lead with one round remaining. The lead stood.\nDefending Olympic champion Reese of the United States, after three fouls on her first four attempts, took silver Wednesday with a best of 7.15 on her last go.\nSpanovic, bronze medalist at the last two world championships, won the Olympic bronze with a Serbian national record of 7.08.\nMore intrigue in Rio as 2 U.S. swimmers pulled off plane\n(Getty Images \/ Associated Press)\nNBC News is reporting that two U.S. swimmers who were in a group with Ryan Lochte that were allegedly mugged in Rio were pulled off a plane at the airport there as they attempted to return to the United States.\nAccording to tweets by NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were on a plane leaving Rio when authorities asked them to deplane and their passports were seized.\nRead More\nBrianna Rollins leads U.S. sweep in women’s 100 hurdles; Elaine Thompson completes sprint double\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\nBrianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, has led an American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday night in Rio.\nRollins clocked 12.48 seconds and was followed by teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61), who edged Britain’s Cindy Ofili (12.63) with a lean at the finish line.\nEarlier in the evening, Elaine Thompson got another sprint double for Jamaica. She blasted out of the blocks and never gave Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers a chance to catch her on the straightaway of the 200 meters.\nAfter winning the 100 on Saturday, Thompson now has a double that compatriot Usain Bolt has specialized in. Thompson can make it triple gold during the relay races Thursday and Friday.\nThompson ended in a season’s best 21.78 seconds, for an edge of .10 over Schippers. Tori Bowie of the United States took bronze with 22.15.\nJapan’s Kaori Icho becomes first wrestler to win gold medals in four consecutive Olympics\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP-Getty Images)\nJapan’s Kaori Icho has become the first wrestler in Olympic history to win four gold medals.\nIcho scored a takedown with less than five seconds left to beat Russia’s Valeriia Koblova Zholobova, 3-2, in the 58-kilogram women’s freestyle.\nIcho also is the first woman to win an individual gold medal in four straight Olympics, having started her historic run at the inaugural women’s tournament at the 2004 Athens Games.\nRussia’s Alexander Karelin leads the short list of men with three wrestling golds.\nIcho’s teammate, Saori Yoshida, will try to match the four consecutive golds on Thursday.\nSakshi Malik won bronze to give India its first medal of the Rio Games.\nMichael Phelps says he is ready to become a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State\nBy\nDan Loumena\nMost people don’t believe that Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, is ready to quit competitive swimming, but he’s given clear signals that it is true.\nHe recently told reporters that he will begin his post-competitive era as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State, where his personal coach, Bob Bowman, runs the program.\n“He’s a father figure to me,” Phelps said of Bowman, who began coaching the 23-time gold-medal winner at age 11 in Baltimore. “He’s helped me through some of the worst times in my life and he’s been there every step of the way and I’m forever thankful.”\nPhelps ended the Rio Games with a record 28 medals in his career. Soon he could be helping train others to follow in his Olympic-sized footsteps.\nU.S. dispatches Argentina rather easily to advance to men’s basketball semifinals\nBy\nChris Hine\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nAfter three consecutive close games that made many doubt whether the United States men’s basketball team was ripe for an upset in the knockout rounds, the Americans played perhaps their best game of the Olympics on Wednesday in a 105-78 victory over Argentina.\nThe U.S. advances to the semifinals on Friday when it will meet Spain, which defeated France earlier in the day.\nArgentina started fast behind a raucous crowd that was singing and dancing through pre-game warmups and into the first quarter.\nThe U.S. trailed by 10 points, 19-9, but after that, the Americans were jolted awake. They scored 25 of the next 27 points and took a 56-40 lead into halftime.\nKevin Durant had the hot hand for the U.S. and scored 27 points.\nMaggie Steffens leads U.S. into gold-medal game of women’s water polo\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Sergei Grits \/ Associated Press)\nIt will be the United States versus Italy for women’s water polo gold.\nMaggie Steffens scored four times and the U.S. beat Hungary, 14-10, in the Rio semifinals.\nMaddie Musselman and Kiley Neushul had two goals apiece for the U.S., which is trying to become the first country to repeat as Olympic champions.\nItaly advanced with a 12-9 victory over Australia in the first semifinal. Arianna Garibotti pumped in five goals and Roberta Bianconi scored twice as Italy improved to a perfect 5-0 in Rio de Janeiro.\nItaly won the gold medal in 2004, but slipped to sixth in Beijing and finished seventh in London four years ago.\nThe United States has won 21 in a row, including its five games in Rio by a combined score of 61-27. It’s the only country to finish on the podium in each of the five Olympics for women’s water polo.\nNeymar scores early, Brazil scores often to advance to men’s soccer final\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Martin Bernetti \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nWith the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match.\nThe striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil over Honduras, 6-0, in the semifinals of the men’s tournament.\nGabriel Jesus added two goals in the first half at the packed Maracana Stadium, and Marquinhos and Luan scored a goal each in the second.\nBrazil lost in the final at the 2012 London Games. The Olympic gold medal is the only major title the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer.\n“We won and we won well, but if in the final we don’t play well again, all of this will be for nothing,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans. They want us to play well, and they want us to win the gold.”\nThe host country will play Germany, a 2-0 winner over Nigeria, in Saturday’s final.\nBrazilian fans were hoping for a sort of rematch against Germany, whose senior team embarrassed Brazil, 7-1, in the semifinals of the World Cup two years ago.\n“Hey Germany, just wait, your turn is coming up,” the fans chanted at Maracana Stadium.\nOnly the gold will be enough for a talented Brazilian team playing at home and considered the main title favorite in a tournament played mostly with under-23 squads and very few stars.\nU.S. wins fourth in a row to advance to semifinals in men’s volleyball\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Thomas Coex \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nThe U.S. men’s volleyball team is in the semifinals after beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 start in the Rio Olympics.\nThe fifth-ranked Americans topped second-ranked Poland, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, building some serious momentum at Maracanazinho arena after dropping their initial two matches to Canada and Italy.\nNow, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are on to the final four of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The men will take on the winner of Italy-Iran on Friday, while the women face Serbia on Thursday.\nRio Olympics: Claressa Shields wins quarterfinal to secure U.S. another boxing medal\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nClaressa Shields is all smiles after her victory Wednesday.\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nDefending Olympic champion Claressa Shields pounded her way to a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a women’s middleweight boxing quarterfinal Wednesday, guaranteeing her at least a bronze and giving the U.S. its third boxing medal of the Rio Olympics.\nShields, of Flint, Mich., controlled the fight from the opening bell, dancing and peppering the Russian with a strong right and an effective left cross. And she proved too quick for Iakushina to land any damaging blow, even when the game Russian had her pinned in the corner midway through the third round.\nIn the final seconds of the fourth and final round, Shields raised her hands in celebration.\nThe bout was the first in Rio for Shields, who was given a bye into the quarterfinals. With the victory Shields, arguably the most dominant fighter in amateur boxing, male or female, raised her career record to 75-1. Her only loss came at the 2012 World Championships, before the London Olympics where she won a gold medal as a teenager.\nIOC executive Patrick Hickey targeted in police probe into ticket scalping\nBy\nLisa Dillman\nInternational Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey of Ireland, a longtime fixture on the global sporting stage, was arrested early Wednesday morning at his Rio hotel and is facing charges of ticket touting, forming a cartel and illegal marketing as part of a broader police investigation, according to media reports .Hickey has temporarily stepped down from his duties as a result.\nAn update on Hickey’s status came during the IOC’s daily briefing with spokesman Mark Adams. The Brazilian newspaper Estado also reported that Hickey, 71, went to the hospital “feeling sick.” Adams said Hickey went to the hospital around 7:30.\n“Like the rest of you, we’re still trying to establish the facts this morning and find out exactly what happened,” Adams said. “Mr. Hickey was taken to hospital this morning. I believe police have had a press conference this morning and confirmed there was a search warrant and an arrest warrant.\n“Needless to say, we’ll be fully cooperating with any police investigation, should there be one…What I can tell you is what I told you the other day, this involves 1,000 tickets … involves the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Ireland, which has already launched an inquiry.”\nThe Irish newspaper, the Journal, said that Hickey has been formally charged by the local police but the case will transfer to prosecutors, who make the decision whether to proceed.\nThe Olympic Council of Ireland later released a statement that read: “In light of this morning’s developments and his ill health, Mr Hickey has taken the decision to step aside temporarily as President of the OCI and all other Olympic functions (IOC member in Ireland, European Olympic Committee President, Association of National Olympic Committees Vice President) until this matter is fully resolved.”\nVideo and pictures surfaced on line of the police activity at the hotel and of Hickey opening the door of his hotel room. It was high drama, Brazilian police style. Adams dealt with all forms of questions about the incident, including whether the IOC was “embarrassed” by the arrest.\nLater, an Australian TV got straight to the point, asking: “Is the IOC concerned that one of the enduring images from the Games may well be one of its senior members opening the door naked to a police raid?”\nAdams: “We follow the system of justice here and that’s how things are done in Brazil. We respect the justice system. As I said before, he’s innocent until proven guilty…Let’s wait before we get ahead of ourselves.”\nRio Olympics: Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto wins steeplechase; Evan Jager of the U.S. wins silver\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nThe U.S. apparently has become a steeplechase power in Olympic competition.\nEvan Jager of Algonquin, Ill., won a silver medal in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday, finishing behind the Olympic-record time of 8:03.29 run by Conseslus Kiproto of Kenya. Jager’s time of 8:04.28 was a season-best. Earlier this week, Emma Coburn won a bronze medal in the women’s steeplechase, a first for American women.\nEzekiel Kemboi, the 2004 and 2012 Olympic champion, was third in 8:08.47. That extended the Kenyan men’s gold-medal streak in this event to nine in a row, starting in 1984.\n“Beating the Kenyans in championship steeplechases, it’s a very hard achievement and a very hard task,” Jager said. “Since I started steeplechasing, it’s been one of the goals of mine just to be in the mix with the Kenyans and beat some of them on the day at championship races. Beating Kemboi, who has been so dominant over his entire career and I believe is the greatest steeplechaser of all time, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and it makes me very proud.”\nHe also said the parallel success of compatriot Coburn in the women’s steeplechase is “very cool.” He added, “I feel like our careers have kind of gone hand in hand. We both continue to get better each year. It’s cool that we’ve been able to share the same career at the same time.”\nJager’s medal was the first by an American man since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, and it also was faster than the previous Olympic record of 8:05.51 set at the 1988 Seoul Games by Julius Kariuki of Kenya.\nControversial decisions lead to suspension of boxing judges\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nAfter Russian fighters were awarded victories in a pair of controversial decisions at the Rio Olympics, boxing’s ruling federation has expelled a number of judges and referees it determined were not performing “at the level expected.”\nThe International Boxing Assn., known as AIBA, did not disclose the number of officials suspended, but the BBC reported six of the 60 judges in Rio will no longer work at the Games.\nAIBA spokesman Nicolas Jomard would neither confirm nor deny that number.\nBoxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions, prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit.\nConlan lost a medal even though he appeared to win all three rounds of his fight. After the decision was announced Nikitin dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands in obvious relief while Conlan refused to leave the ring, tearing off his top, flipping off the judges and flexing his muscles to the crowd, which cheered him.\nIn the heavyweight bout, Tishchenki won the decision despite sustaining a serious cut to the head and spending the whole bout backpedaling.\nVietnam’s Vuong Trong Nghia and Brazil’s Jones Kennedy Silva do Rosario judged both bouts. Nghia also worked Claressa Shields’ women’s middleweight bout Wedneday without incident.\nAIBA rules do not allow for an appeal of either decision.\nAfter his loss, Conlan accused the judges of being corrupt, noting the two most controversial decisions favored Russian fighters.\nRio is the first Olympics in which scoring is being done on the 10-point must system used in professional boxing. In past Olympic computers, judges used a computer system to count each punch, no matter how damaging the blow, and award the bout to the fighter who was most active.\nUnder the new system, judges declare a winner after each round based on a criteria including quality of punches landed, aggression and tactics. Five judges score each bout with a computer randomly selecting which scorecards will count.\nSome judges complained that they were having trouble transitioning fom the old scoring system to the new one and the AIBA’s executive committee conceded that it was very concerned with the scoring after the Conlan and Levit fights.\nThe AIBA said it reviewed all 239 bouts conducted before Wednesday and determined that “less than a handful ... were not at the level expected” it said in a statement.\nThe AIBA also dismissed the corruption allegations saying that “ unless tangible proof is put forward, not rumors, we will continue to use any means, including legal or disciplinary actions to protect our sport.”\nBrazilian judge bars U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen from leaving country after they’ve already left\nBy\nNathan Fenno\nA Brazilian judge ordered local police to seize the passports of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen on Wednesday to bar them from leaving the country after the athletes said they were part of a group robbed at gunpoint earlier this week.\nIn a statement, Judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of what occurred during the incident early Sunday morning and also issued search warrants in the matter.\nLocal police attempted to question the swimmers and collect their passports at the Olympic Village on Wednesday.\n“The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement.\nLochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, is reported to have returned to the U.S. Feigen’s whereabouts aren’t known. The USOC wouldn’t confirm the athletes’ location. Lochte’s dad told the Associated Press that his son is in the U.S.\nJeff Ostrow, Lochte’s U.S.-based attorney, didn’t immediately return a request for comment.\nLochte and Feigen, along with teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, said they were robbed of cash and personal items by individuals posing as police officers during a taxi ride from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Local police said they haven’t found any evidence of a crime.\nThe judge’s statement said noted that footage from security cameras at the Olympic Village showed the four swimmers appearing unconcerned as they returned that morning.\nRead More\nFood choices aplenty, but healthy options in short supply\nBy\nKevin Baxter\nI would give them a bronze medal. While they have a few healthy options, there aren’t many.\n— Lori Zanini, a dietitian-nutritionist on the food offerings at Olympic Park\nIn the U.S., the hot dogs always taste better at the ballpark. So by that logic, in Brazil shouldn’t the acai taste better at the Olympics?\nThat’s a trick question, of course. Acai, a yogurt-like dish of frozen, mashed palm fruit topped by granola that Brazilians are crazy about, tastes great everywhere. But apart from that, a tour of 13 venues in the Olympic Park and the nearby Riocentro cluster of arenas showed the Rio Games to be a veritable gastronomic wasteland.\nMake that gastronomic\nwaist\nland. Because the stuff they’re offering the fans here will make you fat: hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pizza and potato chips are the four food groups of these Olympics.\n“It’s not very sports-minded,” Dutch fan Sjoerd Verlaan said.\nRead More\nInjuries will keep runner Abbey D’Agostino out of 5,000-meter final\nBy\nHelene Elliott\nAbbey D’Agostino, who won praise for her sportsmanship in helping rival runner Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand to her feet after they collided during the first round of the women’s 5,000-meter race on Tuesday, suffered a torn ACL and other injuries that will prevent her from competing in Friday’s final.\nD’Agostino helped Hamblin get up from the track after the collision, and Hamblin returned the favor when D’Agostino tried to continue the race but was in too much pain to resume a competitive pace. Both finished well behind the pack but were advanced to the final on appeal.\nTheir selflessness\ngained worldwide attention and stands as one of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games.\n“By far the best part of my experience of the Olympics has been the community it creates, what the Games symbolizes,” D’Agostino said in a statement released Wednesday by USA Track and Field.\n“Since the night of the opening ceremonies, I have been so touched by this -- people from all corners of globe, embracing their unique cultures, yet all uniting under one celebration of the human body, mind, and spirit. I just keep thinking about how that spirit of unity and peace is stronger than all the global strife we’re bombarded with and saddened by on a daily basis.”\nThe rest of the\nstatement is here.\nRio Olympics: Watch Martin Short and Harry Shearer’s synchronized swimming sketch\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\nEvery four years, synchronized swimming becomes relevant when the Summer Olympics take place. And every four years, thoughts turn to the classic “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Harry Shearer, Martin Short and Christopher Guest.\nFirst shown in 1984, the skit is just as funny today as it was then. Watch and enjoy.\nNBC should do a “Where are they now?” short film on their broadcast, catching up with their characters in their continuing quest for Olympic gold.\nA long journey ends in a victory for one and all\nBy\nHelene Elliott\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles times)\nThis has been a long ride of highs and lows, and hopefully every American watching my race tonight, I want each of them to feel they can take a small piece of ownership in this medal.\n— Jenny Simpson, American bronze medalist\nJenny Simpson was more nervous before the semifinal of the Rio Olympic 1,500-meter race than she was before Tuesday’s final, with the world watching. Her mind clear and her legs strong, she took to heart her coaches’ advice to use the first two laps to establish position and the last two laps “to be a predator.” She was fully prepared for this moment.\n“This is what I prayed for. This is what I worked for, just to have a shot,” she said. “Standing on the starting line I feel the only thing ahead of me is opportunity.”\nSimpson later didn’t recall much about a slow, tactical race that took a late fast turn. She knew she fell to the ground afterward and “ugly-cried” only because people told her that’s how she reacted following her third-place finish, which secured the first medal for a U.S. woman in the event.\nFaith Kipyegon of Kenya overtook world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final 200 meters to win in 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds, with Diababa in at 4:10.27. Simpson, who won the 2011 world championship, was second in 2013 and unlucky last year when she lost a shoe in mid-race, finished in 4:10.53 to etch her name in history.\nRead More\nThis young lady is light-years ahead of the competition\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Robert Guathier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nIt’s amazing. It’s hard to put into words. I don’t even consider myself competing against her. It’s like she’s on another level.\n— Aly Raisman, U.S. teammate regarding Simone Biles’ talent\nSimone Biles didn’t quite feel like she truly belonged to the Famous U.S. Olympian Club. She admitted to feeling a “little nervous” around the likes of swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky during a recent photo shoot.\nShe was underestimating herself.\nAnother gold-medal performance by the transcendent talent suggested the club membership had expanded with proper justification. Biles sparkled and soared in her celebratory floor exercise routine Tuesday and won her fourth gold medal here. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Britain the bronze.\nBiles’ takeaways from Rio: five medals, four of them gold and one bronze. The teenager from Spring, Texas, joined three other women in winning four gymnastics golds at an Olympics, last accomplished 32 years ago by Ekaterina Szabo of Romania.\nRead More\nWednesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\n(Buda Mendes \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\nSchedule and results from Wednesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\nBadminton\nMixed Doubles\nGold\n--Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir) d. Malaysia (Peng Soon Chan, Liu Ying Goh), 21-14, 21-12\nBronze\n--China (Nan Zhang, Yunlei Zhao) d. Chen Xu and Jin Ma (China), 21-7, 21-11\nMen’s singles\nQuarterfinals\nChong Wei Lee (Malaysia) d. Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan), 21-9, 21-15.\nDan Lin (China) d. Srikanth Kidambi (India), 21-21, 11-11, 21-21.\nViktor Axelsen (Denmark) d. Rajiv Ouseph (Britain), 21-12, 21-16.\nLong Chen (China) d. Wan Ho Son (South Korea), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11\nBasketball (men’s quarterfinals)\nAustralia 90, Lithuania 64\nSpain 92, France 67\nUnited States 105, Argentina 78\nSerbia 86, Croatia 83\nBeach Volleyball\nWomen\nGold\n--Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Barbara Seixas de Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk (Brazil), 21-18, 21-14\nBronze\n--Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (United States), d. Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha (Brazil), 17-21, 21-17, 15-9\nBoxing\nMen’s light-middleweight (69-kilograms)\nGold\n--Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan.\nSilver\n--Shakhram Giyasov, Uzbekistan.\nBronze\n--Souleymane Diop Cissokho, France.\nBronze\n--Mohammed Rabii, Morocco\nMen’s fllyweight (52-kilograms)\nQuarterfinals\nShakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) d. Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan), 3-0\nYoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela), d. Mohamed Flissi (Algeria), 3-0\nMisha Aloian (Russia) d. Ceiber David Avila (Colombia), 3-0\nJianguan Hu (China) d. Yosbany Veitia (Cuba), 2-1\nWomen’s lightweight (57-60 kilograms)\nSemifinals\nJunhua Yin (China) d. Mira Potkonen (Finland), 3-0\nAnastasiia Beliakova (Russia) d. Estelle Mossely (France), TKO (R1, 2:00)\nMiddleweight (69-75 kilograms)\nQuarterfinals\nClaressa Shields (United States) d. Iaroslava Iakushina (Russia), 3-0.\nDariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan) d. Khadija Mardi (Morocco), 3-0.\nQian Li (China) d. Andreia Bandeira (Brazil), 3-0.\nNouchka Fontijn (Netherlands), d. Savannah Marshall (Britain), 2-0\nDiving\nWomen’s 10-meter platform qualifiers\n1. Yajie Si, China, 397.45; 2. Qian Ren, China, 385.80; 3. Jessica Parratto, United States, 346.80; 4. Melissa Wu, Australia, 342.80; 5. Tonia Couch, Britain, 332.80; 6. Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia, 332.45; 7. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 329.15; 8. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Malaysia, 325.85; 9. Roseline Filion, Canada, 323.55; 10. Minami Itahashi, Japan, 320.20; 11. Ekaterina Petukhova, Russia, 317.25; 12. Katrina Young, United States, 313.85; 13. Paola Espinosa, Mexico, 313.70; 14. Ganna Krasnoshlyk, Ukraine, 300.80; 15. Iuliia Prokopchuk, Ukraine, 297.95; 16. Elena Wassen, Germany, 291.90 ; 17. Brittany O’Brien, Australia, 290.30; 18. Un Hyang Kim, North Korea, 289.45.\nEquestrian\nJumping team finals\nGold\n--France\nSilver\n--United States\nBronze\n--Germany\nField Hockey (women’s semifinals)\nNetherlands 1, Germany 1 (Netherlands wins 4-3 in shootout)\nBritain 3, New Zealand 0\nHandball (men’s quarterfinals)\nFrance 34, Brazil 27\nGermany 34, Qatar 22\nDenmark 37, Slovenia 30\nPoland 30, Croatia 27\nSailing\nMedal races in men’s 470 and women’s 470 postponed\nSoccer (men’s semifinals)\nBrazil 6, Honduras 0\nGermany 2, Nigeria 0\nTable Tennis\nGold\n--China (Long Ma, Jike Zhang, Xin Xu) d. Japan (Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, Maharu Yoshimura), 3-1\nBronze\n--Germany (Bastian Steger, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll) def. South Korea (Youngsik Jeoung, Saehyuk Joo, Sangsu Lee), 3-1\nTaekwondo\nMen’s 58-kilogram\nGold\n--Shuai Zhao (China) d. Tawin Hanprab (Thailand), 6-4\nBronze\n--Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic) d. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (Spain), 6-5\nBronze\n--Taehun Kim (South Korea) d. Carlos Ruben Navarro Valdez (Mexico), 7-5.\nWomen’s 49-kilogram\nGold\n--Sohui Kim (South Korea) d. Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia), 7-6.\nBronze\n--Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan) d. Yasmina Aziez (France), 7-2\nBronze\n--Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) d. Itzel Adilene Manjarrez Bastidas (Mexico), 15-3\nTrack and Field\nMen\n3,000-meter steeplechase\nGold\n--Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:03.28\nSilver\n--Evan Jager, United States, 8:04.28\nBronze\n--Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:08.47\nWomen\n200 meters\nGold\n--Elaine Thompson, Jamaica, 21.78\nSilver\n--Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 21.88\nBronze\n--Tori Bowie, United States, 22.15\n100 Hurdles\nGold\n--Brianna Rollins, United States, 12.48\nSilver\n--Nia Ali, United States, 12.59\nBronze\n--Kristi Castlin, United States, 12.61\nLong jump\nGold\n--Tianna Bartoletta, United States, (7.17), 23-6 1-4\nSilver\n--Brittney Reese, United States, (7.15), 23-5 1-2\nBronze\n--Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, (7.08), 23-2 3-4\nVolleyball (men’s quarterfinals)\nRussia 3, Canada 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18)\nUnited States 3, Poland 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20)\nItaly 3, Iran 0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17)\nBrazil 3, Argentina 1, (25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23)\nWater Polo (women)\nSemifinals\nItaly 12, Russia 9\nUnited States 14, Hungary 10\nClassification matches\nAustralia 11, Brazil 4\nSpain 11, China 6\nWrestling\nWomen\nFreestyle\n48 kilogram\nGold\n---Eri Tosaka (Japan) def. Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan), 3-2\nBronze\n--Yanan Sun (China) def. Zhuldyz Eshimova, (Kazakhstan) 10-0\nBronze\n--Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgaria) def. Patricia Alejandra Bermudez (Argentina), 7-6\n58 kilogram\nGold--\nKaori Icho (Japan) def. Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (Russia), 3-2\nBronze\n--Marwa Amri (Tunisia) def. Yuliya Ratkevich (Azerbaijan), 6-3\nSakshi Malik (India) def. Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan), 8-5\n69 kilogram\nGold\n--Sara Dosho (Japan) def. Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), 2-2\nBronze\n--Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) d. Enas Mostafa Youssef Ahmed (Egypt), 7-4\nBronze\n--Anna Jenny Fransson (Sweden) d. Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats (Canada) 2-1\nColumn: Here is the reason why American women are dominating at the Olympics\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n(Alex Livesey \/ Getty Images)\nI was always grown up with encouragement, I was never taught I couldn’t compete. This is just an accepted part of our culture.\n— Maya DiRado, U.S. gold medalist in swimming\nThe girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals.\nA girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming pool to make friends, a coach notices her stroke, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals.\nWith five days remaining in the Rio Olympics, the final verdict is in and the winners are the U.S. women.\nAfter 11 of the Olympics’ 16 days, American women have filled the podium, dominated the broadcasts and opened the curtain on an inclusive sports society absent in many parts of the world.\nRead More\nKerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross lose in semifinals of women’s beach volleyball\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\nKerri Walsh Jennings’ gold-medal streak is over after Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara defeated the heralded American and partner April Ross in the semifinals of women’s beach volleyball on Tuesday night.\nThe Brazilians advanced to play against Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst with the 22-20, 21-18 victory.\nWalsh Jennings and Ross will now play for the bronze medal on Wednesday against Brazil’s other duo.\nWalsh Jennings, a native of Northern California who has spent her professional career training on the sands of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach near her residence, had won three gold medals with Misty May-Treanor and had never lost an Olympic match. In fact, she had only lost two sets in her Olympic career before falling in straight sets at the Copacabana venue.\n“Kerri does so much for us and I didn’t step up today,” Ross said. “I’m very upset with myself.”\nAgatha and Barbara are the defending world champions, but they were the second-seeded team in the tournament to fellow Brazilians Talita and Larissa, a pair of three-time Olympians, who lost to the Germans, 21-18, 21-12, earlier Tuesday.\nBrazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. Despite failing to make the final, Talita said she would never forget playing in front of the hometown crowd on the iconic beach.\n“I am so proud of my people, the Brazilian people,” Talita said.\nLasha Talakhadze sets world record to claim gold in over 105-kilogram weightlifting\nBy\nAssociated Press\n(Clive Brunskill \/ Getty Images)\nLasha Talakhadze of Georgia has set a new world record in the over 105-kilogram weightlifting division with 473 total kilos to win the gold medal in a surprising upset over the heavily favored Behdad Salimi of Iran.\nThe 22-year-old Talakhadze lifted 215 kilos on the snatch and 258 on the clean and jerk to set the new mark.\nSalimi set the world record for the snatch with 216 kilos. But he could not complete any of his three attempts on the clean and jerk. Salimi appeared to disagree with the judges’ ruling on his first two tries and didn’t have the energy to complete the third.\nGor Minasyan of Armenia won silver and Georgia’s Irakli Turmanidze took home the bronze.\nU.S. women defeat Japan, 110-64, to advance in women’s basketball semifinals\nBy\nChris Hine\n(Andrej Isakovic \/ AFP \/ Getty Images)\nThe U.S. women’s team isn’t accustomed to close games.\nEarly in the third quarter on Tuesday, however, the U.S. couldn’t shake off a smaller but determined Japan.\nBut beating Team USA requires a near-perfect effort on both ends of the floor – and eventually the U.S. overwhelmed Japan.\nBehind a strong defensive effort in the second half, the U.S. coasted to a 110-64 victory after Japan had cut the lead to six early in the third quarter.\nThe U.S. advances to the semifinals on Thursday when it will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between France and Canada.\nU.S. women grind past Japan and into the women’s volleyball semifinals\nBy\nDavid Wharton\n(Michael Reynolds \/ EPA)\nPatience has been a key word for the U.S. women’s volleyball team at these 2016 Summer Games.\nThe Americans are ranked No. 1 in the world but chasing their first Olympic gold after near misses in the past, and they know it will take a match-by-match approach.\nThis attitude served them well Tuesday in a quarterfinal victory over Japan at Maracanazinho Arena.\nThe Japanese are a relatively short team that compensates with quickness and tenacity. The U.S. had to keep hammering away at the net with its size advantage.\n“It’s frustrating against a great defensive team like Japan,” captain Christa Harmotto Dietzen said. “It takes four or five swings sometimes for us to put the ball down.”\nSo their straight-set win -- 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 -- was fueled by spikes and blocks.\n“We don’t have many tall players in our team,” Japanese Coach Masayoshi Manabe said.\nThe U.S. now advances to the semifinals against the winner of the Russia-Serbia match.\nU.S. triple jumper Christian Taylor repeats as Olympic champion; Will Claye earns silver\nBy\nAssociated Press\nIn an amazing turnaround with the same golden result, Christian Taylor fundamentally changed his triple jump technique — changing his lead-off foot — and it paid off.\nTaylor now starts his triple jump with a right-foot hop in what is a major change to his whole routine since he won gold in London. His pains and aches eased, and the results stayed exemplary.\nOn Tuesday, he and Will Claye again swept gold and silver for the United States at back-to-back Olympics. Taylor had a world-leading mark of 17.86 meters on his first attempt. He posted the three best jumps of the competition.\n“I never thought on my first jump that would be the gold medal jump. I stayed sharp and stayed ready,” he said.\nClaye took the silver with a personal record of 17.76 meters and went straight up in the stands to propose to his girlfriend, American sprinter Queen Harrison. She accepted.\nTuesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\nBy\nHouston Mitchell\nSchedule and results from Tuesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\nBadminton\nMixed Doubles\nBronze\n--Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao, China, def. Chen Xu and Jin Ma, China, 21-7, 21-11\nMen’s doubles\nSemifinals\nV Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan, Malaysia, def. Biao Chai and Wei Hong, China, 21-18, 12-21, 21-17\nHaifeng Fu and Nan Zhang, China, def. Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Britain, 21-14, 21-18\nWomen’s doubles\nSemifinals\nMisaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, Japan, def. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin, South Korea, 21-16, 21-15\nChristinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark, def. Yuanting Tang and Yang Yu, China, 21-16, 14-21, 21-19\nWomen’s singles\nQuarterfinals\nCarolina Marin, Spain, def. Ji Hyun Sung, South Korea, 21-12, 21-16\nXuerui Li, China, def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, Thailand, 21-12, 21-17\nNozomi Okuhara, Japan, def. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, 11-11, 21-21, 21-21\nV. Sindhu Pusarla, India, def. Yihan Wang, China, 22-20, 21-19\nBasketball (Women’s quarterfinals)\nSerbia 73, Australia 71\nSpain 64, Turkey 62\nUnited States 110, Japan 64\nFrance 68, Canada 63\nBeach Volleyball (Men’s semifinals)\nAlison\/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) d. Brouwer\/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), 21-17, 21-23, 16-14\nNicolai\/Lupo (Italy) d. Semenov\/Krasilnikov (Russia), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13\nBeach Volleyball (Women’s semifinals)\nLudwig\/Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Larissa\/Talita (Brazil), 21-18, 21-12\nAgatha\/Barbara (Brazil) d. Walsh-Jennings\/Ross (United States), 22-20, 21-18\nBoxing (Men)\nLightweight (60 kilograms)\nGold\n--Robson Conceicao, Brazil, d. Sofiane Oumiha, France, 3-0\nBronze\n--Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu, Mongolia\nBronze\n--Lázaro Álvarez, Cuba\nLight-heavyweight (81 kilograms)\nSemifinals\nJulio Cesar la Cruz, Cuba, def. Mathieu Albert Daniel Bauderlique, France, 3-0\nAdilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, def. Joshua Buatsi, Britain, 3-0\nCanoe\/Kayak\nMen’s canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals\nGold\n--Sebastian Brendel, Germany, 3:56.92\nSilver\n--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 3:58.52\nBronze\n--Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova, 4:00.85\nWomen’s kayak double 500-meter sprint finals\nGold\n--Hungary, 1:43.68\nSilver\n--Germany, 1:43.73\nBronze\n--Poland, 1:45.20\nWomen’s kayak single 200-meter sprint finals\nGold\n--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 39.86 seconds\nSilver\n--Marta Walczykiewicz, Poland, 40.27\nBronze\n--Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Azerbaijan, 40.40\nMen’s kayak single 1,000-meter sprint finals\nGold\n--Marcus Walz, Spain, 3:31.44\nSilver\n--Josef Dostál, Czech Republic, 3:32.14\nBronze\n--Roman Anoshkin, Russia, 3:33.36\nCycling\nMen’s keirin\nGold\n--Jason Kenny, Britain, 10.113\nSilver\n--Matthijs Buchli, Netherlands, +0.040\nBronze\n--Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia, +0.085\nWomen’s sprint\nGold\n---Kristina Vogel, Germany, d. Rebecca James, Britain, w-11.237, w-11.312.\nBronze\n--Katy Marchant, Britain, def. Elis Ligtlee, Netherlands, w-11.237, w-11.424.\nWomen’s omnium\nGold\n--Laura Trott, Britain, (38, 40, 40, 38, 40), 196\nSilver\n--Jolien D’hoore, Belgium, (36, 36, 38, 34, 28), 172\nBronze\n--Sarah Hammer, United States, (34, 38, 36, 32, 32), 172\nDiving\nMen\nGold\n--Yuan Cao, China, 547.60\nSilver\n--Jack Laugher, Britain, 523.85\nBronze\n--Patrick Hausding, Germany, 498.90\nField Hockey (Men’s semifinals)\nArgentina 5, Germany 2\nBelgium 3, Netherlands 1\nGymnastics (Men)\nIndividual final, parallel bars\nGold\n--Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041\nSilver\n--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.900\nBronze\n--David Belyavskiy, Russia, 15.783\nIndividual final, high bar\nGold\n--Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.666\nSilver\n--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.500\nBronze\n--Nile Wilson, Britain, 15.466\nGymnastics (Women)\nIndividual final, floor exercise\nGold\n--Simone Biles, United States, 15.966\nSilver\n--Aly Raisman, United States, 15.500\nBronze\n--Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933\nHandball (Women’s quarterfinals)\nNetherlands 32, Brazil 23\nFrance 27, Spain 26\nNorway 33, Sweden 20\nRussia 31, Angola 27\nSailing\nWomen’s Laser Radial\nGold\n--Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands\nSilver\n--Annalise Murphy, Ireland\nBronze\n--Anne-Marie Rindom, Denmark\nMen’s Laser Dinghy\nGold\n--Tom Burton, Australia\nSilver\n--Tonči Stipanović, Croatia\nBronze\n--Sam Meech, New Zealand\nMixed Nacra 17 (multihull)\nGold\n--New Zealand, G. Jones and J. Saunders\nSilver\n--Australia, J. Waterhouse and L. Darmanin\nBronze\n--Austria, T. Frank and T. Zajac\nMen’s Finn\nGold\n--Giles Scott, Great Britain\nSilver\n--Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenia\nBronze\n--Caleb Paine, United States\nSoccer (women’s semifinals)\nSweden 0, Brazil 0 (Sweden advances on penalty kicks, 4-3)\nGermany 2, Canada 0\nSwimming (Men)\nOpen water marathon 10-kilometer final\nGold\n--Ferry Weertman, Netherlands, 1:52:59\nSilver\n--Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, 1:52:59\nBronze\n--Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:53:02\nSynchronized Swimming\nDuets\nGold\n--Russia, N. Ishchenko and S. Romashina, 194.9910\nSilver\n--China, X.C. Huang and W. Sun, 192.3688\nBronze\n--Japan, R. Mitsui and Y. Inui, 188.0547\nTable Tennis\nWomen’s team\nGold\n--China (Ning Ding, Shiwen Liu, Xiaoxia Li) def. Germany (Ying Han, Xiaona Shan, Petrissa Solja), 3-0\nBronze\n--Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Mima Ito) def. Singapore (Mengyu Yu, Tianwei Feng, Yihan Zhou), 3-1\nTrack and Field (Men)\n110-meter high hurdles\nGold\n--Omar McLeod, Jamaica, 13.05\nSilver\n--Orlando Ortega, 13.17\nBronze\n--Dimitri Bascou, France, 13.24\nHi\ngh jump\nGold--Derek Drouin, Canada, 2.38 meters\nSilver--Mutaz Essa Barshim. Qatar, 2.36\nBronze--Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, 2.33\nTriple jump\nGold\n--Christian Taylor, United States, 17.86 meters\nSilver\n--Will Claye, United States, 17.76\nBronze\n--Dong Bin, China, 17.58\nTrack and Field (Women)\n1,500 meters\nGold\n--Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Kenya, 4:08.92\nSilver\n--Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 4:10.27\nBronze\n--Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:10.53\nWomen’s discus final\nGold\n--Sandra Perković, Croatia, 69.21 meters\nSilver\n--Mélina Robert-Michon, France, 66.73\nBronze\n--Denia Caballero, Cuba, 65.34\nVolleyball (women’s quarterfinals)\nNetherlands 3, South Korea 1\nUnited States 3, Japan 0\nSerbia 3, Russia 0\nChina 3, Brazil 2\nWater polo (Men’s quarterfinals)\nMontenegro 13, Hungary 11\nSerbia 10, Spain 7\nCroatia 10, Brazil 6\nItaly 9, Greece 5\nWeightlifting\nMen’s 105+-kilogram final\nGold\n--Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473kg (world record)\nSilver\n--Gor Minasyan, Armenia, 451kg\nBronze\n--Irakli Turmanidze, Georgia, 448kg\nWrestling\nMen’s 66-kilogram\nGold\n--Davor Stefanek, Serbia\nSilver\n--Migran Arutyunyan, Armenia\nBronze\n--Shmagi Bolkvadze, Georgia\nBronze\n--Rasul Chunayev, Azerbaijan\nMen’s 98-kilogram\nGold\n--Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia\nSilver\n--Yasmany Lugo Cabrera, Cuba\nBronze\n--Celk Ildem, Turkey\nBronze\n--Ghasem Rezaei, Iran\nLive gymnastics: Simone Biles wins gold in floor exercise, Aly Raisman silver; Danell Leyva wins silver in parallel bars\nBy\nLisa Dillman\n(Alex Livesey \/ Getty Images)\nSimone Biles went airborne to secure her fourth gold medal at the Olympics, soaring high on the floor exercise with an untouchable effort on Tuesday.\nHer U.S. teammate Aly Raisman, the champion on the floor at the London Olympics, took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Great Britain, in a surprise, the bronze.\nThe four golds for Biles came in the team event, the all-around final, the vault and the floor exercise. She has five medals, in all, having captured the bronze on the balance beam.\nAfter the balance beam effort on Monday, Biles was asked how much she had left. The answer: More than enough.\nShe won by 0.466.\nBiles scored 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500. Tinkler earned a score of 14.933.\nFour women have won four gymnastic gold medals at a single games: Larisa Latynina in 1956, Vera Caslavska in 1968, Ekaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984 and now Biles.\nThe gymnast who wasn’t even on the U.S. Olympic team after trials -- Danell Leyva -- produced the best result for the men’s team in Rio, taking silver on the parallel bars on Tuesday.\nOleg Verniaiev of Ukraine (16.041) was the only competitor to record a score over 16.000 in the eight-man field. Leyva was the first competitor of the afternoon at Rio Olympic Arena, getting 15.900, and had to endure the long wait to see if he would make the podium. David Belyavskiy of Russia took the bronze.\nAt one point, Leyva, as he often does, put a towel over his head on the sideline as he was waiting it out during one of the other competitor’s routines. That caused the often goofy public-address announcer here to over-emote, saying: “Leyva can’t take it.”\nHis silver has been the highest finish for the U.S. men here. Earlier, Alex Naddour took the bronze on the pommel horse. In 2012, Leyva was third in the all-around event in London, bringing home a bronze medal.\nLeyva, who was born in Cuba and raised in Miami, was named an alternate after the Olympic trials in St. Louis and got on the team when John Orozco suffered torn knee ligaments in training.\nThere was more drama for Leyva here at the Olympics when he fell off the high bar in the team final. He blamed himself for the team failing to make the podium, but that instinct was misplaced because the U.S. was essentially out of it after the first rotation.\nRunners Abbey D’Agostino, Nikki Hamblin are the real winners in Rio\nBy\nHelene Elliott\n(Patrick Smith \/ Getty Images)\nDistance runners Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand weren’t favored to win medals in the women’s 5,000-meter event. But they deserve some special and public recognition for the sportsmanship they displayed toward one other after they collided during Tuesday’s first-round race.\nD’Agostino, of Topsfield, Mass., collided with Hamblin about 3,200 meters into the race, possibly because Hamblin had slowed her pace to avoid contact with another runner who was being lapped. D’Agostino appeared to hit Hamblin from behind and both fell to the track.\nD’Agostino got up but saw Hamblin was in distress and paused to help her up. They tried to continue, but D’Agostino was in pain because of injuries to her leg. “She could hardly stand,” Hamblin said.\nHamblin then helped her up, but D’Agostino couldn’t resume running and told Hamblin to go continue without her. Hamblin finished 16th in 16:43.10, and D’Agostino limped to the line in 17:10.02. Following a protest, both runners were advanced to Friday’s final, as was a third runner who was affected by the collision, Jennifer Wenth of Austria.\nD’Agostino was taken off the track for treatment, but Hamblin lingered and spoke to reporters afterward to praise D’Agostino’s kindness.\n“I went down, and I was like, ‘What’s happening? Why am I on the ground?’ ” Hamblin said. “Then suddenly, there’s this hand on my shoulder [and D’Agostino saying], ‘Get up, get up, we have to finish this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yup, yup, you’re right. This is the Olympic Games. We have to finish this.’\n“I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there. I’ve never met her before. I’ve never met this girl before, and isn’t that just so amazing? Regardless of the race and the result on the board, that’s a moment that you’re never, ever going to forget for the rest of your life, that girl shaking my shoulder like, ‘Come on, get up.’ ”\nNo matter what happens in the final, they’re big winners here.\nThese gold medalists will challenge your idea of ‘normal’\nBy\nBill Plaschke\n(Larry W. Smith \/ EPA)\nI didn’t have to conform my body or my ideals or my looks to get where I am. I have a bronze medal and I was able to be myself, embrace my body, do the things I’m naturally fitted to do to help make my dreams come true.\n— Sarah Robles, U.S. champion weightlifter\nThe strongest woman in America holds a plastic fork against her forehead.\nShe wrinkles her brow and the fork folds into a crease. She smiles and holds out her hands — ta-da! — as the fork remains literally stuck inside her head.\n“I have a huge forehead wrinkle,” says Sarah Robles with a laugh. “This is real life.”\nThe strongest woman in America loves her forehead. She loves the female weightlifter tattoo on her right biceps. She loves that she can lift major appliances while wearing a fancy black striped headband, flowery kneepads and shiny earrings.\nShe’s 5-10, 315 pounds and she loves every inch of herself. She loves the independence that comes from her size, and the power that comes from strength, which earned her an Olympic bronze medal earlier this week in the super-heavyweight division. It was America’s first weightlifting medal of any sort in 16 years.\nRead More\nThis winning combination is more than gymnast and coach\nBy\nStacy St. Clair\n(Julio Cortez \/ Associated Press)\nWhen I first saw her, I was like, ‘Wow, this kid has something.’ But what it was and how far she could go with it, I had no idea.\n— Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles’ personal coach\nThe day before the women’s gymnastics team final, a Twitter user suggested Simone Biles and her coach Aimee Boorman were their sport’s equivalent to Walter Payton and Mike Ditka.\n“Sounds about right,” Payton’s son, Jarrett, chimed in on Twitter.\nNever mind that the Chicago-born Boorman doesn’t smoke cigars, has never thrown a wad of chewing gun at a spectator and is the antithesis of abrasive. She loved Payton’s affirmation.\nShe has also grown rather fond of these Olympic Games, where her student has picked up golds in team, all-around and vault. 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Other reports have said the four also broke a bathroom door.\n\nBut one of the U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, said in a statement Friday that he didn’t see anyone vandalize the bathroom and the only damage caused by the group occurred when Lochte pulled a “loosely attached” advertising sign from a wall.\n\nIn examining all available surveillance footage from that night, including one aimed at the restroom doors, USA Today found no evidence the swimmers ever went near the bathroom, after relieving themselves behind the gas station.\n\nA USA Today videographer visited the gas station and found no damage to the soap dispensers, mirrors or door, and none of those items appeared to be new.\n\nThe swimmers were eventually held at gunpoint by security guards at the station and were released after paying the equivalent of \\$50.\n\nFernando Deluz, a bilingual Brazilian who served as a translator between the swimmers and the security guards, told USA his understanding was the money paid was to cover vandalized property and that the only property that came up during the negotiations was the advertising sign Lochte had pulled down.\n\nDeluz also said that because of the language barrier, the Americans might have believed they were being robbed.\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 22, 2016 5 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - 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He was ridiculed in his neighborhood, resented in his workplace, mocked by his former fans.\n\nWhen [Kevin Durant](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/kevin-durant-PESPT000009738-topic.html) left the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/oklahoma-city-thunder-ORSPT000117-topic.html) to join the powerful [Golden State Warriors](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/golden-state-warriors-ORSPT000100-topic.html) this summer, mere weeks after the Warriors knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs, he was generally described with a single adjective.\n\nWeak.\n\nNearly two months later and 5,300 miles away, a flag on his chest and a country on his back, Durant changed both the narrative and the adjective Sunday, unleashing a brilliant performance that should provide him with an entirely different shade of moniker.\n\nGold.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-basketball-plaschke-20160821-snap-story.html)\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 22, 2016 4:15 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=These%20memories%20of%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%20are%20etched%20in%20the%20minds%20of%20our%20reporters%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters%0A%0AMy%20medal%20platform%20of%20memories%20is%20filled%20by%20two%20people%20and%20a%20team%20that%20not%20only%20successfully%20defended%20their%20titles%2C%20but%20made%20history%20doing%20it.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters&text=These%20memories%20of%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%20are%20etched%20in%20the%20minds%20of%20our%20reporters)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters&title=These%20memories%20of%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%20are%20etched%20in%20the%20minds%20of%20our%20reporters&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=These%20memories%20of%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%20are%20etched%20in%20the%20minds%20of%20our%20reporters%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters&title=These%20memories%20of%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%20are%20etched%20in%20the%20minds%20of%20our%20reporters)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=These%20memories%20of%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%20are%20etched%20in%20the%20minds%20of%20our%20reporters%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-memories-of-the-rio-olympics-are-etched-in-the-minds-of-our-reporters)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nThese memories of the Rio Olympics are etched in the minds of our reporters\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/351b5ca\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F73%2Fe67a72bb45ec4efe3a57ce21edc4%2F700x394)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nMy medal platform of memories is filled by two people and a team that not only successfully defended their titles, but made history doing it.\n\nThe bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. 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Partying might go deep into the night. Thanks, Rio.\n\n**10:40 p.m.:** A taste of Carnival, some fireworks, some confetti. Athletes dancing with the performers.Exuberant and vibrant ending.\n\n**10:25 p.m.:** Olympic flame is extinguished. Now, much dancing and merriment.\n\n**10:20 p.m.**: IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Rio Games closed, calls upon world’s youth to reassemble in Tokyo in four years.\n\n**10:16 p.m.:** Bach says Rio Olympics will leave a “unique legacy.” Seems to be the say-nothing equivalent of calling someone is ‘nice.’\n\n**10:15 p.m.:** International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praises unifying effect of athletes living and competing together at the Games. The scene of the two livid Mongolian wrestling coaches stripping in protest of a bronze-medal match result earlier Sunday and being escorted out by police wasn’t quite in line with that lofty ideal.\n\n**10 p.m.:** Rio 2016 chief Carlos Arthur Nuzman continues the Olympic spin by saying the rain is coming to celebrate. It looks like it’s actually just making everyone cold.\n\n**9:55 p.m.:** Tokyo offers a teaser about its Olympics. Looks pretty cool, actually.\n\n**9:47 p.m.:** Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes booed as he’s introduced.\n\n**9:45 p.m.:** Now for the flag handover ceremony from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. Here’s hoping they complete the exchange better than the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team exchanged the baton.\n\n**9:35 p.m.:** Coming up soon: a ceremony recognizing the Games’ volunteers -- that workforce was one of the trouble spots for the event in both numbers and training -- then then Olympic flag will be lowered.\n\n**9:25 p.m**.: Medal ceremony for marathon top three. Way cool.\n\n**9:15 p.m.:** Now: a tribute to lacemaking**.** Really. As for the Olympic channel, will it show everything on delay, as NBC did?\n\n**9:12 p.m.:** Next up: a heart-pounding segment on ... the launch of Olympic channel. At least the athletes have the waves of cold rain to keep them awake.\n\n**9:05 p.m**.: The athletes have entered. Was wondering if they’d get into the stadium before the next Olympics. Hey, PyeongChang Games are only, what, 18 months away\\!\n\n**8:50 p.m.:** Rain really coming down hard. Many athletes wearing ponchos, jackets with hoods.\n\n**8:40 p.m.:** Inside the Games is reporting that major electrical problems at Maracana Stadium have required the use of generators to keep the show going.\n\n**8:35 p.m.**: No sign yet of the shirtless Tongan guy from the Opening Ceremony. Did NBC delay his entrance, like it has delayed everything else??\n\n**8:30 p.m.:** Loads of the big-name U.S. athletes have already departed Rio de Janeiro, including Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and, uh, Ryan Lochte. Simone Biles, however, is still here and is the U.S. flag-bearer.\n\n**8:25 p.m.**: Athletes still parading in. Line looks as long as I’m anticipating the airline check-in line will be tomorrow morning at GIG.\n\n**8:20 p.m.**: ‘Heroes of the Games’--the athletes--enter the stadium. Colorful display.\n\n**8:15 p.m.:** The closing ceremony is underway on a rainy night in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana Stadium is about two-thirds full, continuing the Games-long problem with empty seats.\n\nThe 2016 Summer Olympics come to an today, with the closing ceremony scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Pacific time at Maracana Stadium.\n\nYou will not be able to watch it on TV, however, until 7 p.m. on NBC, with coverage scheduled to end at 9:30. 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Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony and Mike Krzyzewski, coaching his last Olympics for Team USA before ceding to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, each picked up their third.\n\nThe U.S. had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the Americans in transition and keeping them from developing an offensive rhythm.\n\nThe U.S. led 19-15 at the end of the first following a late three-pointer from Durant, who was beginning to catch fire. This team was often criticized for its lack of ball movement and a propensity for too much one-on-one basketball on offense. The thing is, when one of those players is feeling it as Durant was Sunday, even that brand of basketball looks effective.\n\nThe U.S. continued to pour it on in the second half, making it a smooth gold-medal game after an Olympics filled with bumps in the road. 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All times Pacific.\n\n**Basketball (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal game**\n\nUnited States 96, Serbia 66\n\n**Bronze medal game**\n\nSpain 89, Australia 88\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Women’s middleweight gold medal bout**\n\nClaressa Shields, United States, d. Nouchka Fontijn, Netherlands, 3-0\n\n**Men’s flyweight gold medal bout**\n\nShakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, d. Mikhail Aloyan, Russia, 3-0\n\n**Men’s light-welterweight gold medal match**\n\nTony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1\n\n**Men’s super-heavyweight gold medal match**\n\nTony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Men’s cross-country mountain bike final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:33:28\n\n**Silver**\\--Jaroslav Kulhavý, Czech Republic, 1:34:18\n\n**Bronze**\\--Carlos Coloma Nicolas, Spain, 1:34:51\n\n**Handball (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nDenmark 28, France 26\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGermany 31, Poland 25\n\n**Rhythmic Gymnastics**\n\n**Group final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Russia, 36.233 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Spain, 35.766\n\n**Bronze**\\--Bulgaria, 35.766\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men’s marathon**\n\n**Gold**\\--Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44\n\n**Silver**\\--Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopia, 2:09:54\n\n**Bronze**\\--Galen Rupp, United States, 2:10:05\n\n**Volleyball (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nBrazil 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nUnited States 3, Russia 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13)\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men’s freestyle 65 kilograms gold medal match**\n\nSoslan Ramonov, Russia, d. Toghrul Asgarov, Azerbaijan, 4-0\n\nMen’s freestyle 97 kilograms gold medal match\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 21, 2016 11:05 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20strip%20in%20protest%20of%20loss%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss%0A%0ATwo%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20stripped%20in%20protest%20Sunday%20after%20their%20wrestler%20lost%20the%20bronze%20medal%20match.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss&text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20strip%20in%20protest%20of%20loss)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss&title=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20strip%20in%20protest%20of%20loss&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20strip%20in%20protest%20of%20loss%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss&title=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20strip%20in%20protest%20of%20loss)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Mongolian%20wrestling%20coaches%20strip%20in%20protest%20of%20loss%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-mongolian-wrestling-coaches-strip-in-protest-of-loss)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nRio Olympics: Mongolian wrestling coaches strip in protest of loss\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![Mongolia wrestling coaches take off most of their clothes after wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran lost his bronze medal match.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/00394e9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1389+0+0\/resize\/1200x814!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2F09%2Ff4cfb0bba69fd1aa96682b6cc7fd%2Fla-sp-sn-wrestling-oly-2016-rio-20160821)\n\nMongolia wrestling coaches take off most of their clothes after wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran lost his bronze medal match.\n\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nTwo Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped in protest Sunday after their wrestler lost the bronze medal match.\n\nThe coaches had rushed to the mat in celebration minutes earlier at Carioca Arena, believing Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran had defeated Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the 143-pound (65 kg) class. One coach fell to his knees in the center of the mat and appeared to be sobbing.\n\nBut the judges awarded the Uzbekistan wrestler a penalty point — and the victory.\n\nThe sudden turn of events enraged the Mongolian coaches. One removed his shirt in front of the judges’ table and flexed. The other took off his shirt and pants, wearing only a pair of underwear.\n\n“This was a protest,” one of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayaraa, said. “There was a problem with the refereeing.\n\n“Three million people in Mongolian waited for this bronze medal and now we have no medal ... 100% of the stadium supported us.”\n\nThe coaches piled their clothes on the table. The crowd, meanwhile, roared approval and chanted “Mon-gol-ia! Mon-gol-ia!”\n\nOfficials pushed both men off the mat after the display. 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And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia.\n\nHe explained that the gesture was in protest of the killing of the Oromo people, saying he stands with the resistance movement, adding that the government was “killing our people.”\n\nLilesa was asked about the consequences of his protest. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.”\n\nLater, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests\/gestures at the Games.\n\nSaid Lilesa: “They can’t do anything. 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And she may have been at her best in the gold-medal match. After a slow start, she took control of the fight early in the second round, staggering Fontijn with a strong right to the head.\n\nShe continued stalking the Dutch fighter in the third round, connecting twice with left jabs and landing another hard right. And rather than protect her big lead in the fourth round, she repeatedly waved her arms, begging Fontijn to come forward and fight.\n\nFontijn,who lost to Shields in the final of the world championship in May, was cheered Sunday by a huge contingent of orange-clad Dutch athletes and coaches. And she was game, landing a a couple of good punches in the opening two minutes.\n\nThe victory ran Shields’ record to 77-1, with her only loss coming before the London Games four years ago. It also closed a successful tournament for the U.S., which got a silver-medal performance from bantamweight Shakur Stevenson and a bronze-medal effort from light-flyweight Nico Hernandez.\n\nThe three medals are the most for a U.S. boxing team in the Olympics since 2000, when the Americans won four.\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 21, 2016 8:07 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Eliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20wins%20men%27s%20marathon%3B%20Galen%20Rupp%20of%20the%20U.S.%20takes%20bronze%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze%0A%0AEliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20continued%20his%20nearly%20flawless%20marathon%20career%2C%20winning%20the%20Olympic%20men%E2%80%99s%20marathon%20on%20Sunday%20in%202%20hours%208%20minutes%2044%20seconds.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze&text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Eliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20wins%20men%27s%20marathon%3B%20Galen%20Rupp%20of%20the%20U.S.%20takes%20bronze)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze&title=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Eliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20wins%20men%27s%20marathon%3B%20Galen%20Rupp%20of%20the%20U.S.%20takes%20bronze&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Eliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20wins%20men%27s%20marathon%3B%20Galen%20Rupp%20of%20the%20U.S.%20takes%20bronze%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze&title=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Eliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20wins%20men%27s%20marathon%3B%20Galen%20Rupp%20of%20the%20U.S.%20takes%20bronze)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Eliud%20Kipchoge%20of%20Kenya%20wins%20men%27s%20marathon%3B%20Galen%20Rupp%20of%20the%20U.S.%20takes%20bronze%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-eliud-kipchoge-of-kenya-wins-mens-marathon-galen-rupp-of-the-u-s-takes-bronze)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nRio Olympics: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins men’s marathon; Galen Rupp of the U.S. takes bronze\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/aed8af0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1366+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2Feb%2F5ecd77b4a3b2bc03f0159e70bd50%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-marathon-olympics-day-16-20160821)\n\nEliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line.\n\n(Buda Mendes \/ Getty Images)\n\nEliud Kipchoge of Kenya continued his nearly flawless marathon career, winning the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds.\n\nSecond was Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States took the bronze. Rupp’s 2:10:05 was a personal best. American Jared Ward was sixth, in 2:11:30, also a personal best. Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. was 33rd in 2:16:46.\n\nRupp was 11 seconds out of second place.\n\nKipchoge and Lilesa dropped Rupp at the 35-kilometer mark and then Kipchoge put on a patented surge himself and won by a margin of 1 minute 10 seconds.\n\nHeading into Rio, the 31-year-old Kipchoge had lost just once in seven career marathons, at Berlin in 2013. 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Since when is nearly two hours of pure athletic destruction boring?\n\nBad for basketball? How can 20 years’ worth of consecutive victories on the world’s biggest stage be bad for basketball?\n\nOne of the most consistently dominant teams in the annals of the Olympics stepped on a Rio basketball court Saturday in front of empty seats, feigned yawns and misguided perceptions.\n\nThey turned them all into gold, untainted and unselfish gold, poured from the greatest of American sports legacies, decorated across the chests of the greatest American team athletes.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-womens-basketball-plaschke-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 21, 2016 6:44 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=These%20two%20are%20trying%20to%20help%20seal%20the%20LA%202024%20deal%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal%0A%0AOlympic%20Stadium%20comes%20alive%20at%20dusk%20with%20fans%20arriving%20for%20the%20late%20session%2C%20lots%20of%20chatter%20and%20laughter%2C%20everyone%20eager%20to%20watch%20Usain%20Bolt%20in%20a%20200-meter%20semifinal.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal&text=These%20two%20are%20trying%20to%20help%20seal%20the%20LA%202024%20deal)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal&title=These%20two%20are%20trying%20to%20help%20seal%20the%20LA%202024%20deal&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=These%20two%20are%20trying%20to%20help%20seal%20the%20LA%202024%20deal%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal&title=These%20two%20are%20trying%20to%20help%20seal%20the%20LA%202024%20deal)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=These%20two%20are%20trying%20to%20help%20seal%20the%20LA%202024%20deal%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dthese-two-are-trying-to-help-seal-the-la-2024-deal)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nThese two are trying to help seal the LA 2024 deal\n\nBy David Wharton\n\n![Bill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b785392\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F99%2F55f5f4cc7316c2c457821dd0c11b%2F700x394)\n\nBill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024.\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nOlympic Stadium comes alive at dusk with fans arriving for the late session, lots of chatter and laughter, everyone eager to watch Usain Bolt in a 200-meter semifinal.\n\nBeneath the stands, in a dank concourse, Doug Arnot and Bill Hanway emerge from a meeting that ran longer than expected. It has been another tough day and they look a bit haggard in their matching purple shirts.\n\n“This is not glamorous,” Arnot says.\n\n> Because we don’t have a lot to build, we can spend time on all the details that matter.\n\n— Doug Arnot, consultant to LA 2024 Olympic bid\n\nThey are in Rio as paid consultants to help pitch Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Games.\n\nWhile Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports agent Casey Wasserman serve as the face of the campaign — schmoozing with International Olympic Committee members at cocktail receptions and private dinners — Arnot and Hanway do the grunt work.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-la2024-presentation-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 21, 2016 5 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=A%20few%20surprises%20to%20top%20off%20Americans%27%20hefty%20medal%20haul%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul%0A%0AMedals%20came%20from%20rare%20and%20unexpected%20places%20for%20American%20runners%20on%20the%20last%20day%20of%20the%20track%20and%20field%20portion%20of%20the%20Rio%20Games%2C%20although%20they%20also%20tapped%20the%20reliable%20gold%20mine%20of%20the%20women%E2%80%99s%201%2C600-meter%20relay%20for%20a%20sixth%20straight%20Olympic%20championship%20in%20that%20event%20and%20Allyson%20Felix%E2%80%99s%20ninth%20career%20medal.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul&text=A%20few%20surprises%20to%20top%20off%20Americans%27%20hefty%20medal%20haul)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul&title=A%20few%20surprises%20to%20top%20off%20Americans%27%20hefty%20medal%20haul&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=A%20few%20surprises%20to%20top%20off%20Americans%27%20hefty%20medal%20haul%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul&title=A%20few%20surprises%20to%20top%20off%20Americans%27%20hefty%20medal%20haul)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=A%20few%20surprises%20to%20top%20off%20Americans%27%20hefty%20medal%20haul%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Da-few-surprises-to-top-off-americans-hefty-medal-haul)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nA few surprises to top off Americans’ hefty medal haul\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![Matthew Centrowitz of the United States reacts with Nicholas Willis of New Zealand after winning the gold medal in the men's 1500-meter final.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/96b9aaa\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2Fb6%2Ffc1754639e58d3bd4accd8b7e27f%2F700x394)\n\nMatthew Centrowitz of the United States reacts with Nicholas Willis of New Zealand after winning the gold medal in the men’s 1500-meter final.\n\n(Ian Walton \/ Getty Images)\n\n> In track and field, there are always bumps in the road and each one of us had a unique journey to get here, but we pushed through.\n\n— Allyson Felix\n\nMedals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal.\n\nWhen the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women.\n\n**\\------------**\n\n**FOR THE RECORD:** An earlier version of a display quote said that the 1,600-meter relay victory was Allyson Felix’s seventh gold medal. It is her sixth Olympic gold.\n\n**\\------------**\n\nThey did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it.\n\n“Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. 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They battled in the early 1990s as part of the conflagration ignited by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. They traded claims of genocide. Their sporting events against each other became about much more than who won or lost and regularly led to unseemly chants, riots, even diplomatic incidents.\n\nOn Saturday, they shared a pool in the water polo final at the Rio Games.\n\n“We don’t have any enemies when we play against them,” Serbia’s Gojko Pijetlovic said after his country muscled its way to an 11-7 victory for the gold medal. “We don’t hate anybody. We just play water polo. 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The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women.\n\nThey did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it.\n\n“Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. 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I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud.\n\n— Neymar\n\nWhen Brazil’s long nightmare finally ended Saturday, the captain of its soccer team dropped to his knees and spread his arms in celebration.\n\nIf “Christ the Redeemer” is Rio de Janeiro’s iconic emblem, the image of a kneeling, sobbing Neymar, eyes looking to the heavens, will be how Brazilians remember the city’s Olympics.\n\nThe Rio Games have been plagued by crime, polluted water and venue problems. v There were half-empty stadiums, overcrowded streets and little approaching the excitement of past Olympics.\n\nBut when Neymar’s penalty kick ended a tiebreaking shootout with Germany on Saturday, it did more than give Brazil its first Olympic soccer title. 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After London, I said I wanted to go to Rio and I wanted to win gold,” Jorgensen said. “And for anyone that’s been around me, they know how much my husband, Patrick, has invested. He’s given up his career to support me. 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All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Men’s singles gold medal match**\n\nChen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0\n\n**Men’s singles bronze medal match**\n\nViktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1\n\n**Basketball (Women)**\n\n**Gold medal game**\n\nUnited States 101, Spain 72\n\n**Bronze medal game**\n\nSerbia 70, France 63\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Women’s flyweight gold medal match**\n\nNicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0\n\n**Men’s bantamweight gold medal match**\n\nRobeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States, 2-1\n\n**Men’s middleweight gold medal match**\n\nArlen Lopez, Cuba, d. Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 3-0\n\n**Canoe\/Kayak**\n\n**Men’s kayak single 200-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Liam Heath, Great Britain, 35.19 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Maxime Beaumont, France, 35.36\n\n**Bronze**\\--Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain, 35.66\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ronald Rauhe, Germany, 35.66\n\n**Men’s canoe double 1,000-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Germany (J. Vandrey and S. Brendel), 3:43.91\n\n**Silver**\\--Brazil (I. Queiroz dos Santos and E. Silva), 3:44.81\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ukraine (D. Ianchuk and T. Mishchuk), 3:45.94\n\n**Women’s kayak four 500-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hungary (D. Kozák, G. Szabó, K. Fazekas Zur and T. Csipes), 1:31.48\n\n**Silver**\\--Germany (S. Kriegerstein, S. Hering, T. Dietze and F. Weber), 1:32.38\n\n**Bronze**\\--Belarus (M. Pautaran, M. Makhneva, N. Papok, V. Khudzenka), 1:33.90\n\n**Men’s kayak four 1,000-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt, T. Liebscher, M. Gross and M. Hoff), 3:02.14\n\n**Silver**\\--Slovakia (T. Linka, D. Myšák, J. Tarr and E. Vlček), 3:05.04\n\n**Bronze**\\--Czech Republic (D. Havel, J. Štěrba, J. Dostál and L. Trefil), 3:05.17\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Women’s cross-country mountain bike final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jenny Rissveds, Sweden, 1:30:15\n\n**Silver**\\--Maja Włoszczowska, Poland, 1:30:52\n\n**Bronze**\\--Catharine Pendrel, Canada, 1:31:41\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Gold**\\--Aisen Chen, China, 585.30\n\n**Silver**\\--German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70\n\n**Bronze**\\--David Boudia, United States, 525.25\n\n**Golf (Women)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Inbee Park, South Korea, 268\n\n**Silver**\\--Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 273\n\n**Bronze**\\--Shanshan Feng, China, 274\n\n**Handball (Women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nRussia 22, France 19\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nNorway 36, Netherlands 26\n\n**Modern Pentathlon**\n\n**Men’s individual**\n\n**Gold**\\--Alexander Lesun, Russia, 1,479 points (Olympic record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Pavlo Tymoshchenko, Ukraine, 1,472\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga, Mexico, 1,468\n\n**Rhythmic Gymnastics**\n\n**Gold**\\--Margarita Mamun, Russia, 76.483\n\n**Silver**\\--Yana Kudryavtseva, Russia, 75.608\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ganna Rizatdinova, Ukraine, 73.583\n\n**Soccer (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nBrazil 1, Germany 1 (Brazil wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nNigeria 3, Honduras 2\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 80 kilogram plus**\n\n**Gold**\\--Radik Isaev, Azerbaijan, def. Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga, Niger, 6-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Maicon Siqueira, Brazil, def. Mahama Cho, Britain, 5-4\n\n**Bronze**\\--Dongmin Cha, South Korea, def. Dmitriy Shokin, Uzbekistan, 4-3\n\n**Women’s 67 kilogram plus**\n\n**Gold**\\--Shuyin Zheng, China, def. Maria del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza, Mexico, 5-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Bianca Walkden, Britain, def. Wiam Dislam, Morocco, 7-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Jackie Galloway, United States, def. Gwladys Epangue, France, 2-1\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**1,600 relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--United States (Arman Hall; Lashawn Merritt; Gil Roberts; Tony McQuay), 2:57.30\n\n**Silver**\\--Jamaica (Javon Francis; Peter Matthews; Nathon Allen; Fitzroy Dunkley), 2:58.16\n\n**Bronze**\\--Bahamas (Chris Brown; Alonzo Russell; Michael Mathieu; Steven Gardiner), 2:58.49\n\n**1,500 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Matthew Centrowitz, United States, 3:50.00\n\n**Silver**\\--Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3:50.11\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3:50.24\n\n**5,000 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Mo Farah, Britain, 13:03.30\n\n**Silver**\\--Paul Chelimo, United States, 13:03.90\n\n**Bronze**\\--Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:04.35\n\n**Javelin**\n\n**Gold**\\--Thomas Rohler, Germany, 90.30 meters\n\n**Silver**\\--Julius Yego, Kenya, 88.24\n\n**Bronze**\\--Keshom Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago, 85.38\n\n**Women**\n\n**1,600-meter relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--United States (Allyson Felix; Courtney Okolo; Phyllis Francis; Natasha Hastings), 3:19.06\n\n**Silver**\\--Jamaica (Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Novlene Williams-Mills; Stephenie Ann McPherson; Shericka Jackson), 3:20.34\n\n**Bronze**\\--Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Emily Diamond; Anyika Onuora; Eilidh Doyle), 3:25.88\n\n**800 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Caster Semenya, South Africa, 1:55.28\n\n**Silver**\\--Francine Niyonsaba, Burund, 1:56.49\n\n**Bronze**\\--Margaret Nyairera Wambui, Kenya, 1:56.89\n\n**High Jump**\n\n**Gold--**Ruth Beitia, Spain, 1.97 meters\n\n**Silver--**Mirela Demireva, Bulgaria, 1.97 meters\n\n**Bronze-**\\-Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.97 meters\n\n**Triathlon**\n\n**Women’s final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Gwen Jorgensen, United States, 1:56:16\n\n**Silver**\\--Nicola Spirig, Switzerland, 1:56:56\n\n**Bronze**\\--Vicky Holland, Great Britain, 1:57:01\n\n**Volleyball (Women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nChina d. Serbia, 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nUnited States d. Netherlands, 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19)\n\n**Water polo (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nSerbia 11, Croatia 7\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nItaly 12, Montenegro 10\n\nSpain 9, Brazil 8 (seventh place)\n\nHungary 12, Greece 10\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men**\n\n**125 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Taha Akgul, Turkey, d. Komeil Ghasemi, Iran, 3-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ibragim Saidov, Belarus, d. Levan Berianidze, Armenia, 3-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Geno Petriashvili, Georgia, d. Tervel Diagniv, United States, 4-0\n\n**86 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russia, d. Selim Yasar, Turkey, 3-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--J’Den Cox, United States, d. Reineris Salas, Cuba, 5-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sharif Sharifov, Azerbajan, d. 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The 19-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, was all business.\n\nBut Ramirez started quickly and had the U.S. fighter backpedaling early in the opening round.\n\nStevenson tried to use a long, looping right to create some distance, but Ramirez slipped under it to land several hard, straight heads to the upper body. When the bell sounded at the end of the round, Ramirez smiled and shook his head at Stevenson.\n\nStevenson recovered to take the second round, going inside in an effort to take the sting away from Ramirez’s combinations. But the Cuban, an Olympic champion four years ago as a flyweight, was simply too quick and polished for Stevenson. And with 30 seconds, left he caught the American near the ropes, unleashing a series of punches. Though none did any damage, the flurry may have been enough to decide the fight.\n\nThe silver medal for Stevenson is the highest Olympic prize won by a U.S. male boxer since 2004, when Andre Ward captured the light-heavyweight title. 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The only runner to stay right with Jorgensen during the 10-kilometer run along the scenic Copacabana course was veteran Nicola Spirig Hug of Switzerland.\n\nThe battle between Jorgensen and Spirig Hug came down to Jorgensen pulling away on the final lap. Jorgensen, of St. Paul, Minn., won the first triathlon gold for the United States, beating Spirig Hug by 40 seconds. Overcome by emotion, her smile quickly turned to tears after she crossed the finish line.\n\nThe only other medal the U.S. women have won in this event was a bronze by Susan Williams in 2004 in Greece.\n\nFor Jorgensen, it was a wildly different experience from London. In 2012, she suffered a flat tire and finished 38th.\n\nThis time, misfortune hit another U.S. athlete, Sarah True, who withdrew during the bike section. 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At that point, Bentz said, Lochte pulled a “framed metal advertisement” off a wall.\n\nBentz disputed accounts by local police that the swimmers also damaged a restroom.\n\nTwo security guards told the swimmers to exit their taxi, Bentz said, and one of the men held up a badge and pulled his gun when Feigen and Conger walked away from the vehicle. The second guard drew his weapon and instructed the swimmers to sit on a sidewalk.\n\n“Again, I cannot speak to his actions, but Ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards,” Bentz said. “After Jack and I both tugged at him in an attempt to get him to sit back down, Ryan and the security guards had a heated verbal exchange, but no physical contact was made.”\n\nConger recounted a similar scene in his statement.\n\n“Although I cooperated with their requests while there was a heated exchange among others, at one point a weapon was pointed at me,” he said. “Eventually, a man appeared who was able to translate for us, helping to defuse the situation. We paid some money to compensate them for the torn poster and returned to the Village in a different taxi.”\n\nBentz confirmed the account by local authorities that the swimmers paid the equivalent of about \\$50 U.S. to resolve the matter before leaving.\n\nThough the gunplay isn’t visible in security footage of the incident made public so far, Bentz said he is “confident video angles have not been shown that would further substantiate my account.”\n\nBentz and Conger were pulled off their U.S.-bound flight by local authorities earlier this week, then allowed to leave the country 24 hours later after being interviewed by police.\n\nTheir statements offered a markedly different tone -- both conciliatory and detailed -- than a three-paragraph apology Lochte issued Friday. He returned to the U.S. on Monday.\n\n“First and foremost, I deeply regret the trouble and embarrassment this event has brought to the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, and the distraction it has caused from the achievements of my fellow Olympians,” Conger said. “This has been an unsettling, humbling and frightening experience. It’s a reminder that all of us, when we travel and especially when we represent the U.S. in the Olympics, are ambassadors for our country and should be on our best behavior.”\n\nBentz added, “Without question, I am taking away a valuable life lesson from this situation. In everything I do, I am representing my family, my country and my school. I will not take that responsibility lightly.”\n\nFeigen, who remains in Brazil, hasn’t issued a statement. 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Canada was elevated to third, with former USC star Andre De Grasse becoming a three-time Rio medalist as the anchor.\n\nIt was the ninth time since 1995 that a U.S. men’s relay team was disqualified or couldn’t get the baton around at an Olympics or world championship.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 19, 2016 7:02 PM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Usain%20Bolt%20completes%20golden%20triple-triple%20on%20the%20track%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track%0A%0AIn%20perhaps%20the%20final%20Olympic%20race%20of%20his%20remarkable%20career%2C%20Jamaican%20sprinter%20Usain%20Bolt%20went%20a%20perfect%20three%20for%20three%20in%20his%20third%20consecutive%20Summer%20Games%2C%20an%20unprecedented%20feat%20and%20one%20that%20might%20stand%20untouched%20for%20years%20to%20come.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track&text=Usain%20Bolt%20completes%20golden%20triple-triple%20on%20the%20track)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track&title=Usain%20Bolt%20completes%20golden%20triple-triple%20on%20the%20track&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Usain%20Bolt%20completes%20golden%20triple-triple%20on%20the%20track%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track&title=Usain%20Bolt%20completes%20golden%20triple-triple%20on%20the%20track)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Usain%20Bolt%20completes%20golden%20triple-triple%20on%20the%20track%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dusain-bolt-completes-golden-triple-triple-on-the-track)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nUsain Bolt completes golden triple-triple on the track\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![Usain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b81cc5b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1197+0+0\/resize\/1200x701!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2Fcc%2F6e2c613b0da98aecf150112d543d%2Fla-usain-bolt-20160819)\n\nUsain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics.\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nIn perhaps the final Olympic race of his remarkable career, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt went a perfect three for three in his third consecutive Summer Games, an unprecedented feat and one that might stand untouched for years to come.\n\nBolt, who added the Rio 100- and 200-meter dash titles to the crowns he won in Beijing and London, anchored Jamaica’s 400-meter relay team to victory Friday at Olympic Stadium in 37.27 seconds.\n\nJapan was a surprising second in 37.60 seconds. The U.S. team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Trayvon Bromell that took third in 37.62 seconds was later disqualified for what’s believed to be a lane violation on their first baton exchange. Fourth-place Canada (37.64 seconds) was elevated to the bronze.\n\nBolt ran away from the field in the last 30 meters or so, then promptly ran to the crowd to greet his adoring fans before rejoining his teammates for celebrations that included dancing, wrapping themselves in flags and generally savoring a historic moment.\n\nBolt, who will be 30 on Sunday, has said he will retire after these Rio Games, which would be a great loss to a sport that urgently needs not only his excellence but his genial, fan-friendly personality. He didn’t set any world records in Rio, but he created great excitement and brought thousands of spectators to a stadium that was largely empty throughout the competition.\n\nJust before the men’s race, the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie won gold with a time of 41.01 seconds. That was the eighth medal of Felix’s stellar career, a total comprising five gold-- the most for any female track athlete -- and three silver.\n\nThe Jamaican team of Christiana Williams, sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36 seconds. Britain was third in 41.77 seconds.\n\nThe U.S. women had to run out of Lane 1 on Friday, making their task difficult. They were placed there because of their first-round mishap on Thursday, when Felix was elbowed by a Jamaican runner and couldn’t hand the baton cleanly to Gardner. That put them out of an automatic qualification, but the result was successfully appealed, and the relay -- with Morolake Akinosun as the anchor -- was allowed to run alone to try to get a top-8 time. They recorded the fastest time but were considered to have qualified on time and were relegated to the inside instead of a prime middle lane.\n\nEarlier Friday, the U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team ran the fastest first-round time- -- 3:21.42 -- and moved on to Saturday’s final. The lineup of Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory and Phyllis Francis got the baton around cleanly, avoiding any mishaps of the variety that the 400-meter relay team experienced in its first-round heat on Thursday. The 1,600-meter lineup will change for the final, though the exact lineup won’t be announced until Saturday afternoon.\n\nJamaica (3:22.38) had the second-best time, followed by Ukraine, Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland and Australia.\n\nThe U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team finished second in its heat to Jamaica, which got a scorching anchor leg from Javon Francis. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons and David Verburg of the U.S. were timed in 2:58.38, just behind Jamaica’s 2:58.29. Trinidad and Tobago was disqualified from that heat. Britain won the second heat but was disqualified, allowing Brazil to make Saturday’s final.\n\nIn the women’s 5,000, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot of Kenya set an Olympic record with a time of 14:27.17 to win gold, ahead of Hellen Obiri of Kenya (14:29.77) and 10,000-meter champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia (14:33.59). 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Britain won bronze in a national record 41.77.\n\nThe 30-year-old Felix entered the Rio Games as one of six women with four Olympic gold medals in track and field.\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 19, 2016 4:07 PM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Germany%20wins%20its%20first%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20with%202-1%20victory%20over%20Sweden%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden%0A%0AGermany%20defeated%20Sweden%2C%202-1%2C%20to%20win%20the%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20for%20the%20first%20time%20in%20the%20Olympics.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden&text=Germany%20wins%20its%20first%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20with%202-1%20victory%20over%20Sweden)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden&title=Germany%20wins%20its%20first%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20with%202-1%20victory%20over%20Sweden&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Germany%20wins%20its%20first%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20with%202-1%20victory%20over%20Sweden%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden&title=Germany%20wins%20its%20first%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20with%202-1%20victory%20over%20Sweden)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Germany%20wins%20its%20first%20women%27s%20soccer%20gold%20medal%20with%202-1%20victory%20over%20Sweden%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dgermany-wins-its-first-womens-soccer-gold-medal-with-2-1-victory-over-sweden)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nGermany wins its first women’s soccer gold medal with 2-1 victory over Sweden\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nGermany defeated Sweden, 2-1, to win the women’s soccer gold medal for the first time in the Olympics.\n\nGermany opened the scoring with a goal by Dzsenifer Marozsan in the 48th minute and added to the lead with an own goal by Swedish defender Linda Sembrant in the 62nd.\n\nSweden pulled one closer with Stina Blackstenius in the 67th but was not able to get the equalizer despite some good late chances at the Maracana Stadium.\n\nA two-time World Cup champion, Germany had previously won three bronze medals. It was playing in the Olympic final for the first time.\n\nSweden has won its first silver in women’s soccer. 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Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal.\n\nStill, it was a banner day for the United States. The medals for Fields and Post snapped a podium drought in London in 2012.\n\nIt had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June and needed a special brace to compete in Rio de Janeiro.\n\n“There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning,” said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. “I was like, ‘Get to the line! Get to the line!’ I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldn’t believe it.”\n\nThe reigning world champion, Pajon enjoyed home-continent advantage and acknowledged loud fans who wore Team Colombia shirts. Pajon rode to the front early in each of her three semifinal heats, and never looked back, either after the first turn in the final.\n\n“My first gold was huge. But two is amazing,” said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race.\n\nShe’s a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May.\n\nPajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin.\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 19, 2016 1:25 PM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=U.S.%20tops%20Spain%20to%20advance%20to%20gold-medal%20game%20in%20men%27s%20basketball%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball%0A%0AIt%20wasn%E2%80%99t%20pretty%2C%20but%20Team%20USA%20has%20advanced%20to%20Sunday%27s%20gold-medal%20men%27s%20basketball%20game.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball&text=U.S.%20tops%20Spain%20to%20advance%20to%20gold-medal%20game%20in%20men%27s%20basketball)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball&title=U.S.%20tops%20Spain%20to%20advance%20to%20gold-medal%20game%20in%20men%27s%20basketball&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=U.S.%20tops%20Spain%20to%20advance%20to%20gold-medal%20game%20in%20men%27s%20basketball%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball&title=U.S.%20tops%20Spain%20to%20advance%20to%20gold-medal%20game%20in%20men%27s%20basketball)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=U.S.%20tops%20Spain%20to%20advance%20to%20gold-medal%20game%20in%20men%27s%20basketball%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-tops-spain-to-advance-to-gold-medal-game-in-mens-basketball)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nU.S. tops Spain to advance to gold-medal game in men’s basketball\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\nIt wasn’t pretty, but Team USA has advanced to Sunday’s gold-medal men’s basketball game.\n\nThe U.S. defeated Spain with a grinding 82-76 victory on Friday and now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Australia and Serbia, two teams that the Americans defeated by 10 and three points, respectively, in group play.\n\nIn the first half, the U.S. grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that helped pace it to a 45-39 halftime edge. Klay Thompson, who finished with 22 points, had 17 by halftime.\n\nKevin Durant added 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 13 for the Americans.\n\nBut the U.S. could never quite put Spain away. In particular, the U.S. had trouble containing Pau Gasol, who scored 23 points.\n\nThe referees tried to wrestle control of the game early and doled out five technical fouls, giving the game a choppy pace. It didn’t help that both teams struggled to find their stride offensively.\n\nSerbia gave the U.S. its closest game in preliminary play. The Americans pulled out a 94-91 victory in a game that went down to the final seconds, when the Serbs had a chance to tie the score.\n\nDespite defeating Australia, 98-88, the Americans trailed by two points, 72-70, early in the fourth quarter. 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All four scored in Friday’s final, though, with Steffens’ third-period goal giving her a tournament-high 17.\n\nThe U.S., which trailed just once for less than a minute in six games in Rio, took the lead for good on Kiley Neushul’s goal less than four minutes into the first period.\n\nBy the end of the opening eight minutes, the Americans led 4-1 and were never seriously challenged after that. Neushul finished with three goals -- on four shots -- while Rachel Fatal and Mackenize Fischer scored two each. 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Italy won a thriller, 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. The U.S. had been trying to avenge an earlier loss to Italy in pool play as well as a devastating defeat four years ago at the London Olympics.\n\nItaly saved five set points in the opening set and had one in the second set but missed the chance to take a two-set lead. It recovered its poise after a one-sided third set and won the fourth, finishing it off with a 6-0 run.\n\n“At the end of the day, we just weren’t skilled enough,” said U.S. Coach John Speraw. “We just didn’t execute on some opportunities and Italy did.”\n\nOn trying to get up for the bronze-medal match after such a tough loss:\n\n“It’s really really hard. I almost feel like today we need to mourn and just get it out of our system,” he said. “I know we will. Tomorrow we’re going to have to regroup to prepare ourselves for the next step.”\n\nIn Sunday’s bronze-medal match, the U.S. will play Brazil or Russia. Brazil and Russia were to play in a semifinal later on Friday.\n\nThe journey has been anything but easy for the U.S. in Rio. 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All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Women’s singles gold medal match**\n\nCarolina Marin, Spain, d. P. V. Sindhu, India, 2-1\n\n**Women’s singles bronze medal match**\n\nNozomi Okuhara, Japan, d. Li Xuerui, China, walkover\n\n**Men’s doubles gold medal match**\n\nChina (H.F. Fu and N. Zhang) d. Malaysia (W.K. Tan and V. S. Goh), 2-1\n\n**Basketball (men’s semifinals)**\n\nUnited States 82, Spain 76\n\nSerbia 87, Australia 61\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Women’s lightweight (60kg)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Estelle Mossely, France\n\n**Silver**\\--Junhua Yin, China\n\n**Bronze**\\--Anastasiia Beliakova, Russia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Mira Potkonen, Finland\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Women’s BMX final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Mariana Pajón, Colombia, 34.09 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Alise Post, United States, 34.43\n\n**Bronze**\\--Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 34.75\n\n**Men’s BMX finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Connor Fields, United States, 34.64\n\n**Silver**\\--Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 35.31\n\n**Bronze**\\--Carlos Ramirez, Colombia, 35.51\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Men’s 10-Meter platform qualifiers**\n\n1\\. Thomas Daley, Britain, 571.85; 2. Bo Qiu, China, 564.75; 3. Aisen Chen, China, 545.35; 4. David Boudia, United States, 496.55; 5. Benjamin Auffret, France, 470.45; 6. Martin Wolfram, Germany, 468.80; 7. Sascha Klein, Germany, 463.40; 8. Viktor Minibaev, Russia, 462.25; 9. James Connor, Australia, 457.05; 10. Rafael Quintero, Puerto Rico, 456.55; 11. Haram Woo, South Korea, 438.45; 12. German Sanchez, Mexico, 430.05; 13. Hugo Parisi, Brazil, 422.45;\n\n14\\. Vincent Riendeau, Canada, 419.50; 15. Ivan Garcia, Mexico, 418.90; 16. Nikita Shleikher, Russia, 418.15; 17. Domonic Bedggood, Australia, 413.85;\n\n18\\. Steele Johnson, United States, 403.75\n\n**Equestrian**\n\n**Individual jumping finals**\n\n**Gold-**\\-Nick Skelton, Great Britain\n\n**Silver**\\--Peder Fredricson, Sweden\n\n**Bronze**\\--Eric Lamaze, Canada\n\n**Field Hockey (women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nBritain 3, Netherlands 3, (Britain wins 2-0 in shootout)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGermany 2, New Zealand 1\n\n**Handball (men’s semifinals)**\n\nFrance 29, Germany 28\n\nDenmark 29, Poland 28 (OT)\n\n**Modern pentathlon**\n\n**Women’s combined (running and shooting)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Chrloe Esposito, Australia, 1,392 points (Olympic record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Elodie Clouvel, France, 1,356\n\n**Bronze**\\--Oktawia Nowacka, Poland, 1,349\n\n**Soccer (women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nGermany 2, Sweden 1\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nCanada 2, Brazil 1\n\n**Synchronized swimming**\n\n**Teams final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Russia, 196.1439\n\n**Silver**\\--China, 192.9841\n\n**Bronze**\\--Japan, 189.2056\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 80 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse, Ivory Coast\n\n**Silver**\\--Lutalo Muhammad, Britain\n\n**Bronze**\\--Oussama Oueslati, Tunisia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Milad Beigi Harchegani, Azerbaijan\n\n**Women’s 67 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hyeri Oh, South Korea\n\n**Silver**\\--Haby Niare, France\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi, Ivory Coast\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nur Tatar, Turkey\n\n**Track and field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**400-meter relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jamaica (Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, p-Kemar Bailey-Cole, p-Jevaughn Minzie), 37.27\n\n**Silver**\\--Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge), 37.60\n\n**Bronze**\\--Canada (Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre de Grasse, p-Mobolade Ajomale), 37.64\n\n**50-kilometer race walking final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Matej Tóth, Slovakia, 3:40:58\n\n**Silver**\\--Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:41:16\n\n**Bronze**\\--Evan Dunfee, Canada, 3:41:38\n\n**Women**\n\n**5,000 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:26:17 (Olympic record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenya, 14:29:77\n\n**Bronze**\\--Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 14:33:59\n\n**400-meter relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun), 41.01\n\n**Silver**\\--Jamaica (Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes), 41.36\n\n**Bronze**\\--Britain (Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita), 41.77\n\n**20-kilometer race walking**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hong Liu, China, 1:28:35\n\n**Silver**\\--Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Mexico, 1:28:37\n\n**Bronze**\\--Xiuzhi Lu, China, 1:28:42\n\n**Volleyball (men’s semifinals)**\n\nItaly 3, United States 2 (30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9)\n\nBrazil 3, Russia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17)\n\n**Water polo (women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nUnited States 12, Italy 5\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nRussia 19, Hungary 18\n\nChina 10, Brazil 5 (seventh place)\n\nSpain 12, Australia 10 (fifth place)\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men’s freestyle 57 kg**\n\n**Gold**\\--Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia\n\n**Silver**\\--Rei Higuchi, Japan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Hassan Sabzali Rahimi, Iran\n\n**Men’s freestyle 74 kg**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati, Iran\n\n**Silver**\\--Aniuar Geduev, Russia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Soner Demirtas, Turkey\n\n**Bronze**\\--Jabrayil Hasanov, Azerbaijan\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 19, 2016 11:01 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - 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They were detained by security guards, one of whom pulled a gun to prevent them from leaving, until the athletes paid about \\$50 in dollars and reals to resolve the matter.\n\n“It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country -- with a language barrier -- and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte’s three-paragraph statement posted on his Twitter account said, “but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event.\n\n“I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons.”\n\nLochte’s statement followed the U.S. Olympic Committee’s apology to Brazil late Thursday for the behavior of the swimmers and USA Swimming promising a “thorough” review of the incident.\n\nRio 2016 spokesman Maria Andrada accepted Lochte’s apology, but said Brazilians felt humiliated by the situation.\n\n“Understand that the Brazilian population was quite disappointed in the actions and the facts,” Andrada said during his daily news conference. “I think that the Brazilian population will accept his apologies and we want to put this matter to an end and I don’t see this as a fact that will mark these Games.”\n\nMark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the apology “entirely appropriate.”\n\nEarlier Friday, two of Lochte’s teammates, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, returned to the U.S. after being prevented from leaving Brazil 24 hours earlier.\n\nFernando Veloso, head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said Bentz and Conger gave statements to police Thursday that contradicted Lochte’s account.\n\nThe fourth swimmer involved, Jimmy Feigen, remains in Brazil. He reached agreement to pay a fine of 35,000 reals, about \\$10,800, for falsely reporting a crime, according to a statement from Judge Tula Correa de Mello. The money will go to a local charity. A judge previously barred Feigen from leaving the country; his passport will be returned and he’ll be free to depart when the money is received.\n\nVeloso has left open the possibility that Lochte, who returned to the U.S. on Monday, could face charges, saying “there’s very strong evidence that at least one of the swimmers, Ryan Lochte, made a false police report.”\n\nThe swimmers previously claimed in a statement issued by the USOC that they were robbed by armed men posing as police officers while traveling by taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Lochte told NBC News earlier this week that one of the robbers put a gun to his head and cocked it.\n\nPolice said it wasn’t true.\n\nUSOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called the behavior of the four athletes “not acceptable” in a statement.\n\n“We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” Blackmun said.\n\nIn a separate statement, USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus said, “That this is drawing attention away from Team USA’s incredible accomplishments in the water and by other athletes across the Olympic Games is upsetting. 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In London, a lot of the boxers left early after they lost. But all of our athletes are staying for the duration this time around, which is nice.\n\n— Julie Goldsticker, press officer for USA Boxing\n\nIt was moving day at the Olympic village Thursday, and Michelle Carter had more than just a gold medal to pack.\n\n“I was going to take this to the post office,” she said, clutching at the blue-and-green bedsheet she had tried to mail home. “But they don’t have a box big enough.”\n\nCarter, the women’s shot put champion, was leaving Rio de Janeiro four days before Sunday’s closing ceremony. And she isn’t the only U.S. athlete who has decided to exit early.\n\nThe Americans came into these Olympics with more than 550 athletes, the largest delegation in the Rio Games. 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The guy wants everyone to pay for the damages, a couple of your fools try to run, a gun is pulled and your boorish bunch finally shells out the equivalent of \\$50 and drives away unharmed.\n\nSo you’re Ryan Lochte and you’re embarrassed, but by the time you return to the Olympic village, you’re also inspired.\n\nYou blame it on Rio. You say you were yet another victim of the lawless Brazilian streets. You claim you were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Rio policemen. 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His time of 19.78 seconds wasn’t the sub-19 time he had been hoping for, but it was enough for him to defeat Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.02 seconds) and Christophe Lemaitre of France (20.12). LaShawn Merritt of the U.S., the bronze medalist in the 400, finished sixth in 20.19 seconds.\n\nIt was the second medal in these Games for De Grasse, who competed for USC and was an NCAA champion. He won bronze in the 100, and in the 200 semifinals cheekily pushed Bolt into running a faster time than Bolt had planned. But Bolt had plenty of energy left Thursday and turned the evening into a historic occasion.\n\nLoose enough before the race to do a little samba while waiting to be introduced, Bolt ran confidently on the damp track as a light rain fell and never seemed threatened. He’s still pursuing a triple-triple of wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter relay in three straight Games. 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As for whether they will stand by him, the spokesman said: “Speedo is following the situation, and has a policy not to comment on ongoing legal investigations.”\n\nA Ralph Lauren spokesman said Thursday: “We are working closely with the \\[U.S. Olympic Committee\\] on the developments in Rio and are reviewing the situation.”\n\nThe four-time Olympian sparked an international firestorm Sunday, after claiming that he and teammates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen were pulled over and robbed by gun-toting men posing as police officers while on their way back to the Olympic Village after a night of drinking. 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The baton fell and Gardner picked it up, on Felix’s urging, and they finished the race. However, they and the Brazilian teams were disqualified. USA Track and Field officials sought relief from a Jury of Appeals on the basis that Felix had been impeded; the jury agreed and granted the rerun.\n\nThe same four athletes ran in the same order, but they were the only runners on the track. Their handoffs were fine and they were timed in 41.77 seconds, the top qualifying time. However, because they earned the spot in a rerun they are considered to have qualified for the final on time and will run in Lane 1 or Lane 8 instead of a prime middle lane. China timed at 42.70 seconds — a few hundredths behind Canada — and was dropped out of the field for the final.\n\nGardner said it felt odd to be on the track, in Lane 2, with no other runners out there.\n\n“Honestly I feel like it was a glorified practice. We just had fun out there,” Gardner said. “We were laughing and joking going in, staying light, and that was the whole point. We already knew we were going to execute the first time — it was just that we had an unforeseen circumstance. Now, all we had to do is the same thing and the same plan that we had the first time — just get out there and absolutely execute it.”\n\nFelix said the experience was “different. It was really weird. But I think when we walked out and people were cheering for us, I think it uplifted us a little bit, encouraged us. We’re just grateful.”\n\nFelix, a seven-time Olympic medalist, also said she had never been in a situation like that. “I think that anyone who’s impeded, I think the process was fair,” Felix said.\n\nGardner said she wished the best of luck to the Chinese sprinters, who are now out of the final. “It’s unfortunate, what happened,” she said. “I wish that it didn’t happen this way and that we were able to basically all compete because we all worked so hard to get here and those girls worked so hard to run the relay and they missed out on the opportunity. 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Lakucs says the disappointing result Thursday wouldn’t change Strombergs’ mind.\n\nIn taekwondo, Turkey’s defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul was beaten, 19-6, by Russia’s Alexey Denisenko in their quarterfinal in the men’s 68-kilogram division. Second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea went out shortly afterward in a closely fought battle with Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush.\n\nBoth Tazegul and Lee might have the chance to fight in the repechage competition for a bronze medal Thursday evening.\n\nAnd then there was news that the International Canoe Federation suspended canoe sprint bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova after he failed a pre-competition doping test while a Chinese swimmer and Brazilian road cyclist have been disqualified from the Olympics after failing doping tests.\n\nThe 19-year-old Tarnovschi was due to compete in the 1,000-meters double on Friday with his older brother Oleg. 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All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Women’s doubles**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nJapan (A. Takahashi and M. Matsutomo) d. Denmark (K.R. Juhl and C. Pedersen), 2-1\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nSouth Korea (S.C. Shin and K.E. Jung) d. China (Y.N. Tang and Y. Yu), 2-0\n\n**Men’s doubles**\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGreat Britain (M. Ellis and C. Langridge) d. China (B. Chai and W. Hong), 2-1\n\n**Basketball (women’s semifinals)**\n\nSpain 68, Serbia 54\n\nUnited States 86, France 67\n\n**Beach volleyball**\n\n**Men’s gold medal match**\n\nCerutti Alison and Oscar Schmidt Bruno, Brasil def. Nicolai Paolo and Lupo Daniele, Italy, 21-19, 21-17\n\n**Men’s bronze medal match**\n\nAlexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands, def. Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia, 23-21, 22-20\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Men’s light-heavyweight gold medal match**\n\nJulio César La Cruz, Cuba, d. Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 3-0\n\n**Canoe\/Kayak**\n\n**Men’s canoe 1,000-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt and M. Gross), 3:10.78\n\n**Silver**\\--Serbia (M. Tomićević and M. Zorić), 3:10.96\n\n**Bronze**\\--Australia (L. Tame and K. Wallace), 3:12.59\n\n**Men’s canoe single 200-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Yuriy Cheban, Ukraine, 39.27 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Valentin Demyanenko, Azerbaijan, 39.49\n\n**Bronze**\\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 39.62\n\n**Men’s kayak double 200-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Spain (S. Craviotto Rivero and C. Toro Carballo), 32.07 secondsfield\n\n**Silver**\\--Great Britain (L. Heath and J. Schofield), 32.36\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lithuania (E. Ramanauskas and A. Lankas), 32.38\n\n**Women’s kayak single 500-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Danuta Kozák, Hungary, 1:52.49\n\n**Silver**\\--Emma Jørgensen, Denmark, 1:54.32\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 1:54.37\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Women’s 10-meter platform final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Qian Ren, China\n\n**Silver**\\--Yajie Si, China\n\n**Bronze**\\--Meaghan Benfeito, Canada\n\n**Field hockey (men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nArgentina 4, Belgium 2\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGermany 1, Netherlands 1 (Germany wins in shootout)\n\n**Handball (women’s semifinals)**\n\nFrance 24, Netherlands 23\n\nRussia 38, Norway 37\n\n**Sailing**\n\n**Women’s 470 dinghy**\n\n**Gold**\\--Great Britain (H. Mills and S. Clark), 44 points\n\n**Silver**\\--New Zealand (J. Aleh and O. Powrie), 54\n\n**Bronze**\\--France (H. Defrance and C. Lecointre), 62\n\n**Men’s 470 dinghy**\n\n**Gold**\\--Croatia (Š. Fantela and I. Marenić), 43 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Australia (W. Ryan and M. Belcher), 58\n\n**Bronze**\\--Greece (P. Mantis and P. Kagialis), 58\n\n**Men’s 49er skiff**\n\n**Gold**\\--New Zealand (P. Burling and B. Tuke), 35 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Australia (N. Outteridge and I. Jensen), 78\n\n**Bronze**\\--Germany (E. Heil and T. Plössel), 83\n\n**Women’s 49er skiff**\n\n**Gold**\\--Brazil (M. Grael and K. Kunze), 48 points\n\n**Silver**\\--New Zealand (M. Meech and A. Maloney), 51\n\n**Bronze**\\--Denmark (K. Salskov-Iversen and J. Hansen), 54\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 68 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan, def. Alexey Denisenko, Russia, 10-6\n\n**Bronze**\\--Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, Spain, def. Edgar Contreras, Venezuela, 4-3\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lee Daehoon, South Korea, def. Jaouad Achab, Belgium, 11-7\n\n**Women’s 57 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jade Jones, Britain, def. Eva Calvo Gomez, Spain, 16-7.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Hedaya Wahba, Egypt, def. Raheleh Asemani, Belgium, 1-0\n\n**Bronze**\\-- Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran, def. Nikita Glasnovic, Sweden, 5-1\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**200 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.78.\n\n**Silver**\\--Andre de Grasse, Canada, 20.02.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Christophe Lemaitre, France, 20.12.\n\n**400-meter hurdles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Kerron Clement, United States, 47.73 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Boniface Mucheru, Kenya, 47.78\n\n**Bronze**\\--Yasmani Copello, Turkey, 47.92\n\n**Shotput**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ryan Crouser, United States, (22.52), 73-10 1-2.\n\n**Silver**\\--Joe Kovacs, United States, (21.78), 71-5 1-2.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Tomas Walsh, New Zealand, (21.36), 70-1.\n\n**Decathlon**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ashton Eaton, United States, 8893 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Kevin Mayer, France, 8834\n\n**Bronze**\\--Damian Warner, Canada, 8666\n\n**Women**\n\n**Javelin Throw**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sara Kolak, Croatia, (66.18), 217-1 1-2.\n\n**Silver**\\--Sunette Viljoen, South Africa, (64.92), 212-12.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (64.80), 212-7 1-4.\n\n**Triathlon**\n\n**Men’s final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:01\n\n**Silver**\\--Jonny Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:07\n\n**Bronze**\\--Henri Schoeman, South Africa, 1:45:43\n\n**Volleyball (women’s semifinals)**\n\nSerbia 3, United States 2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13)\n\nChina 3, Netherlands 1, (27-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23)\n\n**Water polo (men)**\n\nClassification round\n\nHungary 13, Brazil 4\n\nGreece 9, Spain 7\n\nSemifinals\n\nCroatia 12, Montenegro 8\n\nSerbia 10, Italy 8\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Women’s freestyle 53 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Helen Louise Maroulis, United States\n\n**Silver**\\--Saori Yoshida, Japan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Natalya Sinishin, Azerbaijan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sofia Magdalena Mattsson, Sweden\n\n**Women’s freestyle 63 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Risako Kawai, Japan\n\n**Silver**\\--Maryia Mamashuk, Belarus\n\n**Bronze**\\--Yekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Monika Ewa Michalik, Poland\n\n**Women’s freestyle 75 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Erica Elizabeth Wiebe, Canada\n\n**Silver**\\--Guzel Manyurova, Kazakhstan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Fengliu Zhang, China\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ekaterina Bukina, Russia\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 18, 2016 12:19 PM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - 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It was Gray’s first defeat in more than two years.\n\n“This is going to be something that takes a while to sink in,” Gray said. “I mean, I thought I wasn’t going to be taking my shoes off and now I’m in sandals. It’s definitely a different feeling. I haven’t had a loss in a long time, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to feel like.”\n\nThe U.S. team had approached Thursday as a legitimate opportunity to win three medals.\n\nNow it’s down to two: Helen Maroulis will go for gold against Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 117-pound weight class (53 kg) and Elena Pirozhkova has a shot at a bronze medal in the 139-pound weight class (63 kg).\n\nMaroulis and Pirozhkova are roommates in Huntington Beach, training in Orange County under the guidance of Valentin Kalika.\n\n“We came to win gold. Helen has been practicing last few years like never before,” said Kalika. “Every day, at the beach, \\[working out\\] in the sand. She is ready for any battle.”\n\nEven against the formidable Yoshida.\n\n“We’ve been talking about beating Yoshida for last few years,” he said. “Again, all of our training was to beat Yoshida….We’ll see what happens tonight. She \\[Yoshida\\] is a great wrestler of course. We just got to make sure we’re not giving her \\[too much\\] respect.\n\n“I believe mentally she’s ready to beat Yoshida.”\n\nGray, meanwhile, admitted to making a costly mistake in her match.\n\n“I overlooked that girl,” she said. “You can’t overlook somebody who is a multi-medalist. She’s an Olympic medalist. She has world medals. I beat her nine out of 10 times and today she got the better of me. I got defensive....my passivity game is not great.”\n\nHer future in the sport is unclear.\n\n“No, I totally am not set on another cycle,” said Gray, who was trying to contain her emotions. “I’ve spent three years away from my boyfriend who I would love to spend more time with. This takes so much sacrifice. In these moments, it doesn’t feel like it was worth it. It’s going to take some soul-searching before this kind of sinks in and becomes something I can handle.”\n\nA few months? 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After Thursday’s first heats, China was in eighth place with a time of 42.70 seconds. If the U.S. beats that time, they will advance to Friday’s final.\n\nBrazil was disqualified for obstructing the U.S.\n\nAfter the race, Felix contended she felt contact from a runner on her right, where Brazil’s relay team was running, as she attempted to pass the baton to Gardner, who was running the third leg of the relay.\n\n“I got bumped coming into the exchange zone, and it just completely threw me off balance,” Felix said. “I tried to hold it together to get it to English.”\n\nFelix said she wasn’t injured, “just very upset.”\n\nThe other members of the relay team were Tianna Bartoletta and Morolake Akinosun.\n\nThe U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team successfully got the baton around and won its heat in 37.65 seconds to advance to Friday’s final. The relay was comprised of Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Jarrion Lawson.\n\nSoon after the women’s relay incident, Kerron Clement of the U.S. won the men’s 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 47.73 seconds. 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She hasn’t lost since the 2012 world championships; with the victory over Iakushina her record is 75-1. 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I’m the first Simone Biles.\n\n— Simone Biles\n\nIn a hallway underneath the Rio Olympic Arena, a crush of journalists pushed against the metal fence in front of the world’s best gymnast. Simone Biles, not even 5 feet tall, seemed to be swallowed up by the crowd. She fiddled with the green strap of her credential, but otherwise appeared at ease with another day as one of the most recognizable faces at the Summer Olympics.\n\n“We have an idea of just how big it is back home,” the 19-year-old said.\n\nBiles won four gold medals, including the coveted all-around title, during an adjective-defying week where she made the sport’s most difficult feats look routine. The performance cemented her place as perhaps the most gifted gymnast in history.\n\nShe’s so well known that she can’t visit the Christ the Redeemer statue towering over Rio de Janeiro alone. More than a million people have followed her bubbly Instagram account this month. 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All this reporting confirmed by NBC Sports.\n> \n> — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) [August 18, 2016](https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterAlexander\/status\/766083216826441728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\n> More: Gunnar Bentz & Jack Conger were not named by Brazilian judge who wanted Lochte & Feigen's passports seized but now they are in limbo.\n> \n> — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) [August 18, 2016](https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterAlexander\/status\/766081008630325248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\n> BREAKING: The other 2 USA swimmers who say they were w Lochte during robbery have just been pulled off their plane at Rio airport.\n> \n> — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) [August 18, 2016](https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterAlexander\/status\/766080339429031936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-police-lochte-20160817-snap-story.html?14714883391031#getslug)\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 17, 2016 5:57 PM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double%0A%0ABrianna%20Rollins%2C%20the%202013%20world%20champion%2C%20has%20led%20an%20American%20sweep%20of%20the%20women%27s%20100-meter%20hurdles%20on%20Wednesday%20night%20in%20Rio.%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double&text=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double&title=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double&title=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nBrianna Rollins leads U.S. sweep in women’s 100 hurdles; Elaine Thompson completes sprint double\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![American Brianna Rollins cruises to victory in a semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a448b83\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F40%2Fc17ba0bbd76ccdc59fad8b30ab4d%2Fla-sp-brianna-rollins-semifinal-20160817)\n\nAmerican Brianna Rollins cruises to victory in a semifinal heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles.\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nBrianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, has led an American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday night in Rio.\n\nRollins clocked 12.48 seconds and was followed by teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61), who edged Britain’s Cindy Ofili (12.63) with a lean at the finish line.\n\nEarlier in the evening, Elaine Thompson got another sprint double for Jamaica. She blasted out of the blocks and never gave Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers a chance to catch her on the straightaway of the 200 meters.\n\nAfter winning the 100 on Saturday, Thompson now has a double that compatriot Usain Bolt has specialized in. Thompson can make it triple gold during the relay races Thursday and Friday.\n\nThompson ended in a season’s best 21.78 seconds, for an edge of .10 over Schippers. 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The Olympic gold medal is the only major title the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer.\n\n“We won and we won well, but if in the final we don’t play well again, all of this will be for nothing,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans. 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And she proved too quick for Iakushina to land any damaging blow, even when the game Russian had her pinned in the corner midway through the third round.\n\nIn the final seconds of the fourth and final round, Shields raised her hands in celebration.\n\nThe bout was the first in Rio for Shields, who was given a bye into the quarterfinals. With the victory Shields, arguably the most dominant fighter in amateur boxing, male or female, raised her career record to 75-1. 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The Brazilian newspaper Estado also reported that Hickey, 71, went to the hospital “feeling sick.” Adams said Hickey went to the hospital around 7:30.\n\n“Like the rest of you, we’re still trying to establish the facts this morning and find out exactly what happened,” Adams said. “Mr. Hickey was taken to hospital this morning. I believe police have had a press conference this morning and confirmed there was a search warrant and an arrest warrant.\n\n“Needless to say, we’ll be fully cooperating with any police investigation, should there be one…What I can tell you is what I told you the other day, this involves 1,000 tickets … involves the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Ireland, which has already launched an inquiry.”\n\nThe Irish newspaper, the Journal, said that Hickey has been formally charged by the local police but the case will transfer to prosecutors, who make the decision whether to proceed.\n\nThe Olympic Council of Ireland later released a statement that read: “In light of this morning’s developments and his ill health, Mr Hickey has taken the decision to step aside temporarily as President of the OCI and all other Olympic functions (IOC member in Ireland, European Olympic Committee President, Association of National Olympic Committees Vice President) until this matter is fully resolved.”\n\nVideo and pictures surfaced on line of the police activity at the hotel and of Hickey opening the door of his hotel room. 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Jager’s time of 8:04.28 was a season-best. Earlier this week, Emma Coburn won a bronze medal in the women’s steeplechase, a first for American women.\n\nEzekiel Kemboi, the 2004 and 2012 Olympic champion, was third in 8:08.47. That extended the Kenyan men’s gold-medal streak in this event to nine in a row, starting in 1984.\n\n“Beating the Kenyans in championship steeplechases, it’s a very hard achievement and a very hard task,” Jager said. “Since I started steeplechasing, it’s been one of the goals of mine just to be in the mix with the Kenyans and beat some of them on the day at championship races. Beating Kemboi, who has been so dominant over his entire career and I believe is the greatest steeplechaser of all time, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and it makes me very proud.”\n\nHe also said the parallel success of compatriot Coburn in the women’s steeplechase is “very cool.” He added, “I feel like our careers have kind of gone hand in hand. 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It’s cool that we’ve been able to share the same career at the same time.”\n\nJager’s medal was the first by an American man since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, and it also was faster than the previous Olympic record of 8:05.51 set at the 1988 Seoul Games by Julius Kariuki of Kenya.\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 17, 2016 9:39 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Controversial%20decisions%20lead%20to%20suspension%20of%20boxing%20judges%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges%0A%0AAfter%20Russian%20fighters%20were%20awarded%20victories%20in%20a%20pair%20of%20controversial%20decisions%20at%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%2C%20boxing%27s%20ruling%20federation%20has%20expelled%20a%20number%20of%20judges%20and%20referees%20it%20determined%20were%20not%20performing%20%22at%20the%20level%20expected.%22%20)\n  - [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges)\n  - [X](https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges&text=Controversial%20decisions%20lead%20to%20suspension%20of%20boxing%20judges)\n  - [LinkedIn](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges&title=Controversial%20decisions%20lead%20to%20suspension%20of%20boxing%20judges&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times)\n  - [Threads](https:\/\/threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Controversial%20decisions%20lead%20to%20suspension%20of%20boxing%20judges%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges)\n  - [Reddit](https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges&title=Controversial%20decisions%20lead%20to%20suspension%20of%20boxing%20judges)\n  - [WhatsApp](https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=Controversial%20decisions%20lead%20to%20suspension%20of%20boxing%20judges%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcontroversial-decisions-lead-to-suspension-of-boxing-judges)\n  - Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nControversial decisions lead to suspension of boxing judges\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\nAfter Russian fighters were awarded victories in a pair of controversial decisions at the Rio Olympics, boxing’s ruling federation has expelled a number of judges and referees it determined were not performing “at the level expected.”\n\nThe International Boxing Assn., known as AIBA, did not disclose the number of officials suspended, but the BBC reported six of the 60 judges in Rio will no longer work at the Games.\n\nAIBA spokesman Nicolas Jomard would neither confirm nor deny that number.\n\nBoxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions, prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit.\n\nConlan lost a medal even though he appeared to win all three rounds of his fight. After the decision was announced Nikitin dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands in obvious relief while Conlan refused to leave the ring, tearing off his top, flipping off the judges and flexing his muscles to the crowd, which cheered him.\n\nIn the heavyweight bout, Tishchenki won the decision despite sustaining a serious cut to the head and spending the whole bout backpedaling.\n\nVietnam’s Vuong Trong Nghia and Brazil’s Jones Kennedy Silva do Rosario judged both bouts. Nghia also worked Claressa Shields’ women’s middleweight bout Wedneday without incident.\n\nAIBA rules do not allow for an appeal of either decision.\n\nAfter his loss, Conlan accused the judges of being corrupt, noting the two most controversial decisions favored Russian fighters.\n\nRio is the first Olympics in which scoring is being done on the 10-point must system used in professional boxing. In past Olympic computers, judges used a computer system to count each punch, no matter how damaging the blow, and award the bout to the fighter who was most active.\n\nUnder the new system, judges declare a winner after each round based on a criteria including quality of punches landed, aggression and tactics. Five judges score each bout with a computer randomly selecting which scorecards will count.\n\nSome judges complained that they were having trouble transitioning fom the old scoring system to the new one and the AIBA’s executive committee conceded that it was very concerned with the scoring after the Conlan and Levit fights.\n\nThe AIBA said it reviewed all 239 bouts conducted before Wednesday and determined that “less than a handful ... were not at the level expected” it said in a statement.\n\nThe AIBA also dismissed the corruption allegations saying that “ unless tangible proof is put forward, not rumors, we will continue to use any means, including legal or disciplinary actions to protect our sport.”\n\nShow more\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAug. 17, 2016 9:14 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left%0A%0AA%20Brazilian%20judge%20ordered%20local%20police%20to%20seize%20the%20passports%20of%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%20and%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20on%20Wednesday%20to%20bar%20them%20from%20leaving%20the%20country%20after%20the%20athletes%20said%20they%20were%20part%20of%20a%20group%20robbed%20at%20gunpoint%20earlier%20this%20week.%20)\n  - 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Copy Link URL Copied\\!\n  - Print\n\nBrazilian judge bars U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen from leaving country after they’ve already left\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\nA Brazilian judge ordered local police to seize the passports of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen on Wednesday to bar them from leaving the country after the athletes said they were part of a group robbed at gunpoint earlier this week.\n\nIn a statement, Judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of what occurred during the incident early Sunday morning and also issued search warrants in the matter.\n\nLocal police attempted to question the swimmers and collect their passports at the Olympic Village on Wednesday.\n\n“The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement.\n\nLochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, is reported to have returned to the U.S. Feigen’s whereabouts aren’t known. 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While they have a few healthy options, there aren’t many.\n\n— Lori Zanini, a dietitian-nutritionist on the food offerings at Olympic Park\n\nIn the U.S., the hot dogs always taste better at the ballpark. So by that logic, in Brazil shouldn’t the acai taste better at the Olympics?\n\nThat’s a trick question, of course. Acai, a yogurt-like dish of frozen, mashed palm fruit topped by granola that Brazilians are crazy about, tastes great everywhere. But apart from that, a tour of 13 venues in the Olympic Park and the nearby Riocentro cluster of arenas showed the Rio Games to be a veritable gastronomic wasteland.\n\nMake that gastronomic *waist*land. 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Both finished well behind the pack but were advanced to the final on appeal.\n\n[Their selflessness](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-runners-abbey-d-agostino-nikki-hamblin-1471369602-htmlstory.html) gained worldwide attention and stands as one of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games.\n\n“By far the best part of my experience of the Olympics has been the community it creates, what the Games symbolizes,” D’Agostino said in a statement released Wednesday by USA Track and Field.\n\n“Since the night of the opening ceremonies, I have been so touched by this -- people from all corners of globe, embracing their unique cultures, yet all uniting under one celebration of the human body, mind, and spirit. 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Her mind clear and her legs strong, she took to heart her coaches’ advice to use the first two laps to establish position and the last two laps “to be a predator.” She was fully prepared for this moment.\n\n“This is what I prayed for. This is what I worked for, just to have a shot,” she said. “Standing on the starting line I feel the only thing ahead of me is opportunity.”\n\nSimpson later didn’t recall much about a slow, tactical race that took a late fast turn. She knew she fell to the ground afterward and “ugly-cried” only because people told her that’s how she reacted following her third-place finish, which secured the first medal for a U.S. woman in the event.\n\nFaith Kipyegon of Kenya overtook world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final 200 meters to win in 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds, with Diababa in at 4:10.27. 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It’s hard to put into words. I don’t even consider myself competing against her. It’s like she’s on another level.\n\n— Aly Raisman, U.S. teammate regarding Simone Biles’ talent\n\nSimone Biles didn’t quite feel like she truly belonged to the Famous U.S. Olympian Club. She admitted to feeling a “little nervous” around the likes of swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky during a recent photo shoot.\n\nShe was underestimating herself.\n\nAnother gold-medal performance by the transcendent talent suggested the club membership had expanded with proper justification. Biles sparkled and soared in her celebratory floor exercise routine Tuesday and won her fourth gold medal here. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Britain the bronze.\n\nBiles’ takeaways from Rio: five medals, four of them gold and one bronze. 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All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Mixed Doubles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir) d. Malaysia (Peng Soon Chan, Liu Ying Goh), 21-14, 21-12\n\n**Bronze**\\--China (Nan Zhang, Yunlei Zhao) d. Chen Xu and Jin Ma (China), 21-7, 21-11\n\n**Men’s singles**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nChong Wei Lee (Malaysia) d. Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan), 21-9, 21-15.\n\nDan Lin (China) d. Srikanth Kidambi (India), 21-21, 11-11, 21-21.\n\nViktor Axelsen (Denmark) d. Rajiv Ouseph (Britain), 21-12, 21-16.\n\nLong Chen (China) d. Wan Ho Son (South Korea), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11\n\n**Basketball (men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nAustralia 90, Lithuania 64\n\nSpain 92, France 67\n\nUnited States 105, Argentina 78\n\nSerbia 86, Croatia 83\n\n**Beach Volleyball**\n\n**Women**\n\n**Gold**\\--Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Barbara Seixas de Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk (Brazil), 21-18, 21-14\n\n**Bronze**\\--Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (United States), d. Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha (Brazil), 17-21, 21-17, 15-9\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Men’s light-middleweight (69-kilograms)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan.\n\n**Silver**\\--Shakhram Giyasov, Uzbekistan.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Souleymane Diop Cissokho, France.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Mohammed Rabii, Morocco\n\n**Men’s fllyweight (52-kilograms)**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nShakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) d. Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan), 3-0\n\nYoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela), d. Mohamed Flissi (Algeria), 3-0\n\nMisha Aloian (Russia) d. Ceiber David Avila (Colombia), 3-0\n\nJianguan Hu (China) d. Yosbany Veitia (Cuba), 2-1\n\n**Women’s lightweight (57-60 kilograms)**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nJunhua Yin (China) d. Mira Potkonen (Finland), 3-0\n\nAnastasiia Beliakova (Russia) d. Estelle Mossely (France), TKO (R1, 2:00)\n\n**Middleweight (69-75 kilograms)**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nClaressa Shields (United States) d. Iaroslava Iakushina (Russia), 3-0.\n\nDariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan) d. Khadija Mardi (Morocco), 3-0.\n\nQian Li (China) d. Andreia Bandeira (Brazil), 3-0.\n\nNouchka Fontijn (Netherlands), d. Savannah Marshall (Britain), 2-0\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Women’s 10-meter platform qualifiers**\n\n1\\. Yajie Si, China, 397.45; 2. Qian Ren, China, 385.80; 3. Jessica Parratto, United States, 346.80; 4. Melissa Wu, Australia, 342.80; 5. Tonia Couch, Britain, 332.80; 6. Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia, 332.45; 7. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 329.15; 8. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Malaysia, 325.85; 9. Roseline Filion, Canada, 323.55; 10. Minami Itahashi, Japan, 320.20; 11. Ekaterina Petukhova, Russia, 317.25; 12. Katrina Young, United States, 313.85; 13. Paola Espinosa, Mexico, 313.70; 14. Ganna Krasnoshlyk, Ukraine, 300.80; 15. Iuliia Prokopchuk, Ukraine, 297.95; 16. Elena Wassen, Germany, 291.90 ; 17. Brittany O’Brien, Australia, 290.30; 18. Un Hyang Kim, North Korea, 289.45.\n\n**Equestrian**\n\n**Jumping team finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--France\n\n**Silver**\\--United States\n\n**Bronze**\\--Germany\n\n**Field Hockey (women’s semifinals)**\n\nNetherlands 1, Germany 1 (Netherlands wins 4-3 in shootout)\n\nBritain 3, New Zealand 0\n\n**Handball (men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nFrance 34, Brazil 27\n\nGermany 34, Qatar 22\n\nDenmark 37, Slovenia 30\n\nPoland 30, Croatia 27\n\n**Sailing**\n\nMedal races in men’s 470 and women’s 470 postponed\n\n**Soccer (men’s semifinals)**\n\nBrazil 6, Honduras 0\n\nGermany 2, Nigeria 0\n\n**Table Tennis**\n\n**Gold**\\--China (Long Ma, Jike Zhang, Xin Xu) d. Japan (Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, Maharu Yoshimura), 3-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Germany (Bastian Steger, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll) def. South Korea (Youngsik Jeoung, Saehyuk Joo, Sangsu Lee), 3-1\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 58-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Shuai Zhao (China) d. Tawin Hanprab (Thailand), 6-4\n\n**Bronze**\\--Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic) d. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (Spain), 6-5\n\n**Bronze**\\--Taehun Kim (South Korea) d. Carlos Ruben Navarro Valdez (Mexico), 7-5.\n\n**Women’s 49-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sohui Kim (South Korea) d. Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia), 7-6.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan) d. Yasmina Aziez (France), 7-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) d. Itzel Adilene Manjarrez Bastidas (Mexico), 15-3\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**3,000-meter steeplechase**\n\n**Gold**\\--Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:03.28\n\n**Silver**\\--Evan Jager, United States, 8:04.28\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:08.47\n\n**Women**\n\n**200 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Elaine Thompson, Jamaica, 21.78\n\n**Silver**\\--Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 21.88\n\n**Bronze**\\--Tori Bowie, United States, 22.15\n\n**100 Hurdles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Brianna Rollins, United States, 12.48\n\n**Silver**\\--Nia Ali, United States, 12.59\n\n**Bronze**\\--Kristi Castlin, United States, 12.61\n\n**Long jump**\n\n**Gold**\\--Tianna Bartoletta, United States, (7.17), 23-6 1-4\n\n**Silver**\\--Brittney Reese, United States, (7.15), 23-5 1-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, (7.08), 23-2 3-4\n\n**Volleyball (men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nRussia 3, Canada 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18)\n\nUnited States 3, Poland 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20)\n\nItaly 3, Iran 0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17)\n\nBrazil 3, Argentina 1, (25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23)\n\n**Water Polo (women)**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nItaly 12, Russia 9\n\nUnited States 14, Hungary 10\n\n**Classification matches**\n\nAustralia 11, Brazil 4\n\nSpain 11, China 6\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Women**\n\n**Freestyle**\n\n**48 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\---Eri Tosaka (Japan) def. 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This is just an accepted part of our culture.\n\n— Maya DiRado, U.S. gold medalist in swimming\n\nThe girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals.\n\nA girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming pool to make friends, a coach notices her stroke, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals.\n\nWith five days remaining in the Rio Olympics, the final verdict is in and the winners are the U.S. women.\n\nAfter 11 of the Olympics’ 16 days, American women have filled the podium, dominated the broadcasts and opened the curtain on an inclusive sports society absent in many parts of the world.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-women-plaschke-20160816-snap-story.html)\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 16, 2016 8:44 PM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - [Email](mailto:?body=Kerri%20Walsh%20Jennings%20and%20April%20Ross%20lose%20in%20semifinals%20of%20women%27s%20beach%20volleyball%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dkerri-walsh-jennings-and-april-ross-lose-in-semifinals-of-womens-beach-volleyball%0A%0AKerri%20Walsh%20Jennings%27%20gold-medal%20streak%20is%20over%20after%20Brazil%27s%20Agatha%20and%20Barbara%20defeated%20the%20heralded%20American%20and%20partner%20April%20Ross%20in%20the%20semifinals%20of%20women%27s%20beach%20volleyball%20on%20Tuesday%20night.%20)\n  - 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In fact, she had only lost two sets in her Olympic career before falling in straight sets at the Copacabana venue.\n\n“Kerri does so much for us and I didn’t step up today,” Ross said. “I’m very upset with myself.”\n\nAgatha and Barbara are the defending world champions, but they were the second-seeded team in the tournament to fellow Brazilians Talita and Larissa, a pair of three-time Olympians, who lost to the Germans, 21-18, 21-12, earlier Tuesday.\n\nBrazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. 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All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Mixed Doubles**\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao, China, def. Chen Xu and Jin Ma, China, 21-7, 21-11\n\n**Men’s doubles**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nV Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan, Malaysia, def. Biao Chai and Wei Hong, China, 21-18, 12-21, 21-17\n\nHaifeng Fu and Nan Zhang, China, def. Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Britain, 21-14, 21-18\n\n**Women’s doubles**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nMisaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, Japan, def. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin, South Korea, 21-16, 21-15\n\nChristinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark, def. Yuanting Tang and Yang Yu, China, 21-16, 14-21, 21-19\n\n**Women’s singles**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nCarolina Marin, Spain, def. Ji Hyun Sung, South Korea, 21-12, 21-16\n\nXuerui Li, China, def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, Thailand, 21-12, 21-17\n\nNozomi Okuhara, Japan, def. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, 11-11, 21-21, 21-21\n\nV. Sindhu Pusarla, India, def. Yihan Wang, China, 22-20, 21-19\n\n**Basketball (Women’s quarterfinals)**\n\nSerbia 73, Australia 71\n\nSpain 64, Turkey 62\n\nUnited States 110, Japan 64\n\nFrance 68, Canada 63\n\n**Beach Volleyball (Men’s semifinals)**\n\nAlison\/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) d. Brouwer\/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), 21-17, 21-23, 16-14\n\nNicolai\/Lupo (Italy) d. Semenov\/Krasilnikov (Russia), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13\n\n**Beach Volleyball (Women’s semifinals)**\n\nLudwig\/Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Larissa\/Talita (Brazil), 21-18, 21-12\n\nAgatha\/Barbara (Brazil) d. Walsh-Jennings\/Ross (United States), 22-20, 21-18\n\n**Boxing (Men)**\n\n**Lightweight (60 kilograms)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Robson Conceicao, Brazil, d. Sofiane Oumiha, France, 3-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu, Mongolia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lázaro Álvarez, Cuba\n\n**Light-heavyweight (81 kilograms)**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nJulio Cesar la Cruz, Cuba, def. Mathieu Albert Daniel Bauderlique, France, 3-0\n\nAdilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, def. Joshua Buatsi, Britain, 3-0\n\n**Canoe\/Kayak**\n\n**Men’s canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sebastian Brendel, Germany, 3:56.92\n\n**Silver**\\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 3:58.52\n\n**Bronze**\\--Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova, 4:00.85\n\n**Women’s kayak double 500-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hungary, 1:43.68\n\n**Silver**\\--Germany, 1:43.73\n\n**Bronze**\\--Poland, 1:45.20\n\n**Women’s kayak single 200-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 39.86 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Marta Walczykiewicz, Poland, 40.27\n\n**Bronze**\\--Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Azerbaijan, 40.40\n\n**Men’s kayak single 1,000-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Marcus Walz, Spain, 3:31.44\n\n**Silver**\\--Josef Dostál, Czech Republic, 3:32.14\n\n**Bronze**\\--Roman Anoshkin, Russia, 3:33.36\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Men’s keirin**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jason Kenny, Britain, 10.113\n\n**Silver**\\--Matthijs Buchli, Netherlands, +0.040\n\n**Bronze**\\--Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia, +0.085\n\n**Women’s sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\---Kristina Vogel, Germany, d. Rebecca James, Britain, w-11.237, w-11.312.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Katy Marchant, Britain, def. Elis Ligtlee, Netherlands, w-11.237, w-11.424.\n\n**Women’s omnium**\n\n**Gold**\\--Laura Trott, Britain, (38, 40, 40, 38, 40), 196\n\n**Silver**\\--Jolien D’hoore, Belgium, (36, 36, 38, 34, 28), 172\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sarah Hammer, United States, (34, 38, 36, 32, 32), 172\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Men**\n\n**Gold**\\--Yuan Cao, China, 547.60\n\n**Silver**\\--Jack Laugher, Britain, 523.85\n\n**Bronze**\\--Patrick Hausding, Germany, 498.90\n\n**Field Hockey (Men’s semifinals)**\n\nArgentina 5, Germany 2\n\nBelgium 3, Netherlands 1\n\n**Gymnastics (Men)**\n\n**Individual final, parallel bars**\n\n**Gold**\\--Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041\n\n**Silver**\\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.900\n\n**Bronze**\\--David Belyavskiy, Russia, 15.783\n\n**Individual final, high bar**\n\n**Gold**\\--Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.666\n\n**Silver**\\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.500\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nile Wilson, Britain, 15.466\n\n**Gymnastics (Women)**\n\n**Individual final, floor exercise**\n\n**Gold**\\--Simone Biles, United States, 15.966\n\n**Silver**\\--Aly Raisman, United States, 15.500\n\n**Bronze**\\--Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933\n\n**Handball (Women’s quarterfinals)**\n\nNetherlands 32, Brazil 23\n\nFrance 27, Spain 26\n\nNorway 33, Sweden 20\n\nRussia 31, Angola 27\n\n**Sailing**\n\n**Women’s Laser Radial**\n\n**Gold**\\--Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands\n\n**Silver**\\--Annalise Murphy, Ireland\n\n**Bronze**\\--Anne-Marie Rindom, Denmark\n\n**Men’s Laser Dinghy**\n\n**Gold**\\--Tom Burton, Australia\n\n**Silver**\\--Tonči Stipanović, Croatia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sam Meech, New Zealand\n\n**Mixed Nacra 17 (multihull)**\n\n**Gold**\\--New Zealand, G. Jones and J. Saunders\n\n**Silver**\\--Australia, J. Waterhouse and L. Darmanin\n\n**Bronze**\\--Austria, T. Frank and T. Zajac\n\n**Men’s Finn**\n\n**Gold**\\--Giles Scott, Great Britain\n\n**Silver**\\--Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Caleb Paine, United States\n\n**Soccer (women’s semifinals)**\n\nSweden 0, Brazil 0 (Sweden advances on penalty kicks, 4-3)\n\nGermany 2, Canada 0\n\n**Swimming (Men)**\n\n**Open water marathon 10-kilometer final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ferry Weertman, Netherlands, 1:52:59\n\n**Silver**\\--Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, 1:52:59\n\n**Bronze**\\--Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:53:02\n\n**Synchronized Swimming**\n\n**Duets**\n\n**Gold**\\--Russia, N. Ishchenko and S. Romashina, 194.9910\n\n**Silver**\\--China, X.C. Huang and W. Sun, 192.3688\n\n**Bronze**\\--Japan, R. Mitsui and Y. Inui, 188.0547\n\n**Table Tennis**\n\n**Women’s team**\n\n**Gold**\\--China (Ning Ding, Shiwen Liu, Xiaoxia Li) def. Germany (Ying Han, Xiaona Shan, Petrissa Solja), 3-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Mima Ito) def. Singapore (Mengyu Yu, Tianwei Feng, Yihan Zhou), 3-1\n\n**Track and Field (Men)**\n\n**110-meter high hurdles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Omar McLeod, Jamaica, 13.05\n\n**Silver**\\--Orlando Ortega, 13.17\n\n**Bronze**\\--Dimitri Bascou, France, 13.24\n\n**Hi****gh jump**\n\nGold--Derek Drouin, Canada, 2.38 meters\n\nSilver--Mutaz Essa Barshim. Qatar, 2.36\n\nBronze--Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, 2.33\n\n**Triple jump**\n\n**Gold**\\--Christian Taylor, United States, 17.86 meters\n\n**Silver**\\--Will Claye, United States, 17.76\n\n**Bronze**\\--Dong Bin, China, 17.58\n\n**Track and Field (Women)**\n\n**1,500 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Kenya, 4:08.92\n\n**Silver**\\--Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 4:10.27\n\n**Bronze**\\--Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:10.53\n\n**Women’s discus final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sandra Perković, Croatia, 69.21 meters\n\n**Silver**\\--Mélina Robert-Michon, France, 66.73\n\n**Bronze**\\--Denia Caballero, Cuba, 65.34\n\n**Volleyball (women’s quarterfinals)**\n\nNetherlands 3, South Korea 1\n\nUnited States 3, Japan 0\n\nSerbia 3, Russia 0\n\nChina 3, Brazil 2\n\n**Water polo (Men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nMontenegro 13, Hungary 11\n\nSerbia 10, Spain 7\n\nCroatia 10, Brazil 6\n\nItaly 9, Greece 5\n\n**Weightlifting**\n\n**Men’s 105+-kilogram final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473kg (world record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Gor Minasyan, Armenia, 451kg\n\n**Bronze**\\--Irakli Turmanidze, Georgia, 448kg\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men’s 66-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Davor Stefanek, Serbia\n\n**Silver**\\--Migran Arutyunyan, Armenia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Shmagi Bolkvadze, Georgia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Rasul Chunayev, Azerbaijan\n\n**Men’s 98-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia\n\n**Silver**\\--Yasmany Lugo Cabrera, Cuba\n\n**Bronze**\\--Celk Ildem, Turkey\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ghasem Rezaei, Iran\n\nShow more\n\nAug. 16, 2016 11:39 AM PT\n\n- Share via\n  \n  Close extra sharing options\n  \n  - 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She has five medals, in all, having captured the bronze on the balance beam.\n\nAfter the balance beam effort on Monday, Biles was asked how much she had left. The answer: More than enough.\n\nShe won by 0.466.\n\nBiles scored 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500. Tinkler earned a score of 14.933.\n\nFour women have won four gymnastic gold medals at a single games: Larisa Latynina in 1956, Vera Caslavska in 1968, Ekaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984 and now Biles.\n\nThe gymnast who wasn’t even on the U.S. Olympic team after trials -- Danell Leyva -- produced the best result for the men’s team in Rio, taking silver on the parallel bars on Tuesday.\n\nOleg Verniaiev of Ukraine (16.041) was the only competitor to record a score over 16.000 in the eight-man field. Leyva was the first competitor of the afternoon at Rio Olympic Arena, getting 15.900, and had to endure the long wait to see if he would make the podium. David Belyavskiy of Russia took the bronze.\n\nAt one point, Leyva, as he often does, put a towel over his head on the sideline as he was waiting it out during one of the other competitor’s routines. That caused the often goofy public-address announcer here to over-emote, saying: “Leyva can’t take it.”\n\nHis silver has been the highest finish for the U.S. men here. Earlier, Alex Naddour took the bronze on the pommel horse. In 2012, Leyva was third in the all-around event in London, bringing home a bronze medal.\n\nLeyva, who was born in Cuba and raised in Miami, was named an alternate after the Olympic trials in St. Louis and got on the team when John Orozco suffered torn knee ligaments in training.\n\nThere was more drama for Leyva here at the Olympics when he fell off the high bar in the team final. 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But they deserve some special and public recognition for the sportsmanship they displayed toward one other after they collided during Tuesday’s first-round race.\n\nD’Agostino, of Topsfield, Mass., collided with Hamblin about 3,200 meters into the race, possibly because Hamblin had slowed her pace to avoid contact with another runner who was being lapped. D’Agostino appeared to hit Hamblin from behind and both fell to the track.\n\nD’Agostino got up but saw Hamblin was in distress and paused to help her up. They tried to continue, but D’Agostino was in pain because of injuries to her leg. “She could hardly stand,” Hamblin said.\n\n> Por su gran gesto olímpico, Nikki Hamblin y Abbey D'Agostino fueron recalificadas por los jueces y avanzaron [pic.twitter.com\/nTk0yHTPpP](https:\/\/t.co\/nTk0yHTPpP)\n> \n> — Sebastián Amaya (@sebaamaya) [August 16, 2016](https:\/\/twitter.com\/sebaamaya\/status\/765605679826632704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\nHamblin then helped her up, but D’Agostino couldn’t resume running and told Hamblin to go continue without her. Hamblin finished 16th in 16:43.10, and D’Agostino limped to the line in 17:10.02. Following a protest, both runners were advanced to Friday’s final, as was a third runner who was affected by the collision, Jennifer Wenth of Austria.\n\nD’Agostino was taken off the track for treatment, but Hamblin lingered and spoke to reporters afterward to praise D’Agostino’s kindness.\n\n“I went down, and I was like, ‘What’s happening? Why am I on the ground?’ ” Hamblin said. “Then suddenly, there’s this hand on my shoulder \\[and D’Agostino saying\\], ‘Get up, get up, we have to finish this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yup, yup, you’re right. This is the Olympic Games. We have to finish this.’\n\n“I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there. I’ve never met her before. I’ve never met this girl before, and isn’t that just so amazing? 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Smith \/ EPA)\n\n> I didn’t have to conform my body or my ideals or my looks to get where I am. I have a bronze medal and I was able to be myself, embrace my body, do the things I’m naturally fitted to do to help make my dreams come true.\n\n— Sarah Robles, U.S. champion weightlifter\n\nThe strongest woman in America holds a plastic fork against her forehead.\n\nShe wrinkles her brow and the fork folds into a crease. She smiles and holds out her hands — ta-da! — as the fork remains literally stuck inside her head.\n\n“I have a huge forehead wrinkle,” says Sarah Robles with a laugh. “This is real life.”\n\nThe strongest woman in America loves her forehead. She loves the female weightlifter tattoo on her right biceps. She loves that she can lift major appliances while wearing a fancy black striped headband, flowery kneepads and shiny earrings.\n\nShe’s 5-10, 315 pounds and she loves every inch of herself. 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She loved Payton’s affirmation.\n\nShe has also grown rather fond of these Olympic Games, where her student has picked up golds in team, all-around and vault. Monday, she took home the bronze in the balance beam.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-aimee-borman-biles-coach20160815-snap-story.html)\n\nShow more\n\nLoad More\n\nAdvertisement\n\n![A California Times publication](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/a6\/d6\/eea0f1094fb281dbea09e0aa79cd\/art-caltimes-trademark-3x.png)\n\n[Subscribe for unlimited access](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/footersubscribe)  \n[Site Map](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sitemap)\n\nFollow Us\n\n- [X](https:\/\/x.com\/latimes)\n- [Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/latimes\/)\n- [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/losangelestimes)\n- [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/latimes)\n\n- - [eNewspaper](https:\/\/enewspaper.latimes.com\/)\n  - [Find\/Post Jobs](https:\/\/jobs.latimes.com\/)\n  - [Place an Ad](https:\/\/placeanad.latimes.com\/)\n  - [Media Kit: Why the L.A. 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He said Mamadama Bangoura, who competed in judo, also did not return to Guinea, having disappeared after leaving a message saying she wanted to “try her luck” abroad.\n\nA friend of Bangoura’s, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid punishment for failing to stop her from fleeing, said Bangoura was ashamed she didn’t earn a medal and wanted to try “working in a developed country.”\n\nMore than a dozen African athletes — including some from Guinea — did not return home after the London Olympics in 2012.\n\nRio police’s account of Ryan Lochte incident may not be entirely accurate either, report says\n\nBy Chuck Schilken\n\nThe extent of the property damage Ryan Lochte and three of his fellow U.S. Olympic swimmers caused to a gas station eight days ago might have been exaggerated by Rio de Janeiro police, [according to](https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/rio-2016\/2016\/08\/21\/investigation-ryan-lochte-rio-olympics-authorities\/89082232\/) a report by USA Today.\n\nAt a news conference Thursday, Fernando Veloso, the head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said the Americans had broken a soap dispenser and mirror inside the restroom. Other reports have said the four also broke a bathroom door.\n\nBut one of the U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, said in a statement Friday that he didn’t see anyone vandalize the bathroom and the only damage caused by the group occurred when Lochte pulled a “loosely attached” advertising sign from a wall.\n\nIn examining all available surveillance footage from that night, including one aimed at the restroom doors, USA Today found no evidence the swimmers ever went near the bathroom, after relieving themselves behind the gas station.\n\nA USA Today videographer visited the gas station and found no damage to the soap dispensers, mirrors or door, and none of those items appeared to be new.\n\nThe swimmers were eventually held at gunpoint by security guards at the station and were released after paying the equivalent of \\$50.\n\nFernando Deluz, a bilingual Brazilian who served as a translator between the swimmers and the security guards, told USA his understanding was the money paid was to cover vandalized property and that the only property that came up during the negotiations was the advertising sign Lochte had pulled down.\n\nDeluz also said that because of the language barrier, the Americans might have believed they were being robbed.\n\nNBC’s Olympics coverage was vast, and plenty of it mattered\n\nBy Mike Tierney\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5650430\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F9b%2Fe87b1a41def74d30fb72f75492db%2F700x394)\n\n(Patrick Raycraft \/ Hartford Courant)\n\nOn the first Saturday afternoon of the Olympics, NBC’s images of road cycling were so dazzling that the scenes could have been lifted from a travel promotion ad by the Rio de Janeiro tourist board.\n\nThe mostly aerial shots that tracked the bikes along the coastline displayed charmingly winding roads, granite peaks, blue-green ocean waves splashing against rocks and houses (some pink) quaintly clinging to hillsides.\n\nWho among us did not consider firing up our laptops to begin researching our next possible vacation destination?\n\nOf course, the bird’s-eye views neglected to capture Rio’s dark side — the slums and the crime, the shoddy transportation system and the pollution. Had our TV sets contained Smell-O-Vision, we might have whiffed the acrid odor that plagues parts of the host city.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-tv-20160821-snap-story.html)\n\nColumn: Kevin Durant wakes up and carries U.S. to more gold\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/560c434\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F7e%2F25cab8fca06a01455b4ee8a8fd0d%2F700x394)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nHe was branded a traitor, an opportunist, a coward. He was ridiculed in his neighborhood, resented in his workplace, mocked by his former fans.\n\nWhen [Kevin Durant](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/kevin-durant-PESPT000009738-topic.html) left the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/oklahoma-city-thunder-ORSPT000117-topic.html) to join the powerful [Golden State Warriors](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/golden-state-warriors-ORSPT000100-topic.html) this summer, mere weeks after the Warriors knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs, he was generally described with a single adjective.\n\nWeak.\n\nNearly two months later and 5,300 miles away, a flag on his chest and a country on his back, Durant changed both the narrative and the adjective Sunday, unleashing a brilliant performance that should provide him with an entirely different shade of moniker.\n\nGold.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-basketball-plaschke-20160821-snap-story.html)\n\nThese memories of the Rio Olympics are etched in the minds of our reporters\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/351b5ca\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F73%2Fe67a72bb45ec4efe3a57ce21edc4%2F700x394)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nMy medal platform of memories is filled by two people and a team that not only successfully defended their titles, but made history doing it.\n\nThe bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles.\n\nAnd the gold goes to the women’s water polo team, which not only became the first repeat champion in the history of its sport, but did it with a heavy heart after the brother of Coach Adam Krikorian died of a heart attack two days before the Games began.\n\nDespite the grief, Krikorian insisted on coaching in Rio, and after the team beat Italy in the final, his players lined up on the side of the pool and, one by one, draped their goal medals around his neck.\n\n— Kevin Baxter\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-memories-20160821-snap-story.html)\n\nRio Games: A challenge met, although it wasn’t easy\n\nBy David Wharton\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8fb84ad\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F82%2F675f76cd89777e9c4e81cdc34630%2F700x394)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n> The most difficult Games we have ever encountered.\n\n— John Coates, IOC vice president regarding the Rio Games\n\nDark clouds hovered over Maracana Stadium at dusk, with a sudden wind tugging at flags and whipping the Olympic flame.\n\nThen a drenching rain began to fall.\n\nThe storm that intruded on Sunday night’s closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics befit a mega-sporting event that, over the last few weeks, had blended spectacle with more than a few glitches and negative headlines.\n\n“A Games in the middle of reality,” Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, had called them.\n\nThere were historic performances by some of the world’s greatest athletes, cheered on -- and sometimes booed -- by crowds exhibiting Brazil’s characteristic exuberance.\n\nThere were also reports of street crime, logistical gaffes and venue failures suggesting Brazil was not quite ready for prime time.\n\nIt was all part of the IOC’s gamble in coming to South America for the first time. The samba dancers and pop musicians who soldiered through Sunday’s inclement weather, and the fireworks that illuminated the gloomy sky at the end, embodied the host city’s determination.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-assess-20160821-snap-story.html#nt=oft12aH-1la1)\n\n2016 Rio Olympics in Pictures\n\nSee the best images from Times photographers Robert Gauthier and Wally Skalij\n\nRio Olympics: Live updates from the closing ceremony\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\n, Helene Elliott and Nathan Fenno\n\n![Fireworks explode during the Rio 2016 closing ceremony.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cf0b205\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2F9f%2F5a3f47031deac01a3094f510a50c%2Fimg-57ba7c3a-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-311)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n**10:45 p.m.**: That’s all, folks, at least for the official part of the program. Partying might go deep into the night. Thanks, Rio.\n\n**10:40 p.m.:** A taste of Carnival, some fireworks, some confetti. Athletes dancing with the performers.Exuberant and vibrant ending.\n\n**10:25 p.m.:** Olympic flame is extinguished. Now, much dancing and merriment.\n\n**10:20 p.m.**: IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Rio Games closed, calls upon world’s youth to reassemble in Tokyo in four years.\n\n**10:16 p.m.:** Bach says Rio Olympics will leave a “unique legacy.” Seems to be the say-nothing equivalent of calling someone is ‘nice.’\n\n**10:15 p.m.:** International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praises unifying effect of athletes living and competing together at the Games. The scene of the two livid Mongolian wrestling coaches stripping in protest of a bronze-medal match result earlier Sunday and being escorted out by police wasn’t quite in line with that lofty ideal.\n\n**10 p.m.:** Rio 2016 chief Carlos Arthur Nuzman continues the Olympic spin by saying the rain is coming to celebrate. It looks like it’s actually just making everyone cold.\n\n**9:55 p.m.:** Tokyo offers a teaser about its Olympics. Looks pretty cool, actually.\n\n**9:47 p.m.:** Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes booed as he’s introduced.\n\n**9:45 p.m.:** Now for the flag handover ceremony from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. Here’s hoping they complete the exchange better than the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team exchanged the baton.\n\n**9:35 p.m.:** Coming up soon: a ceremony recognizing the Games’ volunteers -- that workforce was one of the trouble spots for the event in both numbers and training -- then then Olympic flag will be lowered.\n\n**9:25 p.m**.: Medal ceremony for marathon top three. Way cool.\n\n**9:15 p.m.:** Now: a tribute to lacemaking**.** Really. As for the Olympic channel, will it show everything on delay, as NBC did?\n\n**9:12 p.m.:** Next up: a heart-pounding segment on ... the launch of Olympic channel. At least the athletes have the waves of cold rain to keep them awake.\n\n**9:05 p.m**.: The athletes have entered. Was wondering if they’d get into the stadium before the next Olympics. Hey, PyeongChang Games are only, what, 18 months away\\!\n\n**8:50 p.m.:** Rain really coming down hard. Many athletes wearing ponchos, jackets with hoods.\n\n**8:40 p.m.:** Inside the Games is reporting that major electrical problems at Maracana Stadium have required the use of generators to keep the show going.\n\n**8:35 p.m.**: No sign yet of the shirtless Tongan guy from the Opening Ceremony. Did NBC delay his entrance, like it has delayed everything else??\n\n**8:30 p.m.:** Loads of the big-name U.S. athletes have already departed Rio de Janeiro, including Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and, uh, Ryan Lochte. Simone Biles, however, is still here and is the U.S. flag-bearer.\n\n**8:25 p.m.**: Athletes still parading in. Line looks as long as I’m anticipating the airline check-in line will be tomorrow morning at GIG.\n\n**8:20 p.m.**: ‘Heroes of the Games’--the athletes--enter the stadium. Colorful display.\n\n**8:15 p.m.:** The closing ceremony is underway on a rainy night in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana Stadium is about two-thirds full, continuing the Games-long problem with empty seats.\n\nThe 2016 Summer Olympics come to an today, with the closing ceremony scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Pacific time at Maracana Stadium.\n\nYou will not be able to watch it on TV, however, until 7 p.m. on NBC, with coverage scheduled to end at 9:30. So, some things could be edited out for time.\n\nAs usual, the closing ceremony will end with the official handover of the Olympic flag to Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, host of the 2020 Games, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.\n\nAnd, no, Ryan Lochte is not expected to be there.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/international\/ct-closing-ceremony-olympics-what-to-expect-20160818-story.html)\n\nClosing ceremony live: Lace and clay? Sounds like a Batman villain\n\nClosing ceremony live: Anyone need a fill-up?\n\nKevin Durant leads U.S. to runaway victory over Serbia for men’s basketball gold\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\n![USA's Kevin Durant, left, and Jimmy Butler celebrate after winning the gold medal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/417f5cb\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdd%2F16%2F1e927092d2c0c945762cee1f8c55%2Fimg-57ba3357-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-286)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nAfter Kevin Durant made a three-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench.\n\nTurns out he was just clearing his throat.\n\nIt was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion of an upset and put the U.S. on the gold-medal stand for the third consecutive Olympics with a 96-66 victory over Serbia, which surprised in these Olympics by taking the silver.\n\nDurant had 30 points for the game, 18 of those in the second quarter, when he made Carioca Arena I marvel at both his shooting and athleticism and turned an unwatchable game into can’t-miss television before it eventually became a laugher.\n\nDurant won his second gold medal. Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony and Mike Krzyzewski, coaching his last Olympics for Team USA before ceding to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, each picked up their third.\n\nThe U.S. had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the Americans in transition and keeping them from developing an offensive rhythm.\n\nThe U.S. led 19-15 at the end of the first following a late three-pointer from Durant, who was beginning to catch fire. This team was often criticized for its lack of ball movement and a propensity for too much one-on-one basketball on offense. The thing is, when one of those players is feeling it as Durant was Sunday, even that brand of basketball looks effective.\n\nThe U.S. continued to pour it on in the second half, making it a smooth gold-medal game after an Olympics filled with bumps in the road. There were close victories against Serbia, France and Australia in pool play, but this team, though not as dominant over the tournament as some of its predecessors, avoided the embarrassment of coming home with anything less than gold.\n\nKyle Snyder becomes youngest American wrestler to win gold\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![USA's Kyle Snyder celebrates his gold medal over Azerbaijan's Khetag Goziumov i](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cdeca74\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2Ff4%2Fde3a463a551065d756ddcb8c4275%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-296)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nAmerican wrestler Kyle Snyder won gold on Sunday, becoming the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history.\n\nThe 20-year-old Snyder beat Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan, 2-1, for gold at 97 kilograms during the men’s freestyle tournament on Sunday.\n\nSnyder is the second consecutive American wrestler to win Olympic gold in this weight class. Jake Varner, who Snyder beat at the U.S. Olympic team trials in April, won in London four years ago.\n\nSunday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\n![The U.S. men's basketball steps up to podium to receive their gold medals.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5e2d69f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1400+0+0\/resize\/1200x820!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2F14%2F6597cfb78c1207b73ceac22a4b31%2Fimg-57ba4f67-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-294)\n\nThe U.S. men’s basketball steps up to podium to receive their gold medals.\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nSchedule and results from Sunday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\n\n**Basketball (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal game**\n\nUnited States 96, Serbia 66\n\n**Bronze medal game**\n\nSpain 89, Australia 88\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Women’s middleweight gold medal bout**\n\nClaressa Shields, United States, d. Nouchka Fontijn, Netherlands, 3-0\n\n**Men’s flyweight gold medal bout**\n\nShakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, d. Mikhail Aloyan, Russia, 3-0\n\n**Men’s light-welterweight gold medal match**\n\nTony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1\n\n**Men’s super-heavyweight gold medal match**\n\nTony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Men’s cross-country mountain bike final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:33:28\n\n**Silver**\\--Jaroslav Kulhavý, Czech Republic, 1:34:18\n\n**Bronze**\\--Carlos Coloma Nicolas, Spain, 1:34:51\n\n**Handball (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nDenmark 28, France 26\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGermany 31, Poland 25\n\n**Rhythmic Gymnastics**\n\n**Group final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Russia, 36.233 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Spain, 35.766\n\n**Bronze**\\--Bulgaria, 35.766\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men’s marathon**\n\n**Gold**\\--Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44\n\n**Silver**\\--Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopia, 2:09:54\n\n**Bronze**\\--Galen Rupp, United States, 2:10:05\n\n**Volleyball (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nBrazil 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nUnited States 3, Russia 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13)\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men’s freestyle 65 kilograms gold medal match**\n\nSoslan Ramonov, Russia, d. Toghrul Asgarov, Azerbaijan, 4-0\n\nMen’s freestyle 97 kilograms gold medal match\n\nRio Olympics: Mongolian wrestling coaches strip in protest of loss\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![Mongolia wrestling coaches take off most of their clothes after wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran lost his bronze medal match.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/00394e9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1389+0+0\/resize\/1200x814!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2F09%2Ff4cfb0bba69fd1aa96682b6cc7fd%2Fla-sp-sn-wrestling-oly-2016-rio-20160821)\n\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nTwo Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped in protest Sunday after their wrestler lost the bronze medal match.\n\nThe coaches had rushed to the mat in celebration minutes earlier at Carioca Arena, believing Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran had defeated Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the 143-pound (65 kg) class. One coach fell to his knees in the center of the mat and appeared to be sobbing.\n\nBut the judges awarded the Uzbekistan wrestler a penalty point — and the victory.\n\nThe sudden turn of events enraged the Mongolian coaches. One removed his shirt in front of the judges’ table and flexed. The other took off his shirt and pants, wearing only a pair of underwear.\n\n“This was a protest,” one of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayaraa, said. “There was a problem with the refereeing.\n\n“Three million people in Mongolian waited for this bronze medal and now we have no medal ... 100% of the stadium supported us.”\n\nThe coaches piled their clothes on the table. The crowd, meanwhile, roared approval and chanted “Mon-gol-ia! Mon-gol-ia!”\n\nOfficials pushed both men off the mat after the display. They eventually put on their clothes before members of Brazil’s National Public Security Force escorted them from the venue as the crowd serenaded them with cheers.\n\nMandakhnaran, the Mongolian wrestler, remained fully clothed during the incident.\n\nSilver medalist Feyisa Lilesa shows solidarity with protesters in Ethiopia\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms above his head at the finish line](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e95fef1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F1e%2Ff6662371a9439be492d2a55652bf%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-oly-2016-rio-20160821)\n\n(Olivier Morin \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nFeyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia was nearing the finish line at the men’s marathon on Sunday morning when he crossed his wrists above his head.\n\nThe silver medalist did it again. And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia.\n\nHe explained that the gesture was in protest of the killing of the Oromo people, saying he stands with the resistance movement, adding that the government was “killing our people.”\n\nLilesa was asked about the consequences of his protest. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.”\n\nLater, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests\/gestures at the Games.\n\nSaid Lilesa: “They can’t do anything. It’s my feeling.”\n\nRio Olympics: Claressa Shields makes history with her second boxing gold\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![Claressa Shields fights her way to a gold medal over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/06e435d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2F80%2F07eeba062603a61119ecea1b5eec%2Fimg-57ba17a2-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-279)\n\nClaressa Shields fights her way to a gold medal over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands.\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nClaressa Shields became the first American boxer to earn two Olympic titles Sunday when she won a unanimous-decision victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women’s middleweight final.\n\nShields dominated the Rio tournament, winning all 12 of her fights. And she may have been at her best in the gold-medal match. After a slow start, she took control of the fight early in the second round, staggering Fontijn with a strong right to the head.\n\nShe continued stalking the Dutch fighter in the third round, connecting twice with left jabs and landing another hard right. And rather than protect her big lead in the fourth round, she repeatedly waved her arms, begging Fontijn to come forward and fight.\n\nFontijn,who lost to Shields in the final of the world championship in May, was cheered Sunday by a huge contingent of orange-clad Dutch athletes and coaches. And she was game, landing a a couple of good punches in the opening two minutes.\n\nThe victory ran Shields’ record to 77-1, with her only loss coming before the London Games four years ago. It also closed a successful tournament for the U.S., which got a silver-medal performance from bantamweight Shakur Stevenson and a bronze-medal effort from light-flyweight Nico Hernandez.\n\nThe three medals are the most for a U.S. boxing team in the Olympics since 2000, when the Americans won four.\n\nRio Olympics: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins men’s marathon; Galen Rupp of the U.S. takes bronze\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/aed8af0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1366+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2Feb%2F5ecd77b4a3b2bc03f0159e70bd50%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-marathon-olympics-day-16-20160821)\n\n(Buda Mendes \/ Getty Images)\n\nEliud Kipchoge of Kenya continued his nearly flawless marathon career, winning the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds.\n\nSecond was Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States took the bronze. Rupp’s 2:10:05 was a personal best. American Jared Ward was sixth, in 2:11:30, also a personal best. Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. was 33rd in 2:16:46.\n\nRupp was 11 seconds out of second place.\n\nKipchoge and Lilesa dropped Rupp at the 35-kilometer mark and then Kipchoge put on a patented surge himself and won by a margin of 1 minute 10 seconds.\n\nHeading into Rio, the 31-year-old Kipchoge had lost just once in seven career marathons, at Berlin in 2013. Only three years ago, he moved up to the marathon distance.\n\nColumn: Being the best is never boring\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/382a227\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F85%2Fd8e6ccf514f43588548879070f61%2F700x394)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n> We could have just won by 10 or eight, but this team is different, this team had a mind-set I’ve never seen before.\n\n— Diana Taurasi\n\nBoring? Since when is nearly two hours of pure athletic destruction boring?\n\nBad for basketball? How can 20 years’ worth of consecutive victories on the world’s biggest stage be bad for basketball?\n\nOne of the most consistently dominant teams in the annals of the Olympics stepped on a Rio basketball court Saturday in front of empty seats, feigned yawns and misguided perceptions.\n\nThey turned them all into gold, untainted and unselfish gold, poured from the greatest of American sports legacies, decorated across the chests of the greatest American team athletes.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-womens-basketball-plaschke-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nThese two are trying to help seal the LA 2024 deal\n\nBy David Wharton\n\n![Bill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b785392\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F99%2F55f5f4cc7316c2c457821dd0c11b%2F700x394)\n\nBill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024.\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nOlympic Stadium comes alive at dusk with fans arriving for the late session, lots of chatter and laughter, everyone eager to watch Usain Bolt in a 200-meter semifinal.\n\nBeneath the stands, in a dank concourse, Doug Arnot and Bill Hanway emerge from a meeting that ran longer than expected. It has been another tough day and they look a bit haggard in their matching purple shirts.\n\n“This is not glamorous,” Arnot says.\n\n> Because we don’t have a lot to build, we can spend time on all the details that matter.\n\n— Doug Arnot, consultant to LA 2024 Olympic bid\n\nThey are in Rio as paid consultants to help pitch Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Games.\n\nWhile Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports agent Casey Wasserman serve as the face of the campaign — schmoozing with International Olympic Committee members at cocktail receptions and private dinners — Arnot and Hanway do the grunt work.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-la2024-presentation-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nA few surprises to top off Americans’ hefty medal haul\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![Matthew Centrowitz of the United States reacts with Nicholas Willis of New Zealand after winning the gold medal in the men's 1500-meter final.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/96b9aaa\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2Fb6%2Ffc1754639e58d3bd4accd8b7e27f%2F700x394)\n\n(Ian Walton \/ Getty Images)\n\n> In track and field, there are always bumps in the road and each one of us had a unique journey to get here, but we pushed through.\n\n— Allyson Felix\n\nMedals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal.\n\nWhen the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women.\n\n**\\------------**\n\n**FOR THE RECORD:** An earlier version of a display quote said that the 1,600-meter relay victory was Allyson Felix’s seventh gold medal. It is her sixth Olympic gold.\n\n**\\------------**\n\nThey did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it.\n\n“Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nWhen water polo is much more than a game\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c80c13a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/700x394+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F81%2F57fae8d8aa1243e28b74bc2c7aef%2F700x394)\n\n(Sergei Grits \/ Associated Press)\n\n> It feels like the whole team has reached eternity.\n\n— Dusan Mandic, after Serbia won the water polo gold\n\nThe men decorated with scratches and red marks trickled through a hallway at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium and insisted the past didn’t matter.\n\nTheir countries, Croatia and Serbia, share a 150-mile border and a bloody history. They battled in the early 1990s as part of the conflagration ignited by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. They traded claims of genocide. Their sporting events against each other became about much more than who won or lost and regularly led to unseemly chants, riots, even diplomatic incidents.\n\nOn Saturday, they shared a pool in the water polo final at the Rio Games.\n\n“We don’t have any enemies when we play against them,” Serbia’s Gojko Pijetlovic said after his country muscled its way to an 11-7 victory for the gold medal. “We don’t hate anybody. We just play water polo. We play everyone the same.”\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-croatia-serbia-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nU.S. men and women win 1,600-meter relay races\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![The U.S. women's 1,600-meter relay team -- Natasha Hastings, from left, Phyllis Francis, Allyson Felix and Courtney Okolo -- celebrate after winning gold on Saturday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cd4e268\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1161+0+0\/resize\/1200x680!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F36%2F968771dc59ecd8fb2e68c5f82055%2Fla-sp-usa-relay-team-20160820)\n\n(Cameron Spencer \/ Getty Images)\n\n> Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’\n\n— Matt Centrowitz\n\nMedals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal.\n\nWhen the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women.\n\nThey did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it.\n\n“Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160820-snap-story.html)\n\nBrazil tops Germany for soccer gold medal when Neymar buries final penalty kick in shootout victory\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n> The only thing on my mind was I had to do this. I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud.\n\n— Neymar\n\nWhen Brazil’s long nightmare finally ended Saturday, the captain of its soccer team dropped to his knees and spread his arms in celebration.\n\nIf “Christ the Redeemer” is Rio de Janeiro’s iconic emblem, the image of a kneeling, sobbing Neymar, eyes looking to the heavens, will be how Brazilians remember the city’s Olympics.\n\nThe Rio Games have been plagued by crime, polluted water and venue problems. v There were half-empty stadiums, overcrowded streets and little approaching the excitement of past Olympics.\n\nBut when Neymar’s penalty kick ended a tiebreaking shootout with Germany on Saturday, it did more than give Brazil its first Olympic soccer title. It also gave the host country something to celebrate.\n\nU.S. rolls to easy win over Spain for gold medal in women’s basketball\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\n![USA's women's basketball team celebratesl after defeating Spain for the gold medal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e4e52c5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fea%2F9bb08376a39f56a0798f17c0cba6%2Fimg-57b8efb6-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-261)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nThere never was a doubt.\n\nThe U.S. women’s basketball team dominated on its way to a sixth consecutive gold medal, clinching the top spot with a 101-72 victory over Spain on Saturday.\n\nThe U.S. team didn’t have to sweat on its path to the gold, defeating opponents by an average of 37.3 points over eight games.\n\nDiana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings each collected their fourth gold medals, joining Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only four-time gold medalists in basketball – men or women.\n\nSpain trailed by only three points, 27-24, early in the second quarter when the U.S. broke it open. Taurasi hit a pair of three-pointers as the Americans scored 16 of the next 19 points to take a 43-27 lead.\n\nThe lead only increased from there.\n\nTaurasi, who had a stellar Olympics for the U.S., finished with 17 points, making five three-pointers. Maya Moore, also a standout for the Americans, had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists.\n\nGwen Jorgensen earns the U.S. its first gold medal in triathlon\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![American Gwen Jorgensen leads Switzerland's Nicola Spirig Hug during the running portion of the triathlon on Saturday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/efe745c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1673+0+0\/resize\/1200x980!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2Ff0%2F946ae72c615c7a52677ff0f26e64%2Fla-sp-gwen-jorgensen-20160820)\n\n(Quinn Rooney \/ Getty Images)\n\nAs she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games.\n\nShe crushed both the course and the competition Saturday, giving the U.S. its first Olympic triathlon gold medal by cruising across the finish line in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 16 seconds.\n\nThat was 40 seconds ahead of silver medalist Nicola Spirig-Hug of Switzerland, who won gold at the 2012 Games after Jorgensen’s flat tire relegated her to a 38th-place finish.\n\nVicky Holland outsprinted British teammate Non Stanford for the bronze.\n\nJorgensen and Spirig-Hug were even until Jorgensen made her move with two kilometers left in the 10-kilometer final leg that followed a steep, 38.5-kilometer bike ride and a one-loop ocean swim.\n\nAs she approached the blue carpet, Jorgensen turned to look for Spirig-Hug, who wasn’t even in view around the bend.\n\nHer goal within her grasp, Jorgensen lifted her sunglasses to her head, and that look of dogged determination she’d had since London dissolved into a smile.\n\nAfter crossing the finish line, she reached down and grabbed the green, gold and blue ribbon and held it high above her head in triumph before breaking down in tears.\n\nShe said she was thinking of all the sacrifices, not just hers, but those of coach Jamie Turner and her husband, Patrick Lemieux, who abandoned his pro cycling career to serve as her operations manager .\n\n“I’ve been pretty vocal about my goal for the past four years. After London, I said I wanted to go to Rio and I wanted to win gold,” Jorgensen said. “And for anyone that’s been around me, they know how much my husband, Patrick, has invested. He’s given up his career to support me. And then I also have Jamie Turner, who I’ve been on this four-year journey with, and he’s done so much for me.\n\n“Just thinking about all the investments they’ve put into me and thinking about the four years, it all came down to one day,” Jorgensen said. “And to be able to actually execute on that day is pretty amazing.”\n\nU.S. defeats the Netherlands to win bronze medal in women’s volleyball\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![U.S. players celebrate after winning the bronze medal in women's volleyball on Saturday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/39a4680\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1161+0+0\/resize\/1200x680!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2Fce%2F8d5bdeb087b481749e24ec0f7246%2Fla-sp-usa-women-s-volleyball-teaml-20160820)\n\n(Michael Reynolds \/ EPA)\n\nKarch Kiraly’s top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team has earned an Olympic bronze medal, hardly the color the Americans planned for when they came to Brazil chasing the program’s first gold in history.\n\nThe U.S. topped the Netherlands, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, Saturday, bouncing back for bronze two days after a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Serbia in the semifinals.\n\nAfter Kim Hill’s ace on match point, the U.S. women fell into an embrace, and Kiraly hugged his coaches and brought his team together for a cheer.\n\nThe Netherlands shined in its first Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta, where the team finished fourth and surprised many as the Dutch put women’s volleyball on the map with a gutsy, never-give-up style.\n\nSaturday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\n![The U.S. women's basketball team celebrates after beating Spain for the gold medal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e4e52c5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fea%2F9bb08376a39f56a0798f17c0cba6%2Fimg-57b8efb6-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-261)\n\nThe U.S. women’s basketball team celebrates after beating Spain for the gold medal.\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nSchedule and results from Saturday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Men’s singles gold medal match**\n\nChen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0\n\n**Men’s singles bronze medal match**\n\nViktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1\n\n**Basketball (Women)**\n\n**Gold medal game**\n\nUnited States 101, Spain 72\n\n**Bronze medal game**\n\nSerbia 70, France 63\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Women’s flyweight gold medal match**\n\nNicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0\n\n**Men’s bantamweight gold medal match**\n\nRobeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States, 2-1\n\n**Men’s middleweight gold medal match**\n\nArlen Lopez, Cuba, d. Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 3-0\n\n**Canoe\/Kayak**\n\n**Men’s kayak single 200-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Liam Heath, Great Britain, 35.19 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Maxime Beaumont, France, 35.36\n\n**Bronze**\\--Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain, 35.66\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ronald Rauhe, Germany, 35.66\n\n**Men’s canoe double 1,000-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Germany (J. Vandrey and S. Brendel), 3:43.91\n\n**Silver**\\--Brazil (I. Queiroz dos Santos and E. Silva), 3:44.81\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ukraine (D. Ianchuk and T. Mishchuk), 3:45.94\n\n**Women’s kayak four 500-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hungary (D. Kozák, G. Szabó, K. Fazekas Zur and T. Csipes), 1:31.48\n\n**Silver**\\--Germany (S. Kriegerstein, S. Hering, T. Dietze and F. Weber), 1:32.38\n\n**Bronze**\\--Belarus (M. Pautaran, M. Makhneva, N. Papok, V. Khudzenka), 1:33.90\n\n**Men’s kayak four 1,000-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt, T. Liebscher, M. Gross and M. Hoff), 3:02.14\n\n**Silver**\\--Slovakia (T. Linka, D. Myšák, J. Tarr and E. Vlček), 3:05.04\n\n**Bronze**\\--Czech Republic (D. Havel, J. Štěrba, J. Dostál and L. Trefil), 3:05.17\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Women’s cross-country mountain bike final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jenny Rissveds, Sweden, 1:30:15\n\n**Silver**\\--Maja Włoszczowska, Poland, 1:30:52\n\n**Bronze**\\--Catharine Pendrel, Canada, 1:31:41\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Gold**\\--Aisen Chen, China, 585.30\n\n**Silver**\\--German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70\n\n**Bronze**\\--David Boudia, United States, 525.25\n\n**Golf (Women)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Inbee Park, South Korea, 268\n\n**Silver**\\--Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 273\n\n**Bronze**\\--Shanshan Feng, China, 274\n\n**Handball (Women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nRussia 22, France 19\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nNorway 36, Netherlands 26\n\n**Modern Pentathlon**\n\n**Men’s individual**\n\n**Gold**\\--Alexander Lesun, Russia, 1,479 points (Olympic record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Pavlo Tymoshchenko, Ukraine, 1,472\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga, Mexico, 1,468\n\n**Rhythmic Gymnastics**\n\n**Gold**\\--Margarita Mamun, Russia, 76.483\n\n**Silver**\\--Yana Kudryavtseva, Russia, 75.608\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ganna Rizatdinova, Ukraine, 73.583\n\n**Soccer (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nBrazil 1, Germany 1 (Brazil wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nNigeria 3, Honduras 2\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 80 kilogram plus**\n\n**Gold**\\--Radik Isaev, Azerbaijan, def. Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga, Niger, 6-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Maicon Siqueira, Brazil, def. Mahama Cho, Britain, 5-4\n\n**Bronze**\\--Dongmin Cha, South Korea, def. Dmitriy Shokin, Uzbekistan, 4-3\n\n**Women’s 67 kilogram plus**\n\n**Gold**\\--Shuyin Zheng, China, def. Maria del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza, Mexico, 5-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Bianca Walkden, Britain, def. Wiam Dislam, Morocco, 7-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Jackie Galloway, United States, def. Gwladys Epangue, France, 2-1\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**1,600 relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--United States (Arman Hall; Lashawn Merritt; Gil Roberts; Tony McQuay), 2:57.30\n\n**Silver**\\--Jamaica (Javon Francis; Peter Matthews; Nathon Allen; Fitzroy Dunkley), 2:58.16\n\n**Bronze**\\--Bahamas (Chris Brown; Alonzo Russell; Michael Mathieu; Steven Gardiner), 2:58.49\n\n**1,500 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Matthew Centrowitz, United States, 3:50.00\n\n**Silver**\\--Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3:50.11\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3:50.24\n\n**5,000 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Mo Farah, Britain, 13:03.30\n\n**Silver**\\--Paul Chelimo, United States, 13:03.90\n\n**Bronze**\\--Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:04.35\n\n**Javelin**\n\n**Gold**\\--Thomas Rohler, Germany, 90.30 meters\n\n**Silver**\\--Julius Yego, Kenya, 88.24\n\n**Bronze**\\--Keshom Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago, 85.38\n\n**Women**\n\n**1,600-meter relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--United States (Allyson Felix; Courtney Okolo; Phyllis Francis; Natasha Hastings), 3:19.06\n\n**Silver**\\--Jamaica (Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Novlene Williams-Mills; Stephenie Ann McPherson; Shericka Jackson), 3:20.34\n\n**Bronze**\\--Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Emily Diamond; Anyika Onuora; Eilidh Doyle), 3:25.88\n\n**800 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Caster Semenya, South Africa, 1:55.28\n\n**Silver**\\--Francine Niyonsaba, Burund, 1:56.49\n\n**Bronze**\\--Margaret Nyairera Wambui, Kenya, 1:56.89\n\n**High Jump**\n\n**Gold--**Ruth Beitia, Spain, 1.97 meters\n\n**Silver--**Mirela Demireva, Bulgaria, 1.97 meters\n\n**Bronze-**\\-Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.97 meters\n\n**Triathlon**\n\n**Women’s final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Gwen Jorgensen, United States, 1:56:16\n\n**Silver**\\--Nicola Spirig, Switzerland, 1:56:56\n\n**Bronze**\\--Vicky Holland, Great Britain, 1:57:01\n\n**Volleyball (Women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nChina d. Serbia, 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nUnited States d. Netherlands, 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19)\n\n**Water polo (Men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nSerbia 11, Croatia 7\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nItaly 12, Montenegro 10\n\nSpain 9, Brazil 8 (seventh place)\n\nHungary 12, Greece 10\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men**\n\n**125 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Taha Akgul, Turkey, d. Komeil Ghasemi, Iran, 3-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ibragim Saidov, Belarus, d. Levan Berianidze, Armenia, 3-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Geno Petriashvili, Georgia, d. Tervel Diagniv, United States, 4-0\n\n**86 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russia, d. Selim Yasar, Turkey, 3-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--J’Den Cox, United States, d. Reineris Salas, Cuba, 5-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sharif Sharifov, Azerbajan, d. Pedro Francisco Ceballos Fuentes, Venezuela, 3-1\n\nShakur Stevenson falls in U.S. bantamweight boxing final, takes Olympic silver\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![American boxer Shakur Stevenson trades punches with Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez during their gold-medal bout Saturday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3b832e1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1161+0+0\/resize\/1200x680!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fe0%2F43685092715c911d31d533e83e41%2Fla-sp-shakur-stevenson-20160820)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nCuba’s Robeisy Ramirez won a split-decision victory over Shakur Stevenson in the Olympic bantamweight boxing final Saturday, denying the U.S. its first men’s gold medal in the sport since 2004.\n\nRamirez, 22, danced into the half-full arena wearing a big smile and gesticulating to the crowd. The 19-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, was all business.\n\nBut Ramirez started quickly and had the U.S. fighter backpedaling early in the opening round.\n\nStevenson tried to use a long, looping right to create some distance, but Ramirez slipped under it to land several hard, straight heads to the upper body. When the bell sounded at the end of the round, Ramirez smiled and shook his head at Stevenson.\n\nStevenson recovered to take the second round, going inside in an effort to take the sting away from Ramirez’s combinations. But the Cuban, an Olympic champion four years ago as a flyweight, was simply too quick and polished for Stevenson. And with 30 seconds, left he caught the American near the ropes, unleashing a series of punches. Though none did any damage, the flurry may have been enough to decide the fight.\n\nThe silver medal for Stevenson is the highest Olympic prize won by a U.S. male boxer since 2004, when Andre Ward captured the light-heavyweight title. And Claressa Shields’ medal, combined with Nico Hernandez’s bronze in the light flyweight division, make the Rio Olympics the most productive for USA Boxing since Athens, when the U.S. also won two medals.\n\nSaturday’s fight was just the third of the Games for Stevenson — and his first in four days — after Russian Vladimir Nikitin was unable to answer the bell in the quarterfinals because of injury.\n\nStevenson won his first two bouts by unanimous decision.\n\nU.S. loses appeal of disqualification in men’s relay\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers of the U.S. 400-meter relay team.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3cf791a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1333+0+0\/resize\/1200x781!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F87%2F445d42db33c3d4c99407e2ddb2aa%2Fla-sp-sn-olympic-games-2016-athletics-track-and-field-20160820)\n\nTyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers of the U.S. 400-meter relay team.\n\n(Peter Klaunzer \/ EPA)\n\nUSA Track and Field’s appeal of the disqualification of the men’s 400-meter relay team has been denied, according to several reports.\n\nThe U.S. quartet finished third in the final on Friday but soon afterward was disqualified because of a faulty baton exchange between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin in which Rodgers passed it too early. Jamaica won, followed by Japan. Canada, which had finished fourth, was elevated to third following the U.S. disqualification.\n\nU.S. officials filed a protest with the Jury of Appeals of the International Assn. of Athletics Federations. The rejection of the appeal was first reported by Tim Layden of Sports Illustrated, who cited an official of the IAAF as saying all protests and appeals were rejected, leaving all results to stand. Associated Press also reported the protest had been rejected.\n\nGwen Jorgensen wins gold for U.S. in women’s triathlon\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Gwen Jorgensen crosses the finish line.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dfd1762\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1408+0+0\/resize\/1200x825!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2F89%2F41399bee918215beb08beb2cc65e%2Fla-sp-sn-triathlon-olympics-day-15-20160820)\n\n(Adam Pretty \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nFour seconds is virtually nothing for a gifted runner like Gwen Jorgensen.\n\nJorgensen was a mere four seconds behind the leader, Mari Rabie of South Africa, in the bike-to-run transition of the women’s Olympic triathlon on Saturday morning.\n\nJust like that Jorgensen erased the lead and surged into first in a matter of seconds. The only runner to stay right with Jorgensen during the 10-kilometer run along the scenic Copacabana course was veteran Nicola Spirig Hug of Switzerland.\n\nThe battle between Jorgensen and Spirig Hug came down to Jorgensen pulling away on the final lap. Jorgensen, of St. Paul, Minn., won the first triathlon gold for the United States, beating Spirig Hug by 40 seconds. Overcome by emotion, her smile quickly turned to tears after she crossed the finish line.\n\nThe only other medal the U.S. women have won in this event was a bronze by Susan Williams in 2004 in Greece.\n\nFor Jorgensen, it was a wildly different experience from London. In 2012, she suffered a flat tire and finished 38th.\n\nThis time, misfortune hit another U.S. athlete, Sarah True, who withdrew during the bike section. It appeared she injured her right knee, attempted to resume riding but was forced to quit.\n\nSimone Biles picked as U.S. flag-bearer for closing ceremony\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![Simone Biles](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b3b8319\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2F89%2F08a09ec677c7e37d6ffa7ad4f264%2Flat-sp-simone-biles-gym-la0040676052-20160814)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nSimone Biles will carry the American flag during the closing ceremony for the Summer Olympics on Sunday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced.\n\nBiles won four gold medals during the gymnastics competition, including the all-around title.\n\n“It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag-bearer by my Team USA teammates,” Biles said in a statement. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime.”\n\nShe is the first female gymnast from the U.S. to be selected as a flag-bearer for the opening or closing ceremony.\n\nTwo U.S. swimmers apologize for gas station incident, paint poor picture of Ryan Lochte’s actions\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![Jack Conger, left, and Gunnar Bentz are escorted through Miami International Airport after arriving back in the U.S. on Friday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/28bc9e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1505+0+0\/resize\/1200x882!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F9c%2F3c57d35a094fbf0d9bd411ea5707%2Fla-sp-sn-us-olympic-team-swimmers-arrive-back-in-us-after-controversy-over-lying-to-police-about-alledged-rob-20160819)\n\n(Angel Valentin \/ Getty Images)\n\nTwo of the U.S. swimmers involved in the incident with Ryan Lochte at a gas station in Rio early Sunday morning have apologized in separate statements that both assert that Lochte initiated a confrontation with two security guards at the business when he ripped a poster off a wall.\n\nGunnar Bentz said that the four swimmers -- including Lochte, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen -- stopped at the gas station near Olympic Park and urinated on the side of the building. At that point, Bentz said, Lochte pulled a “framed metal advertisement” off a wall.\n\nBentz disputed accounts by local police that the swimmers also damaged a restroom.\n\nTwo security guards told the swimmers to exit their taxi, Bentz said, and one of the men held up a badge and pulled his gun when Feigen and Conger walked away from the vehicle. The second guard drew his weapon and instructed the swimmers to sit on a sidewalk.\n\n“Again, I cannot speak to his actions, but Ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards,” Bentz said. “After Jack and I both tugged at him in an attempt to get him to sit back down, Ryan and the security guards had a heated verbal exchange, but no physical contact was made.”\n\nConger recounted a similar scene in his statement.\n\n“Although I cooperated with their requests while there was a heated exchange among others, at one point a weapon was pointed at me,” he said. “Eventually, a man appeared who was able to translate for us, helping to defuse the situation. We paid some money to compensate them for the torn poster and returned to the Village in a different taxi.”\n\nBentz confirmed the account by local authorities that the swimmers paid the equivalent of about \\$50 U.S. to resolve the matter before leaving.\n\nThough the gunplay isn’t visible in security footage of the incident made public so far, Bentz said he is “confident video angles have not been shown that would further substantiate my account.”\n\nBentz and Conger were pulled off their U.S.-bound flight by local authorities earlier this week, then allowed to leave the country 24 hours later after being interviewed by police.\n\nTheir statements offered a markedly different tone -- both conciliatory and detailed -- than a three-paragraph apology Lochte issued Friday. He returned to the U.S. on Monday.\n\n“First and foremost, I deeply regret the trouble and embarrassment this event has brought to the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, and the distraction it has caused from the achievements of my fellow Olympians,” Conger said. “This has been an unsettling, humbling and frightening experience. It’s a reminder that all of us, when we travel and especially when we represent the U.S. in the Olympics, are ambassadors for our country and should be on our best behavior.”\n\nBentz added, “Without question, I am taking away a valuable life lesson from this situation. In everything I do, I am representing my family, my country and my school. I will not take that responsibility lightly.”\n\nFeigen, who remains in Brazil, hasn’t issued a statement. A Rio de Janeiro court said he apologized Friday for his role in the incident.\n\nFinding solace in a time of sorrow: U.S. women’s water polo team gives grieving coach a reason to smile\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/023ed4f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F84%2F7d5bdb5de2324ce7d4e0ce0f1c11%2F750x422)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n> The thing I kept coming back to was it would be very selfish to let what happened to me personally affect this group and what we have set out to do.\n\n— Adam Krikorian, U.S. water polo coach\n\nIt was less than three minutes to play in Friday’s women’s Olympic water polo final when the emotions started to kick in for Adam Krikorian.\n\nNo women’s team had ever won consecutive gold medals in the sport, something Krikorian’s team was about to do. No team had ever scored more goals, given up fewer or won by a larger margin than Krikorian’s U.S. team did in its 12-5 rout of Italy.\n\nYet Krikorian’s emotions had nothing to do with joy or accomplishment. Two days before the opening ceremony of the Rio Games, Krikorian’s brother Blake was found dead in his car at a Northern California beach. The coroner said he had gone paddle boarding and died of a heart attack. He was 48.\n\n“It was hitting me pretty hard at the end of the game. Just thinking about my brother,” the coach said, taking a long pause to compose himself, “thinking about how hard this journey’s been.”\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-us-water-polo-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nColumn: Clipper’s D.J. is as good as gold\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3c9dafa\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F65%2F69b7c3fe4c165c0dadeaa76de914%2F750x422)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n> We wouldn’t be playing for a gold medal if DeAndre didn’t play that well.\n\n— Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. men’s basketball coach\n\nHe’s always been third.\n\nAs much lovable cartoon character as feared NBA star, his missed free throws as celebrated as his highlight dunks, DeAndre Jordan has spent his career as a giant in a shadow.\n\nMeet D.J., the flying, blocking, board-rattling Olympian.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-us-basketball-plaschke-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nPayback or not, this game is special for the Brazilians\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cacee84\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F74%2Fc566c3a39d63f63b452a6190e786%2F750x422)\n\n(Frank Augstein \/ Associated Press)\n\n> This is what we wanted. We are fighting to conquer this.\n\n— Gabriel Jesus, Brazil forward on defeating Germany\n\nIn the climactic scene of the iconic boxing moving “Rocky,” a bloodied and battered Apollo Creed pulls Rocky Balboa close and says, “There ain’t gonna be no rematch.”\n\nBut they do meet again.\n\nIt’s tough to pass up a rematch. Win once? Maybe you got lucky. Do it again, and no one can question who’s better. That’s why Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier three times. It’s why the Yankees play the Red Sox 19 times each season.\n\nIt’s also why Saturday’s Olympic soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-revenge-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nThe Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan is having the time of his life chasing gold at the Olympics\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b2cafc0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1024x683+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fba%2Fddd09aa3227b4e6c7d589b9d39f4%2Fla-sp-deandre-jordan-oly-20160819)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nFor eight seasons with the Clippers, DeAndre Jordan has never even been the most important player on his team.\n\nWhich made it fairly breathtaking Friday when he was the most important player in his country ...\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-us-basketball-plaschke-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nBrazil-Germany a World Cup rematch? Not to the players or coaches\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e148636\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1237+0+0\/resize\/1200x725!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F27%2F7b3769d2e19b5fa69f0284880b85%2Fla-sp-germany-brazil-semifinals-pictures-20140-005)\n\n(Frank Augstein \/ Associated Press)\n\nThe soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games.\n\nTwo years ago, Germany humiliated Brazil, 7-1, on its home soil in the most lopsided World Cup semifinal in history. It was a national embarrassment that will not soon be forgotten.\n\nSaturday’s rematch offers a chance at both revenge and redemption, though it can’t completely atone for the World Cup debacle because it won’t be a true international match.\n\nHere’s why ...\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-revenge-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nIn 3 Olympics finals, Usain Bolt has run for less than 2 minutes\n\nU.S. men celebrate a bronze in the 400-meter relay -- then get the bad news\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\nLed by Usain Bolt, Jamaica won the men’s 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics, with Japan taking silver.\n\nThe U.S. initially was declared third but was disqualified because of an illegal exchange outside the zone between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin. Canada was elevated to third, with former USC star Andre De Grasse becoming a three-time Rio medalist as the anchor.\n\nIt was the ninth time since 1995 that a U.S. men’s relay team was disqualified or couldn’t get the baton around at an Olympics or world championship.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160819-snap-story.html)\n\nUsain Bolt completes golden triple-triple on the track\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![Usain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b81cc5b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1197+0+0\/resize\/1200x701!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2Fcc%2F6e2c613b0da98aecf150112d543d%2Fla-usain-bolt-20160819)\n\nUsain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics.\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nIn perhaps the final Olympic race of his remarkable career, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt went a perfect three for three in his third consecutive Summer Games, an unprecedented feat and one that might stand untouched for years to come.\n\nBolt, who added the Rio 100- and 200-meter dash titles to the crowns he won in Beijing and London, anchored Jamaica’s 400-meter relay team to victory Friday at Olympic Stadium in 37.27 seconds.\n\nJapan was a surprising second in 37.60 seconds. The U.S. team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Trayvon Bromell that took third in 37.62 seconds was later disqualified for what’s believed to be a lane violation on their first baton exchange. Fourth-place Canada (37.64 seconds) was elevated to the bronze.\n\nBolt ran away from the field in the last 30 meters or so, then promptly ran to the crowd to greet his adoring fans before rejoining his teammates for celebrations that included dancing, wrapping themselves in flags and generally savoring a historic moment.\n\nBolt, who will be 30 on Sunday, has said he will retire after these Rio Games, which would be a great loss to a sport that urgently needs not only his excellence but his genial, fan-friendly personality. He didn’t set any world records in Rio, but he created great excitement and brought thousands of spectators to a stadium that was largely empty throughout the competition.\n\nJust before the men’s race, the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie won gold with a time of 41.01 seconds. That was the eighth medal of Felix’s stellar career, a total comprising five gold-- the most for any female track athlete -- and three silver.\n\nThe Jamaican team of Christiana Williams, sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36 seconds. Britain was third in 41.77 seconds.\n\nThe U.S. women had to run out of Lane 1 on Friday, making their task difficult. They were placed there because of their first-round mishap on Thursday, when Felix was elbowed by a Jamaican runner and couldn’t hand the baton cleanly to Gardner. That put them out of an automatic qualification, but the result was successfully appealed, and the relay -- with Morolake Akinosun as the anchor -- was allowed to run alone to try to get a top-8 time. They recorded the fastest time but were considered to have qualified on time and were relegated to the inside instead of a prime middle lane.\n\nEarlier Friday, the U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team ran the fastest first-round time- -- 3:21.42 -- and moved on to Saturday’s final. The lineup of Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory and Phyllis Francis got the baton around cleanly, avoiding any mishaps of the variety that the 400-meter relay team experienced in its first-round heat on Thursday. The 1,600-meter lineup will change for the final, though the exact lineup won’t be announced until Saturday afternoon.\n\nJamaica (3:22.38) had the second-best time, followed by Ukraine, Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland and Australia.\n\nThe U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team finished second in its heat to Jamaica, which got a scorching anchor leg from Javon Francis. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons and David Verburg of the U.S. were timed in 2:58.38, just behind Jamaica’s 2:58.29. Trinidad and Tobago was disqualified from that heat. Britain won the second heat but was disqualified, allowing Brazil to make Saturday’s final.\n\nIn the women’s 5,000, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot of Kenya set an Olympic record with a time of 14:27.17 to win gold, ahead of Hellen Obiri of Kenya (14:29.77) and 10,000-meter champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia (14:33.59). Shelby Houlihan, who became the lone American entrant when Abbey D’Agostino had to withdraw because of a serious knee injury she suffered during a fall in the previous round, finished 11th in 15:08.89.\n\nAllyson Felix gets record fifth gold medal when U.S. women win 400 relay\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![Members of the U.S. women's 400-meter relay team -- from left) Tianna Bartoletta, English Gardner, Tori Bowie and Allyson Felix -- celebrate after winning the gold medal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/bacecd6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1161+0+0\/resize\/1200x680!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2Fc4%2F52ab7a119ba90ffcda9e59e0cb35%2Fla-sp-usa-women-s-relay-team-20160819)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nThe U.S. women have retained the 400-meter relay title and helped Allyson Felix win her record fifth Olympic gold medal.\n\nThe Americans, who needed to set a qualifying time in a solo rerun hours after dropping the baton in the preliminaries and getting a second chance on protest, won Friday’s final in 41.01 seconds.\n\nA Jamaican team including Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36. Britain won bronze in a national record 41.77.\n\nThe 30-year-old Felix entered the Rio Games as one of six women with four Olympic gold medals in track and field.\n\nGermany wins its first women’s soccer gold medal with 2-1 victory over Sweden\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nGermany defeated Sweden, 2-1, to win the women’s soccer gold medal for the first time in the Olympics.\n\nGermany opened the scoring with a goal by Dzsenifer Marozsan in the 48th minute and added to the lead with an own goal by Swedish defender Linda Sembrant in the 62nd.\n\nSweden pulled one closer with Stina Blackstenius in the 67th but was not able to get the equalizer despite some good late chances at the Maracana Stadium.\n\nA two-time World Cup champion, Germany had previously won three bronze medals. It was playing in the Olympic final for the first time.\n\nSweden has won its first silver in women’s soccer. It had never been on the podium.\n\nAmerican Connor Fields finally brings home gold in men’s BMX racing\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nThe United States ended its gold medal drought in BMX racing after Connor Fields won the men’s Olympic final in the American-born sport on Friday, and Mariana Pajon of Colombia successfully defended her title in the women’s final.\n\nU.S. cyclist Alise Post took silver behind Pajon, while Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela won bronze.\n\nA fan favorite, Pajon raised her bike in the air after pedaling to a stop across the finish line, acknowledging the adoring fans in the stands waving the yellow, blue and red flag of her home country.\n\nFields was just as jubilant after racing to the front and holding off Dutch rider Jelle van Gorkom at the finish line to take the gold.\n\nThere was a photo finish for third, with Carlos Ramirez Yepes of Colombia just edging out the United States’ Nic Long for the bronze. Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal.\n\nStill, it was a banner day for the United States. The medals for Fields and Post snapped a podium drought in London in 2012.\n\nIt had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June and needed a special brace to compete in Rio de Janeiro.\n\n“There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning,” said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. “I was like, ‘Get to the line! Get to the line!’ I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldn’t believe it.”\n\nThe reigning world champion, Pajon enjoyed home-continent advantage and acknowledged loud fans who wore Team Colombia shirts. Pajon rode to the front early in each of her three semifinal heats, and never looked back, either after the first turn in the final.\n\n“My first gold was huge. But two is amazing,” said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race.\n\nShe’s a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May.\n\nPajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin.\n\nU.S. tops Spain to advance to gold-medal game in men’s basketball\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\nIt wasn’t pretty, but Team USA has advanced to Sunday’s gold-medal men’s basketball game.\n\nThe U.S. defeated Spain with a grinding 82-76 victory on Friday and now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Australia and Serbia, two teams that the Americans defeated by 10 and three points, respectively, in group play.\n\nIn the first half, the U.S. grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that helped pace it to a 45-39 halftime edge. Klay Thompson, who finished with 22 points, had 17 by halftime.\n\nKevin Durant added 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 13 for the Americans.\n\nBut the U.S. could never quite put Spain away. In particular, the U.S. had trouble containing Pau Gasol, who scored 23 points.\n\nThe referees tried to wrestle control of the game early and doled out five technical fouls, giving the game a choppy pace. It didn’t help that both teams struggled to find their stride offensively.\n\nSerbia gave the U.S. its closest game in preliminary play. The Americans pulled out a 94-91 victory in a game that went down to the final seconds, when the Serbs had a chance to tie the score.\n\nDespite defeating Australia, 98-88, the Americans trailed by two points, 72-70, early in the fourth quarter. That’s when Carmelo Anthony got hot and scored 14 of Team USA’s next 18 points to help open an 88-80 lead.\n\nU.S. women win second straight water polo title\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![The U.S. women's water polo team erupts after scoring a goal against Italy to secure the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Games.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/079509b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1024x722+0+0\/resize\/1200x846!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fdd%2F798a5d56b7592ed2034266ef220a%2Fla-sp-us-women-s-water-polo-20160819)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nThe U.S. became the first two-time Olympic champion in women’s water polo history Friday, blitzing Italy, 12-5, at Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium.\n\nThe U.S. won its first gold in London four years ago but just four women -- Maggie Steffens, Kami Craig, Melissa Seidemann and Courtney Mathewson -- from that team played in Rio. All four scored in Friday’s final, though, with Steffens’ third-period goal giving her a tournament-high 17.\n\nThe U.S., which trailed just once for less than a minute in six games in Rio, took the lead for good on Kiley Neushul’s goal less than four minutes into the first period.\n\nBy the end of the opening eight minutes, the Americans led 4-1 and were never seriously challenged after that. Neushul finished with three goals -- on four shots -- while Rachel Fatal and Mackenize Fischer scored two each. Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson also came up big, making nine saves and stopping a penalty shot early in the second half before coming out of the game for Sami Hill with 2 1\/2 minutes to play.\n\nHill made two saves in her brief appearance.\n\nFriday’s final was the first matchup of former champions in five women’s water polo tournaments and both teams came into the gold-medal game unbeaten.\n\nItaly won its gold in 2004.\n\nU.S. men’s volleyball team loses to Italy in semifinals\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Italy's Emanuele Birarelli, right, spikes the ball while U.S. player David Lee attempts to block during a men's semifinal match Friday at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2f8dd21\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1200x700+0+0\/resize\/1200x700!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fab%2F6894153ab0becc32e00256ace3c1%2Fla-sp-emanuele-birarelli-david-lee-p-20160819)\n\n(Juan Mabromata \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nThey called a timeout to try to stop Italy’s momentum.\n\nIt didn’t work.\n\nThey tried it again.\n\nNothing, it seemed, was going to work late in the fifth set against a suddenly surging Italy.\n\nThe well-developed survival skills exhibited by the U.S. men’s volleyball team here vanished late in its semifinal against Italy on Friday at the Olympics. Italy won a thriller, 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. The U.S. had been trying to avenge an earlier loss to Italy in pool play as well as a devastating defeat four years ago at the London Olympics.\n\nItaly saved five set points in the opening set and had one in the second set but missed the chance to take a two-set lead. It recovered its poise after a one-sided third set and won the fourth, finishing it off with a 6-0 run.\n\n“At the end of the day, we just weren’t skilled enough,” said U.S. Coach John Speraw. “We just didn’t execute on some opportunities and Italy did.”\n\nOn trying to get up for the bronze-medal match after such a tough loss:\n\n“It’s really really hard. I almost feel like today we need to mourn and just get it out of our system,” he said. “I know we will. Tomorrow we’re going to have to regroup to prepare ourselves for the next step.”\n\nIn Sunday’s bronze-medal match, the U.S. will play Brazil or Russia. Brazil and Russia were to play in a semifinal later on Friday.\n\nThe journey has been anything but easy for the U.S. in Rio. The team lost their first two games in pool play – to Canada and Italy – before finding the right touch and aggressive approach after a team meeting.\n\nFriday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\n![The U.S. women's water polo team.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/92c2459\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2F5f%2F133b70cb194ad8231fe484823678%2Fla-sp-sn-water-polo-20160819)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nSchedule and results from Friday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Women’s singles gold medal match**\n\nCarolina Marin, Spain, d. P. V. Sindhu, India, 2-1\n\n**Women’s singles bronze medal match**\n\nNozomi Okuhara, Japan, d. Li Xuerui, China, walkover\n\n**Men’s doubles gold medal match**\n\nChina (H.F. Fu and N. Zhang) d. Malaysia (W.K. Tan and V. S. Goh), 2-1\n\n**Basketball (men’s semifinals)**\n\nUnited States 82, Spain 76\n\nSerbia 87, Australia 61\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Women’s lightweight (60kg)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Estelle Mossely, France\n\n**Silver**\\--Junhua Yin, China\n\n**Bronze**\\--Anastasiia Beliakova, Russia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Mira Potkonen, Finland\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Women’s BMX final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Mariana Pajón, Colombia, 34.09 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Alise Post, United States, 34.43\n\n**Bronze**\\--Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 34.75\n\n**Men’s BMX finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Connor Fields, United States, 34.64\n\n**Silver**\\--Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 35.31\n\n**Bronze**\\--Carlos Ramirez, Colombia, 35.51\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Men’s 10-Meter platform qualifiers**\n\n1\\. Thomas Daley, Britain, 571.85; 2. Bo Qiu, China, 564.75; 3. Aisen Chen, China, 545.35; 4. David Boudia, United States, 496.55; 5. Benjamin Auffret, France, 470.45; 6. Martin Wolfram, Germany, 468.80; 7. Sascha Klein, Germany, 463.40; 8. Viktor Minibaev, Russia, 462.25; 9. James Connor, Australia, 457.05; 10. Rafael Quintero, Puerto Rico, 456.55; 11. Haram Woo, South Korea, 438.45; 12. German Sanchez, Mexico, 430.05; 13. Hugo Parisi, Brazil, 422.45;\n\n14\\. Vincent Riendeau, Canada, 419.50; 15. Ivan Garcia, Mexico, 418.90; 16. Nikita Shleikher, Russia, 418.15; 17. Domonic Bedggood, Australia, 413.85;\n\n18\\. Steele Johnson, United States, 403.75\n\n**Equestrian**\n\n**Individual jumping finals**\n\n**Gold-**\\-Nick Skelton, Great Britain\n\n**Silver**\\--Peder Fredricson, Sweden\n\n**Bronze**\\--Eric Lamaze, Canada\n\n**Field Hockey (women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nBritain 3, Netherlands 3, (Britain wins 2-0 in shootout)\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGermany 2, New Zealand 1\n\n**Handball (men’s semifinals)**\n\nFrance 29, Germany 28\n\nDenmark 29, Poland 28 (OT)\n\n**Modern pentathlon**\n\n**Women’s combined (running and shooting)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Chrloe Esposito, Australia, 1,392 points (Olympic record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Elodie Clouvel, France, 1,356\n\n**Bronze**\\--Oktawia Nowacka, Poland, 1,349\n\n**Soccer (women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nGermany 2, Sweden 1\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nCanada 2, Brazil 1\n\n**Synchronized swimming**\n\n**Teams final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Russia, 196.1439\n\n**Silver**\\--China, 192.9841\n\n**Bronze**\\--Japan, 189.2056\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 80 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse, Ivory Coast\n\n**Silver**\\--Lutalo Muhammad, Britain\n\n**Bronze**\\--Oussama Oueslati, Tunisia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Milad Beigi Harchegani, Azerbaijan\n\n**Women’s 67 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hyeri Oh, South Korea\n\n**Silver**\\--Haby Niare, France\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi, Ivory Coast\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nur Tatar, Turkey\n\n**Track and field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**400-meter relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jamaica (Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, p-Kemar Bailey-Cole, p-Jevaughn Minzie), 37.27\n\n**Silver**\\--Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge), 37.60\n\n**Bronze**\\--Canada (Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre de Grasse, p-Mobolade Ajomale), 37.64\n\n**50-kilometer race walking final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Matej Tóth, Slovakia, 3:40:58\n\n**Silver**\\--Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:41:16\n\n**Bronze**\\--Evan Dunfee, Canada, 3:41:38\n\n**Women**\n\n**5,000 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:26:17 (Olympic record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenya, 14:29:77\n\n**Bronze**\\--Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 14:33:59\n\n**400-meter relay**\n\n**Gold**\\--United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun), 41.01\n\n**Silver**\\--Jamaica (Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes), 41.36\n\n**Bronze**\\--Britain (Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita), 41.77\n\n**20-kilometer race walking**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hong Liu, China, 1:28:35\n\n**Silver**\\--Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Mexico, 1:28:37\n\n**Bronze**\\--Xiuzhi Lu, China, 1:28:42\n\n**Volleyball (men’s semifinals)**\n\nItaly 3, United States 2 (30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9)\n\nBrazil 3, Russia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17)\n\n**Water polo (women)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nUnited States 12, Italy 5\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nRussia 19, Hungary 18\n\nChina 10, Brazil 5 (seventh place)\n\nSpain 12, Australia 10 (fifth place)\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men’s freestyle 57 kg**\n\n**Gold**\\--Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia\n\n**Silver**\\--Rei Higuchi, Japan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Hassan Sabzali Rahimi, Iran\n\n**Men’s freestyle 74 kg**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati, Iran\n\n**Silver**\\--Aniuar Geduev, Russia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Soner Demirtas, Turkey\n\n**Bronze**\\--Jabrayil Hasanov, Azerbaijan\n\nAs his story unravels, Ryan Lochte apologizes for ‘not being more careful and candid’\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz are escorted by police through Miami International airport after returning to the U.S.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/28bc9e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1505+0+0\/resize\/1200x882!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F9c%2F3c57d35a094fbf0d9bd411ea5707%2Fla-sp-sn-us-olympic-team-swimmers-arrive-back-in-us-after-controversy-over-lying-to-police-about-alledged-rob-20160819)\n\n(Angel Valentin \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nRyan Lochte [apologized Friday for his role](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-read-ryan-lochte-s-apology-for-his-1471616618-htmlstory.html) in an altercation at a gas station near Olympic Park and for “not being more careful and candid” in how he described the incident.\n\nLochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, initially gave a dramatic account of being robbed at gunpoint along early Sunday morning along with three other U.S. swimmers.\n\nThe story unraveled Thursday when Brazilian authorities said it was fabricated and the four swimmers instead damaged a bathroom at a gas station. They were detained by security guards, one of whom pulled a gun to prevent them from leaving, until the athletes paid about \\$50 in dollars and reals to resolve the matter.\n\n“It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country -- with a language barrier -- and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte’s three-paragraph statement posted on his Twitter account said, “but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event.\n\n“I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons.”\n\nLochte’s statement followed the U.S. Olympic Committee’s apology to Brazil late Thursday for the behavior of the swimmers and USA Swimming promising a “thorough” review of the incident.\n\nRio 2016 spokesman Maria Andrada accepted Lochte’s apology, but said Brazilians felt humiliated by the situation.\n\n“Understand that the Brazilian population was quite disappointed in the actions and the facts,” Andrada said during his daily news conference. “I think that the Brazilian population will accept his apologies and we want to put this matter to an end and I don’t see this as a fact that will mark these Games.”\n\nMark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the apology “entirely appropriate.”\n\nEarlier Friday, two of Lochte’s teammates, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, returned to the U.S. after being prevented from leaving Brazil 24 hours earlier.\n\nFernando Veloso, head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said Bentz and Conger gave statements to police Thursday that contradicted Lochte’s account.\n\nThe fourth swimmer involved, Jimmy Feigen, remains in Brazil. He reached agreement to pay a fine of 35,000 reals, about \\$10,800, for falsely reporting a crime, according to a statement from Judge Tula Correa de Mello. The money will go to a local charity. A judge previously barred Feigen from leaving the country; his passport will be returned and he’ll be free to depart when the money is received.\n\nVeloso has left open the possibility that Lochte, who returned to the U.S. on Monday, could face charges, saying “there’s very strong evidence that at least one of the swimmers, Ryan Lochte, made a false police report.”\n\nThe swimmers previously claimed in a statement issued by the USOC that they were robbed by armed men posing as police officers while traveling by taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Lochte told NBC News earlier this week that one of the robbers put a gun to his head and cocked it.\n\nPolice said it wasn’t true.\n\nUSOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called the behavior of the four athletes “not acceptable” in a statement.\n\n“We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” Blackmun said.\n\nIn a separate statement, USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus said, “That this is drawing attention away from Team USA’s incredible accomplishments in the water and by other athletes across the Olympic Games is upsetting. The athletes and their remarkable stories should be the focus.”\n\nEduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, told reporters Friday that he pitied the four swimmers because of their “character flaws.” The mayor added that he didn’t believe the swimmers were representative of the more than 550 U.S. athletes competing in the Games.\n\nRead Ryan Lochte’s apology for his actions in Rio\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\n![Ryan Lochte during competition in Rio.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8b37ebe\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1416+0+0\/resize\/1200x830!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2Fb4%2F0e69a4d99fd955da85b57f2afce4%2Fla-sp-sn-ryan-lochte-20160818)\n\n(Michael Sohn \/ Associated Press)\n\nRyan Lochte, at the center of controversy for making up a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted an apology on Friday morning for “not being more careful and candid in how I described the events”.\n\nYou can read his full apology below and keep up with continuing developments on [Lochte, his teammates and the actions in Rio here](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-1471612923-htmlstory.html).\n\nFor some athletes, it’s a tough decision to stay when they’re eliminated from competition\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/46ceeac\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2Fc8%2F540bcbf4f1d9ff5627755702f9d0%2F750x422)\n\n(Pascal Le Segretain \/ Getty Images)\n\n> I know some athletes in other sports are already back in the States. In London, a lot of the boxers left early after they lost. But all of our athletes are staying for the duration this time around, which is nice.\n\n— Julie Goldsticker, press officer for USA Boxing\n\nIt was moving day at the Olympic village Thursday, and Michelle Carter had more than just a gold medal to pack.\n\n“I was going to take this to the post office,” she said, clutching at the blue-and-green bedsheet she had tried to mail home. “But they don’t have a box big enough.”\n\nCarter, the women’s shot put champion, was leaving Rio de Janeiro four days before Sunday’s closing ceremony. And she isn’t the only U.S. athlete who has decided to exit early.\n\nThe Americans came into these Olympics with more than 550 athletes, the largest delegation in the Rio Games. But nearly half of them have already left.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-athletes-village-20160818-snap-story.html)\n\nColumn: There are many ways this story could have gone, and wrong was the one\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n> You’re a media hound who suddenly has a story to tell, not the true but cowardly story of entitled American athletes breaking stuff, but a story that would make you seem tough and hip.\n\n— Bill Plaschke\n\nSo you’re Ryan Lochte (heaven forbid), you’re an Olympic star with a dozen medals, you’re a cool cat with bluish hair and a wry smile, and you’re returning from a night in Rio with three Olympic teammates.\n\nSomeone orders the cab driver to pull into a Shell gas station so someone can use the bathroom, but then everyone allegedly destroys the bathroom, breaking a door, busting a soap dispenser and tearing down a poster.\n\nYour band of idiots returns to the cab without apology or explanation, and is prepared to drive to the Olympic Village when a security guard intervenes. The guy wants everyone to pay for the damages, a couple of your fools try to run, a gun is pulled and your boorish bunch finally shells out the equivalent of \\$50 and drives away unharmed.\n\nSo you’re Ryan Lochte and you’re embarrassed, but by the time you return to the Olympic village, you’re also inspired.\n\nYou blame it on Rio. You say you were yet another victim of the lawless Brazilian streets. You claim you were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Rio policemen. You even mention somebody putting a gun to your head, because what’s more gangster than that?\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-lochte-plaschke-20160818-snap-story.html)\n\nUsain Bolt wins 200, completes third straight Olympic sprint double\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\nAlthough rivals are nipping at Usain Bolt’s golden heels and he grumbled last week that his schedule at the Rio Olympics was too hectic for him to run world-record times, the lanky Jamaican sprinter remains unequaled at producing stunning performances on the most momentous of occasions.\n\nBolt reaffirmed his place in sports history Thursday at Olympic Stadium by winning the men’s 200-meter dash and becoming the only man to win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympics. His time of 19.78 seconds wasn’t the sub-19 time he had been hoping for, but it was enough for him to defeat Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.02 seconds) and Christophe Lemaitre of France (20.12). LaShawn Merritt of the U.S., the bronze medalist in the 400, finished sixth in 20.19 seconds.\n\nIt was the second medal in these Games for De Grasse, who competed for USC and was an NCAA champion. He won bronze in the 100, and in the 200 semifinals cheekily pushed Bolt into running a faster time than Bolt had planned. But Bolt had plenty of energy left Thursday and turned the evening into a historic occasion.\n\nLoose enough before the race to do a little samba while waiting to be introduced, Bolt ran confidently on the damp track as a light rain fell and never seemed threatened. He’s still pursuing a triple-triple of wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter relay in three straight Games. The relay final will take place Friday.\n\nAshton Eaton wins second consecutive gold medal in decathlon\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nAshton Eaton has defended his Olympic decathlon title, equaling the Games record with a surge on the last lap of the 1,500 meters — the last event in the two-day competition.\n\nThe 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004.\n\nKevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver and Damian Warner of Canada took bronze with 8,666 points.\n\nU.S. men win gold and silver in shot put\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nRyan Crouser won the shot put gold medal with an Olympic record 22.52 meters, leading world champion Joe Kovacs in a 1-2 finish for the United States.\n\nThe 23-year-old Crouser recorded the three best throws of his career, starting with 22.22 on his second attempt to take an early lead and improving it to 22.26 before his biggest attempt of the night on his fifth put.\n\nKovacs, who had the season-leading mark heading into the final, took silver at 21.78 and world indoor champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand won bronze at 21.36.\n\nTomasz Majewski, who won the Olympic gold for Poland in 2008 and 2012, was a distant sixth with a mark of 20.72 after opening with two fouls.\n\nU.S. women defeat France, 86-67, to reach the gold-medal game\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\n![USA's Brittney Griner is covered by France's center Sandrine Gruda during second half action.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/de9eb99\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2F3c%2Fa4c6b89bc683502f409014779b8b%2Fimg-57b6762b-turbine-la-usa-beats-france-20160818)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nTeam USA captain Sue Bird missed Thursday’s semifinal because of a right knee injury, but that did not much matter for the United States, which advanced to Saturday’s gold-medal game with a 86-67 victory over France on Thursday.\n\nThe United States led by just four at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity out of the locker room and outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter.\n\nDiana Taurasi had 18 points for the United States while Maya Moore added 15.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/la-sp-oly-us-womens-basketball-20160818-snap-story.html)\n\nRio police say American swimmers’ story of robbery is a fabrication\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n, David Wharton and Vincent Bevins\n\nThe story that Ryan Lochte told four days ago was frightening and detailed, the Olympic gold medalist recalling a late-night robbery and a pistol pressed against his head.\n\nOn Thursday, Brazilian authorities presented evidence they say contradicts that account and could turn what at first had been a deeply embarrassing incident for the Summer Games’ host country into a different kind of international incident.\n\nThe head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, Fernando Veloso, said the version of the events told by Lochte and three U.S. swimming teammates was fabricated. The athletes, he said, damaged a gas station bathroom early Sunday morning and were involved in a confrontation with armed security before paying about \\$50 to resolve the matter.\n\n“We can confirm that there was no robbery as they described, and they were not victims as they presented themselves,” Veloso told a packed news conference, alleging the athletes had given “a fantastical version of events.”\n\nContrary to reports, Veloso said none of the swimmers have been indicted.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-lochte-robbery-20160818-snap-story.html)\n\nU.S. women’s relay team makes most of second chance, advances to final\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\nThe U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team, given a second chance to reach the Rio Olympic final after successfully appealing its disqualification from its first-round heat, got the baton around the track safely in a rerun Thursday night and earned a chance to compete for a gold medal in Friday’s final.\n\nThe team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun had been disqualified from its heat Thursday morning after Felix was bumped by Brazil’s Kauiza Venancio and was thrown off stride, causing her to make a faulty exchange to Gardner. The baton fell and Gardner picked it up, on Felix’s urging, and they finished the race. However, they and the Brazilian teams were disqualified. USA Track and Field officials sought relief from a Jury of Appeals on the basis that Felix had been impeded; the jury agreed and granted the rerun.\n\nThe same four athletes ran in the same order, but they were the only runners on the track. Their handoffs were fine and they were timed in 41.77 seconds, the top qualifying time. However, because they earned the spot in a rerun they are considered to have qualified for the final on time and will run in Lane 1 or Lane 8 instead of a prime middle lane. China timed at 42.70 seconds — a few hundredths behind Canada — and was dropped out of the field for the final.\n\nGardner said it felt odd to be on the track, in Lane 2, with no other runners out there.\n\n“Honestly I feel like it was a glorified practice. We just had fun out there,” Gardner said. “We were laughing and joking going in, staying light, and that was the whole point. We already knew we were going to execute the first time — it was just that we had an unforeseen circumstance. Now, all we had to do is the same thing and the same plan that we had the first time — just get out there and absolutely execute it.”\n\nFelix said the experience was “different. It was really weird. But I think when we walked out and people were cheering for us, I think it uplifted us a little bit, encouraged us. We’re just grateful.”\n\nFelix, a seven-time Olympic medalist, also said she had never been in a situation like that. “I think that anyone who’s impeded, I think the process was fair,” Felix said.\n\nGardner said she wished the best of luck to the Chinese sprinters, who are now out of the final. “It’s unfortunate, what happened,” she said. “I wish that it didn’t happen this way and that we were able to basically all compete because we all worked so hard to get here and those girls worked so hard to run the relay and they missed out on the opportunity. My heart is heavy for them but the protest ruled that we were able to run off and we got the opportunity and we seized it.”\n\nA day of upsets and suspensions continues in Rio, from BMX to combat sports\n\nBy Staff and wire reports\n\nThe U.S. women’s volleyball team [losing a semifinal](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-top-ranked-u-s-women-upset-in-1471553639-htmlstory.html) and American wrestler Helen Maroulis [defeating three-time gold medalist](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-helen-maroulis-wins-first-gold-ever-for-1471554152-htmlstory.html) Saori Yoshida of Japan aren’t the only big upsets Thursday in Rio.\n\nTwo top BMX racers and two top-seeded taekwondo competitors also were eliminated from the Summer Games.\n\nTwo-time gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia and reigning world champion Joris Daudet of France failed to advance out of their BMX quarterfinals.\n\nStrombergs’ coach, Ivo Lakucs, says Strombergs had decided before the Olympics that this would be it. Lakucs says the disappointing result Thursday wouldn’t change Strombergs’ mind.\n\nIn taekwondo, Turkey’s defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul was beaten, 19-6, by Russia’s Alexey Denisenko in their quarterfinal in the men’s 68-kilogram division. Second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea went out shortly afterward in a closely fought battle with Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush.\n\nBoth Tazegul and Lee might have the chance to fight in the repechage competition for a bronze medal Thursday evening.\n\nAnd then there was news that the International Canoe Federation suspended canoe sprint bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova after he failed a pre-competition doping test while a Chinese swimmer and Brazilian road cyclist have been disqualified from the Olympics after failing doping tests.\n\nThe 19-year-old Tarnovschi was due to compete in the 1,000-meters double on Friday with his older brother Oleg. The ICF said he would “now no longer be eligible and will face provisional suspension” under anti-doping rules.\n\nThe Court of Arbitration for Sport issued final verdicts Thursday in the cases of swimmer Chen Xinyi and cyclist Kleber Ramos.\n\nHelen Maroulis wins first gold ever for a U.S. women’s wrestler\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![Helen Maroulis of the U.S., right, celebrates after beating Japan's Saori Yoshida to win a gold medal in freestyle wrestling.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/642a23e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1800x1072+0+0\/resize\/1200x715!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2Fe3%2F4ad0ddc6d378e4844e77ecf9b2f4%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-223)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nHelen Maroulis of the United States defeated Japan’s Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final to win the first-ever gold medal for an American women’s wrestler.\n\nMaroulis celebrated Thursday’s win by running around the mat in a circle and holding the United States flag with both hands while it was draped over her back.\n\nYoshida was a 16-time world champion who was going for her fourth gold. She hadn’t lost in a major tournament in years, but she had been less dominant in recent tournaments. Maroulis was on a two-year win streak of her own.\n\nYoshida was trying to become the second woman to ever win four Olympic gold medals in a single event across four Summer Games, and the second wrestler to win four Olympic golds. Yoshida’s teammate, Kaori Icho, accomplished the feats Wednesday by winning the 58-kilogram gold.\n\nTop-ranked U.S. women upset in volleyball semifinal by Serbia\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nSerbia has stunned the top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team that was chasing its first-ever Olympic gold.\n\nWith star player Foluke Akinradewo injured early, the Americans came back from a 2-1 deficit to force a fifth set before falling 15-13.\n\nSerbia won the five-set match, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13, on Thursday — handing the U.S. its first defeat in Rio.\n\nAkinradewo’s teammates took over after she hurt her left knee late in the opening set.\n\nWith two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil also ousted in a five-setter by China in the quarterfinals, Serbia will now face either the young Chinese squad led by former U.S. coach Jenny Lang Ping or the surprising Netherlands team, which is back in the Olympic volleyball competition for the first time in 20 years.\n\nThursday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\nSchedule and results from Thursday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Women’s doubles**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nJapan (A. Takahashi and M. Matsutomo) d. Denmark (K.R. Juhl and C. Pedersen), 2-1\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nSouth Korea (S.C. Shin and K.E. Jung) d. China (Y.N. Tang and Y. Yu), 2-0\n\n**Men’s doubles**\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGreat Britain (M. Ellis and C. Langridge) d. China (B. Chai and W. Hong), 2-1\n\n**Basketball (women’s semifinals)**\n\nSpain 68, Serbia 54\n\nUnited States 86, France 67\n\n**Beach volleyball**\n\n**Men’s gold medal match**\n\nCerutti Alison and Oscar Schmidt Bruno, Brasil def. Nicolai Paolo and Lupo Daniele, Italy, 21-19, 21-17\n\n**Men’s bronze medal match**\n\nAlexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands, def. Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia, 23-21, 22-20\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Men’s light-heavyweight gold medal match**\n\nJulio César La Cruz, Cuba, d. Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 3-0\n\n**Canoe\/Kayak**\n\n**Men’s canoe 1,000-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt and M. Gross), 3:10.78\n\n**Silver**\\--Serbia (M. Tomićević and M. Zorić), 3:10.96\n\n**Bronze**\\--Australia (L. Tame and K. Wallace), 3:12.59\n\n**Men’s canoe single 200-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Yuriy Cheban, Ukraine, 39.27 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Valentin Demyanenko, Azerbaijan, 39.49\n\n**Bronze**\\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 39.62\n\n**Men’s kayak double 200-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Spain (S. Craviotto Rivero and C. Toro Carballo), 32.07 secondsfield\n\n**Silver**\\--Great Britain (L. Heath and J. Schofield), 32.36\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lithuania (E. Ramanauskas and A. Lankas), 32.38\n\n**Women’s kayak single 500-meter sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\--Danuta Kozák, Hungary, 1:52.49\n\n**Silver**\\--Emma Jørgensen, Denmark, 1:54.32\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 1:54.37\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Women’s 10-meter platform final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Qian Ren, China\n\n**Silver**\\--Yajie Si, China\n\n**Bronze**\\--Meaghan Benfeito, Canada\n\n**Field hockey (men)**\n\n**Gold medal match**\n\nArgentina 4, Belgium 2\n\n**Bronze medal match**\n\nGermany 1, Netherlands 1 (Germany wins in shootout)\n\n**Handball (women’s semifinals)**\n\nFrance 24, Netherlands 23\n\nRussia 38, Norway 37\n\n**Sailing**\n\n**Women’s 470 dinghy**\n\n**Gold**\\--Great Britain (H. Mills and S. Clark), 44 points\n\n**Silver**\\--New Zealand (J. Aleh and O. Powrie), 54\n\n**Bronze**\\--France (H. Defrance and C. Lecointre), 62\n\n**Men’s 470 dinghy**\n\n**Gold**\\--Croatia (Š. Fantela and I. Marenić), 43 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Australia (W. Ryan and M. Belcher), 58\n\n**Bronze**\\--Greece (P. Mantis and P. Kagialis), 58\n\n**Men’s 49er skiff**\n\n**Gold**\\--New Zealand (P. Burling and B. Tuke), 35 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Australia (N. Outteridge and I. Jensen), 78\n\n**Bronze**\\--Germany (E. Heil and T. Plössel), 83\n\n**Women’s 49er skiff**\n\n**Gold**\\--Brazil (M. Grael and K. Kunze), 48 points\n\n**Silver**\\--New Zealand (M. Meech and A. Maloney), 51\n\n**Bronze**\\--Denmark (K. Salskov-Iversen and J. Hansen), 54\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 68 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan, def. Alexey Denisenko, Russia, 10-6\n\n**Bronze**\\--Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, Spain, def. Edgar Contreras, Venezuela, 4-3\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lee Daehoon, South Korea, def. Jaouad Achab, Belgium, 11-7\n\n**Women’s 57 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jade Jones, Britain, def. Eva Calvo Gomez, Spain, 16-7.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Hedaya Wahba, Egypt, def. Raheleh Asemani, Belgium, 1-0\n\n**Bronze**\\-- Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran, def. Nikita Glasnovic, Sweden, 5-1\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**200 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.78.\n\n**Silver**\\--Andre de Grasse, Canada, 20.02.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Christophe Lemaitre, France, 20.12.\n\n**400-meter hurdles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Kerron Clement, United States, 47.73 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Boniface Mucheru, Kenya, 47.78\n\n**Bronze**\\--Yasmani Copello, Turkey, 47.92\n\n**Shotput**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ryan Crouser, United States, (22.52), 73-10 1-2.\n\n**Silver**\\--Joe Kovacs, United States, (21.78), 71-5 1-2.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Tomas Walsh, New Zealand, (21.36), 70-1.\n\n**Decathlon**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ashton Eaton, United States, 8893 points\n\n**Silver**\\--Kevin Mayer, France, 8834\n\n**Bronze**\\--Damian Warner, Canada, 8666\n\n**Women**\n\n**Javelin Throw**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sara Kolak, Croatia, (66.18), 217-1 1-2.\n\n**Silver**\\--Sunette Viljoen, South Africa, (64.92), 212-12.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (64.80), 212-7 1-4.\n\n**Triathlon**\n\n**Men’s final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:01\n\n**Silver**\\--Jonny Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:07\n\n**Bronze**\\--Henri Schoeman, South Africa, 1:45:43\n\n**Volleyball (women’s semifinals)**\n\nSerbia 3, United States 2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13)\n\nChina 3, Netherlands 1, (27-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23)\n\n**Water polo (men)**\n\nClassification round\n\nHungary 13, Brazil 4\n\nGreece 9, Spain 7\n\nSemifinals\n\nCroatia 12, Montenegro 8\n\nSerbia 10, Italy 8\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Women’s freestyle 53 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Helen Louise Maroulis, United States\n\n**Silver**\\--Saori Yoshida, Japan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Natalya Sinishin, Azerbaijan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sofia Magdalena Mattsson, Sweden\n\n**Women’s freestyle 63 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Risako Kawai, Japan\n\n**Silver**\\--Maryia Mamashuk, Belarus\n\n**Bronze**\\--Yekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Monika Ewa Michalik, Poland\n\n**Women’s freestyle 75 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Erica Elizabeth Wiebe, Canada\n\n**Silver**\\--Guzel Manyurova, Kazakhstan\n\n**Bronze**\\--Fengliu Zhang, China\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ekaterina Bukina, Russia\n\nIndia finally wins a medal at Rio Olympics\n\nBy Shashank Bengali\n\n![India's Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning a medal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/1ac575a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F94%2Fb6414d3171462709f45dc819919c%2Fla-1471540870-snap-photo)\n\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nBy winning a bronze medal in wrestling, 23-year-old Sakshi Malik helped India avoid a potentially embarrassing Olympic blackout.\n\nThe nation of 1.25 billion people awoke Thursday to the news that Malik had earned a place on the podium in the 58-kilogram category, the first medal for India at the Games in Rio de Janeiro.\n\n“The entire nation is rejoicing,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world\/la-fg-india-olympics-20160818-snap-htmlstory.html)\n\nAIBA fights to quell boxing controversy as Stevenson advances to semifinals for U.S.\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\nIn its latest effort to quiet a controversy over disputed judging decisions in the Rio Olympic boxing competition, the International Boxing Assn. on Thursday removed the executive director in charge of the tournament.\n\nFrancco Falcinelli, vice president of the AIBA executive board and the chief of the European Boxing Confederation, will oversee the final four days of bouts.\n\nOn Wednesday, the AIBA said it had reviewed the decisions in the first 239 Rio bouts and found reason to send an undetermined number of judges home. The BBC and the Guardian reported six judges had been expelled.\n\nBoxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions in the Rio tournament, the most prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit.\n\nNikitin was so beat up in his win he will not be able to answer the bell in Thursday’s semifinal with American Shakur Stevenson, sending Stevenson on to Saturday’s final against Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. Stevenson is the first U.S. male to reach a final in Olympic boxing since light-heavyweight Andre Ward in 2004.\n\nBoxing officials were reportedly concerned about the possibility of fixed bouts even before the Rio Games even opened. Some AIBA authorities were so worried, according to the Guardian, they asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene and called for Wu Ching-kuo, the reform-minded president of the AIBA, to resign.\n\nSince the London Games, the AIBA has changed its scoring system, adopting the 10-point must system used by professional boxing with judges awarding a fighter 10 points for each round he wins.\n\nWomen’s wrestling: Maroulis, Pirozhkova in medal hunt; Gray loses in quarterfinals\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Helen Maroulis of the U.S., right, wrestles North Korea's Myong Suk Jong.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/984eae2\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1491+0+0\/resize\/1200x874!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F6c%2F170073f8a40be3648d995563afa4%2Fla-wrestle-20160818)\n\n(Sergei Ilnitsky \/ EPA)\n\nAdeline Gray’s footwear pretty much said it all on Thursday.\n\nGray, the face of women’s wrestling in the United States, was done much earlier than almost everyone expected at the Olympics, having lost, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 165-pound weight class (75 kg) to Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus. It was Gray’s first defeat in more than two years.\n\n“This is going to be something that takes a while to sink in,” Gray said. “I mean, I thought I wasn’t going to be taking my shoes off and now I’m in sandals. It’s definitely a different feeling. I haven’t had a loss in a long time, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to feel like.”\n\nThe U.S. team had approached Thursday as a legitimate opportunity to win three medals.\n\nNow it’s down to two: Helen Maroulis will go for gold against Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 117-pound weight class (53 kg) and Elena Pirozhkova has a shot at a bronze medal in the 139-pound weight class (63 kg).\n\nMaroulis and Pirozhkova are roommates in Huntington Beach, training in Orange County under the guidance of Valentin Kalika.\n\n“We came to win gold. Helen has been practicing last few years like never before,” said Kalika. “Every day, at the beach, \\[working out\\] in the sand. She is ready for any battle.”\n\nEven against the formidable Yoshida.\n\n“We’ve been talking about beating Yoshida for last few years,” he said. “Again, all of our training was to beat Yoshida….We’ll see what happens tonight. She \\[Yoshida\\] is a great wrestler of course. We just got to make sure we’re not giving her \\[too much\\] respect.\n\n“I believe mentally she’s ready to beat Yoshida.”\n\nGray, meanwhile, admitted to making a costly mistake in her match.\n\n“I overlooked that girl,” she said. “You can’t overlook somebody who is a multi-medalist. She’s an Olympic medalist. She has world medals. I beat her nine out of 10 times and today she got the better of me. I got defensive....my passivity game is not great.”\n\nHer future in the sport is unclear.\n\n“No, I totally am not set on another cycle,” said Gray, who was trying to contain her emotions. “I’ve spent three years away from my boyfriend who I would love to spend more time with. This takes so much sacrifice. In these moments, it doesn’t feel like it was worth it. It’s going to take some soul-searching before this kind of sinks in and becomes something I can handle.”\n\nA few months? Longer?\n\n“I might move to New York and figure out my life,” she said.\n\nRio Olympics: U.S women win protest after dropping baton in 400-meter relay and will race again\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![The baton falls as Allyson Felix hands off to English Gardner.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2ad9d60\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fe4%2F9af72b3cf4422839ab2a2fe671b7%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-oly-2016-rio-20160818)\n\n(Franck Fife \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nA Jury of Appeals granted a protest by the United States on the outcome of second heat of the women’s 400-meter relay, in which the U.S. relay was disqualified after dropping the baton.\n\nRuling that the runner had been obstructed by a Brazilian runner at the second exchange (from Allyson Felix to English Gardner) the jury ruled that the U.S. women will rerun the race alone Thursday night. After Thursday’s first heats, China was in eighth place with a time of 42.70 seconds. If the U.S. beats that time, they will advance to Friday’s final.\n\nBrazil was disqualified for obstructing the U.S.\n\nAfter the race, Felix contended she felt contact from a runner on her right, where Brazil’s relay team was running, as she attempted to pass the baton to Gardner, who was running the third leg of the relay.\n\n“I got bumped coming into the exchange zone, and it just completely threw me off balance,” Felix said. “I tried to hold it together to get it to English.”\n\nFelix said she wasn’t injured, “just very upset.”\n\nThe other members of the relay team were Tianna Bartoletta and Morolake Akinosun.\n\nThe U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team successfully got the baton around and won its heat in 37.65 seconds to advance to Friday’s final. The relay was comprised of Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Jarrion Lawson.\n\nSoon after the women’s relay incident, Kerron Clement of the U.S. won the men’s 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 47.73 seconds. Boniface Mucheru Tumuti of Kenya was second in 47.78 seconds, with Yasmani Copello of Turkey third in 47.92.\n\nClement, 30, was the silver medalist in the event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a two-time world champion.\n\nWinning in the ring has helped her out of it\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n> I definitely feel like I’m the best fighter in the world here.\n\n— Claressa Shields\n\nIn the ring, Claressa Shields is as direct and imposing as a punch to the jaw, something she wielded with uncommon regularity Wednesday in a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a Rio Olympics middleweight quarterfinal.\n\nThe win guarantees her at least a bronze medal, to go with the gold she won as a teenager four years ago in London. She hasn’t lost since the 2012 world championships; with the victory over Iakushina her record is 75-1. Her coaches call her the best boxer in the world, male or female.\n\n“Claressa came out of nowhere,” said associate Coach Kay Koroma, “and now the world loves her because of the way she fights.”\n\nOutside the ring, however, Shields can be as complex and hard to figure as trigonometry.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-boxing-shields-20160817-snap-story.html)\n\nShe’s the ‘it’ girl for now, but will that transcend the Olympics?\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/20981bc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fe1%2F013d148c242ec3580ff55b3146e0%2F750x422)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n> I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles.\n\n— Simone Biles\n\nIn a hallway underneath the Rio Olympic Arena, a crush of journalists pushed against the metal fence in front of the world’s best gymnast. Simone Biles, not even 5 feet tall, seemed to be swallowed up by the crowd. She fiddled with the green strap of her credential, but otherwise appeared at ease with another day as one of the most recognizable faces at the Summer Olympics.\n\n“We have an idea of just how big it is back home,” the 19-year-old said.\n\nBiles won four gold medals, including the coveted all-around title, during an adjective-defying week where she made the sport’s most difficult feats look routine. The performance cemented her place as perhaps the most gifted gymnast in history.\n\nShe’s so well known that she can’t visit the Christ the Redeemer statue towering over Rio de Janeiro alone. More than a million people have followed her bubbly Instagram account this month. Limited-edition cereal boxes will celebrate her golden achievement.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/sportsnow\/la-sp-oly-biles-marketing-20160817-snap-story.html)\n\nKerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross win bronze in beach volleyball\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![USA's Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, celebrates with partner April Ross after capturing the bronze medal during the women's beach volleyball match.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/38618ef\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F51%2F364fa49ae5732516a01c2010cf81%2Fimg-57b5304d-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-210)\n\nUSA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, celebrates with partner April Ross after capturing the bronze medal during the women’s beach volleyball match.\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nKerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross have won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat the host Brazilians at Copacabana.\n\nThe win comes less than 24 hours after Walsh Jennings lost on the Olympic beach for the first time in 27 matches over four Summer Games.\n\nWalsh Jennings, a three-time gold medalist, delivered a pair of blocks for the final two points on Wednesday night to win 17-21, 21-17, 15-9.\n\nGermany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the gold medal, handing the host nation its second straight medal-round setback on the Copacabana sand.\n\nThe 21-18, 21-14 victory gave Germany its first medal in women’s beach volleyball, just four years after the German men took the top spot on the Olympic podium in London. Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara, the reigning world champions, took silver.\n\nTianna Bartoletta gets her gold in women’s long jump\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![American long jumper Tianna Bartoletta captures the gold medal on Wednesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6c1a353\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F99%2F1db95d5e74f362593963c794a8e7%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-215)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nTwo-time world champion Tianna Bartoletta finally has an Olympic gold medal, winning the long jump final with a lifetime best 7.17 meters.\n\nThe 30-year-old American, who won her world titles a decade apart in 2005 and 2015, responded to two big jumps from Ivana Spanovic and Brittney Reese on the fifth attempt to regain the lead with one round remaining. The lead stood.\n\nDefending Olympic champion Reese of the United States, after three fouls on her first four attempts, took silver Wednesday with a best of 7.15 on her last go.\n\nSpanovic, bronze medalist at the last two world championships, won the Olympic bronze with a Serbian national record of 7.08.\n\nMore intrigue in Rio as 2 U.S. swimmers pulled off plane\n\n![Gunnar Bentz, left, and Jack Conger](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/81fcfcd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1000x563+0+0\/resize\/1200x676!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2F91%2F445a886fd5097679d29c5fc38f00%2F1000)\n\n(Getty Images \/ Associated Press)\n\nNBC News is reporting that two U.S. swimmers who were in a group with Ryan Lochte that were allegedly mugged in Rio were pulled off a plane at the airport there as they attempted to return to the United States.\n\nAccording to tweets by NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were on a plane leaving Rio when authorities asked them to deplane and their passports were seized.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-police-lochte-20160817-snap-story.html?14714883391031#getslug)\n\nBrianna Rollins leads U.S. sweep in women’s 100 hurdles; Elaine Thompson completes sprint double\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![American Brianna Rollins cruises to victory in a semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a448b83\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F40%2Fc17ba0bbd76ccdc59fad8b30ab4d%2Fla-sp-brianna-rollins-semifinal-20160817)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nBrianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, has led an American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday night in Rio.\n\nRollins clocked 12.48 seconds and was followed by teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61), who edged Britain’s Cindy Ofili (12.63) with a lean at the finish line.\n\nEarlier in the evening, Elaine Thompson got another sprint double for Jamaica. She blasted out of the blocks and never gave Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers a chance to catch her on the straightaway of the 200 meters.\n\nAfter winning the 100 on Saturday, Thompson now has a double that compatriot Usain Bolt has specialized in. Thompson can make it triple gold during the relay races Thursday and Friday.\n\nThompson ended in a season’s best 21.78 seconds, for an edge of .10 over Schippers. Tori Bowie of the United States took bronze with 22.15.\n\nJapan’s Kaori Icho becomes first wrestler to win gold medals in four consecutive Olympics\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![Japan's Kaori Icho celebrates.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f3dd02b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2F2f%2F3d618c201725f89c48fb66adcaed%2Fla-sp-kaori-icho-20160817)\n\n(Jack Guez \/ AFP-Getty Images)\n\nJapan’s Kaori Icho has become the first wrestler in Olympic history to win four gold medals.\n\nIcho scored a takedown with less than five seconds left to beat Russia’s Valeriia Koblova Zholobova, 3-2, in the 58-kilogram women’s freestyle.\n\nIcho also is the first woman to win an individual gold medal in four straight Olympics, having started her historic run at the inaugural women’s tournament at the 2004 Athens Games.\n\nRussia’s Alexander Karelin leads the short list of men with three wrestling golds.\n\nIcho’s teammate, Saori Yoshida, will try to match the four consecutive golds on Thursday.\n\nSakshi Malik won bronze to give India its first medal of the Rio Games.\n\nMichael Phelps says he is ready to become a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State\n\nBy Dan Loumena\n\nMost people don’t believe that Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, is ready to quit competitive swimming, but he’s given clear signals that it is true.\n\nHe recently told reporters that he will begin his post-competitive era as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State, where his personal coach, Bob Bowman, runs the program.\n\n“He’s a father figure to me,” Phelps said of Bowman, who began coaching the 23-time gold-medal winner at age 11 in Baltimore. “He’s helped me through some of the worst times in my life and he’s been there every step of the way and I’m forever thankful.”\n\nPhelps ended the Rio Games with a record 28 medals in his career. Soon he could be helping train others to follow in his Olympic-sized footsteps.\n\nU.S. dispatches Argentina rather easily to advance to men’s basketball semifinals\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\n![Argentina center Luis Scola knocks the ball away from U.S. center DeAndre Jordan during first quarter action](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/fe88c7a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Fba%2Fe890be47c26b147673b645876959%2Flat-sp-deandre-jordan-usa-la0040826163-20160817)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nAfter three consecutive close games that made many doubt whether the United States men’s basketball team was ripe for an upset in the knockout rounds, the Americans played perhaps their best game of the Olympics on Wednesday in a 105-78 victory over Argentina.\n\nThe U.S. advances to the semifinals on Friday when it will meet Spain, which defeated France earlier in the day.\n\nArgentina started fast behind a raucous crowd that was singing and dancing through pre-game warmups and into the first quarter.\n\nThe U.S. trailed by 10 points, 19-9, but after that, the Americans were jolted awake. They scored 25 of the next 27 points and took a 56-40 lead into halftime.\n\nKevin Durant had the hot hand for the U.S. and scored 27 points.\n\nMaggie Steffens leads U.S. into gold-medal game of women’s water polo\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![American Maggie Steffens shoots and scores against Hungary during their women's water polo semifinal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9e33786\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F73%2Fb9%2F467208e18a9fdfabf2b532ee9a47%2Fla-sp-maggie-steffens-20160817)\n\n(Sergei Grits \/ Associated Press)\n\nIt will be the United States versus Italy for women’s water polo gold.\n\nMaggie Steffens scored four times and the U.S. beat Hungary, 14-10, in the Rio semifinals.\n\nMaddie Musselman and Kiley Neushul had two goals apiece for the U.S., which is trying to become the first country to repeat as Olympic champions.\n\nItaly advanced with a 12-9 victory over Australia in the first semifinal. Arianna Garibotti pumped in five goals and Roberta Bianconi scored twice as Italy improved to a perfect 5-0 in Rio de Janeiro.\n\nItaly won the gold medal in 2004, but slipped to sixth in Beijing and finished seventh in London four years ago.\n\nThe United States has won 21 in a row, including its five games in Rio by a combined score of 61-27. It’s the only country to finish on the podium in each of the five Olympics for women’s water polo.\n\nNeymar scores early, Brazil scores often to advance to men’s soccer final\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![Brazilian striker Neymar celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick against Honduras.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d10f184\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2F0b%2F39043cf5832ae6cfe29681079cd2%2Fla-sp-neymar-20160817)\n\n(Martin Bernetti \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nWith the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match.\n\nThe striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil over Honduras, 6-0, in the semifinals of the men’s tournament.\n\nGabriel Jesus added two goals in the first half at the packed Maracana Stadium, and Marquinhos and Luan scored a goal each in the second.\n\nBrazil lost in the final at the 2012 London Games. The Olympic gold medal is the only major title the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer.\n\n“We won and we won well, but if in the final we don’t play well again, all of this will be for nothing,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans. They want us to play well, and they want us to win the gold.”\n\nThe host country will play Germany, a 2-0 winner over Nigeria, in Saturday’s final.\n\nBrazilian fans were hoping for a sort of rematch against Germany, whose senior team embarrassed Brazil, 7-1, in the semifinals of the World Cup two years ago.\n\n“Hey Germany, just wait, your turn is coming up,” the fans chanted at Maracana Stadium.\n\nOnly the gold will be enough for a talented Brazilian team playing at home and considered the main title favorite in a tournament played mostly with under-23 squads and very few stars.\n\nU.S. wins fourth in a row to advance to semifinals in men’s volleyball\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![American Maxwell Holt spikes the ball past Poland's Mateusz Bieniek during their match Wednesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8995931\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fa5%2Fe11689178c229a300a2e31f4acb6%2Fla-sp-us-v-poland-men-s-volleyball-20160817)\n\n(Thomas Coex \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nThe U.S. men’s volleyball team is in the semifinals after beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 start in the Rio Olympics.\n\nThe fifth-ranked Americans topped second-ranked Poland, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, building some serious momentum at Maracanazinho arena after dropping their initial two matches to Canada and Italy.\n\nNow, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are on to the final four of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The men will take on the winner of Italy-Iran on Friday, while the women face Serbia on Thursday.\n\nRio Olympics: Claressa Shields wins quarterfinal to secure U.S. another boxing medal\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n![Claressa Shields is all smiles after her victory Wednesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2e576fd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2008x1129+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F1b%2Ff6b341bc1f5d411dd4d1586199ee%2Fimg-57b4f0c9-turbine-la-sp-claressa-shileds-20160817)\n\nClaressa Shields is all smiles after her victory Wednesday.\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nDefending Olympic champion Claressa Shields pounded her way to a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a women’s middleweight boxing quarterfinal Wednesday, guaranteeing her at least a bronze and giving the U.S. its third boxing medal of the Rio Olympics.\n\nShields, of Flint, Mich., controlled the fight from the opening bell, dancing and peppering the Russian with a strong right and an effective left cross. And she proved too quick for Iakushina to land any damaging blow, even when the game Russian had her pinned in the corner midway through the third round.\n\nIn the final seconds of the fourth and final round, Shields raised her hands in celebration.\n\nThe bout was the first in Rio for Shields, who was given a bye into the quarterfinals. With the victory Shields, arguably the most dominant fighter in amateur boxing, male or female, raised her career record to 75-1. Her only loss came at the 2012 World Championships, before the London Olympics where she won a gold medal as a teenager.\n\nIOC executive Patrick Hickey targeted in police probe into ticket scalping\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\nInternational Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey of Ireland, a longtime fixture on the global sporting stage, was arrested early Wednesday morning at his Rio hotel and is facing charges of ticket touting, forming a cartel and illegal marketing as part of a broader police investigation, according to media reports .Hickey has temporarily stepped down from his duties as a result.\n\nAn update on Hickey’s status came during the IOC’s daily briefing with spokesman Mark Adams. The Brazilian newspaper Estado also reported that Hickey, 71, went to the hospital “feeling sick.” Adams said Hickey went to the hospital around 7:30.\n\n“Like the rest of you, we’re still trying to establish the facts this morning and find out exactly what happened,” Adams said. “Mr. Hickey was taken to hospital this morning. I believe police have had a press conference this morning and confirmed there was a search warrant and an arrest warrant.\n\n“Needless to say, we’ll be fully cooperating with any police investigation, should there be one…What I can tell you is what I told you the other day, this involves 1,000 tickets … involves the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Ireland, which has already launched an inquiry.”\n\nThe Irish newspaper, the Journal, said that Hickey has been formally charged by the local police but the case will transfer to prosecutors, who make the decision whether to proceed.\n\nThe Olympic Council of Ireland later released a statement that read: “In light of this morning’s developments and his ill health, Mr Hickey has taken the decision to step aside temporarily as President of the OCI and all other Olympic functions (IOC member in Ireland, European Olympic Committee President, Association of National Olympic Committees Vice President) until this matter is fully resolved.”\n\nVideo and pictures surfaced on line of the police activity at the hotel and of Hickey opening the door of his hotel room. It was high drama, Brazilian police style. Adams dealt with all forms of questions about the incident, including whether the IOC was “embarrassed” by the arrest.\n\nLater, an Australian TV got straight to the point, asking: “Is the IOC concerned that one of the enduring images from the Games may well be one of its senior members opening the door naked to a police raid?”\n\nAdams: “We follow the system of justice here and that’s how things are done in Brazil. We respect the justice system. As I said before, he’s innocent until proven guilty…Let’s wait before we get ahead of ourselves.”\n\nRio Olympics: Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto wins steeplechase; Evan Jager of the U.S. wins silver\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\nThe U.S. apparently has become a steeplechase power in Olympic competition.\n\nEvan Jager of Algonquin, Ill., won a silver medal in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday, finishing behind the Olympic-record time of 8:03.29 run by Conseslus Kiproto of Kenya. Jager’s time of 8:04.28 was a season-best. Earlier this week, Emma Coburn won a bronze medal in the women’s steeplechase, a first for American women.\n\nEzekiel Kemboi, the 2004 and 2012 Olympic champion, was third in 8:08.47. That extended the Kenyan men’s gold-medal streak in this event to nine in a row, starting in 1984.\n\n“Beating the Kenyans in championship steeplechases, it’s a very hard achievement and a very hard task,” Jager said. “Since I started steeplechasing, it’s been one of the goals of mine just to be in the mix with the Kenyans and beat some of them on the day at championship races. Beating Kemboi, who has been so dominant over his entire career and I believe is the greatest steeplechaser of all time, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and it makes me very proud.”\n\nHe also said the parallel success of compatriot Coburn in the women’s steeplechase is “very cool.” He added, “I feel like our careers have kind of gone hand in hand. We both continue to get better each year. It’s cool that we’ve been able to share the same career at the same time.”\n\nJager’s medal was the first by an American man since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, and it also was faster than the previous Olympic record of 8:05.51 set at the 1988 Seoul Games by Julius Kariuki of Kenya.\n\nControversial decisions lead to suspension of boxing judges\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\nAfter Russian fighters were awarded victories in a pair of controversial decisions at the Rio Olympics, boxing’s ruling federation has expelled a number of judges and referees it determined were not performing “at the level expected.”\n\nThe International Boxing Assn., known as AIBA, did not disclose the number of officials suspended, but the BBC reported six of the 60 judges in Rio will no longer work at the Games.\n\nAIBA spokesman Nicolas Jomard would neither confirm nor deny that number.\n\nBoxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions, prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit.\n\nConlan lost a medal even though he appeared to win all three rounds of his fight. After the decision was announced Nikitin dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands in obvious relief while Conlan refused to leave the ring, tearing off his top, flipping off the judges and flexing his muscles to the crowd, which cheered him.\n\nIn the heavyweight bout, Tishchenki won the decision despite sustaining a serious cut to the head and spending the whole bout backpedaling.\n\nVietnam’s Vuong Trong Nghia and Brazil’s Jones Kennedy Silva do Rosario judged both bouts. Nghia also worked Claressa Shields’ women’s middleweight bout Wedneday without incident.\n\nAIBA rules do not allow for an appeal of either decision.\n\nAfter his loss, Conlan accused the judges of being corrupt, noting the two most controversial decisions favored Russian fighters.\n\nRio is the first Olympics in which scoring is being done on the 10-point must system used in professional boxing. In past Olympic computers, judges used a computer system to count each punch, no matter how damaging the blow, and award the bout to the fighter who was most active.\n\nUnder the new system, judges declare a winner after each round based on a criteria including quality of punches landed, aggression and tactics. Five judges score each bout with a computer randomly selecting which scorecards will count.\n\nSome judges complained that they were having trouble transitioning fom the old scoring system to the new one and the AIBA’s executive committee conceded that it was very concerned with the scoring after the Conlan and Levit fights.\n\nThe AIBA said it reviewed all 239 bouts conducted before Wednesday and determined that “less than a handful ... were not at the level expected” it said in a statement.\n\nThe AIBA also dismissed the corruption allegations saying that “ unless tangible proof is put forward, not rumors, we will continue to use any means, including legal or disciplinary actions to protect our sport.”\n\nBrazilian judge bars U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen from leaving country after they’ve already left\n\nBy Nathan Fenno\n\nA Brazilian judge ordered local police to seize the passports of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen on Wednesday to bar them from leaving the country after the athletes said they were part of a group robbed at gunpoint earlier this week.\n\nIn a statement, Judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of what occurred during the incident early Sunday morning and also issued search warrants in the matter.\n\nLocal police attempted to question the swimmers and collect their passports at the Olympic Village on Wednesday.\n\n“The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement.\n\nLochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, is reported to have returned to the U.S. Feigen’s whereabouts aren’t known. The USOC wouldn’t confirm the athletes’ location. Lochte’s dad told the Associated Press that his son is in the U.S.\n\nJeff Ostrow, Lochte’s U.S.-based attorney, didn’t immediately return a request for comment.\n\nLochte and Feigen, along with teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, said they were robbed of cash and personal items by individuals posing as police officers during a taxi ride from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Local police said they haven’t found any evidence of a crime.\n\nThe judge’s statement said noted that footage from security cameras at the Olympic Village showed the four swimmers appearing unconcerned as they returned that morning.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-police-lochte-20160817-snap-story.html)\n\nFood choices aplenty, but healthy options in short supply\n\nBy Kevin Baxter\n\n> I would give them a bronze medal. While they have a few healthy options, there aren’t many.\n\n— Lori Zanini, a dietitian-nutritionist on the food offerings at Olympic Park\n\nIn the U.S., the hot dogs always taste better at the ballpark. So by that logic, in Brazil shouldn’t the acai taste better at the Olympics?\n\nThat’s a trick question, of course. Acai, a yogurt-like dish of frozen, mashed palm fruit topped by granola that Brazilians are crazy about, tastes great everywhere. But apart from that, a tour of 13 venues in the Olympic Park and the nearby Riocentro cluster of arenas showed the Rio Games to be a veritable gastronomic wasteland.\n\nMake that gastronomic *waist*land. Because the stuff they’re offering the fans here will make you fat: hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pizza and potato chips are the four food groups of these Olympics.\n\n“It’s not very sports-minded,” Dutch fan Sjoerd Verlaan said.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-olympic-park-food-20160816-snap-story.html)\n\nInjuries will keep runner Abbey D’Agostino out of 5,000-meter final\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\nAbbey D’Agostino, who won praise for her sportsmanship in helping rival runner Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand to her feet after they collided during the first round of the women’s 5,000-meter race on Tuesday, suffered a torn ACL and other injuries that will prevent her from competing in Friday’s final.\n\nD’Agostino helped Hamblin get up from the track after the collision, and Hamblin returned the favor when D’Agostino tried to continue the race but was in too much pain to resume a competitive pace. Both finished well behind the pack but were advanced to the final on appeal.\n\n[Their selflessness](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-runners-abbey-d-agostino-nikki-hamblin-1471369602-htmlstory.html) gained worldwide attention and stands as one of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games.\n\n“By far the best part of my experience of the Olympics has been the community it creates, what the Games symbolizes,” D’Agostino said in a statement released Wednesday by USA Track and Field.\n\n“Since the night of the opening ceremonies, I have been so touched by this -- people from all corners of globe, embracing their unique cultures, yet all uniting under one celebration of the human body, mind, and spirit. I just keep thinking about how that spirit of unity and peace is stronger than all the global strife we’re bombarded with and saddened by on a daily basis.”\n\nThe rest of the [statement is here.](https:\/\/www.usatf.org\/News\/Knee-injuries-keep-D-Agostino-from-Olympic-5000m-f.aspx)\n\nRio Olympics: Watch Martin Short and Harry Shearer’s synchronized swimming sketch\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\nEvery four years, synchronized swimming becomes relevant when the Summer Olympics take place. And every four years, thoughts turn to the classic “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Harry Shearer, Martin Short and Christopher Guest.\n\nFirst shown in 1984, the skit is just as funny today as it was then. Watch and enjoy.\n\nNBC should do a “Where are they now?” short film on their broadcast, catching up with their characters in their continuing quest for Olympic gold.\n\nA long journey ends in a victory for one and all\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4065888\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F8a%2F5757dc8c7745c86a463ee2c207e5%2F750x422)\n\n(Wally Skalij \/ Los Angeles times)\n\n> This has been a long ride of highs and lows, and hopefully every American watching my race tonight, I want each of them to feel they can take a small piece of ownership in this medal.\n\n— Jenny Simpson, American bronze medalist\n\nJenny Simpson was more nervous before the semifinal of the Rio Olympic 1,500-meter race than she was before Tuesday’s final, with the world watching. Her mind clear and her legs strong, she took to heart her coaches’ advice to use the first two laps to establish position and the last two laps “to be a predator.” She was fully prepared for this moment.\n\n“This is what I prayed for. This is what I worked for, just to have a shot,” she said. “Standing on the starting line I feel the only thing ahead of me is opportunity.”\n\nSimpson later didn’t recall much about a slow, tactical race that took a late fast turn. She knew she fell to the ground afterward and “ugly-cried” only because people told her that’s how she reacted following her third-place finish, which secured the first medal for a U.S. woman in the event.\n\nFaith Kipyegon of Kenya overtook world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final 200 meters to win in 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds, with Diababa in at 4:10.27. Simpson, who won the 2011 world championship, was second in 2013 and unlucky last year when she lost a shoe in mid-race, finished in 4:10.53 to etch her name in history.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160816-snap-story.html)\n\nThis young lady is light-years ahead of the competition\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6b2997b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2Ffe%2Fec51210eb8ffd4f0dd972f912558%2F750x422)\n\n(Robert Guathier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\n> It’s amazing. It’s hard to put into words. I don’t even consider myself competing against her. It’s like she’s on another level.\n\n— Aly Raisman, U.S. teammate regarding Simone Biles’ talent\n\nSimone Biles didn’t quite feel like she truly belonged to the Famous U.S. Olympian Club. She admitted to feeling a “little nervous” around the likes of swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky during a recent photo shoot.\n\nShe was underestimating herself.\n\nAnother gold-medal performance by the transcendent talent suggested the club membership had expanded with proper justification. Biles sparkled and soared in her celebratory floor exercise routine Tuesday and won her fourth gold medal here. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Britain the bronze.\n\nBiles’ takeaways from Rio: five medals, four of them gold and one bronze. The teenager from Spring, Texas, joined three other women in winning four gymnastics golds at an Olympics, last accomplished 32 years ago by Ekaterina Szabo of Romania.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-gymnastics-20160816-snap-story.html)\n\nWednesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\n![Men's volleyball is in quarterfinals action today in Rio.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7a2a22f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F41%2F48e89d10e2d1c8201e56cf7f98ca%2Fla-sp-sn-volleyball-olympics-day-4-20160817)\n\n(Buda Mendes \/ AFP\/Getty Images)\n\nSchedule and results from Wednesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Mixed Doubles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir) d. Malaysia (Peng Soon Chan, Liu Ying Goh), 21-14, 21-12\n\n**Bronze**\\--China (Nan Zhang, Yunlei Zhao) d. Chen Xu and Jin Ma (China), 21-7, 21-11\n\n**Men’s singles**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nChong Wei Lee (Malaysia) d. Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan), 21-9, 21-15.\n\nDan Lin (China) d. Srikanth Kidambi (India), 21-21, 11-11, 21-21.\n\nViktor Axelsen (Denmark) d. Rajiv Ouseph (Britain), 21-12, 21-16.\n\nLong Chen (China) d. Wan Ho Son (South Korea), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11\n\n**Basketball (men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nAustralia 90, Lithuania 64\n\nSpain 92, France 67\n\nUnited States 105, Argentina 78\n\nSerbia 86, Croatia 83\n\n**Beach Volleyball**\n\n**Women**\n\n**Gold**\\--Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Barbara Seixas de Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk (Brazil), 21-18, 21-14\n\n**Bronze**\\--Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (United States), d. Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha (Brazil), 17-21, 21-17, 15-9\n\n**Boxing**\n\n**Men’s light-middleweight (69-kilograms)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan.\n\n**Silver**\\--Shakhram Giyasov, Uzbekistan.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Souleymane Diop Cissokho, France.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Mohammed Rabii, Morocco\n\n**Men’s fllyweight (52-kilograms)**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nShakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) d. Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan), 3-0\n\nYoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela), d. Mohamed Flissi (Algeria), 3-0\n\nMisha Aloian (Russia) d. Ceiber David Avila (Colombia), 3-0\n\nJianguan Hu (China) d. Yosbany Veitia (Cuba), 2-1\n\n**Women’s lightweight (57-60 kilograms)**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nJunhua Yin (China) d. Mira Potkonen (Finland), 3-0\n\nAnastasiia Beliakova (Russia) d. Estelle Mossely (France), TKO (R1, 2:00)\n\n**Middleweight (69-75 kilograms)**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nClaressa Shields (United States) d. Iaroslava Iakushina (Russia), 3-0.\n\nDariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan) d. Khadija Mardi (Morocco), 3-0.\n\nQian Li (China) d. Andreia Bandeira (Brazil), 3-0.\n\nNouchka Fontijn (Netherlands), d. Savannah Marshall (Britain), 2-0\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Women’s 10-meter platform qualifiers**\n\n1\\. Yajie Si, China, 397.45; 2. Qian Ren, China, 385.80; 3. Jessica Parratto, United States, 346.80; 4. Melissa Wu, Australia, 342.80; 5. Tonia Couch, Britain, 332.80; 6. Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia, 332.45; 7. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 329.15; 8. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Malaysia, 325.85; 9. Roseline Filion, Canada, 323.55; 10. Minami Itahashi, Japan, 320.20; 11. Ekaterina Petukhova, Russia, 317.25; 12. Katrina Young, United States, 313.85; 13. Paola Espinosa, Mexico, 313.70; 14. Ganna Krasnoshlyk, Ukraine, 300.80; 15. Iuliia Prokopchuk, Ukraine, 297.95; 16. Elena Wassen, Germany, 291.90 ; 17. Brittany O’Brien, Australia, 290.30; 18. Un Hyang Kim, North Korea, 289.45.\n\n**Equestrian**\n\n**Jumping team finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--France\n\n**Silver**\\--United States\n\n**Bronze**\\--Germany\n\n**Field Hockey (women’s semifinals)**\n\nNetherlands 1, Germany 1 (Netherlands wins 4-3 in shootout)\n\nBritain 3, New Zealand 0\n\n**Handball (men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nFrance 34, Brazil 27\n\nGermany 34, Qatar 22\n\nDenmark 37, Slovenia 30\n\nPoland 30, Croatia 27\n\n**Sailing**\n\nMedal races in men’s 470 and women’s 470 postponed\n\n**Soccer (men’s semifinals)**\n\nBrazil 6, Honduras 0\n\nGermany 2, Nigeria 0\n\n**Table Tennis**\n\n**Gold**\\--China (Long Ma, Jike Zhang, Xin Xu) d. Japan (Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, Maharu Yoshimura), 3-1\n\n**Bronze**\\--Germany (Bastian Steger, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll) def. South Korea (Youngsik Jeoung, Saehyuk Joo, Sangsu Lee), 3-1\n\n**Taekwondo**\n\n**Men’s 58-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Shuai Zhao (China) d. Tawin Hanprab (Thailand), 6-4\n\n**Bronze**\\--Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic) d. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (Spain), 6-5\n\n**Bronze**\\--Taehun Kim (South Korea) d. Carlos Ruben Navarro Valdez (Mexico), 7-5.\n\n**Women’s 49-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sohui Kim (South Korea) d. Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia), 7-6.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan) d. Yasmina Aziez (France), 7-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) d. Itzel Adilene Manjarrez Bastidas (Mexico), 15-3\n\n**Track and Field**\n\n**Men**\n\n**3,000-meter steeplechase**\n\n**Gold**\\--Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:03.28\n\n**Silver**\\--Evan Jager, United States, 8:04.28\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:08.47\n\n**Women**\n\n**200 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Elaine Thompson, Jamaica, 21.78\n\n**Silver**\\--Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 21.88\n\n**Bronze**\\--Tori Bowie, United States, 22.15\n\n**100 Hurdles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Brianna Rollins, United States, 12.48\n\n**Silver**\\--Nia Ali, United States, 12.59\n\n**Bronze**\\--Kristi Castlin, United States, 12.61\n\n**Long jump**\n\n**Gold**\\--Tianna Bartoletta, United States, (7.17), 23-6 1-4\n\n**Silver**\\--Brittney Reese, United States, (7.15), 23-5 1-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, (7.08), 23-2 3-4\n\n**Volleyball (men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nRussia 3, Canada 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18)\n\nUnited States 3, Poland 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20)\n\nItaly 3, Iran 0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17)\n\nBrazil 3, Argentina 1, (25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23)\n\n**Water Polo (women)**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nItaly 12, Russia 9\n\nUnited States 14, Hungary 10\n\n**Classification matches**\n\nAustralia 11, Brazil 4\n\nSpain 11, China 6\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Women**\n\n**Freestyle**\n\n**48 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\---Eri Tosaka (Japan) def. Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan), 3-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Yanan Sun (China) def. Zhuldyz Eshimova, (Kazakhstan) 10-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgaria) def. Patricia Alejandra Bermudez (Argentina), 7-6\n\n**58 kilogram**\n\n**Gold--**Kaori Icho (Japan) def. Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (Russia), 3-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Marwa Amri (Tunisia) def. Yuliya Ratkevich (Azerbaijan), 6-3\n\nSakshi Malik (India) def. Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan), 8-5\n\n**69 kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sara Dosho (Japan) def. Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), 2-2\n\n**Bronze**\\--Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) d. Enas Mostafa Youssef Ahmed (Egypt), 7-4\n\n**Bronze**\\--Anna Jenny Fransson (Sweden) d. Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats (Canada) 2-1\n\nColumn: Here is the reason why American women are dominating at the Olympics\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/03a168b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F0a%2F978caa4f7d0b86297e60642f5631%2F750x422)\n\n(Alex Livesey \/ Getty Images)\n\n> I was always grown up with encouragement, I was never taught I couldn’t compete. This is just an accepted part of our culture.\n\n— Maya DiRado, U.S. gold medalist in swimming\n\nThe girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals.\n\nA girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming pool to make friends, a coach notices her stroke, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals.\n\nWith five days remaining in the Rio Olympics, the final verdict is in and the winners are the U.S. women.\n\nAfter 11 of the Olympics’ 16 days, American women have filled the podium, dominated the broadcasts and opened the curtain on an inclusive sports society absent in many parts of the world.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-oly-women-plaschke-20160816-snap-story.html)\n\nKerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross lose in semifinals of women’s beach volleyball\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![Kerri Walsh Jennings, right, and April Ross console each other as Brazil celebrates a 2-0 win over the U.S. in a Women's Beach Volleyball semifinal.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/deb7c9e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2000x1299+0+0\/resize\/1200x779!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F8b%2Fea8b82df79d77483151420a01793%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-197)\n\n(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)\n\nKerri Walsh Jennings’ gold-medal streak is over after Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara defeated the heralded American and partner April Ross in the semifinals of women’s beach volleyball on Tuesday night.\n\nThe Brazilians advanced to play against Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst with the 22-20, 21-18 victory.\n\nWalsh Jennings and Ross will now play for the bronze medal on Wednesday against Brazil’s other duo.\n\nWalsh Jennings, a native of Northern California who has spent her professional career training on the sands of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach near her residence, had won three gold medals with Misty May-Treanor and had never lost an Olympic match. In fact, she had only lost two sets in her Olympic career before falling in straight sets at the Copacabana venue.\n\n“Kerri does so much for us and I didn’t step up today,” Ross said. “I’m very upset with myself.”\n\nAgatha and Barbara are the defending world champions, but they were the second-seeded team in the tournament to fellow Brazilians Talita and Larissa, a pair of three-time Olympians, who lost to the Germans, 21-18, 21-12, earlier Tuesday.\n\nBrazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. Despite failing to make the final, Talita said she would never forget playing in front of the hometown crowd on the iconic beach.\n\n“I am so proud of my people, the Brazilian people,” Talita said.\n\nLasha Talakhadze sets world record to claim gold in over 105-kilogram weightlifting\n\nBy Associated Press\n\n![Lasha Talakhadze celebrates with his coach after setting a world record to win the gold medal in the men's over 105-kilogram competition on Tuesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/027b990\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1152+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F6e%2F31008c16e5cde407a0c74179765c%2Fla-sp-lasha-talakhadze-20160816)\n\n(Clive Brunskill \/ Getty Images)\n\nLasha Talakhadze of Georgia has set a new world record in the over 105-kilogram weightlifting division with 473 total kilos to win the gold medal in a surprising upset over the heavily favored Behdad Salimi of Iran.\n\nThe 22-year-old Talakhadze lifted 215 kilos on the snatch and 258 on the clean and jerk to set the new mark.\n\nSalimi set the world record for the snatch with 216 kilos. But he could not complete any of his three attempts on the clean and jerk. Salimi appeared to disagree with the judges’ ruling on his first two tries and didn’t have the energy to complete the third.\n\nGor Minasyan of Armenia won silver and Georgia’s Irakli Turmanidze took home the bronze.\n\nU.S. women defeat Japan, 110-64, to advance in women’s basketball semifinals\n\nBy Chris Hine\n\n![USA's forward Maya Moore works around Japan's forward Sanae Motokawa during a women's quarterfinal basketball game during the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7976e17\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1200x700+0+0\/resize\/1200x700!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2Fd4%2Fc65b367342d5ac00bdcfd1d62ac8%2Fla-sp-maya-moore-sanae-motokawa-p-20160816)\n\n(Andrej Isakovic \/ AFP \/ Getty Images)\n\nThe U.S. women’s team isn’t accustomed to close games.\n\nEarly in the third quarter on Tuesday, however, the U.S. couldn’t shake off a smaller but determined Japan.\n\nBut beating Team USA requires a near-perfect effort on both ends of the floor – and eventually the U.S. overwhelmed Japan.\n\nBehind a strong defensive effort in the second half, the U.S. coasted to a 110-64 victory after Japan had cut the lead to six early in the third quarter.\n\nThe U.S. advances to the semifinals on Thursday when it will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between France and Canada.\n\nU.S. women grind past Japan and into the women’s volleyball semifinals\n\nBy David Wharton\n\n![Americans Jordan Larson-Burbach (10) and Foluke Akinradewo attempt to block a spike by Japan's Nagaoka Miyu during a women's volleyball quarterfinal match on Tuesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/47d90da\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1366+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2F7c%2F3d94786edefcd38e7630b581b729%2Fla-sp-u-s-v-japan-women-s-volleyball-20160816)\n\n(Michael Reynolds \/ EPA)\n\nPatience has been a key word for the U.S. women’s volleyball team at these 2016 Summer Games.\n\nThe Americans are ranked No. 1 in the world but chasing their first Olympic gold after near misses in the past, and they know it will take a match-by-match approach.\n\nThis attitude served them well Tuesday in a quarterfinal victory over Japan at Maracanazinho Arena.\n\nThe Japanese are a relatively short team that compensates with quickness and tenacity. The U.S. had to keep hammering away at the net with its size advantage.\n\n“It’s frustrating against a great defensive team like Japan,” captain Christa Harmotto Dietzen said. “It takes four or five swings sometimes for us to put the ball down.”\n\nSo their straight-set win -- 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 -- was fueled by spikes and blocks.\n\n“We don’t have many tall players in our team,” Japanese Coach Masayoshi Manabe said.\n\nThe U.S. now advances to the semifinals against the winner of the Russia-Serbia match.\n\nU.S. triple jumper Christian Taylor repeats as Olympic champion; Will Claye earns silver\n\nBy Associated Press\n\nIn an amazing turnaround with the same golden result, Christian Taylor fundamentally changed his triple jump technique — changing his lead-off foot — and it paid off.\n\nTaylor now starts his triple jump with a right-foot hop in what is a major change to his whole routine since he won gold in London. His pains and aches eased, and the results stayed exemplary.\n\nOn Tuesday, he and Will Claye again swept gold and silver for the United States at back-to-back Olympics. Taylor had a world-leading mark of 17.86 meters on his first attempt. He posted the three best jumps of the competition.\n\n“I never thought on my first jump that would be the gold medal jump. I stayed sharp and stayed ready,” he said.\n\nClaye took the silver with a personal record of 17.76 meters and went straight up in the stands to propose to his girlfriend, American sprinter Queen Harrison. She accepted.\n\nTuesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results\n\nBy Houston Mitchell\n\nSchedule and results from Tuesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific.\n\n**Badminton**\n\n**Mixed Doubles**\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao, China, def. Chen Xu and Jin Ma, China, 21-7, 21-11\n\n**Men’s doubles**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nV Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan, Malaysia, def. Biao Chai and Wei Hong, China, 21-18, 12-21, 21-17\n\nHaifeng Fu and Nan Zhang, China, def. Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Britain, 21-14, 21-18\n\n**Women’s doubles**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nMisaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, Japan, def. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin, South Korea, 21-16, 21-15\n\nChristinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark, def. Yuanting Tang and Yang Yu, China, 21-16, 14-21, 21-19\n\n**Women’s singles**\n\n**Quarterfinals**\n\nCarolina Marin, Spain, def. Ji Hyun Sung, South Korea, 21-12, 21-16\n\nXuerui Li, China, def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, Thailand, 21-12, 21-17\n\nNozomi Okuhara, Japan, def. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, 11-11, 21-21, 21-21\n\nV. Sindhu Pusarla, India, def. Yihan Wang, China, 22-20, 21-19\n\n**Basketball (Women’s quarterfinals)**\n\nSerbia 73, Australia 71\n\nSpain 64, Turkey 62\n\nUnited States 110, Japan 64\n\nFrance 68, Canada 63\n\n**Beach Volleyball (Men’s semifinals)**\n\nAlison\/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) d. Brouwer\/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), 21-17, 21-23, 16-14\n\nNicolai\/Lupo (Italy) d. Semenov\/Krasilnikov (Russia), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13\n\n**Beach Volleyball (Women’s semifinals)**\n\nLudwig\/Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Larissa\/Talita (Brazil), 21-18, 21-12\n\nAgatha\/Barbara (Brazil) d. Walsh-Jennings\/Ross (United States), 22-20, 21-18\n\n**Boxing (Men)**\n\n**Lightweight (60 kilograms)**\n\n**Gold**\\--Robson Conceicao, Brazil, d. Sofiane Oumiha, France, 3-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu, Mongolia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Lázaro Álvarez, Cuba\n\n**Light-heavyweight (81 kilograms)**\n\n**Semifinals**\n\nJulio Cesar la Cruz, Cuba, def. Mathieu Albert Daniel Bauderlique, France, 3-0\n\nAdilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, def. Joshua Buatsi, Britain, 3-0\n\n**Canoe\/Kayak**\n\n**Men’s canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sebastian Brendel, Germany, 3:56.92\n\n**Silver**\\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 3:58.52\n\n**Bronze**\\--Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova, 4:00.85\n\n**Women’s kayak double 500-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Hungary, 1:43.68\n\n**Silver**\\--Germany, 1:43.73\n\n**Bronze**\\--Poland, 1:45.20\n\n**Women’s kayak single 200-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 39.86 seconds\n\n**Silver**\\--Marta Walczykiewicz, Poland, 40.27\n\n**Bronze**\\--Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Azerbaijan, 40.40\n\n**Men’s kayak single 1,000-meter sprint finals**\n\n**Gold**\\--Marcus Walz, Spain, 3:31.44\n\n**Silver**\\--Josef Dostál, Czech Republic, 3:32.14\n\n**Bronze**\\--Roman Anoshkin, Russia, 3:33.36\n\n**Cycling**\n\n**Men’s keirin**\n\n**Gold**\\--Jason Kenny, Britain, 10.113\n\n**Silver**\\--Matthijs Buchli, Netherlands, +0.040\n\n**Bronze**\\--Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia, +0.085\n\n**Women’s sprint**\n\n**Gold**\\---Kristina Vogel, Germany, d. Rebecca James, Britain, w-11.237, w-11.312.\n\n**Bronze**\\--Katy Marchant, Britain, def. Elis Ligtlee, Netherlands, w-11.237, w-11.424.\n\n**Women’s omnium**\n\n**Gold**\\--Laura Trott, Britain, (38, 40, 40, 38, 40), 196\n\n**Silver**\\--Jolien D’hoore, Belgium, (36, 36, 38, 34, 28), 172\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sarah Hammer, United States, (34, 38, 36, 32, 32), 172\n\n**Diving**\n\n**Men**\n\n**Gold**\\--Yuan Cao, China, 547.60\n\n**Silver**\\--Jack Laugher, Britain, 523.85\n\n**Bronze**\\--Patrick Hausding, Germany, 498.90\n\n**Field Hockey (Men’s semifinals)**\n\nArgentina 5, Germany 2\n\nBelgium 3, Netherlands 1\n\n**Gymnastics (Men)**\n\n**Individual final, parallel bars**\n\n**Gold**\\--Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041\n\n**Silver**\\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.900\n\n**Bronze**\\--David Belyavskiy, Russia, 15.783\n\n**Individual final, high bar**\n\n**Gold**\\--Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.666\n\n**Silver**\\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.500\n\n**Bronze**\\--Nile Wilson, Britain, 15.466\n\n**Gymnastics (Women)**\n\n**Individual final, floor exercise**\n\n**Gold**\\--Simone Biles, United States, 15.966\n\n**Silver**\\--Aly Raisman, United States, 15.500\n\n**Bronze**\\--Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933\n\n**Handball (Women’s quarterfinals)**\n\nNetherlands 32, Brazil 23\n\nFrance 27, Spain 26\n\nNorway 33, Sweden 20\n\nRussia 31, Angola 27\n\n**Sailing**\n\n**Women’s Laser Radial**\n\n**Gold**\\--Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands\n\n**Silver**\\--Annalise Murphy, Ireland\n\n**Bronze**\\--Anne-Marie Rindom, Denmark\n\n**Men’s Laser Dinghy**\n\n**Gold**\\--Tom Burton, Australia\n\n**Silver**\\--Tonči Stipanović, Croatia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Sam Meech, New Zealand\n\n**Mixed Nacra 17 (multihull)**\n\n**Gold**\\--New Zealand, G. Jones and J. Saunders\n\n**Silver**\\--Australia, J. Waterhouse and L. Darmanin\n\n**Bronze**\\--Austria, T. Frank and T. Zajac\n\n**Men’s Finn**\n\n**Gold**\\--Giles Scott, Great Britain\n\n**Silver**\\--Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Caleb Paine, United States\n\n**Soccer (women’s semifinals)**\n\nSweden 0, Brazil 0 (Sweden advances on penalty kicks, 4-3)\n\nGermany 2, Canada 0\n\n**Swimming (Men)**\n\n**Open water marathon 10-kilometer final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Ferry Weertman, Netherlands, 1:52:59\n\n**Silver**\\--Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, 1:52:59\n\n**Bronze**\\--Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:53:02\n\n**Synchronized Swimming**\n\n**Duets**\n\n**Gold**\\--Russia, N. Ishchenko and S. Romashina, 194.9910\n\n**Silver**\\--China, X.C. Huang and W. Sun, 192.3688\n\n**Bronze**\\--Japan, R. Mitsui and Y. Inui, 188.0547\n\n**Table Tennis**\n\n**Women’s team**\n\n**Gold**\\--China (Ning Ding, Shiwen Liu, Xiaoxia Li) def. Germany (Ying Han, Xiaona Shan, Petrissa Solja), 3-0\n\n**Bronze**\\--Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Mima Ito) def. Singapore (Mengyu Yu, Tianwei Feng, Yihan Zhou), 3-1\n\n**Track and Field (Men)**\n\n**110-meter high hurdles**\n\n**Gold**\\--Omar McLeod, Jamaica, 13.05\n\n**Silver**\\--Orlando Ortega, 13.17\n\n**Bronze**\\--Dimitri Bascou, France, 13.24\n\n**Hi****gh jump**\n\nGold--Derek Drouin, Canada, 2.38 meters\n\nSilver--Mutaz Essa Barshim. Qatar, 2.36\n\nBronze--Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, 2.33\n\n**Triple jump**\n\n**Gold**\\--Christian Taylor, United States, 17.86 meters\n\n**Silver**\\--Will Claye, United States, 17.76\n\n**Bronze**\\--Dong Bin, China, 17.58\n\n**Track and Field (Women)**\n\n**1,500 meters**\n\n**Gold**\\--Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Kenya, 4:08.92\n\n**Silver**\\--Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 4:10.27\n\n**Bronze**\\--Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:10.53\n\n**Women’s discus final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Sandra Perković, Croatia, 69.21 meters\n\n**Silver**\\--Mélina Robert-Michon, France, 66.73\n\n**Bronze**\\--Denia Caballero, Cuba, 65.34\n\n**Volleyball (women’s quarterfinals)**\n\nNetherlands 3, South Korea 1\n\nUnited States 3, Japan 0\n\nSerbia 3, Russia 0\n\nChina 3, Brazil 2\n\n**Water polo (Men’s quarterfinals)**\n\nMontenegro 13, Hungary 11\n\nSerbia 10, Spain 7\n\nCroatia 10, Brazil 6\n\nItaly 9, Greece 5\n\n**Weightlifting**\n\n**Men’s 105+-kilogram final**\n\n**Gold**\\--Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473kg (world record)\n\n**Silver**\\--Gor Minasyan, Armenia, 451kg\n\n**Bronze**\\--Irakli Turmanidze, Georgia, 448kg\n\n**Wrestling**\n\n**Men’s 66-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Davor Stefanek, Serbia\n\n**Silver**\\--Migran Arutyunyan, Armenia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Shmagi Bolkvadze, Georgia\n\n**Bronze**\\--Rasul Chunayev, Azerbaijan\n\n**Men’s 98-kilogram**\n\n**Gold**\\--Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia\n\n**Silver**\\--Yasmany Lugo Cabrera, Cuba\n\n**Bronze**\\--Celk Ildem, Turkey\n\n**Bronze**\\--Ghasem Rezaei, Iran\n\nLive gymnastics: Simone Biles wins gold in floor exercise, Aly Raisman silver; Danell Leyva wins silver in parallel bars\n\nBy Lisa Dillman\n\n![Simone Biles and Aly Raisman wave after finishing 1-2 in the floor exercise.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3b20b8c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1365+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F60%2F3ca1adb8d6c5cc9dad0207335ad3%2Fla-sp-sn-gymnastics-artistic-olympics-day-11-20160816)\n\n(Alex Livesey \/ Getty Images)\n\nSimone Biles went airborne to secure her fourth gold medal at the Olympics, soaring high on the floor exercise with an untouchable effort on Tuesday.\n\nHer U.S. teammate Aly Raisman, the champion on the floor at the London Olympics, took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Great Britain, in a surprise, the bronze.\n\nThe four golds for Biles came in the team event, the all-around final, the vault and the floor exercise. She has five medals, in all, having captured the bronze on the balance beam.\n\nAfter the balance beam effort on Monday, Biles was asked how much she had left. The answer: More than enough.\n\nShe won by 0.466.\n\nBiles scored 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500. Tinkler earned a score of 14.933.\n\nFour women have won four gymnastic gold medals at a single games: Larisa Latynina in 1956, Vera Caslavska in 1968, Ekaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984 and now Biles.\n\nThe gymnast who wasn’t even on the U.S. Olympic team after trials -- Danell Leyva -- produced the best result for the men’s team in Rio, taking silver on the parallel bars on Tuesday.\n\nOleg Verniaiev of Ukraine (16.041) was the only competitor to record a score over 16.000 in the eight-man field. Leyva was the first competitor of the afternoon at Rio Olympic Arena, getting 15.900, and had to endure the long wait to see if he would make the podium. David Belyavskiy of Russia took the bronze.\n\nAt one point, Leyva, as he often does, put a towel over his head on the sideline as he was waiting it out during one of the other competitor’s routines. That caused the often goofy public-address announcer here to over-emote, saying: “Leyva can’t take it.”\n\nHis silver has been the highest finish for the U.S. men here. Earlier, Alex Naddour took the bronze on the pommel horse. In 2012, Leyva was third in the all-around event in London, bringing home a bronze medal.\n\nLeyva, who was born in Cuba and raised in Miami, was named an alternate after the Olympic trials in St. Louis and got on the team when John Orozco suffered torn knee ligaments in training.\n\nThere was more drama for Leyva here at the Olympics when he fell off the high bar in the team final. He blamed himself for the team failing to make the podium, but that instinct was misplaced because the U.S. was essentially out of it after the first rotation.\n\nRunners Abbey D’Agostino, Nikki Hamblin are the real winners in Rio\n\nBy Helene Elliott\n\n![Abbey D'Agostino, right, hugs Nikki Hamblin after their women’s 5,000-meter event on Tuesday.](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5148d11\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2048x1366+0+0\/resize\/1200x800!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F0a%2Fd7727bf6862cf05bf36fe3979fb0%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-olympics-day-11-20160816)\n\n(Patrick Smith \/ Getty Images)\n\nDistance runners Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand weren’t favored to win medals in the women’s 5,000-meter event. But they deserve some special and public recognition for the sportsmanship they displayed toward one other after they collided during Tuesday’s first-round race.\n\nD’Agostino, of Topsfield, Mass., collided with Hamblin about 3,200 meters into the race, possibly because Hamblin had slowed her pace to avoid contact with another runner who was being lapped. D’Agostino appeared to hit Hamblin from behind and both fell to the track.\n\nD’Agostino got up but saw Hamblin was in distress and paused to help her up. They tried to continue, but D’Agostino was in pain because of injuries to her leg. “She could hardly stand,” Hamblin said.\n\nHamblin then helped her up, but D’Agostino couldn’t resume running and told Hamblin to go continue without her. Hamblin finished 16th in 16:43.10, and D’Agostino limped to the line in 17:10.02. Following a protest, both runners were advanced to Friday’s final, as was a third runner who was affected by the collision, Jennifer Wenth of Austria.\n\nD’Agostino was taken off the track for treatment, but Hamblin lingered and spoke to reporters afterward to praise D’Agostino’s kindness.\n\n“I went down, and I was like, ‘What’s happening? Why am I on the ground?’ ” Hamblin said. “Then suddenly, there’s this hand on my shoulder \\[and D’Agostino saying\\], ‘Get up, get up, we have to finish this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yup, yup, you’re right. This is the Olympic Games. We have to finish this.’\n\n“I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there. I’ve never met her before. I’ve never met this girl before, and isn’t that just so amazing? Regardless of the race and the result on the board, that’s a moment that you’re never, ever going to forget for the rest of your life, that girl shaking my shoulder like, ‘Come on, get up.’ ”\n\nNo matter what happens in the final, they’re big winners here.\n\nThese gold medalists will challenge your idea of ‘normal’\n\nBy Bill Plaschke\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d37e0a5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F3a%2F95304ca4a4c4c07ed5dab0b85f9e%2F750x422)\n\n(Larry W. Smith \/ EPA)\n\n> I didn’t have to conform my body or my ideals or my looks to get where I am. I have a bronze medal and I was able to be myself, embrace my body, do the things I’m naturally fitted to do to help make my dreams come true.\n\n— Sarah Robles, U.S. champion weightlifter\n\nThe strongest woman in America holds a plastic fork against her forehead.\n\nShe wrinkles her brow and the fork folds into a crease. She smiles and holds out her hands — ta-da! — as the fork remains literally stuck inside her head.\n\n“I have a huge forehead wrinkle,” says Sarah Robles with a laugh. “This is real life.”\n\nThe strongest woman in America loves her forehead. She loves the female weightlifter tattoo on her right biceps. She loves that she can lift major appliances while wearing a fancy black striped headband, flowery kneepads and shiny earrings.\n\nShe’s 5-10, 315 pounds and she loves every inch of herself. She loves the independence that comes from her size, and the power that comes from strength, which earned her an Olympic bronze medal earlier this week in the super-heavyweight division. It was America’s first weightlifting medal of any sort in 16 years.\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-oly-robles-plaschke-20160815-snap-story.html)\n\nThis winning combination is more than gymnast and coach\n\nBy Stacy St. Clair\n\n![](https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cc97377\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/750x422+0+0\/resize\/1200x675!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2F22%2F14972eb04778b4ff132c8c796397%2F750x422)\n\n(Julio Cortez \/ Associated Press)\n\n> When I first saw her, I was like, ‘Wow, this kid has something.’ But what it was and how far she could go with it, I had no idea.\n\n— Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles’ personal coach\n\nThe day before the women’s gymnastics team final, a Twitter user suggested Simone Biles and her coach Aimee Boorman were their sport’s equivalent to Walter Payton and Mike Ditka.\n\n“Sounds about right,” Payton’s son, Jarrett, chimed in on Twitter.\n\nNever mind that the Chicago-born Boorman doesn’t smoke cigars, has never thrown a wad of chewing gun at a spectator and is the antithesis of abrasive. 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Boilerpipe Text	The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close with Americans earning 121 medals -- 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze -- their biggest haul ever, not counting the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games or the 1904 St. Louis Games, when hardly anyone else showed up. Two Guinea athletes do not return home after Rio Olympics (Sergey Ilnitsky /EPA) The head of Guinea’s Olympic delegation says two athletes did not return to the West African nation after competing at the Rio Olympics. Atef Chaloub said Saturday that swimmer Amadou Camara disappeared 48 hours before the team’s scheduled departure. He said Mamadama Bangoura, who competed in judo, also did not return to Guinea, having disappeared after leaving a message saying she wanted to “try her luck” abroad. A friend of Bangoura’s, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid punishment for failing to stop her from fleeing, said Bangoura was ashamed she didn’t earn a medal and wanted to try “working in a developed country.” More than a dozen African athletes — including some from Guinea — did not return home after the London Olympics in 2012. Rio police’s account of Ryan Lochte incident may not be entirely accurate either, report says By Chuck Schilken The extent of the property damage Ryan Lochte and three of his fellow U.S. Olympic swimmers caused to a gas station eight days ago might have been exaggerated by Rio de Janeiro police, according to a report by USA Today. At a news conference Thursday, Fernando Veloso, the head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said the Americans had broken a soap dispenser and mirror inside the restroom. Other reports have said the four also broke a bathroom door. But one of the U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, said in a statement Friday that he didn’t see anyone vandalize the bathroom and the only damage caused by the group occurred when Lochte pulled a “loosely attached” advertising sign from a wall. In examining all available surveillance footage from that night, including one aimed at the restroom doors, USA Today found no evidence the swimmers ever went near the bathroom, after relieving themselves behind the gas station. A USA Today videographer visited the gas station and found no damage to the soap dispensers, mirrors or door, and none of those items appeared to be new. The swimmers were eventually held at gunpoint by security guards at the station and were released after paying the equivalent of $50. Fernando Deluz, a bilingual Brazilian who served as a translator between the swimmers and the security guards, told USA his understanding was the money paid was to cover vandalized property and that the only property that came up during the negotiations was the advertising sign Lochte had pulled down. Deluz also said that because of the language barrier, the Americans might have believed they were being robbed. NBC’s Olympics coverage was vast, and plenty of it mattered By Mike Tierney (Patrick Raycraft / Hartford Courant) On the first Saturday afternoon of the Olympics, NBC’s images of road cycling were so dazzling that the scenes could have been lifted from a travel promotion ad by the Rio de Janeiro tourist board. The mostly aerial shots that tracked the bikes along the coastline displayed charmingly winding roads, granite peaks, blue-green ocean waves splashing against rocks and houses (some pink) quaintly clinging to hillsides. Who among us did not consider firing up our laptops to begin researching our next possible vacation destination? Of course, the bird’s-eye views neglected to capture Rio’s dark side — the slums and the crime, the shoddy transportation system and the pollution. Had our TV sets contained Smell-O-Vision, we might have whiffed the acrid odor that plagues parts of the host city. Read More Column: Kevin Durant wakes up and carries U.S. to more gold By Bill Plaschke (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) He was branded a traitor, an opportunist, a coward. He was ridiculed in his neighborhood, resented in his workplace, mocked by his former fans. When Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the powerful Golden State Warriors this summer, mere weeks after the Warriors knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs, he was generally described with a single adjective. Weak. Nearly two months later and 5,300 miles away, a flag on his chest and a country on his back, Durant changed both the narrative and the adjective Sunday, unleashing a brilliant performance that should provide him with an entirely different shade of moniker. Gold. Read More These memories of the Rio Olympics are etched in the minds of our reporters (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) My medal platform of memories is filled by two people and a team that not only successfully defended their titles, but made history doing it. The bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles. And the gold goes to the women’s water polo team, which not only became the first repeat champion in the history of its sport, but did it with a heavy heart after the brother of Coach Adam Krikorian died of a heart attack two days before the Games began. Despite the grief, Krikorian insisted on coaching in Rio, and after the team beat Italy in the final, his players lined up on the side of the pool and, one by one, draped their goal medals around his neck. — Kevin Baxter Read More Rio Games: A challenge met, although it wasn’t easy By David Wharton (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The most difficult Games we have ever encountered. — John Coates, IOC vice president regarding the Rio Games Dark clouds hovered over Maracana Stadium at dusk, with a sudden wind tugging at flags and whipping the Olympic flame. Then a drenching rain began to fall. The storm that intruded on Sunday night’s closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics befit a mega-sporting event that, over the last few weeks, had blended spectacle with more than a few glitches and negative headlines. “A Games in the middle of reality,” Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, had called them. There were historic performances by some of the world’s greatest athletes, cheered on -- and sometimes booed -- by crowds exhibiting Brazil’s characteristic exuberance. There were also reports of street crime, logistical gaffes and venue failures suggesting Brazil was not quite ready for prime time. It was all part of the IOC’s gamble in coming to South America for the first time. The samba dancers and pop musicians who soldiered through Sunday’s inclement weather, and the fireworks that illuminated the gloomy sky at the end, embodied the host city’s determination. Read More 2016 Rio Olympics in Pictures See the best images from Times photographers Robert Gauthier and Wally Skalij Rio Olympics: Live updates from the closing ceremony By Houston Mitchell , Helene Elliott and Nathan Fenno (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) 10:45 p.m. : That’s all, folks, at least for the official part of the program. Partying might go deep into the night. Thanks, Rio. 10:40 p.m.: A taste of Carnival, some fireworks, some confetti. Athletes dancing with the performers.Exuberant and vibrant ending. 10:25 p.m.: Olympic flame is extinguished. Now, much dancing and merriment. 10:20 p.m. : IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Rio Games closed, calls upon world’s youth to reassemble in Tokyo in four years. 10:16 p.m.: Bach says Rio Olympics will leave a “unique legacy.” Seems to be the say-nothing equivalent of calling someone is ‘nice.’ 10:15 p.m.: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praises unifying effect of athletes living and competing together at the Games. The scene of the two livid Mongolian wrestling coaches stripping in protest of a bronze-medal match result earlier Sunday and being escorted out by police wasn’t quite in line with that lofty ideal. 10 p.m.: Rio 2016 chief Carlos Arthur Nuzman continues the Olympic spin by saying the rain is coming to celebrate. It looks like it’s actually just making everyone cold. 9:55 p.m.: Tokyo offers a teaser about its Olympics. Looks pretty cool, actually. 9:47 p.m.: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes booed as he’s introduced. 9:45 p.m.: Now for the flag handover ceremony from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. Here’s hoping they complete the exchange better than the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team exchanged the baton. 9:35 p.m.: Coming up soon: a ceremony recognizing the Games’ volunteers -- that workforce was one of the trouble spots for the event in both numbers and training -- then then Olympic flag will be lowered. 9:25 p.m .: Medal ceremony for marathon top three. Way cool. 9:15 p.m.: Now: a tribute to lacemaking . Really. As for the Olympic channel, will it show everything on delay, as NBC did? 9:12 p.m.: Next up: a heart-pounding segment on ... the launch of Olympic channel. At least the athletes have the waves of cold rain to keep them awake. 9:05 p.m .: The athletes have entered. Was wondering if they’d get into the stadium before the next Olympics. Hey, PyeongChang Games are only, what, 18 months away! 8:50 p.m.: Rain really coming down hard. Many athletes wearing ponchos, jackets with hoods. 8:40 p.m.: Inside the Games is reporting that major electrical problems at Maracana Stadium have required the use of generators to keep the show going. 8:35 p.m. : No sign yet of the shirtless Tongan guy from the Opening Ceremony. Did NBC delay his entrance, like it has delayed everything else?? 8:30 p.m.: Loads of the big-name U.S. athletes have already departed Rio de Janeiro, including Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and, uh, Ryan Lochte. Simone Biles, however, is still here and is the U.S. flag-bearer. 8:25 p.m. : Athletes still parading in. Line looks as long as I’m anticipating the airline check-in line will be tomorrow morning at GIG. 8:20 p.m. : ‘Heroes of the Games’--the athletes--enter the stadium. Colorful display. 8:15 p.m.: The closing ceremony is underway on a rainy night in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana Stadium is about two-thirds full, continuing the Games-long problem with empty seats. The 2016 Summer Olympics come to an today, with the closing ceremony scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Pacific time at Maracana Stadium. You will not be able to watch it on TV, however, until 7 p.m. on NBC, with coverage scheduled to end at 9:30. So, some things could be edited out for time. As usual, the closing ceremony will end with the official handover of the Olympic flag to Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, host of the 2020 Games, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. And, no, Ryan Lochte is not expected to be there. Read More Closing ceremony live: Lace and clay? Sounds like a Batman villain Closing ceremony live: Anyone need a fill-up? Kevin Durant leads U.S. to runaway victory over Serbia for men’s basketball gold By Chris Hine (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) After Kevin Durant made a three-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench. Turns out he was just clearing his throat. It was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion of an upset and put the U.S. on the gold-medal stand for the third consecutive Olympics with a 96-66 victory over Serbia, which surprised in these Olympics by taking the silver. Durant had 30 points for the game, 18 of those in the second quarter, when he made Carioca Arena I marvel at both his shooting and athleticism and turned an unwatchable game into can’t-miss television before it eventually became a laugher. Durant won his second gold medal. Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony and Mike Krzyzewski, coaching his last Olympics for Team USA before ceding to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, each picked up their third. The U.S. had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the Americans in transition and keeping them from developing an offensive rhythm. The U.S. led 19-15 at the end of the first following a late three-pointer from Durant, who was beginning to catch fire. This team was often criticized for its lack of ball movement and a propensity for too much one-on-one basketball on offense. The thing is, when one of those players is feeling it as Durant was Sunday, even that brand of basketball looks effective. The U.S. continued to pour it on in the second half, making it a smooth gold-medal game after an Olympics filled with bumps in the road. There were close victories against Serbia, France and Australia in pool play, but this team, though not as dominant over the tournament as some of its predecessors, avoided the embarrassment of coming home with anything less than gold. Kyle Snyder becomes youngest American wrestler to win gold By Associated Press (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) American wrestler Kyle Snyder won gold on Sunday, becoming the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history. The 20-year-old Snyder beat Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan, 2-1, for gold at 97 kilograms during the men’s freestyle tournament on Sunday. Snyder is the second consecutive American wrestler to win Olympic gold in this weight class. Jake Varner, who Snyder beat at the U.S. Olympic team trials in April, won in London four years ago. Sunday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell The U.S. men’s basketball steps up to podium to receive their gold medals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Sunday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Basketball (Men) Gold medal game United States 96, Serbia 66 Bronze medal game Spain 89, Australia 88 Boxing Women’s middleweight gold medal bout Claressa Shields, United States, d. Nouchka Fontijn, Netherlands, 3-0 Men’s flyweight gold medal bout Shakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, d. Mikhail Aloyan, Russia, 3-0 Men’s light-welterweight gold medal match Tony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1 Men’s super-heavyweight gold medal match Tony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1 Cycling Men’s cross-country mountain bike final Gold --Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:33:28 Silver --Jaroslav Kulhavý, Czech Republic, 1:34:18 Bronze --Carlos Coloma Nicolas, Spain, 1:34:51 Handball (Men) Gold medal match Denmark 28, France 26 Bronze medal match Germany 31, Poland 25 Rhythmic Gymnastics Group final Gold --Russia, 36.233 points Silver --Spain, 35.766 Bronze --Bulgaria, 35.766 Track and Field Men’s marathon Gold --Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44 Silver --Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopia, 2:09:54 Bronze --Galen Rupp, United States, 2:10:05 Volleyball (Men) Gold medal match Brazil 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24) Bronze medal match United States 3, Russia 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13) Wrestling Men’s freestyle 65 kilograms gold medal match Soslan Ramonov, Russia, d. Toghrul Asgarov, Azerbaijan, 4-0 Men’s freestyle 97 kilograms gold medal match Rio Olympics: Mongolian wrestling coaches strip in protest of loss By Nathan Fenno (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) Two Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped in protest Sunday after their wrestler lost the bronze medal match. The coaches had rushed to the mat in celebration minutes earlier at Carioca Arena, believing Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran had defeated Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the 143-pound (65 kg) class. One coach fell to his knees in the center of the mat and appeared to be sobbing. But the judges awarded the Uzbekistan wrestler a penalty point — and the victory. The sudden turn of events enraged the Mongolian coaches. One removed his shirt in front of the judges’ table and flexed. The other took off his shirt and pants, wearing only a pair of underwear. “This was a protest,” one of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayaraa, said. “There was a problem with the refereeing. “Three million people in Mongolian waited for this bronze medal and now we have no medal ... 100% of the stadium supported us.” The coaches piled their clothes on the table. The crowd, meanwhile, roared approval and chanted “Mon-gol-ia! Mon-gol-ia!” Officials pushed both men off the mat after the display. They eventually put on their clothes before members of Brazil’s National Public Security Force escorted them from the venue as the crowd serenaded them with cheers. Mandakhnaran, the Mongolian wrestler, remained fully clothed during the incident. Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa shows solidarity with protesters in Ethiopia By Lisa Dillman (Olivier Morin / AFP/Getty Images) Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia was nearing the finish line at the men’s marathon on Sunday morning when he crossed his wrists above his head. The silver medalist did it again. And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia. He explained that the gesture was in protest of the killing of the Oromo people, saying he stands with the resistance movement, adding that the government was “killing our people.” Lilesa was asked about the consequences of his protest. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.” Later, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests/gestures at the Games. Said Lilesa: “They can’t do anything. It’s my feeling.” Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields makes history with her second boxing gold By Kevin Baxter Claressa Shields fights her way to a gold medal over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Claressa Shields became the first American boxer to earn two Olympic titles Sunday when she won a unanimous-decision victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women’s middleweight final. Shields dominated the Rio tournament, winning all 12 of her fights. And she may have been at her best in the gold-medal match. After a slow start, she took control of the fight early in the second round, staggering Fontijn with a strong right to the head. She continued stalking the Dutch fighter in the third round, connecting twice with left jabs and landing another hard right. And rather than protect her big lead in the fourth round, she repeatedly waved her arms, begging Fontijn to come forward and fight. Fontijn,who lost to Shields in the final of the world championship in May, was cheered Sunday by a huge contingent of orange-clad Dutch athletes and coaches. And she was game, landing a a couple of good punches in the opening two minutes. The victory ran Shields’ record to 77-1, with her only loss coming before the London Games four years ago. It also closed a successful tournament for the U.S., which got a silver-medal performance from bantamweight Shakur Stevenson and a bronze-medal effort from light-flyweight Nico Hernandez. The three medals are the most for a U.S. boxing team in the Olympics since 2000, when the Americans won four. Rio Olympics: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins men’s marathon; Galen Rupp of the U.S. takes bronze By Lisa Dillman (Buda Mendes / Getty Images) Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya continued his nearly flawless marathon career, winning the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds. Second was Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States took the bronze. Rupp’s 2:10:05 was a personal best. American Jared Ward was sixth, in 2:11:30, also a personal best. Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. was 33rd in 2:16:46. Rupp was 11 seconds out of second place. Kipchoge and Lilesa dropped Rupp at the 35-kilometer mark and then Kipchoge put on a patented surge himself and won by a margin of 1 minute 10 seconds. Heading into Rio, the 31-year-old Kipchoge had lost just once in seven career marathons, at Berlin in 2013. Only three years ago, he moved up to the marathon distance. Column: Being the best is never boring By Bill Plaschke (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) We could have just won by 10 or eight, but this team is different, this team had a mind-set I’ve never seen before. — Diana Taurasi Boring? Since when is nearly two hours of pure athletic destruction boring? Bad for basketball? How can 20 years’ worth of consecutive victories on the world’s biggest stage be bad for basketball? One of the most consistently dominant teams in the annals of the Olympics stepped on a Rio basketball court Saturday in front of empty seats, feigned yawns and misguided perceptions. They turned them all into gold, untainted and unselfish gold, poured from the greatest of American sports legacies, decorated across the chests of the greatest American team athletes. Read More These two are trying to help seal the LA 2024 deal By David Wharton Bill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Olympic Stadium comes alive at dusk with fans arriving for the late session, lots of chatter and laughter, everyone eager to watch Usain Bolt in a 200-meter semifinal. Beneath the stands, in a dank concourse, Doug Arnot and Bill Hanway emerge from a meeting that ran longer than expected. It has been another tough day and they look a bit haggard in their matching purple shirts. “This is not glamorous,” Arnot says. Because we don’t have a lot to build, we can spend time on all the details that matter. — Doug Arnot, consultant to LA 2024 Olympic bid They are in Rio as paid consultants to help pitch Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Games. While Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports agent Casey Wasserman serve as the face of the campaign — schmoozing with International Olympic Committee members at cocktail receptions and private dinners — Arnot and Hanway do the grunt work. Read More A few surprises to top off Americans’ hefty medal haul By Helene Elliott (Ian Walton / Getty Images) In track and field, there are always bumps in the road and each one of us had a unique journey to get here, but we pushed through. — Allyson Felix Medals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal. When the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women. ------------ FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of a display quote said that the 1,600-meter relay victory was Allyson Felix’s seventh gold medal. It is her sixth Olympic gold. ------------ They did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it. “Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades. Read More When water polo is much more than a game By Nathan Fenno (Sergei Grits / Associated Press) It feels like the whole team has reached eternity. — Dusan Mandic, after Serbia won the water polo gold The men decorated with scratches and red marks trickled through a hallway at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium and insisted the past didn’t matter. Their countries, Croatia and Serbia, share a 150-mile border and a bloody history. They battled in the early 1990s as part of the conflagration ignited by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. They traded claims of genocide. Their sporting events against each other became about much more than who won or lost and regularly led to unseemly chants, riots, even diplomatic incidents. On Saturday, they shared a pool in the water polo final at the Rio Games. “We don’t have any enemies when we play against them,” Serbia’s Gojko Pijetlovic said after his country muscled its way to an 11-7 victory for the gold medal. “We don’t hate anybody. We just play water polo. We play everyone the same.” Read More U.S. men and women win 1,600-meter relay races By Helene Elliott (Cameron Spencer / Getty Images) Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’ — Matt Centrowitz Medals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal. When the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women. They did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it. “Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades. Read More Brazil tops Germany for soccer gold medal when Neymar buries final penalty kick in shootout victory By Kevin Baxter The only thing on my mind was I had to do this. I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud. — Neymar When Brazil’s long nightmare finally ended Saturday, the captain of its soccer team dropped to his knees and spread his arms in celebration. If “Christ the Redeemer” is Rio de Janeiro’s iconic emblem, the image of a kneeling, sobbing Neymar, eyes looking to the heavens, will be how Brazilians remember the city’s Olympics. The Rio Games have been plagued by crime, polluted water and venue problems. v There were half-empty stadiums, overcrowded streets and little approaching the excitement of past Olympics. But when Neymar’s penalty kick ended a tiebreaking shootout with Germany on Saturday, it did more than give Brazil its first Olympic soccer title. It also gave the host country something to celebrate. U.S. rolls to easy win over Spain for gold medal in women’s basketball By Chris Hine (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) There never was a doubt. The U.S. women’s basketball team dominated on its way to a sixth consecutive gold medal, clinching the top spot with a 101-72 victory over Spain on Saturday. The U.S. team didn’t have to sweat on its path to the gold, defeating opponents by an average of 37.3 points over eight games. Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings each collected their fourth gold medals, joining Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only four-time gold medalists in basketball – men or women. Spain trailed by only three points, 27-24, early in the second quarter when the U.S. broke it open. Taurasi hit a pair of three-pointers as the Americans scored 16 of the next 19 points to take a 43-27 lead. The lead only increased from there. Taurasi, who had a stellar Olympics for the U.S., finished with 17 points, making five three-pointers. Maya Moore, also a standout for the Americans, had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists. Gwen Jorgensen earns the U.S. its first gold medal in triathlon By Associated Press (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images) As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games. She crushed both the course and the competition Saturday, giving the U.S. its first Olympic triathlon gold medal by cruising across the finish line in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 16 seconds. That was 40 seconds ahead of silver medalist Nicola Spirig-Hug of Switzerland, who won gold at the 2012 Games after Jorgensen’s flat tire relegated her to a 38th-place finish. Vicky Holland outsprinted British teammate Non Stanford for the bronze. Jorgensen and Spirig-Hug were even until Jorgensen made her move with two kilometers left in the 10-kilometer final leg that followed a steep, 38.5-kilometer bike ride and a one-loop ocean swim. As she approached the blue carpet, Jorgensen turned to look for Spirig-Hug, who wasn’t even in view around the bend. Her goal within her grasp, Jorgensen lifted her sunglasses to her head, and that look of dogged determination she’d had since London dissolved into a smile. After crossing the finish line, she reached down and grabbed the green, gold and blue ribbon and held it high above her head in triumph before breaking down in tears. She said she was thinking of all the sacrifices, not just hers, but those of coach Jamie Turner and her husband, Patrick Lemieux, who abandoned his pro cycling career to serve as her operations manager . “I’ve been pretty vocal about my goal for the past four years. After London, I said I wanted to go to Rio and I wanted to win gold,” Jorgensen said. “And for anyone that’s been around me, they know how much my husband, Patrick, has invested. He’s given up his career to support me. And then I also have Jamie Turner, who I’ve been on this four-year journey with, and he’s done so much for me. “Just thinking about all the investments they’ve put into me and thinking about the four years, it all came down to one day,” Jorgensen said. “And to be able to actually execute on that day is pretty amazing.” U.S. defeats the Netherlands to win bronze medal in women’s volleyball By Associated Press (Michael Reynolds / EPA) Karch Kiraly’s top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team has earned an Olympic bronze medal, hardly the color the Americans planned for when they came to Brazil chasing the program’s first gold in history. The U.S. topped the Netherlands, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, Saturday, bouncing back for bronze two days after a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Serbia in the semifinals. After Kim Hill’s ace on match point, the U.S. women fell into an embrace, and Kiraly hugged his coaches and brought his team together for a cheer. The Netherlands shined in its first Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta, where the team finished fourth and surprised many as the Dutch put women’s volleyball on the map with a gutsy, never-give-up style. Saturday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell The U.S. women’s basketball team celebrates after beating Spain for the gold medal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Saturday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Men’s singles gold medal match Chen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0 Men’s singles bronze medal match Viktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1 Basketball (Women) Gold medal game United States 101, Spain 72 Bronze medal game Serbia 70, France 63 Boxing Women’s flyweight gold medal match Nicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0 Men’s bantamweight gold medal match Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States, 2-1 Men’s middleweight gold medal match Arlen Lopez, Cuba, d. Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s kayak single 200-meter sprint Gold --Liam Heath, Great Britain, 35.19 seconds Silver --Maxime Beaumont, France, 35.36 Bronze --Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain, 35.66 Bronze --Ronald Rauhe, Germany, 35.66 Men’s canoe double 1,000-meter sprint Gold --Germany (J. Vandrey and S. Brendel), 3:43.91 Silver --Brazil (I. Queiroz dos Santos and E. Silva), 3:44.81 Bronze --Ukraine (D. Ianchuk and T. Mishchuk), 3:45.94 Women’s kayak four 500-meter sprint Gold --Hungary (D. Kozák, G. Szabó, K. Fazekas Zur and T. Csipes), 1:31.48 Silver --Germany (S. Kriegerstein, S. Hering, T. Dietze and F. Weber), 1:32.38 Bronze --Belarus (M. Pautaran, M. Makhneva, N. Papok, V. Khudzenka), 1:33.90 Men’s kayak four 1,000-meter sprint Gold --Germany (M. Rendschmidt, T. Liebscher, M. Gross and M. Hoff), 3:02.14 Silver --Slovakia (T. Linka, D. Myšák, J. Tarr and E. Vlček), 3:05.04 Bronze --Czech Republic (D. Havel, J. Štěrba, J. Dostál and L. Trefil), 3:05.17 Cycling Women’s cross-country mountain bike final Gold --Jenny Rissveds, Sweden, 1:30:15 Silver --Maja Włoszczowska, Poland, 1:30:52 Bronze --Catharine Pendrel, Canada, 1:31:41 Diving Gold --Aisen Chen, China, 585.30 Silver --German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70 Bronze --David Boudia, United States, 525.25 Golf (Women) Gold --Inbee Park, South Korea, 268 Silver --Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 273 Bronze --Shanshan Feng, China, 274 Handball (Women) Gold medal match Russia 22, France 19 Bronze medal match Norway 36, Netherlands 26 Modern Pentathlon Men’s individual Gold --Alexander Lesun, Russia, 1,479 points (Olympic record) Silver --Pavlo Tymoshchenko, Ukraine, 1,472 Bronze --Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga, Mexico, 1,468 Rhythmic Gymnastics Gold --Margarita Mamun, Russia, 76.483 Silver --Yana Kudryavtseva, Russia, 75.608 Bronze --Ganna Rizatdinova, Ukraine, 73.583 Soccer (Men) Gold medal match Brazil 1, Germany 1 (Brazil wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) Bronze medal match Nigeria 3, Honduras 2 Taekwondo Men’s 80 kilogram plus Gold --Radik Isaev, Azerbaijan, def. Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga, Niger, 6-2 Bronze --Maicon Siqueira, Brazil, def. Mahama Cho, Britain, 5-4 Bronze --Dongmin Cha, South Korea, def. Dmitriy Shokin, Uzbekistan, 4-3 Women’s 67 kilogram plus Gold --Shuyin Zheng, China, def. Maria del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza, Mexico, 5-1 Bronze --Bianca Walkden, Britain, def. Wiam Dislam, Morocco, 7-1 Bronze --Jackie Galloway, United States, def. Gwladys Epangue, France, 2-1 Track and Field Men 1,600 relay Gold --United States (Arman Hall; Lashawn Merritt; Gil Roberts; Tony McQuay), 2:57.30 Silver --Jamaica (Javon Francis; Peter Matthews; Nathon Allen; Fitzroy Dunkley), 2:58.16 Bronze --Bahamas (Chris Brown; Alonzo Russell; Michael Mathieu; Steven Gardiner), 2:58.49 1,500 meters Gold --Matthew Centrowitz, United States, 3:50.00 Silver --Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3:50.11 Bronze --Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3:50.24 5,000 meters Gold --Mo Farah, Britain, 13:03.30 Silver --Paul Chelimo, United States, 13:03.90 Bronze --Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:04.35 Javelin Gold --Thomas Rohler, Germany, 90.30 meters Silver --Julius Yego, Kenya, 88.24 Bronze --Keshom Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago, 85.38 Women 1,600-meter relay Gold --United States (Allyson Felix; Courtney Okolo; Phyllis Francis; Natasha Hastings), 3:19.06 Silver --Jamaica (Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Novlene Williams-Mills; Stephenie Ann McPherson; Shericka Jackson), 3:20.34 Bronze --Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Emily Diamond; Anyika Onuora; Eilidh Doyle), 3:25.88 800 meters Gold --Caster Semenya, South Africa, 1:55.28 Silver --Francine Niyonsaba, Burund, 1:56.49 Bronze --Margaret Nyairera Wambui, Kenya, 1:56.89 High Jump Gold-- Ruth Beitia, Spain, 1.97 meters Silver-- Mirela Demireva, Bulgaria, 1.97 meters Bronze- -Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.97 meters Triathlon Women’s final Gold --Gwen Jorgensen, United States, 1:56:16 Silver --Nicola Spirig, Switzerland, 1:56:56 Bronze --Vicky Holland, Great Britain, 1:57:01 Volleyball (Women) Gold medal match China d. Serbia, 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23) Bronze medal match United States d. Netherlands, 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19) Water polo (Men) Gold medal match Serbia 11, Croatia 7 Bronze medal match Italy 12, Montenegro 10 Spain 9, Brazil 8 (seventh place) Hungary 12, Greece 10 Wrestling Men 125 kilogram Gold --Taha Akgul, Turkey, d. Komeil Ghasemi, Iran, 3-1 Bronze --Ibragim Saidov, Belarus, d. Levan Berianidze, Armenia, 3-1 Bronze --Geno Petriashvili, Georgia, d. Tervel Diagniv, United States, 4-0 86 kilogram Gold --Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russia, d. Selim Yasar, Turkey, 3-0 Bronze --J’Den Cox, United States, d. Reineris Salas, Cuba, 5-0 Bronze --Sharif Sharifov, Azerbajan, d. Pedro Francisco Ceballos Fuentes, Venezuela, 3-1 Shakur Stevenson falls in U.S. bantamweight boxing final, takes Olympic silver By Kevin Baxter (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez won a split-decision victory over Shakur Stevenson in the Olympic bantamweight boxing final Saturday, denying the U.S. its first men’s gold medal in the sport since 2004. Ramirez, 22, danced into the half-full arena wearing a big smile and gesticulating to the crowd. The 19-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, was all business. But Ramirez started quickly and had the U.S. fighter backpedaling early in the opening round. Stevenson tried to use a long, looping right to create some distance, but Ramirez slipped under it to land several hard, straight heads to the upper body. When the bell sounded at the end of the round, Ramirez smiled and shook his head at Stevenson. Stevenson recovered to take the second round, going inside in an effort to take the sting away from Ramirez’s combinations. But the Cuban, an Olympic champion four years ago as a flyweight, was simply too quick and polished for Stevenson. And with 30 seconds, left he caught the American near the ropes, unleashing a series of punches. Though none did any damage, the flurry may have been enough to decide the fight. The silver medal for Stevenson is the highest Olympic prize won by a U.S. male boxer since 2004, when Andre Ward captured the light-heavyweight title. And Claressa Shields’ medal, combined with Nico Hernandez’s bronze in the light flyweight division, make the Rio Olympics the most productive for USA Boxing since Athens, when the U.S. also won two medals. Saturday’s fight was just the third of the Games for Stevenson — and his first in four days — after Russian Vladimir Nikitin was unable to answer the bell in the quarterfinals because of injury. Stevenson won his first two bouts by unanimous decision. U.S. loses appeal of disqualification in men’s relay By Helene Elliott Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers of the U.S. 400-meter relay team. (Peter Klaunzer / EPA) USA Track and Field’s appeal of the disqualification of the men’s 400-meter relay team has been denied, according to several reports. The U.S. quartet finished third in the final on Friday but soon afterward was disqualified because of a faulty baton exchange between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin in which Rodgers passed it too early. Jamaica won, followed by Japan. Canada, which had finished fourth, was elevated to third following the U.S. disqualification. U.S. officials filed a protest with the Jury of Appeals of the International Assn. of Athletics Federations. The rejection of the appeal was first reported by Tim Layden of Sports Illustrated, who cited an official of the IAAF as saying all protests and appeals were rejected, leaving all results to stand. Associated Press also reported the protest had been rejected. Gwen Jorgensen wins gold for U.S. in women’s triathlon By Lisa Dillman (Adam Pretty / AFP/Getty Images) Four seconds is virtually nothing for a gifted runner like Gwen Jorgensen. Jorgensen was a mere four seconds behind the leader, Mari Rabie of South Africa, in the bike-to-run transition of the women’s Olympic triathlon on Saturday morning. Just like that Jorgensen erased the lead and surged into first in a matter of seconds. The only runner to stay right with Jorgensen during the 10-kilometer run along the scenic Copacabana course was veteran Nicola Spirig Hug of Switzerland. The battle between Jorgensen and Spirig Hug came down to Jorgensen pulling away on the final lap. Jorgensen, of St. Paul, Minn., won the first triathlon gold for the United States, beating Spirig Hug by 40 seconds. Overcome by emotion, her smile quickly turned to tears after she crossed the finish line. The only other medal the U.S. women have won in this event was a bronze by Susan Williams in 2004 in Greece. For Jorgensen, it was a wildly different experience from London. In 2012, she suffered a flat tire and finished 38th. This time, misfortune hit another U.S. athlete, Sarah True, who withdrew during the bike section. It appeared she injured her right knee, attempted to resume riding but was forced to quit. Simone Biles picked as U.S. flag-bearer for closing ceremony By Nathan Fenno (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Simone Biles will carry the American flag during the closing ceremony for the Summer Olympics on Sunday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced. Biles won four gold medals during the gymnastics competition, including the all-around title. “It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag-bearer by my Team USA teammates,” Biles said in a statement. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime.” She is the first female gymnast from the U.S. to be selected as a flag-bearer for the opening or closing ceremony. Two U.S. swimmers apologize for gas station incident, paint poor picture of Ryan Lochte’s actions By Nathan Fenno (Angel Valentin / Getty Images) Two of the U.S. swimmers involved in the incident with Ryan Lochte at a gas station in Rio early Sunday morning have apologized in separate statements that both assert that Lochte initiated a confrontation with two security guards at the business when he ripped a poster off a wall. Gunnar Bentz said that the four swimmers -- including Lochte, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen -- stopped at the gas station near Olympic Park and urinated on the side of the building. At that point, Bentz said, Lochte pulled a “framed metal advertisement” off a wall. Bentz disputed accounts by local police that the swimmers also damaged a restroom. Two security guards told the swimmers to exit their taxi, Bentz said, and one of the men held up a badge and pulled his gun when Feigen and Conger walked away from the vehicle. The second guard drew his weapon and instructed the swimmers to sit on a sidewalk. “Again, I cannot speak to his actions, but Ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards,” Bentz said. “After Jack and I both tugged at him in an attempt to get him to sit back down, Ryan and the security guards had a heated verbal exchange, but no physical contact was made.” Conger recounted a similar scene in his statement. “Although I cooperated with their requests while there was a heated exchange among others, at one point a weapon was pointed at me,” he said. “Eventually, a man appeared who was able to translate for us, helping to defuse the situation. We paid some money to compensate them for the torn poster and returned to the Village in a different taxi.” Bentz confirmed the account by local authorities that the swimmers paid the equivalent of about $50 U.S. to resolve the matter before leaving. Though the gunplay isn’t visible in security footage of the incident made public so far, Bentz said he is “confident video angles have not been shown that would further substantiate my account.” Bentz and Conger were pulled off their U.S.-bound flight by local authorities earlier this week, then allowed to leave the country 24 hours later after being interviewed by police. Their statements offered a markedly different tone -- both conciliatory and detailed -- than a three-paragraph apology Lochte issued Friday. He returned to the U.S. on Monday. “First and foremost, I deeply regret the trouble and embarrassment this event has brought to the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, and the distraction it has caused from the achievements of my fellow Olympians,” Conger said. “This has been an unsettling, humbling and frightening experience. It’s a reminder that all of us, when we travel and especially when we represent the U.S. in the Olympics, are ambassadors for our country and should be on our best behavior.” Bentz added, “Without question, I am taking away a valuable life lesson from this situation. In everything I do, I am representing my family, my country and my school. I will not take that responsibility lightly.” Feigen, who remains in Brazil, hasn’t issued a statement. A Rio de Janeiro court said he apologized Friday for his role in the incident. Finding solace in a time of sorrow: U.S. women’s water polo team gives grieving coach a reason to smile By Kevin Baxter (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The thing I kept coming back to was it would be very selfish to let what happened to me personally affect this group and what we have set out to do. — Adam Krikorian, U.S. water polo coach It was less than three minutes to play in Friday’s women’s Olympic water polo final when the emotions started to kick in for Adam Krikorian. No women’s team had ever won consecutive gold medals in the sport, something Krikorian’s team was about to do. No team had ever scored more goals, given up fewer or won by a larger margin than Krikorian’s U.S. team did in its 12-5 rout of Italy. Yet Krikorian’s emotions had nothing to do with joy or accomplishment. Two days before the opening ceremony of the Rio Games, Krikorian’s brother Blake was found dead in his car at a Northern California beach. The coroner said he had gone paddle boarding and died of a heart attack. He was 48. “It was hitting me pretty hard at the end of the game. Just thinking about my brother,” the coach said, taking a long pause to compose himself, “thinking about how hard this journey’s been.” Read More Column: Clipper’s D.J. is as good as gold By Bill Plaschke (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) We wouldn’t be playing for a gold medal if DeAndre didn’t play that well. — Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. men’s basketball coach He’s always been third. As much lovable cartoon character as feared NBA star, his missed free throws as celebrated as his highlight dunks, DeAndre Jordan has spent his career as a giant in a shadow. Meet D.J., the flying, blocking, board-rattling Olympian. Read More Payback or not, this game is special for the Brazilians By Kevin Baxter (Frank Augstein / Associated Press) This is what we wanted. We are fighting to conquer this. — Gabriel Jesus, Brazil forward on defeating Germany In the climactic scene of the iconic boxing moving “Rocky,” a bloodied and battered Apollo Creed pulls Rocky Balboa close and says, “There ain’t gonna be no rematch.” But they do meet again. It’s tough to pass up a rematch. Win once? Maybe you got lucky. Do it again, and no one can question who’s better. That’s why Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier three times. It’s why the Yankees play the Red Sox 19 times each season. It’s also why Saturday’s Olympic soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games. Read More The Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan is having the time of his life chasing gold at the Olympics By Bill Plaschke (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) For eight seasons with the Clippers, DeAndre Jordan has never even been the most important player on his team. Which made it fairly breathtaking Friday when he was the most important player in his country ... Read More Brazil-Germany a World Cup rematch? Not to the players or coaches By Kevin Baxter (Frank Augstein / Associated Press) The soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games. Two years ago, Germany humiliated Brazil, 7-1, on its home soil in the most lopsided World Cup semifinal in history. It was a national embarrassment that will not soon be forgotten. Saturday’s rematch offers a chance at both revenge and redemption, though it can’t completely atone for the World Cup debacle because it won’t be a true international match. Here’s why ... Read More In 3 Olympics finals, Usain Bolt has run for less than 2 minutes U.S. men celebrate a bronze in the 400-meter relay -- then get the bad news By Helene Elliott Led by Usain Bolt, Jamaica won the men’s 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics, with Japan taking silver. The U.S. initially was declared third but was disqualified because of an illegal exchange outside the zone between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin. Canada was elevated to third, with former USC star Andre De Grasse becoming a three-time Rio medalist as the anchor. It was the ninth time since 1995 that a U.S. men’s relay team was disqualified or couldn’t get the baton around at an Olympics or world championship. Read More Usain Bolt completes golden triple-triple on the track By Helene Elliott Usain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) In perhaps the final Olympic race of his remarkable career, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt went a perfect three for three in his third consecutive Summer Games, an unprecedented feat and one that might stand untouched for years to come. Bolt, who added the Rio 100- and 200-meter dash titles to the crowns he won in Beijing and London, anchored Jamaica’s 400-meter relay team to victory Friday at Olympic Stadium in 37.27 seconds. Japan was a surprising second in 37.60 seconds. The U.S. team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Trayvon Bromell that took third in 37.62 seconds was later disqualified for what’s believed to be a lane violation on their first baton exchange. Fourth-place Canada (37.64 seconds) was elevated to the bronze. Bolt ran away from the field in the last 30 meters or so, then promptly ran to the crowd to greet his adoring fans before rejoining his teammates for celebrations that included dancing, wrapping themselves in flags and generally savoring a historic moment. Bolt, who will be 30 on Sunday, has said he will retire after these Rio Games, which would be a great loss to a sport that urgently needs not only his excellence but his genial, fan-friendly personality. He didn’t set any world records in Rio, but he created great excitement and brought thousands of spectators to a stadium that was largely empty throughout the competition. Just before the men’s race, the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie won gold with a time of 41.01 seconds. That was the eighth medal of Felix’s stellar career, a total comprising five gold-- the most for any female track athlete -- and three silver. The Jamaican team of Christiana Williams, sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36 seconds. Britain was third in 41.77 seconds. The U.S. women had to run out of Lane 1 on Friday, making their task difficult. They were placed there because of their first-round mishap on Thursday, when Felix was elbowed by a Jamaican runner and couldn’t hand the baton cleanly to Gardner. That put them out of an automatic qualification, but the result was successfully appealed, and the relay -- with Morolake Akinosun as the anchor -- was allowed to run alone to try to get a top-8 time. They recorded the fastest time but were considered to have qualified on time and were relegated to the inside instead of a prime middle lane. Earlier Friday, the U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team ran the fastest first-round time- -- 3:21.42 -- and moved on to Saturday’s final. The lineup of Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory and Phyllis Francis got the baton around cleanly, avoiding any mishaps of the variety that the 400-meter relay team experienced in its first-round heat on Thursday. The 1,600-meter lineup will change for the final, though the exact lineup won’t be announced until Saturday afternoon. Jamaica (3:22.38) had the second-best time, followed by Ukraine, Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland and Australia. The U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team finished second in its heat to Jamaica, which got a scorching anchor leg from Javon Francis. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons and David Verburg of the U.S. were timed in 2:58.38, just behind Jamaica’s 2:58.29. Trinidad and Tobago was disqualified from that heat. Britain won the second heat but was disqualified, allowing Brazil to make Saturday’s final. In the women’s 5,000, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot of Kenya set an Olympic record with a time of 14:27.17 to win gold, ahead of Hellen Obiri of Kenya (14:29.77) and 10,000-meter champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia (14:33.59). Shelby Houlihan, who became the lone American entrant when Abbey D’Agostino had to withdraw because of a serious knee injury she suffered during a fall in the previous round, finished 11th in 15:08.89. Allyson Felix gets record fifth gold medal when U.S. women win 400 relay By Associated Press (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. women have retained the 400-meter relay title and helped Allyson Felix win her record fifth Olympic gold medal. The Americans, who needed to set a qualifying time in a solo rerun hours after dropping the baton in the preliminaries and getting a second chance on protest, won Friday’s final in 41.01 seconds. A Jamaican team including Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36. Britain won bronze in a national record 41.77. The 30-year-old Felix entered the Rio Games as one of six women with four Olympic gold medals in track and field. Germany wins its first women’s soccer gold medal with 2-1 victory over Sweden By Associated Press Germany defeated Sweden, 2-1, to win the women’s soccer gold medal for the first time in the Olympics. Germany opened the scoring with a goal by Dzsenifer Marozsan in the 48th minute and added to the lead with an own goal by Swedish defender Linda Sembrant in the 62nd. Sweden pulled one closer with Stina Blackstenius in the 67th but was not able to get the equalizer despite some good late chances at the Maracana Stadium. A two-time World Cup champion, Germany had previously won three bronze medals. It was playing in the Olympic final for the first time. Sweden has won its first silver in women’s soccer. It had never been on the podium. American Connor Fields finally brings home gold in men’s BMX racing By Associated Press The United States ended its gold medal drought in BMX racing after Connor Fields won the men’s Olympic final in the American-born sport on Friday, and Mariana Pajon of Colombia successfully defended her title in the women’s final. U.S. cyclist Alise Post took silver behind Pajon, while Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela won bronze. A fan favorite, Pajon raised her bike in the air after pedaling to a stop across the finish line, acknowledging the adoring fans in the stands waving the yellow, blue and red flag of her home country. Fields was just as jubilant after racing to the front and holding off Dutch rider Jelle van Gorkom at the finish line to take the gold. There was a photo finish for third, with Carlos Ramirez Yepes of Colombia just edging out the United States’ Nic Long for the bronze. Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal. Still, it was a banner day for the United States. The medals for Fields and Post snapped a podium drought in London in 2012. It had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June and needed a special brace to compete in Rio de Janeiro. “There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning,” said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. “I was like, ‘Get to the line! Get to the line!’ I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldn’t believe it.” The reigning world champion, Pajon enjoyed home-continent advantage and acknowledged loud fans who wore Team Colombia shirts. Pajon rode to the front early in each of her three semifinal heats, and never looked back, either after the first turn in the final. “My first gold was huge. But two is amazing,” said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race. She’s a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May. Pajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin. U.S. tops Spain to advance to gold-medal game in men’s basketball By Chris Hine It wasn’t pretty, but Team USA has advanced to Sunday’s gold-medal men’s basketball game. The U.S. defeated Spain with a grinding 82-76 victory on Friday and now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Australia and Serbia, two teams that the Americans defeated by 10 and three points, respectively, in group play. In the first half, the U.S. grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that helped pace it to a 45-39 halftime edge. Klay Thompson, who finished with 22 points, had 17 by halftime. Kevin Durant added 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 13 for the Americans. But the U.S. could never quite put Spain away. In particular, the U.S. had trouble containing Pau Gasol, who scored 23 points. The referees tried to wrestle control of the game early and doled out five technical fouls, giving the game a choppy pace. It didn’t help that both teams struggled to find their stride offensively. Serbia gave the U.S. its closest game in preliminary play. The Americans pulled out a 94-91 victory in a game that went down to the final seconds, when the Serbs had a chance to tie the score. Despite defeating Australia, 98-88, the Americans trailed by two points, 72-70, early in the fourth quarter. That’s when Carmelo Anthony got hot and scored 14 of Team USA’s next 18 points to help open an 88-80 lead. U.S. women win second straight water polo title By Kevin Baxter (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. became the first two-time Olympic champion in women’s water polo history Friday, blitzing Italy, 12-5, at Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The U.S. won its first gold in London four years ago but just four women -- Maggie Steffens, Kami Craig, Melissa Seidemann and Courtney Mathewson -- from that team played in Rio. All four scored in Friday’s final, though, with Steffens’ third-period goal giving her a tournament-high 17. The U.S., which trailed just once for less than a minute in six games in Rio, took the lead for good on Kiley Neushul’s goal less than four minutes into the first period. By the end of the opening eight minutes, the Americans led 4-1 and were never seriously challenged after that. Neushul finished with three goals -- on four shots -- while Rachel Fatal and Mackenize Fischer scored two each. Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson also came up big, making nine saves and stopping a penalty shot early in the second half before coming out of the game for Sami Hill with 2 1/2 minutes to play. Hill made two saves in her brief appearance. Friday’s final was the first matchup of former champions in five women’s water polo tournaments and both teams came into the gold-medal game unbeaten. Italy won its gold in 2004. U.S. men’s volleyball team loses to Italy in semifinals By Lisa Dillman (Juan Mabromata / AFP/Getty Images) They called a timeout to try to stop Italy’s momentum. It didn’t work. They tried it again. Nothing, it seemed, was going to work late in the fifth set against a suddenly surging Italy. The well-developed survival skills exhibited by the U.S. men’s volleyball team here vanished late in its semifinal against Italy on Friday at the Olympics. Italy won a thriller, 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. The U.S. had been trying to avenge an earlier loss to Italy in pool play as well as a devastating defeat four years ago at the London Olympics. Italy saved five set points in the opening set and had one in the second set but missed the chance to take a two-set lead. It recovered its poise after a one-sided third set and won the fourth, finishing it off with a 6-0 run. “At the end of the day, we just weren’t skilled enough,” said U.S. Coach John Speraw. “We just didn’t execute on some opportunities and Italy did.” On trying to get up for the bronze-medal match after such a tough loss: “It’s really really hard. I almost feel like today we need to mourn and just get it out of our system,” he said. “I know we will. Tomorrow we’re going to have to regroup to prepare ourselves for the next step.” In Sunday’s bronze-medal match, the U.S. will play Brazil or Russia. Brazil and Russia were to play in a semifinal later on Friday. The journey has been anything but easy for the U.S. in Rio. The team lost their first two games in pool play – to Canada and Italy – before finding the right touch and aggressive approach after a team meeting. Friday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Friday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Women’s singles gold medal match Carolina Marin, Spain, d. P. V. Sindhu, India, 2-1 Women’s singles bronze medal match Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, d. Li Xuerui, China, walkover Men’s doubles gold medal match China (H.F. Fu and N. Zhang) d. Malaysia (W.K. Tan and V. S. Goh), 2-1 Basketball (men’s semifinals) United States 82, Spain 76 Serbia 87, Australia 61 Boxing Women’s lightweight (60kg) Gold --Estelle Mossely, France Silver --Junhua Yin, China Bronze --Anastasiia Beliakova, Russia Bronze --Mira Potkonen, Finland Cycling Women’s BMX final Gold --Mariana Pajón, Colombia, 34.09 seconds Silver --Alise Post, United States, 34.43 Bronze --Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 34.75 Men’s BMX finals Gold --Connor Fields, United States, 34.64 Silver --Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 35.31 Bronze --Carlos Ramirez, Colombia, 35.51 Diving Men’s 10-Meter platform qualifiers 1. Thomas Daley, Britain, 571.85; 2. Bo Qiu, China, 564.75; 3. Aisen Chen, China, 545.35; 4. David Boudia, United States, 496.55; 5. Benjamin Auffret, France, 470.45; 6. Martin Wolfram, Germany, 468.80; 7. Sascha Klein, Germany, 463.40; 8. Viktor Minibaev, Russia, 462.25; 9. James Connor, Australia, 457.05; 10. Rafael Quintero, Puerto Rico, 456.55; 11. Haram Woo, South Korea, 438.45; 12. German Sanchez, Mexico, 430.05; 13. Hugo Parisi, Brazil, 422.45; 14. Vincent Riendeau, Canada, 419.50; 15. Ivan Garcia, Mexico, 418.90; 16. Nikita Shleikher, Russia, 418.15; 17. Domonic Bedggood, Australia, 413.85; 18. Steele Johnson, United States, 403.75 Equestrian Individual jumping finals Gold- -Nick Skelton, Great Britain Silver --Peder Fredricson, Sweden Bronze --Eric Lamaze, Canada Field Hockey (women) Gold medal match Britain 3, Netherlands 3, (Britain wins 2-0 in shootout) Bronze medal match Germany 2, New Zealand 1 Handball (men’s semifinals) France 29, Germany 28 Denmark 29, Poland 28 (OT) Modern pentathlon Women’s combined (running and shooting) Gold --Chrloe Esposito, Australia, 1,392 points (Olympic record) Silver --Elodie Clouvel, France, 1,356 Bronze --Oktawia Nowacka, Poland, 1,349 Soccer (women) Gold medal match Germany 2, Sweden 1 Bronze medal match Canada 2, Brazil 1 Synchronized swimming Teams final Gold --Russia, 196.1439 Silver --China, 192.9841 Bronze --Japan, 189.2056 Taekwondo Men’s 80 kilogram Gold --Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse, Ivory Coast Silver --Lutalo Muhammad, Britain Bronze --Oussama Oueslati, Tunisia Bronze --Milad Beigi Harchegani, Azerbaijan Women’s 67 kilogram Gold --Hyeri Oh, South Korea Silver --Haby Niare, France Bronze --Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi, Ivory Coast Bronze --Nur Tatar, Turkey Track and field Men 400-meter relay Gold --Jamaica (Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, p-Kemar Bailey-Cole, p-Jevaughn Minzie), 37.27 Silver --Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge), 37.60 Bronze --Canada (Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre de Grasse, p-Mobolade Ajomale), 37.64 50-kilometer race walking final Gold --Matej Tóth, Slovakia, 3:40:58 Silver --Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:41:16 Bronze --Evan Dunfee, Canada, 3:41:38 Women 5,000 meters Gold --Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:26:17 (Olympic record) Silver --Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenya, 14:29:77 Bronze --Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 14:33:59 400-meter relay Gold --United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun), 41.01 Silver --Jamaica (Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes), 41.36 Bronze --Britain (Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita), 41.77 20-kilometer race walking Gold --Hong Liu, China, 1:28:35 Silver --Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Mexico, 1:28:37 Bronze --Xiuzhi Lu, China, 1:28:42 Volleyball (men’s semifinals) Italy 3, United States 2 (30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9) Brazil 3, Russia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17) Water polo (women) Gold medal match United States 12, Italy 5 Bronze medal match Russia 19, Hungary 18 China 10, Brazil 5 (seventh place) Spain 12, Australia 10 (fifth place) Wrestling Men’s freestyle 57 kg Gold --Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia Silver --Rei Higuchi, Japan Bronze --Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan Bronze --Hassan Sabzali Rahimi, Iran Men’s freestyle 74 kg Gold --Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati, Iran Silver --Aniuar Geduev, Russia Bronze --Soner Demirtas, Turkey Bronze --Jabrayil Hasanov, Azerbaijan As his story unravels, Ryan Lochte apologizes for ‘not being more careful and candid’ By Nathan Fenno (Angel Valentin / AFP/Getty Images) Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his role in an altercation at a gas station near Olympic Park and for “not being more careful and candid” in how he described the incident. Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, initially gave a dramatic account of being robbed at gunpoint along early Sunday morning along with three other U.S. swimmers. The story unraveled Thursday when Brazilian authorities said it was fabricated and the four swimmers instead damaged a bathroom at a gas station. They were detained by security guards, one of whom pulled a gun to prevent them from leaving, until the athletes paid about $50 in dollars and reals to resolve the matter. “It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country -- with a language barrier -- and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte’s three-paragraph statement posted on his Twitter account said, “but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event. “I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons.” Lochte’s statement followed the U.S. Olympic Committee’s apology to Brazil late Thursday for the behavior of the swimmers and USA Swimming promising a “thorough” review of the incident. Rio 2016 spokesman Maria Andrada accepted Lochte’s apology, but said Brazilians felt humiliated by the situation. “Understand that the Brazilian population was quite disappointed in the actions and the facts,” Andrada said during his daily news conference. “I think that the Brazilian population will accept his apologies and we want to put this matter to an end and I don’t see this as a fact that will mark these Games.” Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the apology “entirely appropriate.” Earlier Friday, two of Lochte’s teammates, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, returned to the U.S. after being prevented from leaving Brazil 24 hours earlier. Fernando Veloso, head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said Bentz and Conger gave statements to police Thursday that contradicted Lochte’s account. The fourth swimmer involved, Jimmy Feigen, remains in Brazil. He reached agreement to pay a fine of 35,000 reals, about $10,800, for falsely reporting a crime, according to a statement from Judge Tula Correa de Mello. The money will go to a local charity. A judge previously barred Feigen from leaving the country; his passport will be returned and he’ll be free to depart when the money is received. Veloso has left open the possibility that Lochte, who returned to the U.S. on Monday, could face charges, saying “there’s very strong evidence that at least one of the swimmers, Ryan Lochte, made a false police report.” The swimmers previously claimed in a statement issued by the USOC that they were robbed by armed men posing as police officers while traveling by taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Lochte told NBC News earlier this week that one of the robbers put a gun to his head and cocked it. Police said it wasn’t true. USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called the behavior of the four athletes “not acceptable” in a statement. “We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” Blackmun said. In a separate statement, USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus said, “That this is drawing attention away from Team USA’s incredible accomplishments in the water and by other athletes across the Olympic Games is upsetting. The athletes and their remarkable stories should be the focus.” Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, told reporters Friday that he pitied the four swimmers because of their “character flaws.” The mayor added that he didn’t believe the swimmers were representative of the more than 550 U.S. athletes competing in the Games. Read Ryan Lochte’s apology for his actions in Rio By Houston Mitchell (Michael Sohn / Associated Press) Ryan Lochte, at the center of controversy for making up a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted an apology on Friday morning for “not being more careful and candid in how I described the events”. You can read his full apology below and keep up with continuing developments on Lochte, his teammates and the actions in Rio here . For some athletes, it’s a tough decision to stay when they’re eliminated from competition By Kevin Baxter (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images) I know some athletes in other sports are already back in the States. In London, a lot of the boxers left early after they lost. But all of our athletes are staying for the duration this time around, which is nice. — Julie Goldsticker, press officer for USA Boxing It was moving day at the Olympic village Thursday, and Michelle Carter had more than just a gold medal to pack. “I was going to take this to the post office,” she said, clutching at the blue-and-green bedsheet she had tried to mail home. “But they don’t have a box big enough.” Carter, the women’s shot put champion, was leaving Rio de Janeiro four days before Sunday’s closing ceremony. And she isn’t the only U.S. athlete who has decided to exit early. The Americans came into these Olympics with more than 550 athletes, the largest delegation in the Rio Games. But nearly half of them have already left. Read More Column: There are many ways this story could have gone, and wrong was the one By Bill Plaschke You’re a media hound who suddenly has a story to tell, not the true but cowardly story of entitled American athletes breaking stuff, but a story that would make you seem tough and hip. — Bill Plaschke So you’re Ryan Lochte (heaven forbid), you’re an Olympic star with a dozen medals, you’re a cool cat with bluish hair and a wry smile, and you’re returning from a night in Rio with three Olympic teammates. Someone orders the cab driver to pull into a Shell gas station so someone can use the bathroom, but then everyone allegedly destroys the bathroom, breaking a door, busting a soap dispenser and tearing down a poster. Your band of idiots returns to the cab without apology or explanation, and is prepared to drive to the Olympic Village when a security guard intervenes. The guy wants everyone to pay for the damages, a couple of your fools try to run, a gun is pulled and your boorish bunch finally shells out the equivalent of $50 and drives away unharmed. So you’re Ryan Lochte and you’re embarrassed, but by the time you return to the Olympic village, you’re also inspired. You blame it on Rio. You say you were yet another victim of the lawless Brazilian streets. You claim you were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Rio policemen. You even mention somebody putting a gun to your head, because what’s more gangster than that? Read More Usain Bolt wins 200, completes third straight Olympic sprint double By Helene Elliott Although rivals are nipping at Usain Bolt’s golden heels and he grumbled last week that his schedule at the Rio Olympics was too hectic for him to run world-record times, the lanky Jamaican sprinter remains unequaled at producing stunning performances on the most momentous of occasions. Bolt reaffirmed his place in sports history Thursday at Olympic Stadium by winning the men’s 200-meter dash and becoming the only man to win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympics. His time of 19.78 seconds wasn’t the sub-19 time he had been hoping for, but it was enough for him to defeat Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.02 seconds) and Christophe Lemaitre of France (20.12). LaShawn Merritt of the U.S., the bronze medalist in the 400, finished sixth in 20.19 seconds. It was the second medal in these Games for De Grasse, who competed for USC and was an NCAA champion. He won bronze in the 100, and in the 200 semifinals cheekily pushed Bolt into running a faster time than Bolt had planned. But Bolt had plenty of energy left Thursday and turned the evening into a historic occasion. Loose enough before the race to do a little samba while waiting to be introduced, Bolt ran confidently on the damp track as a light rain fell and never seemed threatened. He’s still pursuing a triple-triple of wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter relay in three straight Games. The relay final will take place Friday. Ashton Eaton wins second consecutive gold medal in decathlon By Associated Press Ashton Eaton has defended his Olympic decathlon title, equaling the Games record with a surge on the last lap of the 1,500 meters — the last event in the two-day competition. The 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004. Kevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver and Damian Warner of Canada took bronze with 8,666 points. U.S. men win gold and silver in shot put By Associated Press Ryan Crouser won the shot put gold medal with an Olympic record 22.52 meters, leading world champion Joe Kovacs in a 1-2 finish for the United States. The 23-year-old Crouser recorded the three best throws of his career, starting with 22.22 on his second attempt to take an early lead and improving it to 22.26 before his biggest attempt of the night on his fifth put. Kovacs, who had the season-leading mark heading into the final, took silver at 21.78 and world indoor champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand won bronze at 21.36. Tomasz Majewski, who won the Olympic gold for Poland in 2008 and 2012, was a distant sixth with a mark of 20.72 after opening with two fouls. U.S. women defeat France, 86-67, to reach the gold-medal game By Chris Hine (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Team USA captain Sue Bird missed Thursday’s semifinal because of a right knee injury, but that did not much matter for the United States, which advanced to Saturday’s gold-medal game with a 86-67 victory over France on Thursday. The United States led by just four at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity out of the locker room and outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter. Diana Taurasi had 18 points for the United States while Maya Moore added 15. Read More Rio police say American swimmers’ story of robbery is a fabrication By Nathan Fenno , David Wharton and Vincent Bevins The story that Ryan Lochte told four days ago was frightening and detailed, the Olympic gold medalist recalling a late-night robbery and a pistol pressed against his head. On Thursday, Brazilian authorities presented evidence they say contradicts that account and could turn what at first had been a deeply embarrassing incident for the Summer Games’ host country into a different kind of international incident. The head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, Fernando Veloso, said the version of the events told by Lochte and three U.S. swimming teammates was fabricated. The athletes, he said, damaged a gas station bathroom early Sunday morning and were involved in a confrontation with armed security before paying about $50 to resolve the matter. “We can confirm that there was no robbery as they described, and they were not victims as they presented themselves,” Veloso told a packed news conference, alleging the athletes had given “a fantastical version of events.” Contrary to reports, Veloso said none of the swimmers have been indicted. Read More U.S. women’s relay team makes most of second chance, advances to final By Helene Elliott The U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team, given a second chance to reach the Rio Olympic final after successfully appealing its disqualification from its first-round heat, got the baton around the track safely in a rerun Thursday night and earned a chance to compete for a gold medal in Friday’s final. The team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun had been disqualified from its heat Thursday morning after Felix was bumped by Brazil’s Kauiza Venancio and was thrown off stride, causing her to make a faulty exchange to Gardner. The baton fell and Gardner picked it up, on Felix’s urging, and they finished the race. However, they and the Brazilian teams were disqualified. USA Track and Field officials sought relief from a Jury of Appeals on the basis that Felix had been impeded; the jury agreed and granted the rerun. The same four athletes ran in the same order, but they were the only runners on the track. Their handoffs were fine and they were timed in 41.77 seconds, the top qualifying time. However, because they earned the spot in a rerun they are considered to have qualified for the final on time and will run in Lane 1 or Lane 8 instead of a prime middle lane. China timed at 42.70 seconds — a few hundredths behind Canada — and was dropped out of the field for the final. Gardner said it felt odd to be on the track, in Lane 2, with no other runners out there. “Honestly I feel like it was a glorified practice. We just had fun out there,” Gardner said. “We were laughing and joking going in, staying light, and that was the whole point. We already knew we were going to execute the first time — it was just that we had an unforeseen circumstance. Now, all we had to do is the same thing and the same plan that we had the first time — just get out there and absolutely execute it.” Felix said the experience was “different. It was really weird. But I think when we walked out and people were cheering for us, I think it uplifted us a little bit, encouraged us. We’re just grateful.” Felix, a seven-time Olympic medalist, also said she had never been in a situation like that. “I think that anyone who’s impeded, I think the process was fair,” Felix said. Gardner said she wished the best of luck to the Chinese sprinters, who are now out of the final. “It’s unfortunate, what happened,” she said. “I wish that it didn’t happen this way and that we were able to basically all compete because we all worked so hard to get here and those girls worked so hard to run the relay and they missed out on the opportunity. My heart is heavy for them but the protest ruled that we were able to run off and we got the opportunity and we seized it.” A day of upsets and suspensions continues in Rio, from BMX to combat sports By Staff and wire reports The U.S. women’s volleyball team losing a semifinal and American wrestler Helen Maroulis defeating three-time gold medalist Saori Yoshida of Japan aren’t the only big upsets Thursday in Rio. Two top BMX racers and two top-seeded taekwondo competitors also were eliminated from the Summer Games. Two-time gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia and reigning world champion Joris Daudet of France failed to advance out of their BMX quarterfinals. Strombergs’ coach, Ivo Lakucs, says Strombergs had decided before the Olympics that this would be it. Lakucs says the disappointing result Thursday wouldn’t change Strombergs’ mind. In taekwondo, Turkey’s defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul was beaten, 19-6, by Russia’s Alexey Denisenko in their quarterfinal in the men’s 68-kilogram division. Second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea went out shortly afterward in a closely fought battle with Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush. Both Tazegul and Lee might have the chance to fight in the repechage competition for a bronze medal Thursday evening. And then there was news that the International Canoe Federation suspended canoe sprint bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova after he failed a pre-competition doping test while a Chinese swimmer and Brazilian road cyclist have been disqualified from the Olympics after failing doping tests. The 19-year-old Tarnovschi was due to compete in the 1,000-meters double on Friday with his older brother Oleg. The ICF said he would “now no longer be eligible and will face provisional suspension” under anti-doping rules. The Court of Arbitration for Sport issued final verdicts Thursday in the cases of swimmer Chen Xinyi and cyclist Kleber Ramos. Helen Maroulis wins first gold ever for a U.S. women’s wrestler By Associated Press (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Helen Maroulis of the United States defeated Japan’s Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final to win the first-ever gold medal for an American women’s wrestler. Maroulis celebrated Thursday’s win by running around the mat in a circle and holding the United States flag with both hands while it was draped over her back. Yoshida was a 16-time world champion who was going for her fourth gold. She hadn’t lost in a major tournament in years, but she had been less dominant in recent tournaments. Maroulis was on a two-year win streak of her own. Yoshida was trying to become the second woman to ever win four Olympic gold medals in a single event across four Summer Games, and the second wrestler to win four Olympic golds. Yoshida’s teammate, Kaori Icho, accomplished the feats Wednesday by winning the 58-kilogram gold. Top-ranked U.S. women upset in volleyball semifinal by Serbia By Associated Press Serbia has stunned the top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team that was chasing its first-ever Olympic gold. With star player Foluke Akinradewo injured early, the Americans came back from a 2-1 deficit to force a fifth set before falling 15-13. Serbia won the five-set match, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13, on Thursday — handing the U.S. its first defeat in Rio. Akinradewo’s teammates took over after she hurt her left knee late in the opening set. With two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil also ousted in a five-setter by China in the quarterfinals, Serbia will now face either the young Chinese squad led by former U.S. coach Jenny Lang Ping or the surprising Netherlands team, which is back in the Olympic volleyball competition for the first time in 20 years. Thursday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell Schedule and results from Thursday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Women’s doubles Gold medal match Japan (A. Takahashi and M. Matsutomo) d. Denmark (K.R. Juhl and C. Pedersen), 2-1 Bronze medal match South Korea (S.C. Shin and K.E. Jung) d. China (Y.N. Tang and Y. Yu), 2-0 Men’s doubles Bronze medal match Great Britain (M. Ellis and C. Langridge) d. China (B. Chai and W. Hong), 2-1 Basketball (women’s semifinals) Spain 68, Serbia 54 United States 86, France 67 Beach volleyball Men’s gold medal match Cerutti Alison and Oscar Schmidt Bruno, Brasil def. Nicolai Paolo and Lupo Daniele, Italy, 21-19, 21-17 Men’s bronze medal match Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands, def. Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia, 23-21, 22-20 Boxing Men’s light-heavyweight gold medal match Julio César La Cruz, Cuba, d. Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s canoe 1,000-meter sprint Gold --Germany (M. Rendschmidt and M. Gross), 3:10.78 Silver --Serbia (M. Tomićević and M. Zorić), 3:10.96 Bronze --Australia (L. Tame and K. Wallace), 3:12.59 Men’s canoe single 200-meter sprint Gold --Yuriy Cheban, Ukraine, 39.27 seconds Silver --Valentin Demyanenko, Azerbaijan, 39.49 Bronze --Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 39.62 Men’s kayak double 200-meter sprint Gold --Spain (S. Craviotto Rivero and C. Toro Carballo), 32.07 secondsfield Silver --Great Britain (L. Heath and J. Schofield), 32.36 Bronze --Lithuania (E. Ramanauskas and A. Lankas), 32.38 Women’s kayak single 500-meter sprint Gold --Danuta Kozák, Hungary, 1:52.49 Silver --Emma Jørgensen, Denmark, 1:54.32 Bronze --Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 1:54.37 Diving Women’s 10-meter platform final Gold --Qian Ren, China Silver --Yajie Si, China Bronze --Meaghan Benfeito, Canada Field hockey (men) Gold medal match Argentina 4, Belgium 2 Bronze medal match Germany 1, Netherlands 1 (Germany wins in shootout) Handball (women’s semifinals) France 24, Netherlands 23 Russia 38, Norway 37 Sailing Women’s 470 dinghy Gold --Great Britain (H. Mills and S. Clark), 44 points Silver --New Zealand (J. Aleh and O. Powrie), 54 Bronze --France (H. Defrance and C. Lecointre), 62 Men’s 470 dinghy Gold --Croatia (Š. Fantela and I. Marenić), 43 points Silver --Australia (W. Ryan and M. Belcher), 58 Bronze --Greece (P. Mantis and P. Kagialis), 58 Men’s 49er skiff Gold --New Zealand (P. Burling and B. Tuke), 35 points Silver --Australia (N. Outteridge and I. Jensen), 78 Bronze --Germany (E. Heil and T. Plössel), 83 Women’s 49er skiff Gold --Brazil (M. Grael and K. Kunze), 48 points Silver --New Zealand (M. Meech and A. Maloney), 51 Bronze --Denmark (K. Salskov-Iversen and J. Hansen), 54 Taekwondo Men’s 68 kilogram Gold --Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan, def. Alexey Denisenko, Russia, 10-6 Bronze --Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, Spain, def. Edgar Contreras, Venezuela, 4-3 Bronze --Lee Daehoon, South Korea, def. Jaouad Achab, Belgium, 11-7 Women’s 57 kilogram Gold --Jade Jones, Britain, def. Eva Calvo Gomez, Spain, 16-7. Bronze --Hedaya Wahba, Egypt, def. Raheleh Asemani, Belgium, 1-0 Bronze -- Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran, def. Nikita Glasnovic, Sweden, 5-1 Track and Field Men 200 meters Gold --Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.78. Silver --Andre de Grasse, Canada, 20.02. Bronze --Christophe Lemaitre, France, 20.12. 400-meter hurdles Gold --Kerron Clement, United States, 47.73 seconds Silver --Boniface Mucheru, Kenya, 47.78 Bronze --Yasmani Copello, Turkey, 47.92 Shotput Gold --Ryan Crouser, United States, (22.52), 73-10 1-2. Silver --Joe Kovacs, United States, (21.78), 71-5 1-2. Bronze --Tomas Walsh, New Zealand, (21.36), 70-1. Decathlon Gold --Ashton Eaton, United States, 8893 points Silver --Kevin Mayer, France, 8834 Bronze --Damian Warner, Canada, 8666 Women Javelin Throw Gold --Sara Kolak, Croatia, (66.18), 217-1 1-2. Silver --Sunette Viljoen, South Africa, (64.92), 212-12. Bronze --Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (64.80), 212-7 1-4. Triathlon Men’s final Gold --Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:01 Silver --Jonny Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:07 Bronze --Henri Schoeman, South Africa, 1:45:43 Volleyball (women’s semifinals) Serbia 3, United States 2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13) China 3, Netherlands 1, (27-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23) Water polo (men) Classification round Hungary 13, Brazil 4 Greece 9, Spain 7 Semifinals Croatia 12, Montenegro 8 Serbia 10, Italy 8 Wrestling Women’s freestyle 53 kilogram Gold --Helen Louise Maroulis, United States Silver --Saori Yoshida, Japan Bronze --Natalya Sinishin, Azerbaijan Bronze --Sofia Magdalena Mattsson, Sweden Women’s freestyle 63 kilogram Gold --Risako Kawai, Japan Silver --Maryia Mamashuk, Belarus Bronze --Yekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan Bronze --Monika Ewa Michalik, Poland Women’s freestyle 75 kilogram Gold --Erica Elizabeth Wiebe, Canada Silver --Guzel Manyurova, Kazakhstan Bronze --Fengliu Zhang, China Bronze --Ekaterina Bukina, Russia India finally wins a medal at Rio Olympics By Shashank Bengali (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) By winning a bronze medal in wrestling, 23-year-old Sakshi Malik helped India avoid a potentially embarrassing Olympic blackout. The nation of 1.25 billion people awoke Thursday to the news that Malik had earned a place on the podium in the 58-kilogram category, the first medal for India at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. “The entire nation is rejoicing,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. Read More AIBA fights to quell boxing controversy as Stevenson advances to semifinals for U.S. By Kevin Baxter In its latest effort to quiet a controversy over disputed judging decisions in the Rio Olympic boxing competition, the International Boxing Assn. on Thursday removed the executive director in charge of the tournament. Francco Falcinelli, vice president of the AIBA executive board and the chief of the European Boxing Confederation, will oversee the final four days of bouts. On Wednesday, the AIBA said it had reviewed the decisions in the first 239 Rio bouts and found reason to send an undetermined number of judges home. The BBC and the Guardian reported six judges had been expelled. Boxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions in the Rio tournament, the most prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. Nikitin was so beat up in his win he will not be able to answer the bell in Thursday’s semifinal with American Shakur Stevenson, sending Stevenson on to Saturday’s final against Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. Stevenson is the first U.S. male to reach a final in Olympic boxing since light-heavyweight Andre Ward in 2004. Boxing officials were reportedly concerned about the possibility of fixed bouts even before the Rio Games even opened. Some AIBA authorities were so worried, according to the Guardian, they asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene and called for Wu Ching-kuo, the reform-minded president of the AIBA, to resign. Since the London Games, the AIBA has changed its scoring system, adopting the 10-point must system used by professional boxing with judges awarding a fighter 10 points for each round he wins. Women’s wrestling: Maroulis, Pirozhkova in medal hunt; Gray loses in quarterfinals By Lisa Dillman (Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA) Adeline Gray’s footwear pretty much said it all on Thursday. Gray, the face of women’s wrestling in the United States, was done much earlier than almost everyone expected at the Olympics, having lost, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 165-pound weight class (75 kg) to Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus. It was Gray’s first defeat in more than two years. “This is going to be something that takes a while to sink in,” Gray said. “I mean, I thought I wasn’t going to be taking my shoes off and now I’m in sandals. It’s definitely a different feeling. I haven’t had a loss in a long time, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to feel like.” The U.S. team had approached Thursday as a legitimate opportunity to win three medals. Now it’s down to two: Helen Maroulis will go for gold against Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 117-pound weight class (53 kg) and Elena Pirozhkova has a shot at a bronze medal in the 139-pound weight class (63 kg). Maroulis and Pirozhkova are roommates in Huntington Beach, training in Orange County under the guidance of Valentin Kalika. “We came to win gold. Helen has been practicing last few years like never before,” said Kalika. “Every day, at the beach, [working out] in the sand. She is ready for any battle.” Even against the formidable Yoshida. “We’ve been talking about beating Yoshida for last few years,” he said. “Again, all of our training was to beat Yoshida….We’ll see what happens tonight. She [Yoshida] is a great wrestler of course. We just got to make sure we’re not giving her [too much] respect. “I believe mentally she’s ready to beat Yoshida.” Gray, meanwhile, admitted to making a costly mistake in her match. “I overlooked that girl,” she said. “You can’t overlook somebody who is a multi-medalist. She’s an Olympic medalist. She has world medals. I beat her nine out of 10 times and today she got the better of me. I got defensive....my passivity game is not great.” Her future in the sport is unclear. “No, I totally am not set on another cycle,” said Gray, who was trying to contain her emotions. “I’ve spent three years away from my boyfriend who I would love to spend more time with. This takes so much sacrifice. In these moments, it doesn’t feel like it was worth it. It’s going to take some soul-searching before this kind of sinks in and becomes something I can handle.” A few months? Longer? “I might move to New York and figure out my life,” she said. Rio Olympics: U.S women win protest after dropping baton in 400-meter relay and will race again By Helene Elliott (Franck Fife / AFP/Getty Images) A Jury of Appeals granted a protest by the United States on the outcome of second heat of the women’s 400-meter relay, in which the U.S. relay was disqualified after dropping the baton. Ruling that the runner had been obstructed by a Brazilian runner at the second exchange (from Allyson Felix to English Gardner) the jury ruled that the U.S. women will rerun the race alone Thursday night. After Thursday’s first heats, China was in eighth place with a time of 42.70 seconds. If the U.S. beats that time, they will advance to Friday’s final. Brazil was disqualified for obstructing the U.S. After the race, Felix contended she felt contact from a runner on her right, where Brazil’s relay team was running, as she attempted to pass the baton to Gardner, who was running the third leg of the relay. “I got bumped coming into the exchange zone, and it just completely threw me off balance,” Felix said. “I tried to hold it together to get it to English.” Felix said she wasn’t injured, “just very upset.” The other members of the relay team were Tianna Bartoletta and Morolake Akinosun. The U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team successfully got the baton around and won its heat in 37.65 seconds to advance to Friday’s final. The relay was comprised of Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Jarrion Lawson. Soon after the women’s relay incident, Kerron Clement of the U.S. won the men’s 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 47.73 seconds. Boniface Mucheru Tumuti of Kenya was second in 47.78 seconds, with Yasmani Copello of Turkey third in 47.92. Clement, 30, was the silver medalist in the event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a two-time world champion. Winning in the ring has helped her out of it By Kevin Baxter I definitely feel like I’m the best fighter in the world here. — Claressa Shields In the ring, Claressa Shields is as direct and imposing as a punch to the jaw, something she wielded with uncommon regularity Wednesday in a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a Rio Olympics middleweight quarterfinal. The win guarantees her at least a bronze medal, to go with the gold she won as a teenager four years ago in London. She hasn’t lost since the 2012 world championships; with the victory over Iakushina her record is 75-1. Her coaches call her the best boxer in the world, male or female. “Claressa came out of nowhere,” said associate Coach Kay Koroma, “and now the world loves her because of the way she fights.” Outside the ring, however, Shields can be as complex and hard to figure as trigonometry. Read More She’s the ‘it’ girl for now, but will that transcend the Olympics? By Nathan Fenno (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles. — Simone Biles In a hallway underneath the Rio Olympic Arena, a crush of journalists pushed against the metal fence in front of the world’s best gymnast. Simone Biles, not even 5 feet tall, seemed to be swallowed up by the crowd. She fiddled with the green strap of her credential, but otherwise appeared at ease with another day as one of the most recognizable faces at the Summer Olympics. “We have an idea of just how big it is back home,” the 19-year-old said. Biles won four gold medals, including the coveted all-around title, during an adjective-defying week where she made the sport’s most difficult feats look routine. The performance cemented her place as perhaps the most gifted gymnast in history. She’s so well known that she can’t visit the Christ the Redeemer statue towering over Rio de Janeiro alone. More than a million people have followed her bubbly Instagram account this month. Limited-edition cereal boxes will celebrate her golden achievement. Read More Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross win bronze in beach volleyball By Associated Press USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, celebrates with partner April Ross after capturing the bronze medal during the women’s beach volleyball match. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross have won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat the host Brazilians at Copacabana. The win comes less than 24 hours after Walsh Jennings lost on the Olympic beach for the first time in 27 matches over four Summer Games. Walsh Jennings, a three-time gold medalist, delivered a pair of blocks for the final two points on Wednesday night to win 17-21, 21-17, 15-9. Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the gold medal, handing the host nation its second straight medal-round setback on the Copacabana sand. The 21-18, 21-14 victory gave Germany its first medal in women’s beach volleyball, just four years after the German men took the top spot on the Olympic podium in London. Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara, the reigning world champions, took silver. Tianna Bartoletta gets her gold in women’s long jump By Associated Press (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Two-time world champion Tianna Bartoletta finally has an Olympic gold medal, winning the long jump final with a lifetime best 7.17 meters. The 30-year-old American, who won her world titles a decade apart in 2005 and 2015, responded to two big jumps from Ivana Spanovic and Brittney Reese on the fifth attempt to regain the lead with one round remaining. The lead stood. Defending Olympic champion Reese of the United States, after three fouls on her first four attempts, took silver Wednesday with a best of 7.15 on her last go. Spanovic, bronze medalist at the last two world championships, won the Olympic bronze with a Serbian national record of 7.08. More intrigue in Rio as 2 U.S. swimmers pulled off plane (Getty Images / Associated Press) NBC News is reporting that two U.S. swimmers who were in a group with Ryan Lochte that were allegedly mugged in Rio were pulled off a plane at the airport there as they attempted to return to the United States. According to tweets by NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were on a plane leaving Rio when authorities asked them to deplane and their passports were seized. Read More Brianna Rollins leads U.S. sweep in women’s 100 hurdles; Elaine Thompson completes sprint double By Associated Press (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Brianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, has led an American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday night in Rio. Rollins clocked 12.48 seconds and was followed by teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61), who edged Britain’s Cindy Ofili (12.63) with a lean at the finish line. Earlier in the evening, Elaine Thompson got another sprint double for Jamaica. She blasted out of the blocks and never gave Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers a chance to catch her on the straightaway of the 200 meters. After winning the 100 on Saturday, Thompson now has a double that compatriot Usain Bolt has specialized in. Thompson can make it triple gold during the relay races Thursday and Friday. Thompson ended in a season’s best 21.78 seconds, for an edge of .10 over Schippers. Tori Bowie of the United States took bronze with 22.15. Japan’s Kaori Icho becomes first wrestler to win gold medals in four consecutive Olympics By Associated Press (Jack Guez / AFP-Getty Images) Japan’s Kaori Icho has become the first wrestler in Olympic history to win four gold medals. Icho scored a takedown with less than five seconds left to beat Russia’s Valeriia Koblova Zholobova, 3-2, in the 58-kilogram women’s freestyle. Icho also is the first woman to win an individual gold medal in four straight Olympics, having started her historic run at the inaugural women’s tournament at the 2004 Athens Games. Russia’s Alexander Karelin leads the short list of men with three wrestling golds. Icho’s teammate, Saori Yoshida, will try to match the four consecutive golds on Thursday. Sakshi Malik won bronze to give India its first medal of the Rio Games. Michael Phelps says he is ready to become a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State By Dan Loumena Most people don’t believe that Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, is ready to quit competitive swimming, but he’s given clear signals that it is true. He recently told reporters that he will begin his post-competitive era as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State, where his personal coach, Bob Bowman, runs the program. “He’s a father figure to me,” Phelps said of Bowman, who began coaching the 23-time gold-medal winner at age 11 in Baltimore. “He’s helped me through some of the worst times in my life and he’s been there every step of the way and I’m forever thankful.” Phelps ended the Rio Games with a record 28 medals in his career. Soon he could be helping train others to follow in his Olympic-sized footsteps. U.S. dispatches Argentina rather easily to advance to men’s basketball semifinals By Chris Hine (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) After three consecutive close games that made many doubt whether the United States men’s basketball team was ripe for an upset in the knockout rounds, the Americans played perhaps their best game of the Olympics on Wednesday in a 105-78 victory over Argentina. The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Friday when it will meet Spain, which defeated France earlier in the day. Argentina started fast behind a raucous crowd that was singing and dancing through pre-game warmups and into the first quarter. The U.S. trailed by 10 points, 19-9, but after that, the Americans were jolted awake. They scored 25 of the next 27 points and took a 56-40 lead into halftime. Kevin Durant had the hot hand for the U.S. and scored 27 points. Maggie Steffens leads U.S. into gold-medal game of women’s water polo By Associated Press (Sergei Grits / Associated Press) It will be the United States versus Italy for women’s water polo gold. Maggie Steffens scored four times and the U.S. beat Hungary, 14-10, in the Rio semifinals. Maddie Musselman and Kiley Neushul had two goals apiece for the U.S., which is trying to become the first country to repeat as Olympic champions. Italy advanced with a 12-9 victory over Australia in the first semifinal. Arianna Garibotti pumped in five goals and Roberta Bianconi scored twice as Italy improved to a perfect 5-0 in Rio de Janeiro. Italy won the gold medal in 2004, but slipped to sixth in Beijing and finished seventh in London four years ago. The United States has won 21 in a row, including its five games in Rio by a combined score of 61-27. It’s the only country to finish on the podium in each of the five Olympics for women’s water polo. Neymar scores early, Brazil scores often to advance to men’s soccer final By Associated Press (Martin Bernetti / AFP/Getty Images) With the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match. The striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil over Honduras, 6-0, in the semifinals of the men’s tournament. Gabriel Jesus added two goals in the first half at the packed Maracana Stadium, and Marquinhos and Luan scored a goal each in the second. Brazil lost in the final at the 2012 London Games. The Olympic gold medal is the only major title the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer. “We won and we won well, but if in the final we don’t play well again, all of this will be for nothing,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans. They want us to play well, and they want us to win the gold.” The host country will play Germany, a 2-0 winner over Nigeria, in Saturday’s final. Brazilian fans were hoping for a sort of rematch against Germany, whose senior team embarrassed Brazil, 7-1, in the semifinals of the World Cup two years ago. “Hey Germany, just wait, your turn is coming up,” the fans chanted at Maracana Stadium. Only the gold will be enough for a talented Brazilian team playing at home and considered the main title favorite in a tournament played mostly with under-23 squads and very few stars. U.S. wins fourth in a row to advance to semifinals in men’s volleyball By Associated Press (Thomas Coex / AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. men’s volleyball team is in the semifinals after beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 start in the Rio Olympics. The fifth-ranked Americans topped second-ranked Poland, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, building some serious momentum at Maracanazinho arena after dropping their initial two matches to Canada and Italy. Now, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are on to the final four of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The men will take on the winner of Italy-Iran on Friday, while the women face Serbia on Thursday. Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields wins quarterfinal to secure U.S. another boxing medal By Kevin Baxter Claressa Shields is all smiles after her victory Wednesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Defending Olympic champion Claressa Shields pounded her way to a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a women’s middleweight boxing quarterfinal Wednesday, guaranteeing her at least a bronze and giving the U.S. its third boxing medal of the Rio Olympics. Shields, of Flint, Mich., controlled the fight from the opening bell, dancing and peppering the Russian with a strong right and an effective left cross. And she proved too quick for Iakushina to land any damaging blow, even when the game Russian had her pinned in the corner midway through the third round. In the final seconds of the fourth and final round, Shields raised her hands in celebration. The bout was the first in Rio for Shields, who was given a bye into the quarterfinals. With the victory Shields, arguably the most dominant fighter in amateur boxing, male or female, raised her career record to 75-1. Her only loss came at the 2012 World Championships, before the London Olympics where she won a gold medal as a teenager. IOC executive Patrick Hickey targeted in police probe into ticket scalping By Lisa Dillman International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey of Ireland, a longtime fixture on the global sporting stage, was arrested early Wednesday morning at his Rio hotel and is facing charges of ticket touting, forming a cartel and illegal marketing as part of a broader police investigation, according to media reports .Hickey has temporarily stepped down from his duties as a result. An update on Hickey’s status came during the IOC’s daily briefing with spokesman Mark Adams. The Brazilian newspaper Estado also reported that Hickey, 71, went to the hospital “feeling sick.” Adams said Hickey went to the hospital around 7:30. “Like the rest of you, we’re still trying to establish the facts this morning and find out exactly what happened,” Adams said. “Mr. Hickey was taken to hospital this morning. I believe police have had a press conference this morning and confirmed there was a search warrant and an arrest warrant. “Needless to say, we’ll be fully cooperating with any police investigation, should there be one…What I can tell you is what I told you the other day, this involves 1,000 tickets … involves the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Ireland, which has already launched an inquiry.” The Irish newspaper, the Journal, said that Hickey has been formally charged by the local police but the case will transfer to prosecutors, who make the decision whether to proceed. The Olympic Council of Ireland later released a statement that read: “In light of this morning’s developments and his ill health, Mr Hickey has taken the decision to step aside temporarily as President of the OCI and all other Olympic functions (IOC member in Ireland, European Olympic Committee President, Association of National Olympic Committees Vice President) until this matter is fully resolved.” Video and pictures surfaced on line of the police activity at the hotel and of Hickey opening the door of his hotel room. It was high drama, Brazilian police style. Adams dealt with all forms of questions about the incident, including whether the IOC was “embarrassed” by the arrest. Later, an Australian TV got straight to the point, asking: “Is the IOC concerned that one of the enduring images from the Games may well be one of its senior members opening the door naked to a police raid?” Adams: “We follow the system of justice here and that’s how things are done in Brazil. We respect the justice system. As I said before, he’s innocent until proven guilty…Let’s wait before we get ahead of ourselves.” Rio Olympics: Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto wins steeplechase; Evan Jager of the U.S. wins silver By Helene Elliott The U.S. apparently has become a steeplechase power in Olympic competition. Evan Jager of Algonquin, Ill., won a silver medal in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday, finishing behind the Olympic-record time of 8:03.29 run by Conseslus Kiproto of Kenya. Jager’s time of 8:04.28 was a season-best. Earlier this week, Emma Coburn won a bronze medal in the women’s steeplechase, a first for American women. Ezekiel Kemboi, the 2004 and 2012 Olympic champion, was third in 8:08.47. That extended the Kenyan men’s gold-medal streak in this event to nine in a row, starting in 1984. “Beating the Kenyans in championship steeplechases, it’s a very hard achievement and a very hard task,” Jager said. “Since I started steeplechasing, it’s been one of the goals of mine just to be in the mix with the Kenyans and beat some of them on the day at championship races. Beating Kemboi, who has been so dominant over his entire career and I believe is the greatest steeplechaser of all time, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and it makes me very proud.” He also said the parallel success of compatriot Coburn in the women’s steeplechase is “very cool.” He added, “I feel like our careers have kind of gone hand in hand. We both continue to get better each year. It’s cool that we’ve been able to share the same career at the same time.” Jager’s medal was the first by an American man since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, and it also was faster than the previous Olympic record of 8:05.51 set at the 1988 Seoul Games by Julius Kariuki of Kenya. Controversial decisions lead to suspension of boxing judges By Kevin Baxter After Russian fighters were awarded victories in a pair of controversial decisions at the Rio Olympics, boxing’s ruling federation has expelled a number of judges and referees it determined were not performing “at the level expected.” The International Boxing Assn., known as AIBA, did not disclose the number of officials suspended, but the BBC reported six of the 60 judges in Rio will no longer work at the Games. AIBA spokesman Nicolas Jomard would neither confirm nor deny that number. Boxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions, prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. Conlan lost a medal even though he appeared to win all three rounds of his fight. After the decision was announced Nikitin dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands in obvious relief while Conlan refused to leave the ring, tearing off his top, flipping off the judges and flexing his muscles to the crowd, which cheered him. In the heavyweight bout, Tishchenki won the decision despite sustaining a serious cut to the head and spending the whole bout backpedaling. Vietnam’s Vuong Trong Nghia and Brazil’s Jones Kennedy Silva do Rosario judged both bouts. Nghia also worked Claressa Shields’ women’s middleweight bout Wedneday without incident. AIBA rules do not allow for an appeal of either decision. After his loss, Conlan accused the judges of being corrupt, noting the two most controversial decisions favored Russian fighters. Rio is the first Olympics in which scoring is being done on the 10-point must system used in professional boxing. In past Olympic computers, judges used a computer system to count each punch, no matter how damaging the blow, and award the bout to the fighter who was most active. Under the new system, judges declare a winner after each round based on a criteria including quality of punches landed, aggression and tactics. Five judges score each bout with a computer randomly selecting which scorecards will count. Some judges complained that they were having trouble transitioning fom the old scoring system to the new one and the AIBA’s executive committee conceded that it was very concerned with the scoring after the Conlan and Levit fights. The AIBA said it reviewed all 239 bouts conducted before Wednesday and determined that “less than a handful ... were not at the level expected” it said in a statement. The AIBA also dismissed the corruption allegations saying that “ unless tangible proof is put forward, not rumors, we will continue to use any means, including legal or disciplinary actions to protect our sport.” Brazilian judge bars U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen from leaving country after they’ve already left By Nathan Fenno A Brazilian judge ordered local police to seize the passports of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen on Wednesday to bar them from leaving the country after the athletes said they were part of a group robbed at gunpoint earlier this week. In a statement, Judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of what occurred during the incident early Sunday morning and also issued search warrants in the matter. Local police attempted to question the swimmers and collect their passports at the Olympic Village on Wednesday. “The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement. Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, is reported to have returned to the U.S. Feigen’s whereabouts aren’t known. The USOC wouldn’t confirm the athletes’ location. Lochte’s dad told the Associated Press that his son is in the U.S. Jeff Ostrow, Lochte’s U.S.-based attorney, didn’t immediately return a request for comment. Lochte and Feigen, along with teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, said they were robbed of cash and personal items by individuals posing as police officers during a taxi ride from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Local police said they haven’t found any evidence of a crime. The judge’s statement said noted that footage from security cameras at the Olympic Village showed the four swimmers appearing unconcerned as they returned that morning. Read More Food choices aplenty, but healthy options in short supply By Kevin Baxter I would give them a bronze medal. While they have a few healthy options, there aren’t many. — Lori Zanini, a dietitian-nutritionist on the food offerings at Olympic Park In the U.S., the hot dogs always taste better at the ballpark. So by that logic, in Brazil shouldn’t the acai taste better at the Olympics? That’s a trick question, of course. Acai, a yogurt-like dish of frozen, mashed palm fruit topped by granola that Brazilians are crazy about, tastes great everywhere. But apart from that, a tour of 13 venues in the Olympic Park and the nearby Riocentro cluster of arenas showed the Rio Games to be a veritable gastronomic wasteland. Make that gastronomic waist land. Because the stuff they’re offering the fans here will make you fat: hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pizza and potato chips are the four food groups of these Olympics. “It’s not very sports-minded,” Dutch fan Sjoerd Verlaan said. Read More Injuries will keep runner Abbey D’Agostino out of 5,000-meter final By Helene Elliott Abbey D’Agostino, who won praise for her sportsmanship in helping rival runner Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand to her feet after they collided during the first round of the women’s 5,000-meter race on Tuesday, suffered a torn ACL and other injuries that will prevent her from competing in Friday’s final. D’Agostino helped Hamblin get up from the track after the collision, and Hamblin returned the favor when D’Agostino tried to continue the race but was in too much pain to resume a competitive pace. Both finished well behind the pack but were advanced to the final on appeal. Their selflessness gained worldwide attention and stands as one of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games. “By far the best part of my experience of the Olympics has been the community it creates, what the Games symbolizes,” D’Agostino said in a statement released Wednesday by USA Track and Field. “Since the night of the opening ceremonies, I have been so touched by this -- people from all corners of globe, embracing their unique cultures, yet all uniting under one celebration of the human body, mind, and spirit. I just keep thinking about how that spirit of unity and peace is stronger than all the global strife we’re bombarded with and saddened by on a daily basis.” The rest of the statement is here. Rio Olympics: Watch Martin Short and Harry Shearer’s synchronized swimming sketch By Houston Mitchell Every four years, synchronized swimming becomes relevant when the Summer Olympics take place. And every four years, thoughts turn to the classic “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Harry Shearer, Martin Short and Christopher Guest. First shown in 1984, the skit is just as funny today as it was then. Watch and enjoy. NBC should do a “Where are they now?” short film on their broadcast, catching up with their characters in their continuing quest for Olympic gold. A long journey ends in a victory for one and all By Helene Elliott (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles times) This has been a long ride of highs and lows, and hopefully every American watching my race tonight, I want each of them to feel they can take a small piece of ownership in this medal. — Jenny Simpson, American bronze medalist Jenny Simpson was more nervous before the semifinal of the Rio Olympic 1,500-meter race than she was before Tuesday’s final, with the world watching. Her mind clear and her legs strong, she took to heart her coaches’ advice to use the first two laps to establish position and the last two laps “to be a predator.” She was fully prepared for this moment. “This is what I prayed for. This is what I worked for, just to have a shot,” she said. “Standing on the starting line I feel the only thing ahead of me is opportunity.” Simpson later didn’t recall much about a slow, tactical race that took a late fast turn. She knew she fell to the ground afterward and “ugly-cried” only because people told her that’s how she reacted following her third-place finish, which secured the first medal for a U.S. woman in the event. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya overtook world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final 200 meters to win in 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds, with Diababa in at 4:10.27. Simpson, who won the 2011 world championship, was second in 2013 and unlucky last year when she lost a shoe in mid-race, finished in 4:10.53 to etch her name in history. Read More This young lady is light-years ahead of the competition By Lisa Dillman (Robert Guathier / Los Angeles Times) It’s amazing. It’s hard to put into words. I don’t even consider myself competing against her. It’s like she’s on another level. — Aly Raisman, U.S. teammate regarding Simone Biles’ talent Simone Biles didn’t quite feel like she truly belonged to the Famous U.S. Olympian Club. She admitted to feeling a “little nervous” around the likes of swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky during a recent photo shoot. She was underestimating herself. Another gold-medal performance by the transcendent talent suggested the club membership had expanded with proper justification. Biles sparkled and soared in her celebratory floor exercise routine Tuesday and won her fourth gold medal here. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Britain the bronze. Biles’ takeaways from Rio: five medals, four of them gold and one bronze. The teenager from Spring, Texas, joined three other women in winning four gymnastics golds at an Olympics, last accomplished 32 years ago by Ekaterina Szabo of Romania. Read More Wednesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell (Buda Mendes / AFP/Getty Images) Schedule and results from Wednesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Mixed Doubles Gold --Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir) d. Malaysia (Peng Soon Chan, Liu Ying Goh), 21-14, 21-12 Bronze --China (Nan Zhang, Yunlei Zhao) d. Chen Xu and Jin Ma (China), 21-7, 21-11 Men’s singles Quarterfinals Chong Wei Lee (Malaysia) d. Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan), 21-9, 21-15. Dan Lin (China) d. Srikanth Kidambi (India), 21-21, 11-11, 21-21. Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) d. Rajiv Ouseph (Britain), 21-12, 21-16. Long Chen (China) d. Wan Ho Son (South Korea), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11 Basketball (men’s quarterfinals) Australia 90, Lithuania 64 Spain 92, France 67 United States 105, Argentina 78 Serbia 86, Croatia 83 Beach Volleyball Women Gold --Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Barbara Seixas de Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk (Brazil), 21-18, 21-14 Bronze --Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (United States), d. Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha (Brazil), 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 Boxing Men’s light-middleweight (69-kilograms) Gold --Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan. Silver --Shakhram Giyasov, Uzbekistan. Bronze --Souleymane Diop Cissokho, France. Bronze --Mohammed Rabii, Morocco Men’s fllyweight (52-kilograms) Quarterfinals Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) d. Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan), 3-0 Yoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela), d. Mohamed Flissi (Algeria), 3-0 Misha Aloian (Russia) d. Ceiber David Avila (Colombia), 3-0 Jianguan Hu (China) d. Yosbany Veitia (Cuba), 2-1 Women’s lightweight (57-60 kilograms) Semifinals Junhua Yin (China) d. Mira Potkonen (Finland), 3-0 Anastasiia Beliakova (Russia) d. Estelle Mossely (France), TKO (R1, 2:00) Middleweight (69-75 kilograms) Quarterfinals Claressa Shields (United States) d. Iaroslava Iakushina (Russia), 3-0. Dariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan) d. Khadija Mardi (Morocco), 3-0. Qian Li (China) d. Andreia Bandeira (Brazil), 3-0. Nouchka Fontijn (Netherlands), d. Savannah Marshall (Britain), 2-0 Diving Women’s 10-meter platform qualifiers 1. Yajie Si, China, 397.45; 2. Qian Ren, China, 385.80; 3. Jessica Parratto, United States, 346.80; 4. Melissa Wu, Australia, 342.80; 5. Tonia Couch, Britain, 332.80; 6. Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia, 332.45; 7. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 329.15; 8. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Malaysia, 325.85; 9. Roseline Filion, Canada, 323.55; 10. Minami Itahashi, Japan, 320.20; 11. Ekaterina Petukhova, Russia, 317.25; 12. Katrina Young, United States, 313.85; 13. Paola Espinosa, Mexico, 313.70; 14. Ganna Krasnoshlyk, Ukraine, 300.80; 15. Iuliia Prokopchuk, Ukraine, 297.95; 16. Elena Wassen, Germany, 291.90 ; 17. Brittany O’Brien, Australia, 290.30; 18. Un Hyang Kim, North Korea, 289.45. Equestrian Jumping team finals Gold --France Silver --United States Bronze --Germany Field Hockey (women’s semifinals) Netherlands 1, Germany 1 (Netherlands wins 4-3 in shootout) Britain 3, New Zealand 0 Handball (men’s quarterfinals) France 34, Brazil 27 Germany 34, Qatar 22 Denmark 37, Slovenia 30 Poland 30, Croatia 27 Sailing Medal races in men’s 470 and women’s 470 postponed Soccer (men’s semifinals) Brazil 6, Honduras 0 Germany 2, Nigeria 0 Table Tennis Gold --China (Long Ma, Jike Zhang, Xin Xu) d. Japan (Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, Maharu Yoshimura), 3-1 Bronze --Germany (Bastian Steger, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll) def. South Korea (Youngsik Jeoung, Saehyuk Joo, Sangsu Lee), 3-1 Taekwondo Men’s 58-kilogram Gold --Shuai Zhao (China) d. Tawin Hanprab (Thailand), 6-4 Bronze --Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic) d. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (Spain), 6-5 Bronze --Taehun Kim (South Korea) d. Carlos Ruben Navarro Valdez (Mexico), 7-5. Women’s 49-kilogram Gold --Sohui Kim (South Korea) d. Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia), 7-6. Bronze --Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan) d. Yasmina Aziez (France), 7-2 Bronze --Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) d. Itzel Adilene Manjarrez Bastidas (Mexico), 15-3 Track and Field Men 3,000-meter steeplechase Gold --Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:03.28 Silver --Evan Jager, United States, 8:04.28 Bronze --Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:08.47 Women 200 meters Gold --Elaine Thompson, Jamaica, 21.78 Silver --Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 21.88 Bronze --Tori Bowie, United States, 22.15 100 Hurdles Gold --Brianna Rollins, United States, 12.48 Silver --Nia Ali, United States, 12.59 Bronze --Kristi Castlin, United States, 12.61 Long jump Gold --Tianna Bartoletta, United States, (7.17), 23-6 1-4 Silver --Brittney Reese, United States, (7.15), 23-5 1-2 Bronze --Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, (7.08), 23-2 3-4 Volleyball (men’s quarterfinals) Russia 3, Canada 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18) United States 3, Poland 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20) Italy 3, Iran 0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) Brazil 3, Argentina 1, (25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23) Water Polo (women) Semifinals Italy 12, Russia 9 United States 14, Hungary 10 Classification matches Australia 11, Brazil 4 Spain 11, China 6 Wrestling Women Freestyle 48 kilogram Gold ---Eri Tosaka (Japan) def. Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan), 3-2 Bronze --Yanan Sun (China) def. Zhuldyz Eshimova, (Kazakhstan) 10-0 Bronze --Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgaria) def. Patricia Alejandra Bermudez (Argentina), 7-6 58 kilogram Gold-- Kaori Icho (Japan) def. Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (Russia), 3-2 Bronze --Marwa Amri (Tunisia) def. Yuliya Ratkevich (Azerbaijan), 6-3 Sakshi Malik (India) def. Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan), 8-5 69 kilogram Gold --Sara Dosho (Japan) def. Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), 2-2 Bronze --Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) d. Enas Mostafa Youssef Ahmed (Egypt), 7-4 Bronze --Anna Jenny Fransson (Sweden) d. Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats (Canada) 2-1 Column: Here is the reason why American women are dominating at the Olympics By Bill Plaschke (Alex Livesey / Getty Images) I was always grown up with encouragement, I was never taught I couldn’t compete. This is just an accepted part of our culture. — Maya DiRado, U.S. gold medalist in swimming The girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. A girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming pool to make friends, a coach notices her stroke, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. With five days remaining in the Rio Olympics, the final verdict is in and the winners are the U.S. women. After 11 of the Olympics’ 16 days, American women have filled the podium, dominated the broadcasts and opened the curtain on an inclusive sports society absent in many parts of the world. Read More Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross lose in semifinals of women’s beach volleyball By Associated Press (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Kerri Walsh Jennings’ gold-medal streak is over after Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara defeated the heralded American and partner April Ross in the semifinals of women’s beach volleyball on Tuesday night. The Brazilians advanced to play against Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst with the 22-20, 21-18 victory. Walsh Jennings and Ross will now play for the bronze medal on Wednesday against Brazil’s other duo. Walsh Jennings, a native of Northern California who has spent her professional career training on the sands of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach near her residence, had won three gold medals with Misty May-Treanor and had never lost an Olympic match. In fact, she had only lost two sets in her Olympic career before falling in straight sets at the Copacabana venue. “Kerri does so much for us and I didn’t step up today,” Ross said. “I’m very upset with myself.” Agatha and Barbara are the defending world champions, but they were the second-seeded team in the tournament to fellow Brazilians Talita and Larissa, a pair of three-time Olympians, who lost to the Germans, 21-18, 21-12, earlier Tuesday. Brazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. Despite failing to make the final, Talita said she would never forget playing in front of the hometown crowd on the iconic beach. “I am so proud of my people, the Brazilian people,” Talita said. Lasha Talakhadze sets world record to claim gold in over 105-kilogram weightlifting By Associated Press (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images) Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia has set a new world record in the over 105-kilogram weightlifting division with 473 total kilos to win the gold medal in a surprising upset over the heavily favored Behdad Salimi of Iran. The 22-year-old Talakhadze lifted 215 kilos on the snatch and 258 on the clean and jerk to set the new mark. Salimi set the world record for the snatch with 216 kilos. But he could not complete any of his three attempts on the clean and jerk. Salimi appeared to disagree with the judges’ ruling on his first two tries and didn’t have the energy to complete the third. Gor Minasyan of Armenia won silver and Georgia’s Irakli Turmanidze took home the bronze. U.S. women defeat Japan, 110-64, to advance in women’s basketball semifinals By Chris Hine (Andrej Isakovic / AFP / Getty Images) The U.S. women’s team isn’t accustomed to close games. Early in the third quarter on Tuesday, however, the U.S. couldn’t shake off a smaller but determined Japan. But beating Team USA requires a near-perfect effort on both ends of the floor – and eventually the U.S. overwhelmed Japan. Behind a strong defensive effort in the second half, the U.S. coasted to a 110-64 victory after Japan had cut the lead to six early in the third quarter. The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Thursday when it will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between France and Canada. U.S. women grind past Japan and into the women’s volleyball semifinals By David Wharton (Michael Reynolds / EPA) Patience has been a key word for the U.S. women’s volleyball team at these 2016 Summer Games. The Americans are ranked No. 1 in the world but chasing their first Olympic gold after near misses in the past, and they know it will take a match-by-match approach. This attitude served them well Tuesday in a quarterfinal victory over Japan at Maracanazinho Arena. The Japanese are a relatively short team that compensates with quickness and tenacity. The U.S. had to keep hammering away at the net with its size advantage. “It’s frustrating against a great defensive team like Japan,” captain Christa Harmotto Dietzen said. “It takes four or five swings sometimes for us to put the ball down.” So their straight-set win -- 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 -- was fueled by spikes and blocks. “We don’t have many tall players in our team,” Japanese Coach Masayoshi Manabe said. The U.S. now advances to the semifinals against the winner of the Russia-Serbia match. U.S. triple jumper Christian Taylor repeats as Olympic champion; Will Claye earns silver By Associated Press In an amazing turnaround with the same golden result, Christian Taylor fundamentally changed his triple jump technique — changing his lead-off foot — and it paid off. Taylor now starts his triple jump with a right-foot hop in what is a major change to his whole routine since he won gold in London. His pains and aches eased, and the results stayed exemplary. On Tuesday, he and Will Claye again swept gold and silver for the United States at back-to-back Olympics. Taylor had a world-leading mark of 17.86 meters on his first attempt. He posted the three best jumps of the competition. “I never thought on my first jump that would be the gold medal jump. I stayed sharp and stayed ready,” he said. Claye took the silver with a personal record of 17.76 meters and went straight up in the stands to propose to his girlfriend, American sprinter Queen Harrison. She accepted. Tuesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell Schedule and results from Tuesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze --Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao, China, def. Chen Xu and Jin Ma, China, 21-7, 21-11 Men’s doubles Semifinals V Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan, Malaysia, def. Biao Chai and Wei Hong, China, 21-18, 12-21, 21-17 Haifeng Fu and Nan Zhang, China, def. Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Britain, 21-14, 21-18 Women’s doubles Semifinals Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, Japan, def. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin, South Korea, 21-16, 21-15 Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark, def. Yuanting Tang and Yang Yu, China, 21-16, 14-21, 21-19 Women’s singles Quarterfinals Carolina Marin, Spain, def. Ji Hyun Sung, South Korea, 21-12, 21-16 Xuerui Li, China, def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, Thailand, 21-12, 21-17 Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, def. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, 11-11, 21-21, 21-21 V. Sindhu Pusarla, India, def. Yihan Wang, China, 22-20, 21-19 Basketball (Women’s quarterfinals) Serbia 73, Australia 71 Spain 64, Turkey 62 United States 110, Japan 64 France 68, Canada 63 Beach Volleyball (Men’s semifinals) Alison/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) d. Brouwer/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 Nicolai/Lupo (Italy) d. Semenov/Krasilnikov (Russia), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 Beach Volleyball (Women’s semifinals) Ludwig/Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Larissa/Talita (Brazil), 21-18, 21-12 Agatha/Barbara (Brazil) d. Walsh-Jennings/Ross (United States), 22-20, 21-18 Boxing (Men) Lightweight (60 kilograms) Gold --Robson Conceicao, Brazil, d. Sofiane Oumiha, France, 3-0 Bronze --Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu, Mongolia Bronze --Lázaro Álvarez, Cuba Light-heavyweight (81 kilograms) Semifinals Julio Cesar la Cruz, Cuba, def. Mathieu Albert Daniel Bauderlique, France, 3-0 Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, def. Joshua Buatsi, Britain, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals Gold --Sebastian Brendel, Germany, 3:56.92 Silver --Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 3:58.52 Bronze --Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova, 4:00.85 Women’s kayak double 500-meter sprint finals Gold --Hungary, 1:43.68 Silver --Germany, 1:43.73 Bronze --Poland, 1:45.20 Women’s kayak single 200-meter sprint finals Gold --Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 39.86 seconds Silver --Marta Walczykiewicz, Poland, 40.27 Bronze --Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Azerbaijan, 40.40 Men’s kayak single 1,000-meter sprint finals Gold --Marcus Walz, Spain, 3:31.44 Silver --Josef Dostál, Czech Republic, 3:32.14 Bronze --Roman Anoshkin, Russia, 3:33.36 Cycling Men’s keirin Gold --Jason Kenny, Britain, 10.113 Silver --Matthijs Buchli, Netherlands, +0.040 Bronze --Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia, +0.085 Women’s sprint Gold ---Kristina Vogel, Germany, d. Rebecca James, Britain, w-11.237, w-11.312. Bronze --Katy Marchant, Britain, def. Elis Ligtlee, Netherlands, w-11.237, w-11.424. Women’s omnium Gold --Laura Trott, Britain, (38, 40, 40, 38, 40), 196 Silver --Jolien D’hoore, Belgium, (36, 36, 38, 34, 28), 172 Bronze --Sarah Hammer, United States, (34, 38, 36, 32, 32), 172 Diving Men Gold --Yuan Cao, China, 547.60 Silver --Jack Laugher, Britain, 523.85 Bronze --Patrick Hausding, Germany, 498.90 Field Hockey (Men’s semifinals) Argentina 5, Germany 2 Belgium 3, Netherlands 1 Gymnastics (Men) Individual final, parallel bars Gold --Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041 Silver --Danell Leyva, United States, 15.900 Bronze --David Belyavskiy, Russia, 15.783 Individual final, high bar Gold --Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.666 Silver --Danell Leyva, United States, 15.500 Bronze --Nile Wilson, Britain, 15.466 Gymnastics (Women) Individual final, floor exercise Gold --Simone Biles, United States, 15.966 Silver --Aly Raisman, United States, 15.500 Bronze --Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933 Handball (Women’s quarterfinals) Netherlands 32, Brazil 23 France 27, Spain 26 Norway 33, Sweden 20 Russia 31, Angola 27 Sailing Women’s Laser Radial Gold --Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands Silver --Annalise Murphy, Ireland Bronze --Anne-Marie Rindom, Denmark Men’s Laser Dinghy Gold --Tom Burton, Australia Silver --Tonči Stipanović, Croatia Bronze --Sam Meech, New Zealand Mixed Nacra 17 (multihull) Gold --New Zealand, G. Jones and J. Saunders Silver --Australia, J. Waterhouse and L. Darmanin Bronze --Austria, T. Frank and T. Zajac Men’s Finn Gold --Giles Scott, Great Britain Silver --Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenia Bronze --Caleb Paine, United States Soccer (women’s semifinals) Sweden 0, Brazil 0 (Sweden advances on penalty kicks, 4-3) Germany 2, Canada 0 Swimming (Men) Open water marathon 10-kilometer final Gold --Ferry Weertman, Netherlands, 1:52:59 Silver --Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, 1:52:59 Bronze --Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:53:02 Synchronized Swimming Duets Gold --Russia, N. Ishchenko and S. Romashina, 194.9910 Silver --China, X.C. Huang and W. Sun, 192.3688 Bronze --Japan, R. Mitsui and Y. Inui, 188.0547 Table Tennis Women’s team Gold --China (Ning Ding, Shiwen Liu, Xiaoxia Li) def. Germany (Ying Han, Xiaona Shan, Petrissa Solja), 3-0 Bronze --Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Mima Ito) def. Singapore (Mengyu Yu, Tianwei Feng, Yihan Zhou), 3-1 Track and Field (Men) 110-meter high hurdles Gold --Omar McLeod, Jamaica, 13.05 Silver --Orlando Ortega, 13.17 Bronze --Dimitri Bascou, France, 13.24 Hi gh jump Gold--Derek Drouin, Canada, 2.38 meters Silver--Mutaz Essa Barshim. Qatar, 2.36 Bronze--Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, 2.33 Triple jump Gold --Christian Taylor, United States, 17.86 meters Silver --Will Claye, United States, 17.76 Bronze --Dong Bin, China, 17.58 Track and Field (Women) 1,500 meters Gold --Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Kenya, 4:08.92 Silver --Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 4:10.27 Bronze --Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:10.53 Women’s discus final Gold --Sandra Perković, Croatia, 69.21 meters Silver --Mélina Robert-Michon, France, 66.73 Bronze --Denia Caballero, Cuba, 65.34 Volleyball (women’s quarterfinals) Netherlands 3, South Korea 1 United States 3, Japan 0 Serbia 3, Russia 0 China 3, Brazil 2 Water polo (Men’s quarterfinals) Montenegro 13, Hungary 11 Serbia 10, Spain 7 Croatia 10, Brazil 6 Italy 9, Greece 5 Weightlifting Men’s 105+-kilogram final Gold --Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473kg (world record) Silver --Gor Minasyan, Armenia, 451kg Bronze --Irakli Turmanidze, Georgia, 448kg Wrestling Men’s 66-kilogram Gold --Davor Stefanek, Serbia Silver --Migran Arutyunyan, Armenia Bronze --Shmagi Bolkvadze, Georgia Bronze --Rasul Chunayev, Azerbaijan Men’s 98-kilogram Gold --Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia Silver --Yasmany Lugo Cabrera, Cuba Bronze --Celk Ildem, Turkey Bronze --Ghasem Rezaei, Iran Live gymnastics: Simone Biles wins gold in floor exercise, Aly Raisman silver; Danell Leyva wins silver in parallel bars By Lisa Dillman (Alex Livesey / Getty Images) Simone Biles went airborne to secure her fourth gold medal at the Olympics, soaring high on the floor exercise with an untouchable effort on Tuesday. Her U.S. teammate Aly Raisman, the champion on the floor at the London Olympics, took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Great Britain, in a surprise, the bronze. The four golds for Biles came in the team event, the all-around final, the vault and the floor exercise. She has five medals, in all, having captured the bronze on the balance beam. After the balance beam effort on Monday, Biles was asked how much she had left. The answer: More than enough. She won by 0.466. Biles scored 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500. Tinkler earned a score of 14.933. Four women have won four gymnastic gold medals at a single games: Larisa Latynina in 1956, Vera Caslavska in 1968, Ekaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984 and now Biles. The gymnast who wasn’t even on the U.S. Olympic team after trials -- Danell Leyva -- produced the best result for the men’s team in Rio, taking silver on the parallel bars on Tuesday. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine (16.041) was the only competitor to record a score over 16.000 in the eight-man field. Leyva was the first competitor of the afternoon at Rio Olympic Arena, getting 15.900, and had to endure the long wait to see if he would make the podium. David Belyavskiy of Russia took the bronze. At one point, Leyva, as he often does, put a towel over his head on the sideline as he was waiting it out during one of the other competitor’s routines. That caused the often goofy public-address announcer here to over-emote, saying: “Leyva can’t take it.” His silver has been the highest finish for the U.S. men here. Earlier, Alex Naddour took the bronze on the pommel horse. In 2012, Leyva was third in the all-around event in London, bringing home a bronze medal. Leyva, who was born in Cuba and raised in Miami, was named an alternate after the Olympic trials in St. Louis and got on the team when John Orozco suffered torn knee ligaments in training. There was more drama for Leyva here at the Olympics when he fell off the high bar in the team final. He blamed himself for the team failing to make the podium, but that instinct was misplaced because the U.S. was essentially out of it after the first rotation. Runners Abbey D’Agostino, Nikki Hamblin are the real winners in Rio By Helene Elliott (Patrick Smith / Getty Images) Distance runners Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand weren’t favored to win medals in the women’s 5,000-meter event. But they deserve some special and public recognition for the sportsmanship they displayed toward one other after they collided during Tuesday’s first-round race. D’Agostino, of Topsfield, Mass., collided with Hamblin about 3,200 meters into the race, possibly because Hamblin had slowed her pace to avoid contact with another runner who was being lapped. D’Agostino appeared to hit Hamblin from behind and both fell to the track. D’Agostino got up but saw Hamblin was in distress and paused to help her up. They tried to continue, but D’Agostino was in pain because of injuries to her leg. “She could hardly stand,” Hamblin said. Hamblin then helped her up, but D’Agostino couldn’t resume running and told Hamblin to go continue without her. Hamblin finished 16th in 16:43.10, and D’Agostino limped to the line in 17:10.02. Following a protest, both runners were advanced to Friday’s final, as was a third runner who was affected by the collision, Jennifer Wenth of Austria. D’Agostino was taken off the track for treatment, but Hamblin lingered and spoke to reporters afterward to praise D’Agostino’s kindness. “I went down, and I was like, ‘What’s happening? Why am I on the ground?’ ” Hamblin said. “Then suddenly, there’s this hand on my shoulder [and D’Agostino saying], ‘Get up, get up, we have to finish this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yup, yup, you’re right. This is the Olympic Games. We have to finish this.’ “I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there. I’ve never met her before. I’ve never met this girl before, and isn’t that just so amazing? Regardless of the race and the result on the board, that’s a moment that you’re never, ever going to forget for the rest of your life, that girl shaking my shoulder like, ‘Come on, get up.’ ” No matter what happens in the final, they’re big winners here. These gold medalists will challenge your idea of ‘normal’ By Bill Plaschke (Larry W. Smith / EPA) I didn’t have to conform my body or my ideals or my looks to get where I am. I have a bronze medal and I was able to be myself, embrace my body, do the things I’m naturally fitted to do to help make my dreams come true. — Sarah Robles, U.S. champion weightlifter The strongest woman in America holds a plastic fork against her forehead. She wrinkles her brow and the fork folds into a crease. She smiles and holds out her hands — ta-da! — as the fork remains literally stuck inside her head. “I have a huge forehead wrinkle,” says Sarah Robles with a laugh. “This is real life.” The strongest woman in America loves her forehead. She loves the female weightlifter tattoo on her right biceps. She loves that she can lift major appliances while wearing a fancy black striped headband, flowery kneepads and shiny earrings. She’s 5-10, 315 pounds and she loves every inch of herself. She loves the independence that comes from her size, and the power that comes from strength, which earned her an Olympic bronze medal earlier this week in the super-heavyweight division. It was America’s first weightlifting medal of any sort in 16 years. Read More This winning combination is more than gymnast and coach By Stacy St. Clair (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) When I first saw her, I was like, ‘Wow, this kid has something.’ But what it was and how far she could go with it, I had no idea. — Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles’ personal coach The day before the women’s gymnastics team final, a Twitter user suggested Simone Biles and her coach Aimee Boorman were their sport’s equivalent to Walter Payton and Mike Ditka. “Sounds about right,” Payton’s son, Jarrett, chimed in on Twitter. Never mind that the Chicago-born Boorman doesn’t smoke cigars, has never thrown a wad of chewing gun at a spectator and is the antithesis of abrasive. She loved Payton’s affirmation. She has also grown rather fond of these Olympic Games, where her student has picked up golds in team, all-around and vault. Monday, she took home the bronze in the balance beam. Read More
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(Sergey Ilnitsky /EPA) The head of Guinea’s Olympic delegation says two athletes did not return to the West African nation after competing at the Rio Olympics. Atef Chaloub said Saturday that swimmer Amadou Camara disappeared 48 hours before the team’s scheduled departure. He said Mamadama Bangoura, who competed in judo, also did not return to Guinea, having disappeared after leaving a message saying she wanted to “try her luck” abroad. A friend of Bangoura’s, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid punishment for failing to stop her from fleeing, said Bangoura was ashamed she didn’t earn a medal and wanted to try “working in a developed country.” More than a dozen African athletes — including some from Guinea — did not return home after the London Olympics in 2012. 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At a news conference Thursday, Fernando Veloso, the head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said the Americans had broken a soap dispenser and mirror inside the restroom. Other reports have said the four also broke a bathroom door. But one of the U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, said in a statement Friday that he didn’t see anyone vandalize the bathroom and the only damage caused by the group occurred when Lochte pulled a “loosely attached” advertising sign from a wall. In examining all available surveillance footage from that night, including one aimed at the restroom doors, USA Today found no evidence the swimmers ever went near the bathroom, after relieving themselves behind the gas station. A USA Today videographer visited the gas station and found no damage to the soap dispensers, mirrors or door, and none of those items appeared to be new. The swimmers were eventually held at gunpoint by security guards at the station and were released after paying the equivalent of \$50. Fernando Deluz, a bilingual Brazilian who served as a translator between the swimmers and the security guards, told USA his understanding was the money paid was to cover vandalized property and that the only property that came up during the negotiations was the advertising sign Lochte had pulled down. Deluz also said that because of the language barrier, the Americans might have believed they were being robbed. 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The mostly aerial shots that tracked the bikes along the coastline displayed charmingly winding roads, granite peaks, blue-green ocean waves splashing against rocks and houses (some pink) quaintly clinging to hillsides. Who among us did not consider firing up our laptops to begin researching our next possible vacation destination? Of course, the bird’s-eye views neglected to capture Rio’s dark side — the slums and the crime, the shoddy transportation system and the pollution. Had our TV sets contained Smell-O-Vision, we might have whiffed the acrid odor that plagues parts of the host city. 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He was ridiculed in his neighborhood, resented in his workplace, mocked by his former fans. When [Kevin Durant](https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/kevin-durant-PESPT000009738-topic.html) left the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/oklahoma-city-thunder-ORSPT000117-topic.html) to join the powerful [Golden State Warriors](https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/golden-state-warriors-ORSPT000100-topic.html) this summer, mere weeks after the Warriors knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs, he was generally described with a single adjective. Weak. Nearly two months later and 5,300 miles away, a flag on his chest and a country on his back, Durant changed both the narrative and the adjective Sunday, unleashing a brilliant performance that should provide him with an entirely different shade of moniker. Gold. 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The bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles. And the gold goes to the women’s water polo team, which not only became the first repeat champion in the history of its sport, but did it with a heavy heart after the brother of Coach Adam Krikorian died of a heart attack two days before the Games began. Despite the grief, Krikorian insisted on coaching in Rio, and after the team beat Italy in the final, his players lined up on the side of the pool and, one by one, draped their goal medals around his neck. — Kevin Baxter [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-memories-20160821-snap-story.html) Show more Aug. 22, 2016 3:30 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Rio%20Games%3A%20A%20challenge%20met%2C%20although%20it%20wasn%27t%20easy%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy%0A%0ADark%20clouds%20hovered%20over%20Maracana%20Stadium%20at%20dusk%2C%20with%20a%20sudden%20wind%20tugging%20at%20flags%20and%20whipping%20the%20Olympic%20flame.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy&text=Rio%20Games%3A%20A%20challenge%20met%2C%20although%20it%20wasn%27t%20easy) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy&title=Rio%20Games%3A%20A%20challenge%20met%2C%20although%20it%20wasn%27t%20easy&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Rio%20Games%3A%20A%20challenge%20met%2C%20although%20it%20wasn%27t%20easy%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy&title=Rio%20Games%3A%20A%20challenge%20met%2C%20although%20it%20wasn%27t%20easy) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Rio%20Games%3A%20A%20challenge%20met%2C%20although%20it%20wasn%27t%20easy%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-games-a-challenge-met-although-it-wasnt-easy) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print Rio Games: A challenge met, although it wasn’t easy By David Wharton ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8fb84ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F82%2F675f76cd89777e9c4e81cdc34630%2F700x394) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) > The most difficult Games we have ever encountered. — John Coates, IOC vice president regarding the Rio Games Dark clouds hovered over Maracana Stadium at dusk, with a sudden wind tugging at flags and whipping the Olympic flame. Then a drenching rain began to fall. The storm that intruded on Sunday night’s closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics befit a mega-sporting event that, over the last few weeks, had blended spectacle with more than a few glitches and negative headlines. “A Games in the middle of reality,” Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, had called them. There were historic performances by some of the world’s greatest athletes, cheered on -- and sometimes booed -- by crowds exhibiting Brazil’s characteristic exuberance. There were also reports of street crime, logistical gaffes and venue failures suggesting Brazil was not quite ready for prime time. It was all part of the IOC’s gamble in coming to South America for the first time. The samba dancers and pop musicians who soldiered through Sunday’s inclement weather, and the fireworks that illuminated the gloomy sky at the end, embodied the host city’s determination. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) 10:45 p.m.: That’s all, folks, at least for the official part of the program. Partying might go deep into the night. Thanks, Rio. 10:40 p.m.: A taste of Carnival, some fireworks, some confetti. Athletes dancing with the performers.Exuberant and vibrant ending. 10:25 p.m.: Olympic flame is extinguished. Now, much dancing and merriment. 10:20 p.m.: IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Rio Games closed, calls upon world’s youth to reassemble in Tokyo in four years. 10:16 p.m.: Bach says Rio Olympics will leave a “unique legacy.” Seems to be the say-nothing equivalent of calling someone is ‘nice.’ 10:15 p.m.: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praises unifying effect of athletes living and competing together at the Games. The scene of the two livid Mongolian wrestling coaches stripping in protest of a bronze-medal match result earlier Sunday and being escorted out by police wasn’t quite in line with that lofty ideal. 10 p.m.: Rio 2016 chief Carlos Arthur Nuzman continues the Olympic spin by saying the rain is coming to celebrate. It looks like it’s actually just making everyone cold. 9:55 p.m.: Tokyo offers a teaser about its Olympics. Looks pretty cool, actually. 9:47 p.m.: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes booed as he’s introduced. 9:45 p.m.: Now for the flag handover ceremony from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. Here’s hoping they complete the exchange better than the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team exchanged the baton. 9:35 p.m.: Coming up soon: a ceremony recognizing the Games’ volunteers -- that workforce was one of the trouble spots for the event in both numbers and training -- then then Olympic flag will be lowered. 9:25 p.m.: Medal ceremony for marathon top three. Way cool. 9:15 p.m.: Now: a tribute to lacemaking. Really. As for the Olympic channel, will it show everything on delay, as NBC did? 9:12 p.m.: Next up: a heart-pounding segment on ... the launch of Olympic channel. At least the athletes have the waves of cold rain to keep them awake. 9:05 p.m.: The athletes have entered. Was wondering if they’d get into the stadium before the next Olympics. Hey, PyeongChang Games are only, what, 18 months away\! 8:50 p.m.: Rain really coming down hard. Many athletes wearing ponchos, jackets with hoods. 8:40 p.m.: Inside the Games is reporting that major electrical problems at Maracana Stadium have required the use of generators to keep the show going. 8:35 p.m.: No sign yet of the shirtless Tongan guy from the Opening Ceremony. Did NBC delay his entrance, like it has delayed everything else?? 8:30 p.m.: Loads of the big-name U.S. athletes have already departed Rio de Janeiro, including Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and, uh, Ryan Lochte. Simone Biles, however, is still here and is the U.S. flag-bearer. 8:25 p.m.: Athletes still parading in. Line looks as long as I’m anticipating the airline check-in line will be tomorrow morning at GIG. 8:20 p.m.: ‘Heroes of the Games’--the athletes--enter the stadium. Colorful display. 8:15 p.m.: The closing ceremony is underway on a rainy night in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana Stadium is about two-thirds full, continuing the Games-long problem with empty seats. The 2016 Summer Olympics come to an today, with the closing ceremony scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Pacific time at Maracana Stadium. You will not be able to watch it on TV, however, until 7 p.m. on NBC, with coverage scheduled to end at 9:30. So, some things could be edited out for time. As usual, the closing ceremony will end with the official handover of the Olympic flag to Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, host of the 2020 Games, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. And, no, Ryan Lochte is not expected to be there. 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Sounds like a Batman villain > If you're into lace or clay, I can safely predict you have a pretty exciting night ahead with the [\#Rio2016](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) closing ceremony. > > — Nathan Fenno (@nathanfenno) [August 21, 2016](https://twitter.com/nathanfenno/status/767504784198864897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Show more Aug. 21, 2016 4:42 PM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Closing%20ceremony%20live%3A%20Anyone%20need%20a%20fill-up%3F%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up&text=Closing%20ceremony%20live%3A%20Anyone%20need%20a%20fill-up%3F) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up&title=Closing%20ceremony%20live%3A%20Anyone%20need%20a%20fill-up%3F&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Closing%20ceremony%20live%3A%20Anyone%20need%20a%20fill-up%3F%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up&title=Closing%20ceremony%20live%3A%20Anyone%20need%20a%20fill-up%3F) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Closing%20ceremony%20live%3A%20Anyone%20need%20a%20fill-up%3F%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dclosing-ceremony-live-anyone-need-a-fill-up) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print Closing ceremony live: Anyone need a fill-up? > Any chance they will do a gas station reinactment during the Closing Ceremony tonight? 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) After Kevin Durant made a three-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench. Turns out he was just clearing his throat. It was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion of an upset and put the U.S. on the gold-medal stand for the third consecutive Olympics with a 96-66 victory over Serbia, which surprised in these Olympics by taking the silver. Durant had 30 points for the game, 18 of those in the second quarter, when he made Carioca Arena I marvel at both his shooting and athleticism and turned an unwatchable game into can’t-miss television before it eventually became a laugher. Durant won his second gold medal. Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony and Mike Krzyzewski, coaching his last Olympics for Team USA before ceding to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, each picked up their third. The U.S. had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the Americans in transition and keeping them from developing an offensive rhythm. The U.S. led 19-15 at the end of the first following a late three-pointer from Durant, who was beginning to catch fire. This team was often criticized for its lack of ball movement and a propensity for too much one-on-one basketball on offense. The thing is, when one of those players is feeling it as Durant was Sunday, even that brand of basketball looks effective. The U.S. continued to pour it on in the second half, making it a smooth gold-medal game after an Olympics filled with bumps in the road. There were close victories against Serbia, France and Australia in pool play, but this team, though not as dominant over the tournament as some of its predecessors, avoided the embarrassment of coming home with anything less than gold. 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The 20-year-old Snyder beat Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan, 2-1, for gold at 97 kilograms during the men’s freestyle tournament on Sunday. Snyder is the second consecutive American wrestler to win Olympic gold in this weight class. Jake Varner, who Snyder beat at the U.S. Olympic team trials in April, won in London four years ago. 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Sunday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Basketball (Men) Gold medal game United States 96, Serbia 66 Bronze medal game Spain 89, Australia 88 Boxing Women’s middleweight gold medal bout Claressa Shields, United States, d. Nouchka Fontijn, Netherlands, 3-0 Men’s flyweight gold medal bout Shakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, d. Mikhail Aloyan, Russia, 3-0 Men’s light-welterweight gold medal match Tony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1 Men’s super-heavyweight gold medal match Tony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1 Cycling Men’s cross-country mountain bike final Gold\--Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:33:28 Silver\--Jaroslav Kulhavý, Czech Republic, 1:34:18 Bronze\--Carlos Coloma Nicolas, Spain, 1:34:51 Handball (Men) Gold medal match Denmark 28, France 26 Bronze medal match Germany 31, Poland 25 Rhythmic Gymnastics Group final Gold\--Russia, 36.233 points Silver\--Spain, 35.766 Bronze\--Bulgaria, 35.766 Track and Field Men’s marathon Gold\--Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44 Silver\--Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopia, 2:09:54 Bronze\--Galen Rupp, United States, 2:10:05 Volleyball (Men) Gold medal match Brazil 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24) Bronze medal match United States 3, Russia 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13) Wrestling Men’s freestyle 65 kilograms gold medal match Soslan Ramonov, Russia, d. 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(Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) Two Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped in protest Sunday after their wrestler lost the bronze medal match. The coaches had rushed to the mat in celebration minutes earlier at Carioca Arena, believing Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran had defeated Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the 143-pound (65 kg) class. One coach fell to his knees in the center of the mat and appeared to be sobbing. But the judges awarded the Uzbekistan wrestler a penalty point — and the victory. The sudden turn of events enraged the Mongolian coaches. One removed his shirt in front of the judges’ table and flexed. The other took off his shirt and pants, wearing only a pair of underwear. “This was a protest,” one of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayaraa, said. “There was a problem with the refereeing. “Three million people in Mongolian waited for this bronze medal and now we have no medal ... 100% of the stadium supported us.” The coaches piled their clothes on the table. The crowd, meanwhile, roared approval and chanted “Mon-gol-ia! Mon-gol-ia!” Officials pushed both men off the mat after the display. They eventually put on their clothes before members of Brazil’s National Public Security Force escorted them from the venue as the crowd serenaded them with cheers. Mandakhnaran, the Mongolian wrestler, remained fully clothed during the incident. 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The silver medalist did it again. And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia. He explained that the gesture was in protest of the killing of the Oromo people, saying he stands with the resistance movement, adding that the government was “killing our people.” Lilesa was asked about the consequences of his protest. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.” Later, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests/gestures at the Games. Said Lilesa: “They can’t do anything. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Claressa Shields became the first American boxer to earn two Olympic titles Sunday when she won a unanimous-decision victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women’s middleweight final. Shields dominated the Rio tournament, winning all 12 of her fights. And she may have been at her best in the gold-medal match. After a slow start, she took control of the fight early in the second round, staggering Fontijn with a strong right to the head. She continued stalking the Dutch fighter in the third round, connecting twice with left jabs and landing another hard right. And rather than protect her big lead in the fourth round, she repeatedly waved her arms, begging Fontijn to come forward and fight. Fontijn,who lost to Shields in the final of the world championship in May, was cheered Sunday by a huge contingent of orange-clad Dutch athletes and coaches. And she was game, landing a a couple of good punches in the opening two minutes. The victory ran Shields’ record to 77-1, with her only loss coming before the London Games four years ago. It also closed a successful tournament for the U.S., which got a silver-medal performance from bantamweight Shakur Stevenson and a bronze-medal effort from light-flyweight Nico Hernandez. The three medals are the most for a U.S. boxing team in the Olympics since 2000, when the Americans won four. 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(Buda Mendes / Getty Images) Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya continued his nearly flawless marathon career, winning the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds. Second was Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States took the bronze. Rupp’s 2:10:05 was a personal best. American Jared Ward was sixth, in 2:11:30, also a personal best. Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. was 33rd in 2:16:46. Rupp was 11 seconds out of second place. Kipchoge and Lilesa dropped Rupp at the 35-kilometer mark and then Kipchoge put on a patented surge himself and won by a margin of 1 minute 10 seconds. Heading into Rio, the 31-year-old Kipchoge had lost just once in seven career marathons, at Berlin in 2013. Only three years ago, he moved up to the marathon distance. 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Since when is nearly two hours of pure athletic destruction boring? Bad for basketball? How can 20 years’ worth of consecutive victories on the world’s biggest stage be bad for basketball? One of the most consistently dominant teams in the annals of the Olympics stepped on a Rio basketball court Saturday in front of empty seats, feigned yawns and misguided perceptions. They turned them all into gold, untainted and unselfish gold, poured from the greatest of American sports legacies, decorated across the chests of the greatest American team athletes. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Olympic Stadium comes alive at dusk with fans arriving for the late session, lots of chatter and laughter, everyone eager to watch Usain Bolt in a 200-meter semifinal. Beneath the stands, in a dank concourse, Doug Arnot and Bill Hanway emerge from a meeting that ran longer than expected. It has been another tough day and they look a bit haggard in their matching purple shirts. “This is not glamorous,” Arnot says. > Because we don’t have a lot to build, we can spend time on all the details that matter. — Doug Arnot, consultant to LA 2024 Olympic bid They are in Rio as paid consultants to help pitch Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Games. While Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports agent Casey Wasserman serve as the face of the campaign — schmoozing with International Olympic Committee members at cocktail receptions and private dinners — Arnot and Hanway do the grunt work. 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(Ian Walton / Getty Images) > In track and field, there are always bumps in the road and each one of us had a unique journey to get here, but we pushed through. — Allyson Felix Medals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal. When the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women. \------------ FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of a display quote said that the 1,600-meter relay victory was Allyson Felix’s seventh gold medal. It is her sixth Olympic gold. \------------ They did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it. “Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades. 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Their countries, Croatia and Serbia, share a 150-mile border and a bloody history. They battled in the early 1990s as part of the conflagration ignited by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. They traded claims of genocide. Their sporting events against each other became about much more than who won or lost and regularly led to unseemly chants, riots, even diplomatic incidents. On Saturday, they shared a pool in the water polo final at the Rio Games. “We don’t have any enemies when we play against them,” Serbia’s Gojko Pijetlovic said after his country muscled its way to an 11-7 victory for the gold medal. “We don’t hate anybody. We just play water polo. 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(Cameron Spencer / Getty Images) > Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’ — Matt Centrowitz Medals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal. When the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women. They did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it. “Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades. 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I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud. — Neymar When Brazil’s long nightmare finally ended Saturday, the captain of its soccer team dropped to his knees and spread his arms in celebration. If “Christ the Redeemer” is Rio de Janeiro’s iconic emblem, the image of a kneeling, sobbing Neymar, eyes looking to the heavens, will be how Brazilians remember the city’s Olympics. The Rio Games have been plagued by crime, polluted water and venue problems. v There were half-empty stadiums, overcrowded streets and little approaching the excitement of past Olympics. But when Neymar’s penalty kick ended a tiebreaking shootout with Germany on Saturday, it did more than give Brazil its first Olympic soccer title. It also gave the host country something to celebrate. 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) There never was a doubt. The U.S. women’s basketball team dominated on its way to a sixth consecutive gold medal, clinching the top spot with a 101-72 victory over Spain on Saturday. The U.S. team didn’t have to sweat on its path to the gold, defeating opponents by an average of 37.3 points over eight games. Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings each collected their fourth gold medals, joining Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only four-time gold medalists in basketball – men or women. Spain trailed by only three points, 27-24, early in the second quarter when the U.S. broke it open. Taurasi hit a pair of three-pointers as the Americans scored 16 of the next 19 points to take a 43-27 lead. The lead only increased from there. Taurasi, who had a stellar Olympics for the U.S., finished with 17 points, making five three-pointers. Maya Moore, also a standout for the Americans, had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists. 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(Quinn Rooney / Getty Images) As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games. She crushed both the course and the competition Saturday, giving the U.S. its first Olympic triathlon gold medal by cruising across the finish line in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 16 seconds. That was 40 seconds ahead of silver medalist Nicola Spirig-Hug of Switzerland, who won gold at the 2012 Games after Jorgensen’s flat tire relegated her to a 38th-place finish. Vicky Holland outsprinted British teammate Non Stanford for the bronze. Jorgensen and Spirig-Hug were even until Jorgensen made her move with two kilometers left in the 10-kilometer final leg that followed a steep, 38.5-kilometer bike ride and a one-loop ocean swim. As she approached the blue carpet, Jorgensen turned to look for Spirig-Hug, who wasn’t even in view around the bend. Her goal within her grasp, Jorgensen lifted her sunglasses to her head, and that look of dogged determination she’d had since London dissolved into a smile. After crossing the finish line, she reached down and grabbed the green, gold and blue ribbon and held it high above her head in triumph before breaking down in tears. She said she was thinking of all the sacrifices, not just hers, but those of coach Jamie Turner and her husband, Patrick Lemieux, who abandoned his pro cycling career to serve as her operations manager . “I’ve been pretty vocal about my goal for the past four years. After London, I said I wanted to go to Rio and I wanted to win gold,” Jorgensen said. “And for anyone that’s been around me, they know how much my husband, Patrick, has invested. He’s given up his career to support me. 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(Michael Reynolds / EPA) Karch Kiraly’s top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team has earned an Olympic bronze medal, hardly the color the Americans planned for when they came to Brazil chasing the program’s first gold in history. The U.S. topped the Netherlands, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, Saturday, bouncing back for bronze two days after a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Serbia in the semifinals. After Kim Hill’s ace on match point, the U.S. women fell into an embrace, and Kiraly hugged his coaches and brought his team together for a cheer. The Netherlands shined in its first Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta, where the team finished fourth and surprised many as the Dutch put women’s volleyball on the map with a gutsy, never-give-up style. 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Saturday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Men’s singles gold medal match Chen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0 Men’s singles bronze medal match Viktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1 Basketball (Women) Gold medal game United States 101, Spain 72 Bronze medal game Serbia 70, France 63 Boxing Women’s flyweight gold medal match Nicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0 Men’s bantamweight gold medal match Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States, 2-1 Men’s middleweight gold medal match Arlen Lopez, Cuba, d. Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s kayak single 200-meter sprint Gold\--Liam Heath, Great Britain, 35.19 seconds Silver\--Maxime Beaumont, France, 35.36 Bronze\--Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain, 35.66 Bronze\--Ronald Rauhe, Germany, 35.66 Men’s canoe double 1,000-meter sprint Gold\--Germany (J. Vandrey and S. Brendel), 3:43.91 Silver\--Brazil (I. Queiroz dos Santos and E. Silva), 3:44.81 Bronze\--Ukraine (D. Ianchuk and T. Mishchuk), 3:45.94 Women’s kayak four 500-meter sprint Gold\--Hungary (D. Kozák, G. Szabó, K. Fazekas Zur and T. Csipes), 1:31.48 Silver\--Germany (S. Kriegerstein, S. Hering, T. Dietze and F. Weber), 1:32.38 Bronze\--Belarus (M. Pautaran, M. Makhneva, N. Papok, V. Khudzenka), 1:33.90 Men’s kayak four 1,000-meter sprint Gold\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt, T. Liebscher, M. Gross and M. Hoff), 3:02.14 Silver\--Slovakia (T. Linka, D. Myšák, J. Tarr and E. Vlček), 3:05.04 Bronze\--Czech Republic (D. Havel, J. Štěrba, J. Dostál and L. Trefil), 3:05.17 Cycling Women’s cross-country mountain bike final Gold\--Jenny Rissveds, Sweden, 1:30:15 Silver\--Maja Włoszczowska, Poland, 1:30:52 Bronze\--Catharine Pendrel, Canada, 1:31:41 Diving Gold\--Aisen Chen, China, 585.30 Silver\--German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70 Bronze\--David Boudia, United States, 525.25 Golf (Women) Gold\--Inbee Park, South Korea, 268 Silver\--Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 273 Bronze\--Shanshan Feng, China, 274 Handball (Women) Gold medal match Russia 22, France 19 Bronze medal match Norway 36, Netherlands 26 Modern Pentathlon Men’s individual Gold\--Alexander Lesun, Russia, 1,479 points (Olympic record) Silver\--Pavlo Tymoshchenko, Ukraine, 1,472 Bronze\--Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga, Mexico, 1,468 Rhythmic Gymnastics Gold\--Margarita Mamun, Russia, 76.483 Silver\--Yana Kudryavtseva, Russia, 75.608 Bronze\--Ganna Rizatdinova, Ukraine, 73.583 Soccer (Men) Gold medal match Brazil 1, Germany 1 (Brazil wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) Bronze medal match Nigeria 3, Honduras 2 Taekwondo Men’s 80 kilogram plus Gold\--Radik Isaev, Azerbaijan, def. Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga, Niger, 6-2 Bronze\--Maicon Siqueira, Brazil, def. Mahama Cho, Britain, 5-4 Bronze\--Dongmin Cha, South Korea, def. Dmitriy Shokin, Uzbekistan, 4-3 Women’s 67 kilogram plus Gold\--Shuyin Zheng, China, def. Maria del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza, Mexico, 5-1 Bronze\--Bianca Walkden, Britain, def. Wiam Dislam, Morocco, 7-1 Bronze\--Jackie Galloway, United States, def. Gwladys Epangue, France, 2-1 Track and Field Men 1,600 relay Gold\--United States (Arman Hall; Lashawn Merritt; Gil Roberts; Tony McQuay), 2:57.30 Silver\--Jamaica (Javon Francis; Peter Matthews; Nathon Allen; Fitzroy Dunkley), 2:58.16 Bronze\--Bahamas (Chris Brown; Alonzo Russell; Michael Mathieu; Steven Gardiner), 2:58.49 1,500 meters Gold\--Matthew Centrowitz, United States, 3:50.00 Silver\--Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3:50.11 Bronze\--Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3:50.24 5,000 meters Gold\--Mo Farah, Britain, 13:03.30 Silver\--Paul Chelimo, United States, 13:03.90 Bronze\--Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:04.35 Javelin Gold\--Thomas Rohler, Germany, 90.30 meters Silver\--Julius Yego, Kenya, 88.24 Bronze\--Keshom Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago, 85.38 Women 1,600-meter relay Gold\--United States (Allyson Felix; Courtney Okolo; Phyllis Francis; Natasha Hastings), 3:19.06 Silver\--Jamaica (Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Novlene Williams-Mills; Stephenie Ann McPherson; Shericka Jackson), 3:20.34 Bronze\--Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Emily Diamond; Anyika Onuora; Eilidh Doyle), 3:25.88 800 meters Gold\--Caster Semenya, South Africa, 1:55.28 Silver\--Francine Niyonsaba, Burund, 1:56.49 Bronze\--Margaret Nyairera Wambui, Kenya, 1:56.89 High Jump Gold--Ruth Beitia, Spain, 1.97 meters Silver--Mirela Demireva, Bulgaria, 1.97 meters Bronze-\-Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.97 meters Triathlon Women’s final Gold\--Gwen Jorgensen, United States, 1:56:16 Silver\--Nicola Spirig, Switzerland, 1:56:56 Bronze\--Vicky Holland, Great Britain, 1:57:01 Volleyball (Women) Gold medal match China d. Serbia, 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23) Bronze medal match United States d. Netherlands, 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19) Water polo (Men) Gold medal match Serbia 11, Croatia 7 Bronze medal match Italy 12, Montenegro 10 Spain 9, Brazil 8 (seventh place) Hungary 12, Greece 10 Wrestling Men 125 kilogram Gold\--Taha Akgul, Turkey, d. Komeil Ghasemi, Iran, 3-1 Bronze\--Ibragim Saidov, Belarus, d. Levan Berianidze, Armenia, 3-1 Bronze\--Geno Petriashvili, Georgia, d. Tervel Diagniv, United States, 4-0 86 kilogram Gold\--Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russia, d. Selim Yasar, Turkey, 3-0 Bronze\--J’Den Cox, United States, d. Reineris Salas, Cuba, 5-0 Bronze\--Sharif Sharifov, Azerbajan, d. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez won a split-decision victory over Shakur Stevenson in the Olympic bantamweight boxing final Saturday, denying the U.S. its first men’s gold medal in the sport since 2004. Ramirez, 22, danced into the half-full arena wearing a big smile and gesticulating to the crowd. The 19-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, was all business. But Ramirez started quickly and had the U.S. fighter backpedaling early in the opening round. Stevenson tried to use a long, looping right to create some distance, but Ramirez slipped under it to land several hard, straight heads to the upper body. When the bell sounded at the end of the round, Ramirez smiled and shook his head at Stevenson. Stevenson recovered to take the second round, going inside in an effort to take the sting away from Ramirez’s combinations. But the Cuban, an Olympic champion four years ago as a flyweight, was simply too quick and polished for Stevenson. And with 30 seconds, left he caught the American near the ropes, unleashing a series of punches. Though none did any damage, the flurry may have been enough to decide the fight. The silver medal for Stevenson is the highest Olympic prize won by a U.S. male boxer since 2004, when Andre Ward captured the light-heavyweight title. And Claressa Shields’ medal, combined with Nico Hernandez’s bronze in the light flyweight division, make the Rio Olympics the most productive for USA Boxing since Athens, when the U.S. also won two medals. Saturday’s fight was just the third of the Games for Stevenson — and his first in four days — after Russian Vladimir Nikitin was unable to answer the bell in the quarterfinals because of injury. Stevenson won his first two bouts by unanimous decision. 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(Peter Klaunzer / EPA) USA Track and Field’s appeal of the disqualification of the men’s 400-meter relay team has been denied, according to several reports. The U.S. quartet finished third in the final on Friday but soon afterward was disqualified because of a faulty baton exchange between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin in which Rodgers passed it too early. Jamaica won, followed by Japan. Canada, which had finished fourth, was elevated to third following the U.S. disqualification. U.S. officials filed a protest with the Jury of Appeals of the International Assn. of Athletics Federations. The rejection of the appeal was first reported by Tim Layden of Sports Illustrated, who cited an official of the IAAF as saying all protests and appeals were rejected, leaving all results to stand. Associated Press also reported the protest had been rejected. 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(Adam Pretty / AFP/Getty Images) Four seconds is virtually nothing for a gifted runner like Gwen Jorgensen. Jorgensen was a mere four seconds behind the leader, Mari Rabie of South Africa, in the bike-to-run transition of the women’s Olympic triathlon on Saturday morning. Just like that Jorgensen erased the lead and surged into first in a matter of seconds. The only runner to stay right with Jorgensen during the 10-kilometer run along the scenic Copacabana course was veteran Nicola Spirig Hug of Switzerland. The battle between Jorgensen and Spirig Hug came down to Jorgensen pulling away on the final lap. Jorgensen, of St. Paul, Minn., won the first triathlon gold for the United States, beating Spirig Hug by 40 seconds. Overcome by emotion, her smile quickly turned to tears after she crossed the finish line. The only other medal the U.S. women have won in this event was a bronze by Susan Williams in 2004 in Greece. For Jorgensen, it was a wildly different experience from London. In 2012, she suffered a flat tire and finished 38th. This time, misfortune hit another U.S. athlete, Sarah True, who withdrew during the bike section. It appeared she injured her right knee, attempted to resume riding but was forced to quit. 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Biles won four gold medals during the gymnastics competition, including the all-around title. “It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag-bearer by my Team USA teammates,” Biles said in a statement. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime.” She is the first female gymnast from the U.S. to be selected as a flag-bearer for the opening or closing ceremony. 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(Angel Valentin / Getty Images) Two of the U.S. swimmers involved in the incident with Ryan Lochte at a gas station in Rio early Sunday morning have apologized in separate statements that both assert that Lochte initiated a confrontation with two security guards at the business when he ripped a poster off a wall. Gunnar Bentz said that the four swimmers -- including Lochte, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen -- stopped at the gas station near Olympic Park and urinated on the side of the building. At that point, Bentz said, Lochte pulled a “framed metal advertisement” off a wall. Bentz disputed accounts by local police that the swimmers also damaged a restroom. Two security guards told the swimmers to exit their taxi, Bentz said, and one of the men held up a badge and pulled his gun when Feigen and Conger walked away from the vehicle. The second guard drew his weapon and instructed the swimmers to sit on a sidewalk. “Again, I cannot speak to his actions, but Ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards,” Bentz said. “After Jack and I both tugged at him in an attempt to get him to sit back down, Ryan and the security guards had a heated verbal exchange, but no physical contact was made.” Conger recounted a similar scene in his statement. “Although I cooperated with their requests while there was a heated exchange among others, at one point a weapon was pointed at me,” he said. “Eventually, a man appeared who was able to translate for us, helping to defuse the situation. We paid some money to compensate them for the torn poster and returned to the Village in a different taxi.” Bentz confirmed the account by local authorities that the swimmers paid the equivalent of about \$50 U.S. to resolve the matter before leaving. Though the gunplay isn’t visible in security footage of the incident made public so far, Bentz said he is “confident video angles have not been shown that would further substantiate my account.” Bentz and Conger were pulled off their U.S.-bound flight by local authorities earlier this week, then allowed to leave the country 24 hours later after being interviewed by police. Their statements offered a markedly different tone -- both conciliatory and detailed -- than a three-paragraph apology Lochte issued Friday. He returned to the U.S. on Monday. “First and foremost, I deeply regret the trouble and embarrassment this event has brought to the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, and the distraction it has caused from the achievements of my fellow Olympians,” Conger said. “This has been an unsettling, humbling and frightening experience. It’s a reminder that all of us, when we travel and especially when we represent the U.S. in the Olympics, are ambassadors for our country and should be on our best behavior.” Bentz added, “Without question, I am taking away a valuable life lesson from this situation. In everything I do, I am representing my family, my country and my school. I will not take that responsibility lightly.” Feigen, who remains in Brazil, hasn’t issued a statement. A Rio de Janeiro court said he apologized Friday for his role in the incident. 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No women’s team had ever won consecutive gold medals in the sport, something Krikorian’s team was about to do. No team had ever scored more goals, given up fewer or won by a larger margin than Krikorian’s U.S. team did in its 12-5 rout of Italy. Yet Krikorian’s emotions had nothing to do with joy or accomplishment. Two days before the opening ceremony of the Rio Games, Krikorian’s brother Blake was found dead in his car at a Northern California beach. The coroner said he had gone paddle boarding and died of a heart attack. He was 48. “It was hitting me pretty hard at the end of the game. Just thinking about my brother,” the coach said, taking a long pause to compose himself, “thinking about how hard this journey’s been.” [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-us-water-polo-20160819-snap-story.html) Show more Aug. 20, 2016 5:30 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Column%3A%20Clipper%27s%20D.J.%20is%20as%20good%20as%20gold%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold%0A%0AHe%27s%20always%20been%20third.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold&text=Column%3A%20Clipper%27s%20D.J.%20is%20as%20good%20as%20gold) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold&title=Column%3A%20Clipper%27s%20D.J.%20is%20as%20good%20as%20gold&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Column%3A%20Clipper%27s%20D.J.%20is%20as%20good%20as%20gold%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold&title=Column%3A%20Clipper%27s%20D.J.%20is%20as%20good%20as%20gold) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Column%3A%20Clipper%27s%20D.J.%20is%20as%20good%20as%20gold%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dcolumn-clippers-d-j-is-as-good-as-gold) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print Column: Clipper’s D.J. is as good as gold By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c9dafa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F65%2F69b7c3fe4c165c0dadeaa76de914%2F750x422) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) > We wouldn’t be playing for a gold medal if DeAndre didn’t play that well. — Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. men’s basketball coach He’s always been third. As much lovable cartoon character as feared NBA star, his missed free throws as celebrated as his highlight dunks, DeAndre Jordan has spent his career as a giant in a shadow. Meet D.J., the flying, blocking, board-rattling Olympian. 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We are fighting to conquer this. — Gabriel Jesus, Brazil forward on defeating Germany In the climactic scene of the iconic boxing moving “Rocky,” a bloodied and battered Apollo Creed pulls Rocky Balboa close and says, “There ain’t gonna be no rematch.” But they do meet again. It’s tough to pass up a rematch. Win once? Maybe you got lucky. Do it again, and no one can question who’s better. That’s why Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier three times. It’s why the Yankees play the Red Sox 19 times each season. It’s also why Saturday’s Olympic soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games. 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Which made it fairly breathtaking Friday when he was the most important player in his country ... 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Not to the players or coaches By Kevin Baxter ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e148636/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1237+0+0/resize/1200x725!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F27%2F7b3769d2e19b5fa69f0284880b85%2Fla-sp-germany-brazil-semifinals-pictures-20140-005) (Frank Augstein / Associated Press) The soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games. Two years ago, Germany humiliated Brazil, 7-1, on its home soil in the most lopsided World Cup semifinal in history. It was a national embarrassment that will not soon be forgotten. Saturday’s rematch offers a chance at both revenge and redemption, though it can’t completely atone for the World Cup debacle because it won’t be a true international match. Here’s why ... 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- Print In 3 Olympics finals, Usain Bolt has run for less than 2 minutes > .[@usainbolt](https://twitter.com/usainbolt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'s amazing career in numbers [\#TripleTriple](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TripleTriple?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) <https://t.co/KTATuGA5ax> [\#Rio2016](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > 100m 🏅 > 200m 🏅 > 4 x100m 🏅 [pic.twitter.com/CIxSLD9axw](https://t.co/CIxSLD9axw) > > — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) [August 20, 2016](https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/766905734835601408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Show more Aug. 20, 2016 12:45 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=U.S.%20men%20celebrate%20a%20bronze%20in%20the%20400-meter%20relay%20--%20then%20get%20the%20bad%20news%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news%0A%0ALed%20by%20Usain%20Bolt%2C%20Jamaica%20won%20the%20men%27s%20400-meter%20relay%20at%20the%20Rio%20Olympics%2C%20with%20Japan%20taking%20silver.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news&text=U.S.%20men%20celebrate%20a%20bronze%20in%20the%20400-meter%20relay%20--%20then%20get%20the%20bad%20news) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news&title=U.S.%20men%20celebrate%20a%20bronze%20in%20the%20400-meter%20relay%20--%20then%20get%20the%20bad%20news&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=U.S.%20men%20celebrate%20a%20bronze%20in%20the%20400-meter%20relay%20--%20then%20get%20the%20bad%20news%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news&title=U.S.%20men%20celebrate%20a%20bronze%20in%20the%20400-meter%20relay%20--%20then%20get%20the%20bad%20news) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=U.S.%20men%20celebrate%20a%20bronze%20in%20the%20400-meter%20relay%20--%20then%20get%20the%20bad%20news%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Du-s-men-celebrate-a-bronze-in-the-400-meter-relay-then-get-the-bad-news) - Copy Link URL Copied\! 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The U.S. initially was declared third but was disqualified because of an illegal exchange outside the zone between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin. Canada was elevated to third, with former USC star Andre De Grasse becoming a three-time Rio medalist as the anchor. It was the ninth time since 1995 that a U.S. men’s relay team was disqualified or couldn’t get the baton around at an Olympics or world championship. 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) In perhaps the final Olympic race of his remarkable career, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt went a perfect three for three in his third consecutive Summer Games, an unprecedented feat and one that might stand untouched for years to come. Bolt, who added the Rio 100- and 200-meter dash titles to the crowns he won in Beijing and London, anchored Jamaica’s 400-meter relay team to victory Friday at Olympic Stadium in 37.27 seconds. Japan was a surprising second in 37.60 seconds. The U.S. team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Trayvon Bromell that took third in 37.62 seconds was later disqualified for what’s believed to be a lane violation on their first baton exchange. Fourth-place Canada (37.64 seconds) was elevated to the bronze. Bolt ran away from the field in the last 30 meters or so, then promptly ran to the crowd to greet his adoring fans before rejoining his teammates for celebrations that included dancing, wrapping themselves in flags and generally savoring a historic moment. Bolt, who will be 30 on Sunday, has said he will retire after these Rio Games, which would be a great loss to a sport that urgently needs not only his excellence but his genial, fan-friendly personality. He didn’t set any world records in Rio, but he created great excitement and brought thousands of spectators to a stadium that was largely empty throughout the competition. Just before the men’s race, the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie won gold with a time of 41.01 seconds. That was the eighth medal of Felix’s stellar career, a total comprising five gold-- the most for any female track athlete -- and three silver. The Jamaican team of Christiana Williams, sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36 seconds. Britain was third in 41.77 seconds. The U.S. women had to run out of Lane 1 on Friday, making their task difficult. They were placed there because of their first-round mishap on Thursday, when Felix was elbowed by a Jamaican runner and couldn’t hand the baton cleanly to Gardner. That put them out of an automatic qualification, but the result was successfully appealed, and the relay -- with Morolake Akinosun as the anchor -- was allowed to run alone to try to get a top-8 time. They recorded the fastest time but were considered to have qualified on time and were relegated to the inside instead of a prime middle lane. Earlier Friday, the U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team ran the fastest first-round time- -- 3:21.42 -- and moved on to Saturday’s final. The lineup of Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory and Phyllis Francis got the baton around cleanly, avoiding any mishaps of the variety that the 400-meter relay team experienced in its first-round heat on Thursday. The 1,600-meter lineup will change for the final, though the exact lineup won’t be announced until Saturday afternoon. Jamaica (3:22.38) had the second-best time, followed by Ukraine, Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland and Australia. The U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team finished second in its heat to Jamaica, which got a scorching anchor leg from Javon Francis. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons and David Verburg of the U.S. were timed in 2:58.38, just behind Jamaica’s 2:58.29. Trinidad and Tobago was disqualified from that heat. Britain won the second heat but was disqualified, allowing Brazil to make Saturday’s final. In the women’s 5,000, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot of Kenya set an Olympic record with a time of 14:27.17 to win gold, ahead of Hellen Obiri of Kenya (14:29.77) and 10,000-meter champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia (14:33.59). Shelby Houlihan, who became the lone American entrant when Abbey D’Agostino had to withdraw because of a serious knee injury she suffered during a fall in the previous round, finished 11th in 15:08.89. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. women have retained the 400-meter relay title and helped Allyson Felix win her record fifth Olympic gold medal. The Americans, who needed to set a qualifying time in a solo rerun hours after dropping the baton in the preliminaries and getting a second chance on protest, won Friday’s final in 41.01 seconds. A Jamaican team including Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36. Britain won bronze in a national record 41.77. The 30-year-old Felix entered the Rio Games as one of six women with four Olympic gold medals in track and field. 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Germany opened the scoring with a goal by Dzsenifer Marozsan in the 48th minute and added to the lead with an own goal by Swedish defender Linda Sembrant in the 62nd. Sweden pulled one closer with Stina Blackstenius in the 67th but was not able to get the equalizer despite some good late chances at the Maracana Stadium. A two-time World Cup champion, Germany had previously won three bronze medals. It was playing in the Olympic final for the first time. Sweden has won its first silver in women’s soccer. It had never been on the podium. 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U.S. cyclist Alise Post took silver behind Pajon, while Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela won bronze. A fan favorite, Pajon raised her bike in the air after pedaling to a stop across the finish line, acknowledging the adoring fans in the stands waving the yellow, blue and red flag of her home country. Fields was just as jubilant after racing to the front and holding off Dutch rider Jelle van Gorkom at the finish line to take the gold. There was a photo finish for third, with Carlos Ramirez Yepes of Colombia just edging out the United States’ Nic Long for the bronze. Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal. Still, it was a banner day for the United States. The medals for Fields and Post snapped a podium drought in London in 2012. It had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June and needed a special brace to compete in Rio de Janeiro. “There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning,” said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. “I was like, ‘Get to the line! Get to the line!’ I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldn’t believe it.” The reigning world champion, Pajon enjoyed home-continent advantage and acknowledged loud fans who wore Team Colombia shirts. Pajon rode to the front early in each of her three semifinal heats, and never looked back, either after the first turn in the final. “My first gold was huge. But two is amazing,” said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race. She’s a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May. Pajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin. 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The U.S. defeated Spain with a grinding 82-76 victory on Friday and now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Australia and Serbia, two teams that the Americans defeated by 10 and three points, respectively, in group play. In the first half, the U.S. grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that helped pace it to a 45-39 halftime edge. Klay Thompson, who finished with 22 points, had 17 by halftime. Kevin Durant added 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 13 for the Americans. But the U.S. could never quite put Spain away. In particular, the U.S. had trouble containing Pau Gasol, who scored 23 points. The referees tried to wrestle control of the game early and doled out five technical fouls, giving the game a choppy pace. It didn’t help that both teams struggled to find their stride offensively. Serbia gave the U.S. its closest game in preliminary play. The Americans pulled out a 94-91 victory in a game that went down to the final seconds, when the Serbs had a chance to tie the score. Despite defeating Australia, 98-88, the Americans trailed by two points, 72-70, early in the fourth quarter. That’s when Carmelo Anthony got hot and scored 14 of Team USA’s next 18 points to help open an 88-80 lead. 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. became the first two-time Olympic champion in women’s water polo history Friday, blitzing Italy, 12-5, at Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The U.S. won its first gold in London four years ago but just four women -- Maggie Steffens, Kami Craig, Melissa Seidemann and Courtney Mathewson -- from that team played in Rio. All four scored in Friday’s final, though, with Steffens’ third-period goal giving her a tournament-high 17. The U.S., which trailed just once for less than a minute in six games in Rio, took the lead for good on Kiley Neushul’s goal less than four minutes into the first period. By the end of the opening eight minutes, the Americans led 4-1 and were never seriously challenged after that. Neushul finished with three goals -- on four shots -- while Rachel Fatal and Mackenize Fischer scored two each. Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson also came up big, making nine saves and stopping a penalty shot early in the second half before coming out of the game for Sami Hill with 2 1/2 minutes to play. Hill made two saves in her brief appearance. Friday’s final was the first matchup of former champions in five women’s water polo tournaments and both teams came into the gold-medal game unbeaten. Italy won its gold in 2004. 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(Juan Mabromata / AFP/Getty Images) They called a timeout to try to stop Italy’s momentum. It didn’t work. They tried it again. Nothing, it seemed, was going to work late in the fifth set against a suddenly surging Italy. The well-developed survival skills exhibited by the U.S. men’s volleyball team here vanished late in its semifinal against Italy on Friday at the Olympics. Italy won a thriller, 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. The U.S. had been trying to avenge an earlier loss to Italy in pool play as well as a devastating defeat four years ago at the London Olympics. Italy saved five set points in the opening set and had one in the second set but missed the chance to take a two-set lead. It recovered its poise after a one-sided third set and won the fourth, finishing it off with a 6-0 run. “At the end of the day, we just weren’t skilled enough,” said U.S. Coach John Speraw. “We just didn’t execute on some opportunities and Italy did.” On trying to get up for the bronze-medal match after such a tough loss: “It’s really really hard. I almost feel like today we need to mourn and just get it out of our system,” he said. “I know we will. Tomorrow we’re going to have to regroup to prepare ourselves for the next step.” In Sunday’s bronze-medal match, the U.S. will play Brazil or Russia. Brazil and Russia were to play in a semifinal later on Friday. The journey has been anything but easy for the U.S. in Rio. The team lost their first two games in pool play – to Canada and Italy – before finding the right touch and aggressive approach after a team meeting. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Friday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Women’s singles gold medal match Carolina Marin, Spain, d. P. V. Sindhu, India, 2-1 Women’s singles bronze medal match Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, d. Li Xuerui, China, walkover Men’s doubles gold medal match China (H.F. Fu and N. Zhang) d. Malaysia (W.K. Tan and V. S. Goh), 2-1 Basketball (men’s semifinals) United States 82, Spain 76 Serbia 87, Australia 61 Boxing Women’s lightweight (60kg) Gold\--Estelle Mossely, France Silver\--Junhua Yin, China Bronze\--Anastasiia Beliakova, Russia Bronze\--Mira Potkonen, Finland Cycling Women’s BMX final Gold\--Mariana Pajón, Colombia, 34.09 seconds Silver\--Alise Post, United States, 34.43 Bronze\--Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 34.75 Men’s BMX finals Gold\--Connor Fields, United States, 34.64 Silver\--Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 35.31 Bronze\--Carlos Ramirez, Colombia, 35.51 Diving Men’s 10-Meter platform qualifiers 1\. Thomas Daley, Britain, 571.85; 2. Bo Qiu, China, 564.75; 3. Aisen Chen, China, 545.35; 4. David Boudia, United States, 496.55; 5. Benjamin Auffret, France, 470.45; 6. Martin Wolfram, Germany, 468.80; 7. Sascha Klein, Germany, 463.40; 8. Viktor Minibaev, Russia, 462.25; 9. James Connor, Australia, 457.05; 10. Rafael Quintero, Puerto Rico, 456.55; 11. Haram Woo, South Korea, 438.45; 12. German Sanchez, Mexico, 430.05; 13. Hugo Parisi, Brazil, 422.45; 14\. Vincent Riendeau, Canada, 419.50; 15. Ivan Garcia, Mexico, 418.90; 16. Nikita Shleikher, Russia, 418.15; 17. Domonic Bedggood, Australia, 413.85; 18\. Steele Johnson, United States, 403.75 Equestrian Individual jumping finals Gold-\-Nick Skelton, Great Britain Silver\--Peder Fredricson, Sweden Bronze\--Eric Lamaze, Canada Field Hockey (women) Gold medal match Britain 3, Netherlands 3, (Britain wins 2-0 in shootout) Bronze medal match Germany 2, New Zealand 1 Handball (men’s semifinals) France 29, Germany 28 Denmark 29, Poland 28 (OT) Modern pentathlon Women’s combined (running and shooting) Gold\--Chrloe Esposito, Australia, 1,392 points (Olympic record) Silver\--Elodie Clouvel, France, 1,356 Bronze\--Oktawia Nowacka, Poland, 1,349 Soccer (women) Gold medal match Germany 2, Sweden 1 Bronze medal match Canada 2, Brazil 1 Synchronized swimming Teams final Gold\--Russia, 196.1439 Silver\--China, 192.9841 Bronze\--Japan, 189.2056 Taekwondo Men’s 80 kilogram Gold\--Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse, Ivory Coast Silver\--Lutalo Muhammad, Britain Bronze\--Oussama Oueslati, Tunisia Bronze\--Milad Beigi Harchegani, Azerbaijan Women’s 67 kilogram Gold\--Hyeri Oh, South Korea Silver\--Haby Niare, France Bronze\--Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi, Ivory Coast Bronze\--Nur Tatar, Turkey Track and field Men 400-meter relay Gold\--Jamaica (Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, p-Kemar Bailey-Cole, p-Jevaughn Minzie), 37.27 Silver\--Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge), 37.60 Bronze\--Canada (Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre de Grasse, p-Mobolade Ajomale), 37.64 50-kilometer race walking final Gold\--Matej Tóth, Slovakia, 3:40:58 Silver\--Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:41:16 Bronze\--Evan Dunfee, Canada, 3:41:38 Women 5,000 meters Gold\--Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:26:17 (Olympic record) Silver\--Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenya, 14:29:77 Bronze\--Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 14:33:59 400-meter relay Gold\--United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun), 41.01 Silver\--Jamaica (Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes), 41.36 Bronze\--Britain (Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita), 41.77 20-kilometer race walking Gold\--Hong Liu, China, 1:28:35 Silver\--Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Mexico, 1:28:37 Bronze\--Xiuzhi Lu, China, 1:28:42 Volleyball (men’s semifinals) Italy 3, United States 2 (30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9) Brazil 3, Russia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17) Water polo (women) Gold medal match United States 12, Italy 5 Bronze medal match Russia 19, Hungary 18 China 10, Brazil 5 (seventh place) Spain 12, Australia 10 (fifth place) Wrestling Men’s freestyle 57 kg Gold\--Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia Silver\--Rei Higuchi, Japan Bronze\--Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan Bronze\--Hassan Sabzali Rahimi, Iran Men’s freestyle 74 kg Gold\--Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati, Iran Silver\--Aniuar Geduev, Russia Bronze\--Soner Demirtas, Turkey Bronze\--Jabrayil Hasanov, Azerbaijan Show more Aug. 19, 2016 11:01 AM PT - 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Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, initially gave a dramatic account of being robbed at gunpoint along early Sunday morning along with three other U.S. swimmers. The story unraveled Thursday when Brazilian authorities said it was fabricated and the four swimmers instead damaged a bathroom at a gas station. They were detained by security guards, one of whom pulled a gun to prevent them from leaving, until the athletes paid about \$50 in dollars and reals to resolve the matter. “It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country -- with a language barrier -- and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte’s three-paragraph statement posted on his Twitter account said, “but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event. “I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons.” Lochte’s statement followed the U.S. Olympic Committee’s apology to Brazil late Thursday for the behavior of the swimmers and USA Swimming promising a “thorough” review of the incident. Rio 2016 spokesman Maria Andrada accepted Lochte’s apology, but said Brazilians felt humiliated by the situation. “Understand that the Brazilian population was quite disappointed in the actions and the facts,” Andrada said during his daily news conference. “I think that the Brazilian population will accept his apologies and we want to put this matter to an end and I don’t see this as a fact that will mark these Games.” Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the apology “entirely appropriate.” Earlier Friday, two of Lochte’s teammates, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, returned to the U.S. after being prevented from leaving Brazil 24 hours earlier. Fernando Veloso, head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said Bentz and Conger gave statements to police Thursday that contradicted Lochte’s account. The fourth swimmer involved, Jimmy Feigen, remains in Brazil. He reached agreement to pay a fine of 35,000 reals, about \$10,800, for falsely reporting a crime, according to a statement from Judge Tula Correa de Mello. The money will go to a local charity. A judge previously barred Feigen from leaving the country; his passport will be returned and he’ll be free to depart when the money is received. Veloso has left open the possibility that Lochte, who returned to the U.S. on Monday, could face charges, saying “there’s very strong evidence that at least one of the swimmers, Ryan Lochte, made a false police report.” The swimmers previously claimed in a statement issued by the USOC that they were robbed by armed men posing as police officers while traveling by taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Lochte told NBC News earlier this week that one of the robbers put a gun to his head and cocked it. Police said it wasn’t true. USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called the behavior of the four athletes “not acceptable” in a statement. “We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” Blackmun said. In a separate statement, USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus said, “That this is drawing attention away from Team USA’s incredible accomplishments in the water and by other athletes across the Olympic Games is upsetting. The athletes and their remarkable stories should be the focus.” Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, told reporters Friday that he pitied the four swimmers because of their “character flaws.” The mayor added that he didn’t believe the swimmers were representative of the more than 550 U.S. athletes competing in the Games. 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(Michael Sohn / Associated Press) Ryan Lochte, at the center of controversy for making up a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted an apology on Friday morning for “not being more careful and candid in how I described the events”. You can read his full apology below and keep up with continuing developments on [Lochte, his teammates and the actions in Rio here](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-1471612923-htmlstory.html). > <https://t.co/n82dZH2gfl> [pic.twitter.com/rGp1nmA94G](https://t.co/rGp1nmA94G) > > — Ryan Lochte (@RyanLochte) [August 19, 2016](https://twitter.com/RyanLochte/status/766638785140498432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Show more Advertisement Aug. 19, 2016 5:15 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=For%20some%20athletes%2C%20it%27s%20a%20tough%20decision%20to%20stay%20when%20they%27re%20eliminated%20from%20competition%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition%0A%0AIt%20was%20moving%20day%20at%20the%20Olympic%20village%20Thursday%2C%20and%20Michelle%20Carter%20had%20more%20than%20just%20a%20gold%20medal%20to%20pack.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition&text=For%20some%20athletes%2C%20it%27s%20a%20tough%20decision%20to%20stay%20when%20they%27re%20eliminated%20from%20competition) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition&title=For%20some%20athletes%2C%20it%27s%20a%20tough%20decision%20to%20stay%20when%20they%27re%20eliminated%20from%20competition&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=For%20some%20athletes%2C%20it%27s%20a%20tough%20decision%20to%20stay%20when%20they%27re%20eliminated%20from%20competition%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition&title=For%20some%20athletes%2C%20it%27s%20a%20tough%20decision%20to%20stay%20when%20they%27re%20eliminated%20from%20competition) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=For%20some%20athletes%2C%20it%27s%20a%20tough%20decision%20to%20stay%20when%20they%27re%20eliminated%20from%20competition%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dfor-some-athletes-its-a-tough-decision-to-stay-when-theyre-eliminated-from-competition) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print For some athletes, it’s a tough decision to stay when they’re eliminated from competition By Kevin Baxter ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/46ceeac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2Fc8%2F540bcbf4f1d9ff5627755702f9d0%2F750x422) (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images) > I know some athletes in other sports are already back in the States. In London, a lot of the boxers left early after they lost. But all of our athletes are staying for the duration this time around, which is nice. — Julie Goldsticker, press officer for USA Boxing It was moving day at the Olympic village Thursday, and Michelle Carter had more than just a gold medal to pack. “I was going to take this to the post office,” she said, clutching at the blue-and-green bedsheet she had tried to mail home. “But they don’t have a box big enough.” Carter, the women’s shot put champion, was leaving Rio de Janeiro four days before Sunday’s closing ceremony. And she isn’t the only U.S. athlete who has decided to exit early. The Americans came into these Olympics with more than 550 athletes, the largest delegation in the Rio Games. But nearly half of them have already left. 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Someone orders the cab driver to pull into a Shell gas station so someone can use the bathroom, but then everyone allegedly destroys the bathroom, breaking a door, busting a soap dispenser and tearing down a poster. Your band of idiots returns to the cab without apology or explanation, and is prepared to drive to the Olympic Village when a security guard intervenes. The guy wants everyone to pay for the damages, a couple of your fools try to run, a gun is pulled and your boorish bunch finally shells out the equivalent of \$50 and drives away unharmed. So you’re Ryan Lochte and you’re embarrassed, but by the time you return to the Olympic village, you’re also inspired. You blame it on Rio. You say you were yet another victim of the lawless Brazilian streets. You claim you were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Rio policemen. You even mention somebody putting a gun to your head, because what’s more gangster than that? 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Bolt reaffirmed his place in sports history Thursday at Olympic Stadium by winning the men’s 200-meter dash and becoming the only man to win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympics. His time of 19.78 seconds wasn’t the sub-19 time he had been hoping for, but it was enough for him to defeat Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.02 seconds) and Christophe Lemaitre of France (20.12). LaShawn Merritt of the U.S., the bronze medalist in the 400, finished sixth in 20.19 seconds. It was the second medal in these Games for De Grasse, who competed for USC and was an NCAA champion. He won bronze in the 100, and in the 200 semifinals cheekily pushed Bolt into running a faster time than Bolt had planned. But Bolt had plenty of energy left Thursday and turned the evening into a historic occasion. Loose enough before the race to do a little samba while waiting to be introduced, Bolt ran confidently on the damp track as a light rain fell and never seemed threatened. He’s still pursuing a triple-triple of wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter relay in three straight Games. The relay final will take place Friday. 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The 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004. Kevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver and Damian Warner of Canada took bronze with 8,666 points. 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The 23-year-old Crouser recorded the three best throws of his career, starting with 22.22 on his second attempt to take an early lead and improving it to 22.26 before his biggest attempt of the night on his fifth put. Kovacs, who had the season-leading mark heading into the final, took silver at 21.78 and world indoor champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand won bronze at 21.36. Tomasz Majewski, who won the Olympic gold for Poland in 2008 and 2012, was a distant sixth with a mark of 20.72 after opening with two fouls. 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A Speedo spokesman confirmed Thursday that the now-notorious swimmer continues to be sponsored by the swimwear brand. As for whether they will stand by him, the spokesman said: “Speedo is following the situation, and has a policy not to comment on ongoing legal investigations.” A Ralph Lauren spokesman said Thursday: “We are working closely with the \[U.S. Olympic Committee\] on the developments in Rio and are reviewing the situation.” The four-time Olympian sparked an international firestorm Sunday, after claiming that he and teammates Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen were pulled over and robbed by gun-toting men posing as police officers while on their way back to the Olympic Village after a night of drinking. Lochte has since retracted some of that storyline and Rio de Janeiro police claim he and his three fellow swimmers lied about the incident and vandalized a restroom in a gas station. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Team USA captain Sue Bird missed Thursday’s semifinal because of a right knee injury, but that did not much matter for the United States, which advanced to Saturday’s gold-medal game with a 86-67 victory over France on Thursday. The United States led by just four at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity out of the locker room and outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter. Diana Taurasi had 18 points for the United States while Maya Moore added 15. 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On Thursday, Brazilian authorities presented evidence they say contradicts that account and could turn what at first had been a deeply embarrassing incident for the Summer Games’ host country into a different kind of international incident. The head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, Fernando Veloso, said the version of the events told by Lochte and three U.S. swimming teammates was fabricated. The athletes, he said, damaged a gas station bathroom early Sunday morning and were involved in a confrontation with armed security before paying about \$50 to resolve the matter. “We can confirm that there was no robbery as they described, and they were not victims as they presented themselves,” Veloso told a packed news conference, alleging the athletes had given “a fantastical version of events.” Contrary to reports, Veloso said none of the swimmers have been indicted. 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The team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun had been disqualified from its heat Thursday morning after Felix was bumped by Brazil’s Kauiza Venancio and was thrown off stride, causing her to make a faulty exchange to Gardner. The baton fell and Gardner picked it up, on Felix’s urging, and they finished the race. However, they and the Brazilian teams were disqualified. USA Track and Field officials sought relief from a Jury of Appeals on the basis that Felix had been impeded; the jury agreed and granted the rerun. The same four athletes ran in the same order, but they were the only runners on the track. Their handoffs were fine and they were timed in 41.77 seconds, the top qualifying time. However, because they earned the spot in a rerun they are considered to have qualified for the final on time and will run in Lane 1 or Lane 8 instead of a prime middle lane. China timed at 42.70 seconds — a few hundredths behind Canada — and was dropped out of the field for the final. Gardner said it felt odd to be on the track, in Lane 2, with no other runners out there. “Honestly I feel like it was a glorified practice. We just had fun out there,” Gardner said. “We were laughing and joking going in, staying light, and that was the whole point. We already knew we were going to execute the first time — it was just that we had an unforeseen circumstance. Now, all we had to do is the same thing and the same plan that we had the first time — just get out there and absolutely execute it.” Felix said the experience was “different. It was really weird. But I think when we walked out and people were cheering for us, I think it uplifted us a little bit, encouraged us. We’re just grateful.” Felix, a seven-time Olympic medalist, also said she had never been in a situation like that. “I think that anyone who’s impeded, I think the process was fair,” Felix said. Gardner said she wished the best of luck to the Chinese sprinters, who are now out of the final. “It’s unfortunate, what happened,” she said. “I wish that it didn’t happen this way and that we were able to basically all compete because we all worked so hard to get here and those girls worked so hard to run the relay and they missed out on the opportunity. 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Two top BMX racers and two top-seeded taekwondo competitors also were eliminated from the Summer Games. Two-time gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia and reigning world champion Joris Daudet of France failed to advance out of their BMX quarterfinals. Strombergs’ coach, Ivo Lakucs, says Strombergs had decided before the Olympics that this would be it. Lakucs says the disappointing result Thursday wouldn’t change Strombergs’ mind. In taekwondo, Turkey’s defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul was beaten, 19-6, by Russia’s Alexey Denisenko in their quarterfinal in the men’s 68-kilogram division. Second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea went out shortly afterward in a closely fought battle with Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush. Both Tazegul and Lee might have the chance to fight in the repechage competition for a bronze medal Thursday evening. And then there was news that the International Canoe Federation suspended canoe sprint bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova after he failed a pre-competition doping test while a Chinese swimmer and Brazilian road cyclist have been disqualified from the Olympics after failing doping tests. The 19-year-old Tarnovschi was due to compete in the 1,000-meters double on Friday with his older brother Oleg. The ICF said he would “now no longer be eligible and will face provisional suspension” under anti-doping rules. The Court of Arbitration for Sport issued final verdicts Thursday in the cases of swimmer Chen Xinyi and cyclist Kleber Ramos. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Helen Maroulis of the United States defeated Japan’s Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final to win the first-ever gold medal for an American women’s wrestler. Maroulis celebrated Thursday’s win by running around the mat in a circle and holding the United States flag with both hands while it was draped over her back. Yoshida was a 16-time world champion who was going for her fourth gold. She hadn’t lost in a major tournament in years, but she had been less dominant in recent tournaments. Maroulis was on a two-year win streak of her own. Yoshida was trying to become the second woman to ever win four Olympic gold medals in a single event across four Summer Games, and the second wrestler to win four Olympic golds. Yoshida’s teammate, Kaori Icho, accomplished the feats Wednesday by winning the 58-kilogram gold. 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With star player Foluke Akinradewo injured early, the Americans came back from a 2-1 deficit to force a fifth set before falling 15-13. Serbia won the five-set match, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13, on Thursday — handing the U.S. its first defeat in Rio. Akinradewo’s teammates took over after she hurt her left knee late in the opening set. With two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil also ousted in a five-setter by China in the quarterfinals, Serbia will now face either the young Chinese squad led by former U.S. coach Jenny Lang Ping or the surprising Netherlands team, which is back in the Olympic volleyball competition for the first time in 20 years. 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All times Pacific. Badminton Women’s doubles Gold medal match Japan (A. Takahashi and M. Matsutomo) d. Denmark (K.R. Juhl and C. Pedersen), 2-1 Bronze medal match South Korea (S.C. Shin and K.E. Jung) d. China (Y.N. Tang and Y. Yu), 2-0 Men’s doubles Bronze medal match Great Britain (M. Ellis and C. Langridge) d. China (B. Chai and W. Hong), 2-1 Basketball (women’s semifinals) Spain 68, Serbia 54 United States 86, France 67 Beach volleyball Men’s gold medal match Cerutti Alison and Oscar Schmidt Bruno, Brasil def. Nicolai Paolo and Lupo Daniele, Italy, 21-19, 21-17 Men’s bronze medal match Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands, def. Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia, 23-21, 22-20 Boxing Men’s light-heavyweight gold medal match Julio César La Cruz, Cuba, d. Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s canoe 1,000-meter sprint Gold\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt and M. Gross), 3:10.78 Silver\--Serbia (M. Tomićević and M. Zorić), 3:10.96 Bronze\--Australia (L. Tame and K. Wallace), 3:12.59 Men’s canoe single 200-meter sprint Gold\--Yuriy Cheban, Ukraine, 39.27 seconds Silver\--Valentin Demyanenko, Azerbaijan, 39.49 Bronze\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 39.62 Men’s kayak double 200-meter sprint Gold\--Spain (S. Craviotto Rivero and C. Toro Carballo), 32.07 secondsfield Silver\--Great Britain (L. Heath and J. Schofield), 32.36 Bronze\--Lithuania (E. Ramanauskas and A. Lankas), 32.38 Women’s kayak single 500-meter sprint Gold\--Danuta Kozák, Hungary, 1:52.49 Silver\--Emma Jørgensen, Denmark, 1:54.32 Bronze\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 1:54.37 Diving Women’s 10-meter platform final Gold\--Qian Ren, China Silver\--Yajie Si, China Bronze\--Meaghan Benfeito, Canada Field hockey (men) Gold medal match Argentina 4, Belgium 2 Bronze medal match Germany 1, Netherlands 1 (Germany wins in shootout) Handball (women’s semifinals) France 24, Netherlands 23 Russia 38, Norway 37 Sailing Women’s 470 dinghy Gold\--Great Britain (H. Mills and S. Clark), 44 points Silver\--New Zealand (J. Aleh and O. Powrie), 54 Bronze\--France (H. Defrance and C. Lecointre), 62 Men’s 470 dinghy Gold\--Croatia (Š. Fantela and I. Marenić), 43 points Silver\--Australia (W. Ryan and M. Belcher), 58 Bronze\--Greece (P. Mantis and P. Kagialis), 58 Men’s 49er skiff Gold\--New Zealand (P. Burling and B. Tuke), 35 points Silver\--Australia (N. Outteridge and I. Jensen), 78 Bronze\--Germany (E. Heil and T. Plössel), 83 Women’s 49er skiff Gold\--Brazil (M. Grael and K. Kunze), 48 points Silver\--New Zealand (M. Meech and A. Maloney), 51 Bronze\--Denmark (K. Salskov-Iversen and J. Hansen), 54 Taekwondo Men’s 68 kilogram Gold\--Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan, def. Alexey Denisenko, Russia, 10-6 Bronze\--Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, Spain, def. Edgar Contreras, Venezuela, 4-3 Bronze\--Lee Daehoon, South Korea, def. Jaouad Achab, Belgium, 11-7 Women’s 57 kilogram Gold\--Jade Jones, Britain, def. Eva Calvo Gomez, Spain, 16-7. Bronze\--Hedaya Wahba, Egypt, def. Raheleh Asemani, Belgium, 1-0 Bronze\-- Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran, def. Nikita Glasnovic, Sweden, 5-1 Track and Field Men 200 meters Gold\--Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.78. Silver\--Andre de Grasse, Canada, 20.02. Bronze\--Christophe Lemaitre, France, 20.12. 400-meter hurdles Gold\--Kerron Clement, United States, 47.73 seconds Silver\--Boniface Mucheru, Kenya, 47.78 Bronze\--Yasmani Copello, Turkey, 47.92 Shotput Gold\--Ryan Crouser, United States, (22.52), 73-10 1-2. Silver\--Joe Kovacs, United States, (21.78), 71-5 1-2. Bronze\--Tomas Walsh, New Zealand, (21.36), 70-1. Decathlon Gold\--Ashton Eaton, United States, 8893 points Silver\--Kevin Mayer, France, 8834 Bronze\--Damian Warner, Canada, 8666 Women Javelin Throw Gold\--Sara Kolak, Croatia, (66.18), 217-1 1-2. Silver\--Sunette Viljoen, South Africa, (64.92), 212-12. Bronze\--Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (64.80), 212-7 1-4. Triathlon Men’s final Gold\--Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:01 Silver\--Jonny Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:07 Bronze\--Henri Schoeman, South Africa, 1:45:43 Volleyball (women’s semifinals) Serbia 3, United States 2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13) China 3, Netherlands 1, (27-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23) Water polo (men) Classification round Hungary 13, Brazil 4 Greece 9, Spain 7 Semifinals Croatia 12, Montenegro 8 Serbia 10, Italy 8 Wrestling Women’s freestyle 53 kilogram Gold\--Helen Louise Maroulis, United States Silver\--Saori Yoshida, Japan Bronze\--Natalya Sinishin, Azerbaijan Bronze\--Sofia Magdalena Mattsson, Sweden Women’s freestyle 63 kilogram Gold\--Risako Kawai, Japan Silver\--Maryia Mamashuk, Belarus Bronze\--Yekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan Bronze\--Monika Ewa Michalik, Poland Women’s freestyle 75 kilogram Gold\--Erica Elizabeth Wiebe, Canada Silver\--Guzel Manyurova, Kazakhstan Bronze\--Fengliu Zhang, China Bronze\--Ekaterina Bukina, Russia Show more Aug. 18, 2016 12:19 PM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=India%20finally%20wins%20a%20medal%20at%20Rio%20Olympics%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics%0A%0ABy%20winning%20a%20bronze%20medal%20in%20wrestling%2C%2023-year-old%20Sakshi%20Malik%20helped%20India%20avoid%20a%20potentially%20embarrassing%20Olympic%20blackout.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics&text=India%20finally%20wins%20a%20medal%20at%20Rio%20Olympics) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics&title=India%20finally%20wins%20a%20medal%20at%20Rio%20Olympics&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=India%20finally%20wins%20a%20medal%20at%20Rio%20Olympics%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics&title=India%20finally%20wins%20a%20medal%20at%20Rio%20Olympics) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=India%20finally%20wins%20a%20medal%20at%20Rio%20Olympics%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dindia-finally-wins-a-medal-at-rio-olympics) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print India finally wins a medal at Rio Olympics By Shashank Bengali ![India's Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning a medal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ac575a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F94%2Fb6414d3171462709f45dc819919c%2Fla-1471540870-snap-photo) India’s Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning a medal. (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) By winning a bronze medal in wrestling, 23-year-old Sakshi Malik helped India avoid a potentially embarrassing Olympic blackout. The nation of 1.25 billion people awoke Thursday to the news that Malik had earned a place on the podium in the 58-kilogram category, the first medal for India at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. “The entire nation is rejoicing,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. 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Francco Falcinelli, vice president of the AIBA executive board and the chief of the European Boxing Confederation, will oversee the final four days of bouts. On Wednesday, the AIBA said it had reviewed the decisions in the first 239 Rio bouts and found reason to send an undetermined number of judges home. The BBC and the Guardian reported six judges had been expelled. Boxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions in the Rio tournament, the most prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. Nikitin was so beat up in his win he will not be able to answer the bell in Thursday’s semifinal with American Shakur Stevenson, sending Stevenson on to Saturday’s final against Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. 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(Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA) Adeline Gray’s footwear pretty much said it all on Thursday. Gray, the face of women’s wrestling in the United States, was done much earlier than almost everyone expected at the Olympics, having lost, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 165-pound weight class (75 kg) to Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus. It was Gray’s first defeat in more than two years. “This is going to be something that takes a while to sink in,” Gray said. “I mean, I thought I wasn’t going to be taking my shoes off and now I’m in sandals. It’s definitely a different feeling. I haven’t had a loss in a long time, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to feel like.” The U.S. team had approached Thursday as a legitimate opportunity to win three medals. Now it’s down to two: Helen Maroulis will go for gold against Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 117-pound weight class (53 kg) and Elena Pirozhkova has a shot at a bronze medal in the 139-pound weight class (63 kg). Maroulis and Pirozhkova are roommates in Huntington Beach, training in Orange County under the guidance of Valentin Kalika. “We came to win gold. Helen has been practicing last few years like never before,” said Kalika. “Every day, at the beach, \[working out\] in the sand. She is ready for any battle.” Even against the formidable Yoshida. “We’ve been talking about beating Yoshida for last few years,” he said. “Again, all of our training was to beat Yoshida….We’ll see what happens tonight. She \[Yoshida\] is a great wrestler of course. We just got to make sure we’re not giving her \[too much\] respect. “I believe mentally she’s ready to beat Yoshida.” Gray, meanwhile, admitted to making a costly mistake in her match. “I overlooked that girl,” she said. “You can’t overlook somebody who is a multi-medalist. She’s an Olympic medalist. She has world medals. I beat her nine out of 10 times and today she got the better of me. I got defensive....my passivity game is not great.” Her future in the sport is unclear. “No, I totally am not set on another cycle,” said Gray, who was trying to contain her emotions. “I’ve spent three years away from my boyfriend who I would love to spend more time with. This takes so much sacrifice. In these moments, it doesn’t feel like it was worth it. It’s going to take some soul-searching before this kind of sinks in and becomes something I can handle.” A few months? Longer? “I might move to New York and figure out my life,” she said. 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(Franck Fife / AFP/Getty Images) A Jury of Appeals granted a protest by the United States on the outcome of second heat of the women’s 400-meter relay, in which the U.S. relay was disqualified after dropping the baton. Ruling that the runner had been obstructed by a Brazilian runner at the second exchange (from Allyson Felix to English Gardner) the jury ruled that the U.S. women will rerun the race alone Thursday night. After Thursday’s first heats, China was in eighth place with a time of 42.70 seconds. If the U.S. beats that time, they will advance to Friday’s final. Brazil was disqualified for obstructing the U.S. After the race, Felix contended she felt contact from a runner on her right, where Brazil’s relay team was running, as she attempted to pass the baton to Gardner, who was running the third leg of the relay. “I got bumped coming into the exchange zone, and it just completely threw me off balance,” Felix said. “I tried to hold it together to get it to English.” Felix said she wasn’t injured, “just very upset.” The other members of the relay team were Tianna Bartoletta and Morolake Akinosun. The U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team successfully got the baton around and won its heat in 37.65 seconds to advance to Friday’s final. The relay was comprised of Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Jarrion Lawson. Soon after the women’s relay incident, Kerron Clement of the U.S. won the men’s 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 47.73 seconds. Boniface Mucheru Tumuti of Kenya was second in 47.78 seconds, with Yasmani Copello of Turkey third in 47.92. Clement, 30, was the silver medalist in the event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a two-time world champion. 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The win guarantees her at least a bronze medal, to go with the gold she won as a teenager four years ago in London. She hasn’t lost since the 2012 world championships; with the victory over Iakushina her record is 75-1. Her coaches call her the best boxer in the world, male or female. “Claressa came out of nowhere,” said associate Coach Kay Koroma, “and now the world loves her because of the way she fights.” Outside the ring, however, Shields can be as complex and hard to figure as trigonometry. 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By Nathan Fenno ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/20981bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fe1%2F013d148c242ec3580ff55b3146e0%2F750x422) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) > I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles. — Simone Biles In a hallway underneath the Rio Olympic Arena, a crush of journalists pushed against the metal fence in front of the world’s best gymnast. Simone Biles, not even 5 feet tall, seemed to be swallowed up by the crowd. She fiddled with the green strap of her credential, but otherwise appeared at ease with another day as one of the most recognizable faces at the Summer Olympics. “We have an idea of just how big it is back home,” the 19-year-old said. Biles won four gold medals, including the coveted all-around title, during an adjective-defying week where she made the sport’s most difficult feats look routine. The performance cemented her place as perhaps the most gifted gymnast in history. She’s so well known that she can’t visit the Christ the Redeemer statue towering over Rio de Janeiro alone. More than a million people have followed her bubbly Instagram account this month. Limited-edition cereal boxes will celebrate her golden achievement. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross have won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat the host Brazilians at Copacabana. The win comes less than 24 hours after Walsh Jennings lost on the Olympic beach for the first time in 27 matches over four Summer Games. Walsh Jennings, a three-time gold medalist, delivered a pair of blocks for the final two points on Wednesday night to win 17-21, 21-17, 15-9. Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the gold medal, handing the host nation its second straight medal-round setback on the Copacabana sand. The 21-18, 21-14 victory gave Germany its first medal in women’s beach volleyball, just four years after the German men took the top spot on the Olympic podium in London. Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara, the reigning world champions, took silver. 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(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Two-time world champion Tianna Bartoletta finally has an Olympic gold medal, winning the long jump final with a lifetime best 7.17 meters. The 30-year-old American, who won her world titles a decade apart in 2005 and 2015, responded to two big jumps from Ivana Spanovic and Brittney Reese on the fifth attempt to regain the lead with one round remaining. The lead stood. Defending Olympic champion Reese of the United States, after three fouls on her first four attempts, took silver Wednesday with a best of 7.15 on her last go. Spanovic, bronze medalist at the last two world championships, won the Olympic bronze with a Serbian national record of 7.08. 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According to tweets by NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were on a plane leaving Rio when authorities asked them to deplane and their passports were seized. > To be clear, Ryan Lochte is back in US, Jimmy Feigen is still in Brazil. All this reporting confirmed by NBC Sports. > > — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) [August 18, 2016](https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/766083216826441728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > More: Gunnar Bentz & Jack Conger were not named by Brazilian judge who wanted Lochte & Feigen's passports seized but now they are in limbo. > > — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) [August 18, 2016](https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/766081008630325248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > BREAKING: The other 2 USA swimmers who say they were w Lochte during robbery have just been pulled off their plane at Rio airport. > > — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) [August 18, 2016](https://twitter.com/PeterAlexander/status/766080339429031936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-police-lochte-20160817-snap-story.html?14714883391031#getslug) Show more Aug. 17, 2016 5:57 PM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double%0A%0ABrianna%20Rollins%2C%20the%202013%20world%20champion%2C%20has%20led%20an%20American%20sweep%20of%20the%20women%27s%20100-meter%20hurdles%20on%20Wednesday%20night%20in%20Rio.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double&text=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double&title=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double&title=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Brianna%20Rollins%20leads%20U.S.%20sweep%20in%20women%27s%20100%20hurdles%3B%20Elaine%20Thompson%20completes%20sprint%20double%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrianna-rollins-leads-u-s-sweep-in-womens-100-hurdles-elaine-thompson-completes-sprint-double) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print Brianna Rollins leads U.S. sweep in women’s 100 hurdles; Elaine Thompson completes sprint double By Associated Press ![American Brianna Rollins cruises to victory in a semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a448b83/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F40%2Fc17ba0bbd76ccdc59fad8b30ab4d%2Fla-sp-brianna-rollins-semifinal-20160817) American Brianna Rollins cruises to victory in a semifinal heat of the women’s 100-meter hurdles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Brianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, has led an American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday night in Rio. Rollins clocked 12.48 seconds and was followed by teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61), who edged Britain’s Cindy Ofili (12.63) with a lean at the finish line. Earlier in the evening, Elaine Thompson got another sprint double for Jamaica. She blasted out of the blocks and never gave Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers a chance to catch her on the straightaway of the 200 meters. After winning the 100 on Saturday, Thompson now has a double that compatriot Usain Bolt has specialized in. Thompson can make it triple gold during the relay races Thursday and Friday. Thompson ended in a season’s best 21.78 seconds, for an edge of .10 over Schippers. Tori Bowie of the United States took bronze with 22.15. 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(Jack Guez / AFP-Getty Images) Japan’s Kaori Icho has become the first wrestler in Olympic history to win four gold medals. Icho scored a takedown with less than five seconds left to beat Russia’s Valeriia Koblova Zholobova, 3-2, in the 58-kilogram women’s freestyle. Icho also is the first woman to win an individual gold medal in four straight Olympics, having started her historic run at the inaugural women’s tournament at the 2004 Athens Games. Russia’s Alexander Karelin leads the short list of men with three wrestling golds. Icho’s teammate, Saori Yoshida, will try to match the four consecutive golds on Thursday. Sakshi Malik won bronze to give India its first medal of the Rio Games. 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He recently told reporters that he will begin his post-competitive era as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State, where his personal coach, Bob Bowman, runs the program. “He’s a father figure to me,” Phelps said of Bowman, who began coaching the 23-time gold-medal winner at age 11 in Baltimore. “He’s helped me through some of the worst times in my life and he’s been there every step of the way and I’m forever thankful.” Phelps ended the Rio Games with a record 28 medals in his career. Soon he could be helping train others to follow in his Olympic-sized footsteps. 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The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Friday when it will meet Spain, which defeated France earlier in the day. Argentina started fast behind a raucous crowd that was singing and dancing through pre-game warmups and into the first quarter. The U.S. trailed by 10 points, 19-9, but after that, the Americans were jolted awake. They scored 25 of the next 27 points and took a 56-40 lead into halftime. Kevin Durant had the hot hand for the U.S. and scored 27 points. 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(Sergei Grits / Associated Press) It will be the United States versus Italy for women’s water polo gold. Maggie Steffens scored four times and the U.S. beat Hungary, 14-10, in the Rio semifinals. Maddie Musselman and Kiley Neushul had two goals apiece for the U.S., which is trying to become the first country to repeat as Olympic champions. Italy advanced with a 12-9 victory over Australia in the first semifinal. Arianna Garibotti pumped in five goals and Roberta Bianconi scored twice as Italy improved to a perfect 5-0 in Rio de Janeiro. Italy won the gold medal in 2004, but slipped to sixth in Beijing and finished seventh in London four years ago. The United States has won 21 in a row, including its five games in Rio by a combined score of 61-27. It’s the only country to finish on the podium in each of the five Olympics for women’s water polo. 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(Martin Bernetti / AFP/Getty Images) With the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match. The striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil over Honduras, 6-0, in the semifinals of the men’s tournament. Gabriel Jesus added two goals in the first half at the packed Maracana Stadium, and Marquinhos and Luan scored a goal each in the second. Brazil lost in the final at the 2012 London Games. The Olympic gold medal is the only major title the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer. “We won and we won well, but if in the final we don’t play well again, all of this will be for nothing,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans. They want us to play well, and they want us to win the gold.” The host country will play Germany, a 2-0 winner over Nigeria, in Saturday’s final. Brazilian fans were hoping for a sort of rematch against Germany, whose senior team embarrassed Brazil, 7-1, in the semifinals of the World Cup two years ago. “Hey Germany, just wait, your turn is coming up,” the fans chanted at Maracana Stadium. Only the gold will be enough for a talented Brazilian team playing at home and considered the main title favorite in a tournament played mostly with under-23 squads and very few stars. 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(Thomas Coex / AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. men’s volleyball team is in the semifinals after beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 start in the Rio Olympics. The fifth-ranked Americans topped second-ranked Poland, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, building some serious momentum at Maracanazinho arena after dropping their initial two matches to Canada and Italy. Now, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are on to the final four of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The men will take on the winner of Italy-Iran on Friday, while the women face Serbia on Thursday. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Defending Olympic champion Claressa Shields pounded her way to a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a women’s middleweight boxing quarterfinal Wednesday, guaranteeing her at least a bronze and giving the U.S. its third boxing medal of the Rio Olympics. Shields, of Flint, Mich., controlled the fight from the opening bell, dancing and peppering the Russian with a strong right and an effective left cross. And she proved too quick for Iakushina to land any damaging blow, even when the game Russian had her pinned in the corner midway through the third round. In the final seconds of the fourth and final round, Shields raised her hands in celebration. The bout was the first in Rio for Shields, who was given a bye into the quarterfinals. With the victory Shields, arguably the most dominant fighter in amateur boxing, male or female, raised her career record to 75-1. Her only loss came at the 2012 World Championships, before the London Olympics where she won a gold medal as a teenager. 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An update on Hickey’s status came during the IOC’s daily briefing with spokesman Mark Adams. The Brazilian newspaper Estado also reported that Hickey, 71, went to the hospital “feeling sick.” Adams said Hickey went to the hospital around 7:30. “Like the rest of you, we’re still trying to establish the facts this morning and find out exactly what happened,” Adams said. “Mr. Hickey was taken to hospital this morning. I believe police have had a press conference this morning and confirmed there was a search warrant and an arrest warrant. “Needless to say, we’ll be fully cooperating with any police investigation, should there be one…What I can tell you is what I told you the other day, this involves 1,000 tickets … involves the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Ireland, which has already launched an inquiry.” The Irish newspaper, the Journal, said that Hickey has been formally charged by the local police but the case will transfer to prosecutors, who make the decision whether to proceed. The Olympic Council of Ireland later released a statement that read: “In light of this morning’s developments and his ill health, Mr Hickey has taken the decision to step aside temporarily as President of the OCI and all other Olympic functions (IOC member in Ireland, European Olympic Committee President, Association of National Olympic Committees Vice President) until this matter is fully resolved.” Video and pictures surfaced on line of the police activity at the hotel and of Hickey opening the door of his hotel room. It was high drama, Brazilian police style. Adams dealt with all forms of questions about the incident, including whether the IOC was “embarrassed” by the arrest. Later, an Australian TV got straight to the point, asking: “Is the IOC concerned that one of the enduring images from the Games may well be one of its senior members opening the door naked to a police raid?” Adams: “We follow the system of justice here and that’s how things are done in Brazil. 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Evan Jager of Algonquin, Ill., won a silver medal in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday, finishing behind the Olympic-record time of 8:03.29 run by Conseslus Kiproto of Kenya. Jager’s time of 8:04.28 was a season-best. Earlier this week, Emma Coburn won a bronze medal in the women’s steeplechase, a first for American women. Ezekiel Kemboi, the 2004 and 2012 Olympic champion, was third in 8:08.47. That extended the Kenyan men’s gold-medal streak in this event to nine in a row, starting in 1984. “Beating the Kenyans in championship steeplechases, it’s a very hard achievement and a very hard task,” Jager said. “Since I started steeplechasing, it’s been one of the goals of mine just to be in the mix with the Kenyans and beat some of them on the day at championship races. Beating Kemboi, who has been so dominant over his entire career and I believe is the greatest steeplechaser of all time, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and it makes me very proud.” He also said the parallel success of compatriot Coburn in the women’s steeplechase is “very cool.” He added, “I feel like our careers have kind of gone hand in hand. We both continue to get better each year. It’s cool that we’ve been able to share the same career at the same time.” Jager’s medal was the first by an American man since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, and it also was faster than the previous Olympic record of 8:05.51 set at the 1988 Seoul Games by Julius Kariuki of Kenya. 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AIBA spokesman Nicolas Jomard would neither confirm nor deny that number. Boxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions, prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. Conlan lost a medal even though he appeared to win all three rounds of his fight. After the decision was announced Nikitin dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands in obvious relief while Conlan refused to leave the ring, tearing off his top, flipping off the judges and flexing his muscles to the crowd, which cheered him. In the heavyweight bout, Tishchenki won the decision despite sustaining a serious cut to the head and spending the whole bout backpedaling. Vietnam’s Vuong Trong Nghia and Brazil’s Jones Kennedy Silva do Rosario judged both bouts. Nghia also worked Claressa Shields’ women’s middleweight bout Wedneday without incident. AIBA rules do not allow for an appeal of either decision. After his loss, Conlan accused the judges of being corrupt, noting the two most controversial decisions favored Russian fighters. Rio is the first Olympics in which scoring is being done on the 10-point must system used in professional boxing. In past Olympic computers, judges used a computer system to count each punch, no matter how damaging the blow, and award the bout to the fighter who was most active. Under the new system, judges declare a winner after each round based on a criteria including quality of punches landed, aggression and tactics. Five judges score each bout with a computer randomly selecting which scorecards will count. Some judges complained that they were having trouble transitioning fom the old scoring system to the new one and the AIBA’s executive committee conceded that it was very concerned with the scoring after the Conlan and Levit fights. The AIBA said it reviewed all 239 bouts conducted before Wednesday and determined that “less than a handful ... were not at the level expected” it said in a statement. The AIBA also dismissed the corruption allegations saying that “ unless tangible proof is put forward, not rumors, we will continue to use any means, including legal or disciplinary actions to protect our sport.” Show more Advertisement Aug. 17, 2016 9:14 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left%0A%0AA%20Brazilian%20judge%20ordered%20local%20police%20to%20seize%20the%20passports%20of%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%20and%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20on%20Wednesday%20to%20bar%20them%20from%20leaving%20the%20country%20after%20the%20athletes%20said%20they%20were%20part%20of%20a%20group%20robbed%20at%20gunpoint%20earlier%20this%20week.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left&text=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left&title=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left&title=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Brazilian%20judge%20bars%20U.S.%20swimmers%20Ryan%20Lochte%2C%20Jimmy%20Feigen%20from%20leaving%20country%20after%20they%27ve%20already%20left%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dbrazilian-judge-bars-u-s-swimmers-ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-from-leaving-country-after-theyve-already-left) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print Brazilian judge bars U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen from leaving country after they’ve already left By Nathan Fenno A Brazilian judge ordered local police to seize the passports of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen on Wednesday to bar them from leaving the country after the athletes said they were part of a group robbed at gunpoint earlier this week. In a statement, Judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of what occurred during the incident early Sunday morning and also issued search warrants in the matter. Local police attempted to question the swimmers and collect their passports at the Olympic Village on Wednesday. “The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement. Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, is reported to have returned to the U.S. Feigen’s whereabouts aren’t known. The USOC wouldn’t confirm the athletes’ location. Lochte’s dad told the Associated Press that his son is in the U.S. Jeff Ostrow, Lochte’s U.S.-based attorney, didn’t immediately return a request for comment. Lochte and Feigen, along with teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, said they were robbed of cash and personal items by individuals posing as police officers during a taxi ride from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Local police said they haven’t found any evidence of a crime. The judge’s statement said noted that footage from security cameras at the Olympic Village showed the four swimmers appearing unconcerned as they returned that morning. 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While they have a few healthy options, there aren’t many. — Lori Zanini, a dietitian-nutritionist on the food offerings at Olympic Park In the U.S., the hot dogs always taste better at the ballpark. So by that logic, in Brazil shouldn’t the acai taste better at the Olympics? That’s a trick question, of course. Acai, a yogurt-like dish of frozen, mashed palm fruit topped by granola that Brazilians are crazy about, tastes great everywhere. But apart from that, a tour of 13 venues in the Olympic Park and the nearby Riocentro cluster of arenas showed the Rio Games to be a veritable gastronomic wasteland. Make that gastronomic waistland. Because the stuff they’re offering the fans here will make you fat: hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pizza and potato chips are the four food groups of these Olympics. “It’s not very sports-minded,” Dutch fan Sjoerd Verlaan said. 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D’Agostino helped Hamblin get up from the track after the collision, and Hamblin returned the favor when D’Agostino tried to continue the race but was in too much pain to resume a competitive pace. Both finished well behind the pack but were advanced to the final on appeal. [Their selflessness](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-runners-abbey-d-agostino-nikki-hamblin-1471369602-htmlstory.html) gained worldwide attention and stands as one of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games. “By far the best part of my experience of the Olympics has been the community it creates, what the Games symbolizes,” D’Agostino said in a statement released Wednesday by USA Track and Field. “Since the night of the opening ceremonies, I have been so touched by this -- people from all corners of globe, embracing their unique cultures, yet all uniting under one celebration of the human body, mind, and spirit. I just keep thinking about how that spirit of unity and peace is stronger than all the global strife we’re bombarded with and saddened by on a daily basis.” The rest of the [statement is here.](https://www.usatf.org/News/Knee-injuries-keep-D-Agostino-from-Olympic-5000m-f.aspx) Show more Advertisement Aug. 17, 2016 6:38 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Watch%20Martin%20Short%20and%20Harry%20Shearer%27s%20synchronized%20swimming%20sketch%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch%0A%0AEvery%20four%20years%2C%20synchronized%20swimming%20becomes%20relevant%20when%20the%20Summer%20Olympics%20take%20place.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch&text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Watch%20Martin%20Short%20and%20Harry%20Shearer%27s%20synchronized%20swimming%20sketch) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch&title=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Watch%20Martin%20Short%20and%20Harry%20Shearer%27s%20synchronized%20swimming%20sketch&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Watch%20Martin%20Short%20and%20Harry%20Shearer%27s%20synchronized%20swimming%20sketch%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch&title=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Watch%20Martin%20Short%20and%20Harry%20Shearer%27s%20synchronized%20swimming%20sketch) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Rio%20Olympics%3A%20Watch%20Martin%20Short%20and%20Harry%20Shearer%27s%20synchronized%20swimming%20sketch%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Drio-olympics-watch-martin-short-and-harry-shearers-synchronized-swimming-sketch) - Copy Link URL Copied\! - Print Rio Olympics: Watch Martin Short and Harry Shearer’s synchronized swimming sketch By Houston Mitchell Every four years, synchronized swimming becomes relevant when the Summer Olympics take place. And every four years, thoughts turn to the classic “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Harry Shearer, Martin Short and Christopher Guest. First shown in 1984, the skit is just as funny today as it was then. Watch and enjoy. NBC should do a “Where are they now?” short film on their broadcast, catching up with their characters in their continuing quest for Olympic gold. 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Her mind clear and her legs strong, she took to heart her coaches’ advice to use the first two laps to establish position and the last two laps “to be a predator.” She was fully prepared for this moment. “This is what I prayed for. This is what I worked for, just to have a shot,” she said. “Standing on the starting line I feel the only thing ahead of me is opportunity.” Simpson later didn’t recall much about a slow, tactical race that took a late fast turn. She knew she fell to the ground afterward and “ugly-cried” only because people told her that’s how she reacted following her third-place finish, which secured the first medal for a U.S. woman in the event. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya overtook world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final 200 meters to win in 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds, with Diababa in at 4:10.27. Simpson, who won the 2011 world championship, was second in 2013 and unlucky last year when she lost a shoe in mid-race, finished in 4:10.53 to etch her name in history. 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It’s hard to put into words. I don’t even consider myself competing against her. It’s like she’s on another level. — Aly Raisman, U.S. teammate regarding Simone Biles’ talent Simone Biles didn’t quite feel like she truly belonged to the Famous U.S. Olympian Club. She admitted to feeling a “little nervous” around the likes of swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky during a recent photo shoot. She was underestimating herself. Another gold-medal performance by the transcendent talent suggested the club membership had expanded with proper justification. Biles sparkled and soared in her celebratory floor exercise routine Tuesday and won her fourth gold medal here. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Britain the bronze. Biles’ takeaways from Rio: five medals, four of them gold and one bronze. The teenager from Spring, Texas, joined three other women in winning four gymnastics golds at an Olympics, last accomplished 32 years ago by Ekaterina Szabo of Romania. 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(Buda Mendes / AFP/Getty Images) Schedule and results from Wednesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Mixed Doubles Gold\--Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir) d. Malaysia (Peng Soon Chan, Liu Ying Goh), 21-14, 21-12 Bronze\--China (Nan Zhang, Yunlei Zhao) d. Chen Xu and Jin Ma (China), 21-7, 21-11 Men’s singles Quarterfinals Chong Wei Lee (Malaysia) d. Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan), 21-9, 21-15. Dan Lin (China) d. Srikanth Kidambi (India), 21-21, 11-11, 21-21. Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) d. Rajiv Ouseph (Britain), 21-12, 21-16. Long Chen (China) d. Wan Ho Son (South Korea), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11 Basketball (men’s quarterfinals) Australia 90, Lithuania 64 Spain 92, France 67 United States 105, Argentina 78 Serbia 86, Croatia 83 Beach Volleyball Women Gold\--Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Barbara Seixas de Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk (Brazil), 21-18, 21-14 Bronze\--Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (United States), d. Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha (Brazil), 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 Boxing Men’s light-middleweight (69-kilograms) Gold\--Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan. Silver\--Shakhram Giyasov, Uzbekistan. Bronze\--Souleymane Diop Cissokho, France. Bronze\--Mohammed Rabii, Morocco Men’s fllyweight (52-kilograms) Quarterfinals Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) d. Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan), 3-0 Yoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela), d. Mohamed Flissi (Algeria), 3-0 Misha Aloian (Russia) d. Ceiber David Avila (Colombia), 3-0 Jianguan Hu (China) d. Yosbany Veitia (Cuba), 2-1 Women’s lightweight (57-60 kilograms) Semifinals Junhua Yin (China) d. Mira Potkonen (Finland), 3-0 Anastasiia Beliakova (Russia) d. Estelle Mossely (France), TKO (R1, 2:00) Middleweight (69-75 kilograms) Quarterfinals Claressa Shields (United States) d. Iaroslava Iakushina (Russia), 3-0. Dariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan) d. Khadija Mardi (Morocco), 3-0. Qian Li (China) d. Andreia Bandeira (Brazil), 3-0. Nouchka Fontijn (Netherlands), d. Savannah Marshall (Britain), 2-0 Diving Women’s 10-meter platform qualifiers 1\. Yajie Si, China, 397.45; 2. Qian Ren, China, 385.80; 3. Jessica Parratto, United States, 346.80; 4. Melissa Wu, Australia, 342.80; 5. Tonia Couch, Britain, 332.80; 6. Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia, 332.45; 7. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 329.15; 8. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Malaysia, 325.85; 9. Roseline Filion, Canada, 323.55; 10. Minami Itahashi, Japan, 320.20; 11. Ekaterina Petukhova, Russia, 317.25; 12. Katrina Young, United States, 313.85; 13. Paola Espinosa, Mexico, 313.70; 14. Ganna Krasnoshlyk, Ukraine, 300.80; 15. Iuliia Prokopchuk, Ukraine, 297.95; 16. Elena Wassen, Germany, 291.90 ; 17. Brittany O’Brien, Australia, 290.30; 18. Un Hyang Kim, North Korea, 289.45. Equestrian Jumping team finals Gold\--France Silver\--United States Bronze\--Germany Field Hockey (women’s semifinals) Netherlands 1, Germany 1 (Netherlands wins 4-3 in shootout) Britain 3, New Zealand 0 Handball (men’s quarterfinals) France 34, Brazil 27 Germany 34, Qatar 22 Denmark 37, Slovenia 30 Poland 30, Croatia 27 Sailing Medal races in men’s 470 and women’s 470 postponed Soccer (men’s semifinals) Brazil 6, Honduras 0 Germany 2, Nigeria 0 Table Tennis Gold\--China (Long Ma, Jike Zhang, Xin Xu) d. Japan (Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, Maharu Yoshimura), 3-1 Bronze\--Germany (Bastian Steger, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll) def. South Korea (Youngsik Jeoung, Saehyuk Joo, Sangsu Lee), 3-1 Taekwondo Men’s 58-kilogram Gold\--Shuai Zhao (China) d. Tawin Hanprab (Thailand), 6-4 Bronze\--Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic) d. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (Spain), 6-5 Bronze\--Taehun Kim (South Korea) d. Carlos Ruben Navarro Valdez (Mexico), 7-5. Women’s 49-kilogram Gold\--Sohui Kim (South Korea) d. Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia), 7-6. Bronze\--Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan) d. Yasmina Aziez (France), 7-2 Bronze\--Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) d. Itzel Adilene Manjarrez Bastidas (Mexico), 15-3 Track and Field Men 3,000-meter steeplechase Gold\--Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:03.28 Silver\--Evan Jager, United States, 8:04.28 Bronze\--Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:08.47 Women 200 meters Gold\--Elaine Thompson, Jamaica, 21.78 Silver\--Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 21.88 Bronze\--Tori Bowie, United States, 22.15 100 Hurdles Gold\--Brianna Rollins, United States, 12.48 Silver\--Nia Ali, United States, 12.59 Bronze\--Kristi Castlin, United States, 12.61 Long jump Gold\--Tianna Bartoletta, United States, (7.17), 23-6 1-4 Silver\--Brittney Reese, United States, (7.15), 23-5 1-2 Bronze\--Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, (7.08), 23-2 3-4 Volleyball (men’s quarterfinals) Russia 3, Canada 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18) United States 3, Poland 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20) Italy 3, Iran 0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) Brazil 3, Argentina 1, (25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23) Water Polo (women) Semifinals Italy 12, Russia 9 United States 14, Hungary 10 Classification matches Australia 11, Brazil 4 Spain 11, China 6 Wrestling Women Freestyle 48 kilogram Gold\---Eri Tosaka (Japan) def. Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan), 3-2 Bronze\--Yanan Sun (China) def. Zhuldyz Eshimova, (Kazakhstan) 10-0 Bronze\--Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgaria) def. Patricia Alejandra Bermudez (Argentina), 7-6 58 kilogram Gold--Kaori Icho (Japan) def. Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (Russia), 3-2 Bronze\--Marwa Amri (Tunisia) def. Yuliya Ratkevich (Azerbaijan), 6-3 Sakshi Malik (India) def. Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan), 8-5 69 kilogram Gold\--Sara Dosho (Japan) def. Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), 2-2 Bronze\--Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) d. Enas Mostafa Youssef Ahmed (Egypt), 7-4 Bronze\--Anna Jenny Fransson (Sweden) d. 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This is just an accepted part of our culture. — Maya DiRado, U.S. gold medalist in swimming The girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. A girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming pool to make friends, a coach notices her stroke, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. With five days remaining in the Rio Olympics, the final verdict is in and the winners are the U.S. women. After 11 of the Olympics’ 16 days, American women have filled the podium, dominated the broadcasts and opened the curtain on an inclusive sports society absent in many parts of the world. 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(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Kerri Walsh Jennings’ gold-medal streak is over after Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara defeated the heralded American and partner April Ross in the semifinals of women’s beach volleyball on Tuesday night. The Brazilians advanced to play against Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst with the 22-20, 21-18 victory. Walsh Jennings and Ross will now play for the bronze medal on Wednesday against Brazil’s other duo. Walsh Jennings, a native of Northern California who has spent her professional career training on the sands of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach near her residence, had won three gold medals with Misty May-Treanor and had never lost an Olympic match. In fact, she had only lost two sets in her Olympic career before falling in straight sets at the Copacabana venue. “Kerri does so much for us and I didn’t step up today,” Ross said. “I’m very upset with myself.” Agatha and Barbara are the defending world champions, but they were the second-seeded team in the tournament to fellow Brazilians Talita and Larissa, a pair of three-time Olympians, who lost to the Germans, 21-18, 21-12, earlier Tuesday. Brazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. Despite failing to make the final, Talita said she would never forget playing in front of the hometown crowd on the iconic beach. “I am so proud of my people, the Brazilian people,” Talita said. 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(Clive Brunskill / Getty Images) Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia has set a new world record in the over 105-kilogram weightlifting division with 473 total kilos to win the gold medal in a surprising upset over the heavily favored Behdad Salimi of Iran. The 22-year-old Talakhadze lifted 215 kilos on the snatch and 258 on the clean and jerk to set the new mark. Salimi set the world record for the snatch with 216 kilos. But he could not complete any of his three attempts on the clean and jerk. Salimi appeared to disagree with the judges’ ruling on his first two tries and didn’t have the energy to complete the third. Gor Minasyan of Armenia won silver and Georgia’s Irakli Turmanidze took home the bronze. 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(Andrej Isakovic / AFP / Getty Images) The U.S. women’s team isn’t accustomed to close games. Early in the third quarter on Tuesday, however, the U.S. couldn’t shake off a smaller but determined Japan. But beating Team USA requires a near-perfect effort on both ends of the floor – and eventually the U.S. overwhelmed Japan. Behind a strong defensive effort in the second half, the U.S. coasted to a 110-64 victory after Japan had cut the lead to six early in the third quarter. The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Thursday when it will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between France and Canada. 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(Michael Reynolds / EPA) Patience has been a key word for the U.S. women’s volleyball team at these 2016 Summer Games. The Americans are ranked No. 1 in the world but chasing their first Olympic gold after near misses in the past, and they know it will take a match-by-match approach. This attitude served them well Tuesday in a quarterfinal victory over Japan at Maracanazinho Arena. The Japanese are a relatively short team that compensates with quickness and tenacity. The U.S. had to keep hammering away at the net with its size advantage. “It’s frustrating against a great defensive team like Japan,” captain Christa Harmotto Dietzen said. “It takes four or five swings sometimes for us to put the ball down.” So their straight-set win -- 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 -- was fueled by spikes and blocks. “We don’t have many tall players in our team,” Japanese Coach Masayoshi Manabe said. The U.S. now advances to the semifinals against the winner of the Russia-Serbia match. 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Taylor now starts his triple jump with a right-foot hop in what is a major change to his whole routine since he won gold in London. His pains and aches eased, and the results stayed exemplary. On Tuesday, he and Will Claye again swept gold and silver for the United States at back-to-back Olympics. Taylor had a world-leading mark of 17.86 meters on his first attempt. He posted the three best jumps of the competition. “I never thought on my first jump that would be the gold medal jump. I stayed sharp and stayed ready,” he said. Claye took the silver with a personal record of 17.76 meters and went straight up in the stands to propose to his girlfriend, American sprinter Queen Harrison. She accepted. 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All times Pacific. Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze\--Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao, China, def. Chen Xu and Jin Ma, China, 21-7, 21-11 Men’s doubles Semifinals V Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan, Malaysia, def. Biao Chai and Wei Hong, China, 21-18, 12-21, 21-17 Haifeng Fu and Nan Zhang, China, def. Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Britain, 21-14, 21-18 Women’s doubles Semifinals Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, Japan, def. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin, South Korea, 21-16, 21-15 Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark, def. Yuanting Tang and Yang Yu, China, 21-16, 14-21, 21-19 Women’s singles Quarterfinals Carolina Marin, Spain, def. Ji Hyun Sung, South Korea, 21-12, 21-16 Xuerui Li, China, def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, Thailand, 21-12, 21-17 Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, def. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, 11-11, 21-21, 21-21 V. Sindhu Pusarla, India, def. Yihan Wang, China, 22-20, 21-19 Basketball (Women’s quarterfinals) Serbia 73, Australia 71 Spain 64, Turkey 62 United States 110, Japan 64 France 68, Canada 63 Beach Volleyball (Men’s semifinals) Alison/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) d. Brouwer/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 Nicolai/Lupo (Italy) d. Semenov/Krasilnikov (Russia), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 Beach Volleyball (Women’s semifinals) Ludwig/Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Larissa/Talita (Brazil), 21-18, 21-12 Agatha/Barbara (Brazil) d. Walsh-Jennings/Ross (United States), 22-20, 21-18 Boxing (Men) Lightweight (60 kilograms) Gold\--Robson Conceicao, Brazil, d. Sofiane Oumiha, France, 3-0 Bronze\--Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu, Mongolia Bronze\--Lázaro Álvarez, Cuba Light-heavyweight (81 kilograms) Semifinals Julio Cesar la Cruz, Cuba, def. Mathieu Albert Daniel Bauderlique, France, 3-0 Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, def. Joshua Buatsi, Britain, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals Gold\--Sebastian Brendel, Germany, 3:56.92 Silver\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 3:58.52 Bronze\--Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova, 4:00.85 Women’s kayak double 500-meter sprint finals Gold\--Hungary, 1:43.68 Silver\--Germany, 1:43.73 Bronze\--Poland, 1:45.20 Women’s kayak single 200-meter sprint finals Gold\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 39.86 seconds Silver\--Marta Walczykiewicz, Poland, 40.27 Bronze\--Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Azerbaijan, 40.40 Men’s kayak single 1,000-meter sprint finals Gold\--Marcus Walz, Spain, 3:31.44 Silver\--Josef Dostál, Czech Republic, 3:32.14 Bronze\--Roman Anoshkin, Russia, 3:33.36 Cycling Men’s keirin Gold\--Jason Kenny, Britain, 10.113 Silver\--Matthijs Buchli, Netherlands, +0.040 Bronze\--Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia, +0.085 Women’s sprint Gold\---Kristina Vogel, Germany, d. Rebecca James, Britain, w-11.237, w-11.312. Bronze\--Katy Marchant, Britain, def. Elis Ligtlee, Netherlands, w-11.237, w-11.424. Women’s omnium Gold\--Laura Trott, Britain, (38, 40, 40, 38, 40), 196 Silver\--Jolien D’hoore, Belgium, (36, 36, 38, 34, 28), 172 Bronze\--Sarah Hammer, United States, (34, 38, 36, 32, 32), 172 Diving Men Gold\--Yuan Cao, China, 547.60 Silver\--Jack Laugher, Britain, 523.85 Bronze\--Patrick Hausding, Germany, 498.90 Field Hockey (Men’s semifinals) Argentina 5, Germany 2 Belgium 3, Netherlands 1 Gymnastics (Men) Individual final, parallel bars Gold\--Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041 Silver\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.900 Bronze\--David Belyavskiy, Russia, 15.783 Individual final, high bar Gold\--Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.666 Silver\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.500 Bronze\--Nile Wilson, Britain, 15.466 Gymnastics (Women) Individual final, floor exercise Gold\--Simone Biles, United States, 15.966 Silver\--Aly Raisman, United States, 15.500 Bronze\--Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933 Handball (Women’s quarterfinals) Netherlands 32, Brazil 23 France 27, Spain 26 Norway 33, Sweden 20 Russia 31, Angola 27 Sailing Women’s Laser Radial Gold\--Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands Silver\--Annalise Murphy, Ireland Bronze\--Anne-Marie Rindom, Denmark Men’s Laser Dinghy Gold\--Tom Burton, Australia Silver\--Tonči Stipanović, Croatia Bronze\--Sam Meech, New Zealand Mixed Nacra 17 (multihull) Gold\--New Zealand, G. Jones and J. Saunders Silver\--Australia, J. Waterhouse and L. Darmanin Bronze\--Austria, T. Frank and T. Zajac Men’s Finn Gold\--Giles Scott, Great Britain Silver\--Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenia Bronze\--Caleb Paine, United States Soccer (women’s semifinals) Sweden 0, Brazil 0 (Sweden advances on penalty kicks, 4-3) Germany 2, Canada 0 Swimming (Men) Open water marathon 10-kilometer final Gold\--Ferry Weertman, Netherlands, 1:52:59 Silver\--Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, 1:52:59 Bronze\--Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:53:02 Synchronized Swimming Duets Gold\--Russia, N. Ishchenko and S. Romashina, 194.9910 Silver\--China, X.C. Huang and W. Sun, 192.3688 Bronze\--Japan, R. Mitsui and Y. Inui, 188.0547 Table Tennis Women’s team Gold\--China (Ning Ding, Shiwen Liu, Xiaoxia Li) def. Germany (Ying Han, Xiaona Shan, Petrissa Solja), 3-0 Bronze\--Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Mima Ito) def. Singapore (Mengyu Yu, Tianwei Feng, Yihan Zhou), 3-1 Track and Field (Men) 110-meter high hurdles Gold\--Omar McLeod, Jamaica, 13.05 Silver\--Orlando Ortega, 13.17 Bronze\--Dimitri Bascou, France, 13.24 High jump Gold--Derek Drouin, Canada, 2.38 meters Silver--Mutaz Essa Barshim. Qatar, 2.36 Bronze--Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, 2.33 Triple jump Gold\--Christian Taylor, United States, 17.86 meters Silver\--Will Claye, United States, 17.76 Bronze\--Dong Bin, China, 17.58 Track and Field (Women) 1,500 meters Gold\--Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Kenya, 4:08.92 Silver\--Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 4:10.27 Bronze\--Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:10.53 Women’s discus final Gold\--Sandra Perković, Croatia, 69.21 meters Silver\--Mélina Robert-Michon, France, 66.73 Bronze\--Denia Caballero, Cuba, 65.34 Volleyball (women’s quarterfinals) Netherlands 3, South Korea 1 United States 3, Japan 0 Serbia 3, Russia 0 China 3, Brazil 2 Water polo (Men’s quarterfinals) Montenegro 13, Hungary 11 Serbia 10, Spain 7 Croatia 10, Brazil 6 Italy 9, Greece 5 Weightlifting Men’s 105+-kilogram final Gold\--Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473kg (world record) Silver\--Gor Minasyan, Armenia, 451kg Bronze\--Irakli Turmanidze, Georgia, 448kg Wrestling Men’s 66-kilogram Gold\--Davor Stefanek, Serbia Silver\--Migran Arutyunyan, Armenia Bronze\--Shmagi Bolkvadze, Georgia Bronze\--Rasul Chunayev, Azerbaijan Men’s 98-kilogram Gold\--Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia Silver\--Yasmany Lugo Cabrera, Cuba Bronze\--Celk Ildem, Turkey Bronze\--Ghasem Rezaei, Iran Show more Aug. 16, 2016 11:39 AM PT - Share via Close extra sharing options - [Email](mailto:?body=Live%20gymnastics%3A%20Simone%20Biles%20wins%20gold%20in%20floor%20exercise%2C%20Aly%20Raisman%20silver%3B%20Danell%20Leyva%20wins%20silver%20in%20parallel%20bars%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars%0A%0ASimone%20Biles%20went%20airborne%20to%20secure%20her%20fourth%20gold%20medal%20at%20the%20Olympics%2C%20soaring%20high%20on%20the%20floor%20exercise%20with%20an%20untouchable%20effort%20on%20Tuesday.%20) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars) - [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars&text=Live%20gymnastics%3A%20Simone%20Biles%20wins%20gold%20in%20floor%20exercise%2C%20Aly%20Raisman%20silver%3B%20Danell%20Leyva%20wins%20silver%20in%20parallel%20bars) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars&title=Live%20gymnastics%3A%20Simone%20Biles%20wins%20gold%20in%20floor%20exercise%2C%20Aly%20Raisman%20silver%3B%20Danell%20Leyva%20wins%20silver%20in%20parallel%20bars&summary=The%202016%20Rio%20Olympics%20have%20come%20to%20a%20close%20with%20Americans%20earning%20121%20medals%20--%2046%20gold%2C%2037%20silver%20and%2038%20bronze%20--%20their%20biggest%20haul%20ever%2C%20not%20counting%20the%20boycotted%201984%20Los%20Angeles%20Games%20or%20the%201904%20St.%20&source=Los%20Angeles%20Times) - [Threads](https://threads.net/intent/post?text=Live%20gymnastics%3A%20Simone%20Biles%20wins%20gold%20in%20floor%20exercise%2C%20Aly%20Raisman%20silver%3B%20Danell%20Leyva%20wins%20silver%20in%20parallel%20bars%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars&title=Live%20gymnastics%3A%20Simone%20Biles%20wins%20gold%20in%20floor%20exercise%2C%20Aly%20Raisman%20silver%3B%20Danell%20Leyva%20wins%20silver%20in%20parallel%20bars) - [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Live%20gymnastics%3A%20Simone%20Biles%20wins%20gold%20in%20floor%20exercise%2C%20Aly%20Raisman%20silver%3B%20Danell%20Leyva%20wins%20silver%20in%20parallel%20bars%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fla-sp-oly-rio-2016-olympics-htmlstory.html%23p%3Dlive-gymnastics-simone-biles-wins-gold-in-floor-exercise-aly-raisman-silver-danell-leyva-wins-silver-in-parallel-bars) - Copy Link URL Copied\! 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(Alex Livesey / Getty Images) Simone Biles went airborne to secure her fourth gold medal at the Olympics, soaring high on the floor exercise with an untouchable effort on Tuesday. Her U.S. teammate Aly Raisman, the champion on the floor at the London Olympics, took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Great Britain, in a surprise, the bronze. The four golds for Biles came in the team event, the all-around final, the vault and the floor exercise. She has five medals, in all, having captured the bronze on the balance beam. After the balance beam effort on Monday, Biles was asked how much she had left. The answer: More than enough. She won by 0.466. Biles scored 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500. Tinkler earned a score of 14.933. Four women have won four gymnastic gold medals at a single games: Larisa Latynina in 1956, Vera Caslavska in 1968, Ekaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984 and now Biles. The gymnast who wasn’t even on the U.S. Olympic team after trials -- Danell Leyva -- produced the best result for the men’s team in Rio, taking silver on the parallel bars on Tuesday. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine (16.041) was the only competitor to record a score over 16.000 in the eight-man field. Leyva was the first competitor of the afternoon at Rio Olympic Arena, getting 15.900, and had to endure the long wait to see if he would make the podium. David Belyavskiy of Russia took the bronze. At one point, Leyva, as he often does, put a towel over his head on the sideline as he was waiting it out during one of the other competitor’s routines. That caused the often goofy public-address announcer here to over-emote, saying: “Leyva can’t take it.” His silver has been the highest finish for the U.S. men here. Earlier, Alex Naddour took the bronze on the pommel horse. In 2012, Leyva was third in the all-around event in London, bringing home a bronze medal. Leyva, who was born in Cuba and raised in Miami, was named an alternate after the Olympic trials in St. Louis and got on the team when John Orozco suffered torn knee ligaments in training. There was more drama for Leyva here at the Olympics when he fell off the high bar in the team final. He blamed himself for the team failing to make the podium, but that instinct was misplaced because the U.S. was essentially out of it after the first rotation. 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(Patrick Smith / Getty Images) Distance runners Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand weren’t favored to win medals in the women’s 5,000-meter event. But they deserve some special and public recognition for the sportsmanship they displayed toward one other after they collided during Tuesday’s first-round race. D’Agostino, of Topsfield, Mass., collided with Hamblin about 3,200 meters into the race, possibly because Hamblin had slowed her pace to avoid contact with another runner who was being lapped. D’Agostino appeared to hit Hamblin from behind and both fell to the track. D’Agostino got up but saw Hamblin was in distress and paused to help her up. They tried to continue, but D’Agostino was in pain because of injuries to her leg. “She could hardly stand,” Hamblin said. > Por su gran gesto olímpico, Nikki Hamblin y Abbey D'Agostino fueron recalificadas por los jueces y avanzaron [pic.twitter.com/nTk0yHTPpP](https://t.co/nTk0yHTPpP) > > — Sebastián Amaya (@sebaamaya) [August 16, 2016](https://twitter.com/sebaamaya/status/765605679826632704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Hamblin then helped her up, but D’Agostino couldn’t resume running and told Hamblin to go continue without her. Hamblin finished 16th in 16:43.10, and D’Agostino limped to the line in 17:10.02. Following a protest, both runners were advanced to Friday’s final, as was a third runner who was affected by the collision, Jennifer Wenth of Austria. D’Agostino was taken off the track for treatment, but Hamblin lingered and spoke to reporters afterward to praise D’Agostino’s kindness. “I went down, and I was like, ‘What’s happening? Why am I on the ground?’ ” Hamblin said. “Then suddenly, there’s this hand on my shoulder \[and D’Agostino saying\], ‘Get up, get up, we have to finish this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yup, yup, you’re right. This is the Olympic Games. We have to finish this.’ “I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there. I’ve never met her before. I’ve never met this girl before, and isn’t that just so amazing? Regardless of the race and the result on the board, that’s a moment that you’re never, ever going to forget for the rest of your life, that girl shaking my shoulder like, ‘Come on, get up.’ ” No matter what happens in the final, they’re big winners here. 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She loves the independence that comes from her size, and the power that comes from strength, which earned her an Olympic bronze medal earlier this week in the super-heavyweight division. It was America’s first weightlifting medal of any sort in 16 years. 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Readable Markdown	The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close with Americans earning 121 medals -- 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze -- their biggest haul ever, not counting the boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games or the 1904 St. Louis Games, when hardly anyone else showed up. Two Guinea athletes do not return home after Rio Olympics ![Mamadama Bangoura carries the flag of Guinea during the opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics on Aug. 5.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f11cacc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1452+0+0/resize/1200x851!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F6e%2F747f93c0e4678e59ad668c255dfe%2Fla-sp-mamadama-bangoura-20160827) (Sergey Ilnitsky /EPA) The head of Guinea’s Olympic delegation says two athletes did not return to the West African nation after competing at the Rio Olympics. Atef Chaloub said Saturday that swimmer Amadou Camara disappeared 48 hours before the team’s scheduled departure. He said Mamadama Bangoura, who competed in judo, also did not return to Guinea, having disappeared after leaving a message saying she wanted to “try her luck” abroad. A friend of Bangoura’s, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid punishment for failing to stop her from fleeing, said Bangoura was ashamed she didn’t earn a medal and wanted to try “working in a developed country.” More than a dozen African athletes — including some from Guinea — did not return home after the London Olympics in 2012. Rio police’s account of Ryan Lochte incident may not be entirely accurate either, report says By Chuck Schilken The extent of the property damage Ryan Lochte and three of his fellow U.S. Olympic swimmers caused to a gas station eight days ago might have been exaggerated by Rio de Janeiro police, [according to](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/21/investigation-ryan-lochte-rio-olympics-authorities/89082232/) a report by USA Today. At a news conference Thursday, Fernando Veloso, the head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said the Americans had broken a soap dispenser and mirror inside the restroom. Other reports have said the four also broke a bathroom door. But one of the U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz, said in a statement Friday that he didn’t see anyone vandalize the bathroom and the only damage caused by the group occurred when Lochte pulled a “loosely attached” advertising sign from a wall. In examining all available surveillance footage from that night, including one aimed at the restroom doors, USA Today found no evidence the swimmers ever went near the bathroom, after relieving themselves behind the gas station. A USA Today videographer visited the gas station and found no damage to the soap dispensers, mirrors or door, and none of those items appeared to be new. The swimmers were eventually held at gunpoint by security guards at the station and were released after paying the equivalent of \$50. Fernando Deluz, a bilingual Brazilian who served as a translator between the swimmers and the security guards, told USA his understanding was the money paid was to cover vandalized property and that the only property that came up during the negotiations was the advertising sign Lochte had pulled down. Deluz also said that because of the language barrier, the Americans might have believed they were being robbed. NBC’s Olympics coverage was vast, and plenty of it mattered By Mike Tierney ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5650430/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F9b%2Fe87b1a41def74d30fb72f75492db%2F700x394) (Patrick Raycraft / Hartford Courant) On the first Saturday afternoon of the Olympics, NBC’s images of road cycling were so dazzling that the scenes could have been lifted from a travel promotion ad by the Rio de Janeiro tourist board. The mostly aerial shots that tracked the bikes along the coastline displayed charmingly winding roads, granite peaks, blue-green ocean waves splashing against rocks and houses (some pink) quaintly clinging to hillsides. Who among us did not consider firing up our laptops to begin researching our next possible vacation destination? Of course, the bird’s-eye views neglected to capture Rio’s dark side — the slums and the crime, the shoddy transportation system and the pollution. Had our TV sets contained Smell-O-Vision, we might have whiffed the acrid odor that plagues parts of the host city. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-tv-20160821-snap-story.html) Column: Kevin Durant wakes up and carries U.S. to more gold By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/560c434/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F7e%2F25cab8fca06a01455b4ee8a8fd0d%2F700x394) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) He was branded a traitor, an opportunist, a coward. He was ridiculed in his neighborhood, resented in his workplace, mocked by his former fans. When [Kevin Durant](https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/kevin-durant-PESPT000009738-topic.html) left the [Oklahoma City Thunder](https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/oklahoma-city-thunder-ORSPT000117-topic.html) to join the powerful [Golden State Warriors](https://www.latimes.com/topic/sports/basketball/golden-state-warriors-ORSPT000100-topic.html) this summer, mere weeks after the Warriors knocked the Thunder out of the playoffs, he was generally described with a single adjective. Weak. Nearly two months later and 5,300 miles away, a flag on his chest and a country on his back, Durant changed both the narrative and the adjective Sunday, unleashing a brilliant performance that should provide him with an entirely different shade of moniker. Gold. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly-basketball-plaschke-20160821-snap-story.html) These memories of the Rio Olympics are etched in the minds of our reporters ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/351b5ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2F73%2Fe67a72bb45ec4efe3a57ce21edc4%2F700x394) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) My medal platform of memories is filled by two people and a team that not only successfully defended their titles, but made history doing it. The bronze goes to judoka Kayla Harrison, who become the first American to win two gold medals in her sport. The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles. And the gold goes to the women’s water polo team, which not only became the first repeat champion in the history of its sport, but did it with a heavy heart after the brother of Coach Adam Krikorian died of a heart attack two days before the Games began. Despite the grief, Krikorian insisted on coaching in Rio, and after the team beat Italy in the final, his players lined up on the side of the pool and, one by one, draped their goal medals around his neck. — Kevin Baxter [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-memories-20160821-snap-story.html) Rio Games: A challenge met, although it wasn’t easy By David Wharton ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8fb84ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F82%2F675f76cd89777e9c4e81cdc34630%2F700x394) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) > The most difficult Games we have ever encountered. — John Coates, IOC vice president regarding the Rio Games Dark clouds hovered over Maracana Stadium at dusk, with a sudden wind tugging at flags and whipping the Olympic flame. Then a drenching rain began to fall. The storm that intruded on Sunday night’s closing ceremony at the Summer Olympics befit a mega-sporting event that, over the last few weeks, had blended spectacle with more than a few glitches and negative headlines. “A Games in the middle of reality,” Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, had called them. There were historic performances by some of the world’s greatest athletes, cheered on -- and sometimes booed -- by crowds exhibiting Brazil’s characteristic exuberance. There were also reports of street crime, logistical gaffes and venue failures suggesting Brazil was not quite ready for prime time. It was all part of the IOC’s gamble in coming to South America for the first time. The samba dancers and pop musicians who soldiered through Sunday’s inclement weather, and the fireworks that illuminated the gloomy sky at the end, embodied the host city’s determination. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-assess-20160821-snap-story.html#nt=oft12aH-1la1) 2016 Rio Olympics in Pictures See the best images from Times photographers Robert Gauthier and Wally Skalij Rio Olympics: Live updates from the closing ceremony By Houston Mitchell , Helene Elliott and Nathan Fenno ![Fireworks explode during the Rio 2016 closing ceremony.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf0b205/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2F9f%2F5a3f47031deac01a3094f510a50c%2Fimg-57ba7c3a-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-311) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) 10:45 p.m.: That’s all, folks, at least for the official part of the program. Partying might go deep into the night. Thanks, Rio. 10:40 p.m.: A taste of Carnival, some fireworks, some confetti. Athletes dancing with the performers.Exuberant and vibrant ending. 10:25 p.m.: Olympic flame is extinguished. Now, much dancing and merriment. 10:20 p.m.: IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Rio Games closed, calls upon world’s youth to reassemble in Tokyo in four years. 10:16 p.m.: Bach says Rio Olympics will leave a “unique legacy.” Seems to be the say-nothing equivalent of calling someone is ‘nice.’ 10:15 p.m.: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach praises unifying effect of athletes living and competing together at the Games. The scene of the two livid Mongolian wrestling coaches stripping in protest of a bronze-medal match result earlier Sunday and being escorted out by police wasn’t quite in line with that lofty ideal. 10 p.m.: Rio 2016 chief Carlos Arthur Nuzman continues the Olympic spin by saying the rain is coming to celebrate. It looks like it’s actually just making everyone cold. 9:55 p.m.: Tokyo offers a teaser about its Olympics. Looks pretty cool, actually. 9:47 p.m.: Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes booed as he’s introduced. 9:45 p.m.: Now for the flag handover ceremony from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo. Here’s hoping they complete the exchange better than the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team exchanged the baton. 9:35 p.m.: Coming up soon: a ceremony recognizing the Games’ volunteers -- that workforce was one of the trouble spots for the event in both numbers and training -- then then Olympic flag will be lowered. 9:25 p.m.: Medal ceremony for marathon top three. Way cool. 9:15 p.m.: Now: a tribute to lacemaking. Really. As for the Olympic channel, will it show everything on delay, as NBC did? 9:12 p.m.: Next up: a heart-pounding segment on ... the launch of Olympic channel. At least the athletes have the waves of cold rain to keep them awake. 9:05 p.m.: The athletes have entered. Was wondering if they’d get into the stadium before the next Olympics. Hey, PyeongChang Games are only, what, 18 months away\! 8:50 p.m.: Rain really coming down hard. Many athletes wearing ponchos, jackets with hoods. 8:40 p.m.: Inside the Games is reporting that major electrical problems at Maracana Stadium have required the use of generators to keep the show going. 8:35 p.m.: No sign yet of the shirtless Tongan guy from the Opening Ceremony. Did NBC delay his entrance, like it has delayed everything else?? 8:30 p.m.: Loads of the big-name U.S. athletes have already departed Rio de Janeiro, including Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and, uh, Ryan Lochte. Simone Biles, however, is still here and is the U.S. flag-bearer. 8:25 p.m.: Athletes still parading in. Line looks as long as I’m anticipating the airline check-in line will be tomorrow morning at GIG. 8:20 p.m.: ‘Heroes of the Games’--the athletes--enter the stadium. Colorful display. 8:15 p.m.: The closing ceremony is underway on a rainy night in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana Stadium is about two-thirds full, continuing the Games-long problem with empty seats. The 2016 Summer Olympics come to an today, with the closing ceremony scheduled to start at 4 p.m. Pacific time at Maracana Stadium. You will not be able to watch it on TV, however, until 7 p.m. on NBC, with coverage scheduled to end at 9:30. So, some things could be edited out for time. As usual, the closing ceremony will end with the official handover of the Olympic flag to Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, host of the 2020 Games, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. And, no, Ryan Lochte is not expected to be there. [Read More](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-closing-ceremony-olympics-what-to-expect-20160818-story.html) Closing ceremony live: Lace and clay? Sounds like a Batman villain Closing ceremony live: Anyone need a fill-up? Kevin Durant leads U.S. to runaway victory over Serbia for men’s basketball gold By Chris Hine ![USA's Kevin Durant, left, and Jimmy Butler celebrate after winning the gold medal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/417f5cb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdd%2F16%2F1e927092d2c0c945762cee1f8c55%2Fimg-57ba3357-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-286) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) After Kevin Durant made a three-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench. Turns out he was just clearing his throat. It was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion of an upset and put the U.S. on the gold-medal stand for the third consecutive Olympics with a 96-66 victory over Serbia, which surprised in these Olympics by taking the silver. Durant had 30 points for the game, 18 of those in the second quarter, when he made Carioca Arena I marvel at both his shooting and athleticism and turned an unwatchable game into can’t-miss television before it eventually became a laugher. Durant won his second gold medal. Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony and Mike Krzyzewski, coaching his last Olympics for Team USA before ceding to Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich, each picked up their third. The U.S. had a rocky start to the game in the first quarter when Serbia mucked up the proceedings by fouling the Americans in transition and keeping them from developing an offensive rhythm. The U.S. led 19-15 at the end of the first following a late three-pointer from Durant, who was beginning to catch fire. This team was often criticized for its lack of ball movement and a propensity for too much one-on-one basketball on offense. The thing is, when one of those players is feeling it as Durant was Sunday, even that brand of basketball looks effective. The U.S. continued to pour it on in the second half, making it a smooth gold-medal game after an Olympics filled with bumps in the road. There were close victories against Serbia, France and Australia in pool play, but this team, though not as dominant over the tournament as some of its predecessors, avoided the embarrassment of coming home with anything less than gold. Kyle Snyder becomes youngest American wrestler to win gold By Associated Press ![USA's Kyle Snyder celebrates his gold medal over Azerbaijan's Khetag Goziumov i](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cdeca74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2Ff4%2Fde3a463a551065d756ddcb8c4275%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-296) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) American wrestler Kyle Snyder won gold on Sunday, becoming the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history. The 20-year-old Snyder beat Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan, 2-1, for gold at 97 kilograms during the men’s freestyle tournament on Sunday. Snyder is the second consecutive American wrestler to win Olympic gold in this weight class. Jake Varner, who Snyder beat at the U.S. Olympic team trials in April, won in London four years ago. Sunday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell ![The U.S. men's basketball steps up to podium to receive their gold medals.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5e2d69f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1400+0+0/resize/1200x820!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2F14%2F6597cfb78c1207b73ceac22a4b31%2Fimg-57ba4f67-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-294) The U.S. men’s basketball steps up to podium to receive their gold medals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Sunday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Basketball (Men) Gold medal game United States 96, Serbia 66 Bronze medal game Spain 89, Australia 88 Boxing Women’s middleweight gold medal bout Claressa Shields, United States, d. Nouchka Fontijn, Netherlands, 3-0 Men’s flyweight gold medal bout Shakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan, d. Mikhail Aloyan, Russia, 3-0 Men’s light-welterweight gold medal match Tony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1 Men’s super-heavyweight gold medal match Tony Victor James Yoka, France, d. Joe Joyce, Britain, 2-1 Cycling Men’s cross-country mountain bike final Gold\--Nino Schurter, Switzerland, 1:33:28 Silver\--Jaroslav Kulhavý, Czech Republic, 1:34:18 Bronze\--Carlos Coloma Nicolas, Spain, 1:34:51 Handball (Men) Gold medal match Denmark 28, France 26 Bronze medal match Germany 31, Poland 25 Rhythmic Gymnastics Group final Gold\--Russia, 36.233 points Silver\--Spain, 35.766 Bronze\--Bulgaria, 35.766 Track and Field Men’s marathon Gold\--Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 2:08:44 Silver\--Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopia, 2:09:54 Bronze\--Galen Rupp, United States, 2:10:05 Volleyball (Men) Gold medal match Brazil 3, Italy 0 (25-22, 28-26, 26-24) Bronze medal match United States 3, Russia 2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13) Wrestling Men’s freestyle 65 kilograms gold medal match Soslan Ramonov, Russia, d. Toghrul Asgarov, Azerbaijan, 4-0 Men’s freestyle 97 kilograms gold medal match Rio Olympics: Mongolian wrestling coaches strip in protest of loss By Nathan Fenno ![Mongolia wrestling coaches take off most of their clothes after wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran lost his bronze medal match.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/00394e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1389+0+0/resize/1200x814!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2F09%2Ff4cfb0bba69fd1aa96682b6cc7fd%2Fla-sp-sn-wrestling-oly-2016-rio-20160821) (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) Two Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped in protest Sunday after their wrestler lost the bronze medal match. The coaches had rushed to the mat in celebration minutes earlier at Carioca Arena, believing Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran had defeated Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov in the 143-pound (65 kg) class. One coach fell to his knees in the center of the mat and appeared to be sobbing. But the judges awarded the Uzbekistan wrestler a penalty point — and the victory. The sudden turn of events enraged the Mongolian coaches. One removed his shirt in front of the judges’ table and flexed. The other took off his shirt and pants, wearing only a pair of underwear. “This was a protest,” one of the coaches, Byambarenchin Bayaraa, said. “There was a problem with the refereeing. “Three million people in Mongolian waited for this bronze medal and now we have no medal ... 100% of the stadium supported us.” The coaches piled their clothes on the table. The crowd, meanwhile, roared approval and chanted “Mon-gol-ia! Mon-gol-ia!” Officials pushed both men off the mat after the display. They eventually put on their clothes before members of Brazil’s National Public Security Force escorted them from the venue as the crowd serenaded them with cheers. Mandakhnaran, the Mongolian wrestler, remained fully clothed during the incident. Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa shows solidarity with protesters in Ethiopia By Lisa Dillman ![Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms above his head at the finish line](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e95fef1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2F1e%2Ff6662371a9439be492d2a55652bf%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-oly-2016-rio-20160821) (Olivier Morin / AFP/Getty Images) Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia was nearing the finish line at the men’s marathon on Sunday morning when he crossed his wrists above his head. The silver medalist did it again. And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia. He explained that the gesture was in protest of the killing of the Oromo people, saying he stands with the resistance movement, adding that the government was “killing our people.” Lilesa was asked about the consequences of his protest. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.” Later, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests/gestures at the Games. Said Lilesa: “They can’t do anything. It’s my feeling.” Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields makes history with her second boxing gold By Kevin Baxter ![Claressa Shields fights her way to a gold medal over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/06e435d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2F80%2F07eeba062603a61119ecea1b5eec%2Fimg-57ba17a2-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-279) Claressa Shields fights her way to a gold medal over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Claressa Shields became the first American boxer to earn two Olympic titles Sunday when she won a unanimous-decision victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women’s middleweight final. Shields dominated the Rio tournament, winning all 12 of her fights. And she may have been at her best in the gold-medal match. After a slow start, she took control of the fight early in the second round, staggering Fontijn with a strong right to the head. She continued stalking the Dutch fighter in the third round, connecting twice with left jabs and landing another hard right. And rather than protect her big lead in the fourth round, she repeatedly waved her arms, begging Fontijn to come forward and fight. Fontijn,who lost to Shields in the final of the world championship in May, was cheered Sunday by a huge contingent of orange-clad Dutch athletes and coaches. And she was game, landing a a couple of good punches in the opening two minutes. The victory ran Shields’ record to 77-1, with her only loss coming before the London Games four years ago. It also closed a successful tournament for the U.S., which got a silver-medal performance from bantamweight Shakur Stevenson and a bronze-medal effort from light-flyweight Nico Hernandez. The three medals are the most for a U.S. boxing team in the Olympics since 2000, when the Americans won four. Rio Olympics: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins men’s marathon; Galen Rupp of the U.S. takes bronze By Lisa Dillman ![Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aed8af0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1366+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2Feb%2F5ecd77b4a3b2bc03f0159e70bd50%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-marathon-olympics-day-16-20160821) (Buda Mendes / Getty Images) Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya continued his nearly flawless marathon career, winning the Olympic men’s marathon on Sunday in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds. Second was Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and Galen Rupp of the United States took the bronze. Rupp’s 2:10:05 was a personal best. American Jared Ward was sixth, in 2:11:30, also a personal best. Meb Keflezighi of the U.S. was 33rd in 2:16:46. Rupp was 11 seconds out of second place. Kipchoge and Lilesa dropped Rupp at the 35-kilometer mark and then Kipchoge put on a patented surge himself and won by a margin of 1 minute 10 seconds. Heading into Rio, the 31-year-old Kipchoge had lost just once in seven career marathons, at Berlin in 2013. Only three years ago, he moved up to the marathon distance. Column: Being the best is never boring By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/382a227/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F85%2Fd8e6ccf514f43588548879070f61%2F700x394) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) > We could have just won by 10 or eight, but this team is different, this team had a mind-set I’ve never seen before. — Diana Taurasi Boring? Since when is nearly two hours of pure athletic destruction boring? Bad for basketball? How can 20 years’ worth of consecutive victories on the world’s biggest stage be bad for basketball? One of the most consistently dominant teams in the annals of the Olympics stepped on a Rio basketball court Saturday in front of empty seats, feigned yawns and misguided perceptions. They turned them all into gold, untainted and unselfish gold, poured from the greatest of American sports legacies, decorated across the chests of the greatest American team athletes. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-womens-basketball-plaschke-20160820-snap-story.html) These two are trying to help seal the LA 2024 deal By David Wharton ![Bill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b785392/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2F99%2F55f5f4cc7316c2c457821dd0c11b%2F700x394) Bill Hanway, left and Doug Arnot work behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics to try to deliver the Summer Games to L.A. in 2024. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Olympic Stadium comes alive at dusk with fans arriving for the late session, lots of chatter and laughter, everyone eager to watch Usain Bolt in a 200-meter semifinal. Beneath the stands, in a dank concourse, Doug Arnot and Bill Hanway emerge from a meeting that ran longer than expected. It has been another tough day and they look a bit haggard in their matching purple shirts. “This is not glamorous,” Arnot says. > Because we don’t have a lot to build, we can spend time on all the details that matter. — Doug Arnot, consultant to LA 2024 Olympic bid They are in Rio as paid consultants to help pitch Los Angeles’ bid for the 2024 Summer Games. While Mayor Eric Garcetti and sports agent Casey Wasserman serve as the face of the campaign — schmoozing with International Olympic Committee members at cocktail receptions and private dinners — Arnot and Hanway do the grunt work. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-la2024-presentation-20160820-snap-story.html) A few surprises to top off Americans’ hefty medal haul By Helene Elliott ![Matthew Centrowitz of the United States reacts with Nicholas Willis of New Zealand after winning the gold medal in the men's 1500-meter final.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/96b9aaa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2Fb6%2Ffc1754639e58d3bd4accd8b7e27f%2F700x394) (Ian Walton / Getty Images) > In track and field, there are always bumps in the road and each one of us had a unique journey to get here, but we pushed through. — Allyson Felix Medals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal. When the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women. \------------ FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of a display quote said that the 1,600-meter relay victory was Allyson Felix’s seventh gold medal. It is her sixth Olympic gold. \------------ They did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it. “Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160820-snap-story.html) When water polo is much more than a game By Nathan Fenno ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c80c13a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x394+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F81%2F57fae8d8aa1243e28b74bc2c7aef%2F700x394) (Sergei Grits / Associated Press) > It feels like the whole team has reached eternity. — Dusan Mandic, after Serbia won the water polo gold The men decorated with scratches and red marks trickled through a hallway at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium and insisted the past didn’t matter. Their countries, Croatia and Serbia, share a 150-mile border and a bloody history. They battled in the early 1990s as part of the conflagration ignited by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. They traded claims of genocide. Their sporting events against each other became about much more than who won or lost and regularly led to unseemly chants, riots, even diplomatic incidents. On Saturday, they shared a pool in the water polo final at the Rio Games. “We don’t have any enemies when we play against them,” Serbia’s Gojko Pijetlovic said after his country muscled its way to an 11-7 victory for the gold medal. “We don’t hate anybody. We just play water polo. We play everyone the same.” [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-croatia-serbia-20160820-snap-story.html) U.S. men and women win 1,600-meter relay races By Helene Elliott ![The U.S. women's 1,600-meter relay team -- Natasha Hastings, from left, Phyllis Francis, Allyson Felix and Courtney Okolo -- celebrate after winning gold on Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd4e268/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1161+0+0/resize/1200x680!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F36%2F968771dc59ecd8fb2e68c5f82055%2Fla-sp-usa-relay-team-20160820) (Cameron Spencer / Getty Images) > Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’ — Matt Centrowitz Medals came from rare and unexpected places for American runners on the last day of the track and field portion of the Rio Games, although they also tapped the reliable gold mine of the women’s 1,600-meter relay for a sixth straight Olympic championship in that event and Allyson Felix’s ninth career medal. When the evening was over, the U.S. team total stood at 31 with Sunday’s men’s marathon to go, three more than the 2012 U.S. team won in London and the most at a nonboycotted Games since 1956. The breakdown was seven golds and 15 total for the men’s squad, to six goals and 16 for the women. They did it in spectacular fashion Saturday, with Maryland-born Matt Centrowitz holding off several late challenges to become the first U.S. man to win the Olympic 1,500-meter race since 1908. It was so unlikely an outcome that even he couldn’t believe it. “Doing my victory lap I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” said Centrowitz, who said he felt his legs begin to buckle in the last 20 meters but held on to end a plodding race with a fast finish. His time was three minutes and 50 seconds, the slowest winning time in decades. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160820-snap-story.html) Brazil tops Germany for soccer gold medal when Neymar buries final penalty kick in shootout victory By Kevin Baxter > The only thing on my mind was I had to do this. I have fulfilled my dream and to have fulfilled it in my home country makes me very proud. — Neymar When Brazil’s long nightmare finally ended Saturday, the captain of its soccer team dropped to his knees and spread his arms in celebration. If “Christ the Redeemer” is Rio de Janeiro’s iconic emblem, the image of a kneeling, sobbing Neymar, eyes looking to the heavens, will be how Brazilians remember the city’s Olympics. The Rio Games have been plagued by crime, polluted water and venue problems. v There were half-empty stadiums, overcrowded streets and little approaching the excitement of past Olympics. But when Neymar’s penalty kick ended a tiebreaking shootout with Germany on Saturday, it did more than give Brazil its first Olympic soccer title. It also gave the host country something to celebrate. U.S. rolls to easy win over Spain for gold medal in women’s basketball By Chris Hine ![USA's women's basketball team celebratesl after defeating Spain for the gold medal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4e52c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fea%2F9bb08376a39f56a0798f17c0cba6%2Fimg-57b8efb6-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-261) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) There never was a doubt. The U.S. women’s basketball team dominated on its way to a sixth consecutive gold medal, clinching the top spot with a 101-72 victory over Spain on Saturday. The U.S. team didn’t have to sweat on its path to the gold, defeating opponents by an average of 37.3 points over eight games. Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings each collected their fourth gold medals, joining Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only four-time gold medalists in basketball – men or women. Spain trailed by only three points, 27-24, early in the second quarter when the U.S. broke it open. Taurasi hit a pair of three-pointers as the Americans scored 16 of the next 19 points to take a 43-27 lead. The lead only increased from there. Taurasi, who had a stellar Olympics for the U.S., finished with 17 points, making five three-pointers. Maya Moore, also a standout for the Americans, had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists. Gwen Jorgensen earns the U.S. its first gold medal in triathlon By Associated Press ![American Gwen Jorgensen leads Switzerland's Nicola Spirig Hug during the running portion of the triathlon on Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/efe745c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1673+0+0/resize/1200x980!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2Ff0%2F946ae72c615c7a52677ff0f26e64%2Fla-sp-gwen-jorgensen-20160820) (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images) As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games. She crushed both the course and the competition Saturday, giving the U.S. its first Olympic triathlon gold medal by cruising across the finish line in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 16 seconds. That was 40 seconds ahead of silver medalist Nicola Spirig-Hug of Switzerland, who won gold at the 2012 Games after Jorgensen’s flat tire relegated her to a 38th-place finish. Vicky Holland outsprinted British teammate Non Stanford for the bronze. Jorgensen and Spirig-Hug were even until Jorgensen made her move with two kilometers left in the 10-kilometer final leg that followed a steep, 38.5-kilometer bike ride and a one-loop ocean swim. As she approached the blue carpet, Jorgensen turned to look for Spirig-Hug, who wasn’t even in view around the bend. Her goal within her grasp, Jorgensen lifted her sunglasses to her head, and that look of dogged determination she’d had since London dissolved into a smile. After crossing the finish line, she reached down and grabbed the green, gold and blue ribbon and held it high above her head in triumph before breaking down in tears. She said she was thinking of all the sacrifices, not just hers, but those of coach Jamie Turner and her husband, Patrick Lemieux, who abandoned his pro cycling career to serve as her operations manager . “I’ve been pretty vocal about my goal for the past four years. After London, I said I wanted to go to Rio and I wanted to win gold,” Jorgensen said. “And for anyone that’s been around me, they know how much my husband, Patrick, has invested. He’s given up his career to support me. And then I also have Jamie Turner, who I’ve been on this four-year journey with, and he’s done so much for me. “Just thinking about all the investments they’ve put into me and thinking about the four years, it all came down to one day,” Jorgensen said. “And to be able to actually execute on that day is pretty amazing.” U.S. defeats the Netherlands to win bronze medal in women’s volleyball By Associated Press ![U.S. players celebrate after winning the bronze medal in women's volleyball on Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/39a4680/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1161+0+0/resize/1200x680!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2Fce%2F8d5bdeb087b481749e24ec0f7246%2Fla-sp-usa-women-s-volleyball-teaml-20160820) (Michael Reynolds / EPA) Karch Kiraly’s top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team has earned an Olympic bronze medal, hardly the color the Americans planned for when they came to Brazil chasing the program’s first gold in history. The U.S. topped the Netherlands, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, Saturday, bouncing back for bronze two days after a heartbreaking five-set defeat to Serbia in the semifinals. After Kim Hill’s ace on match point, the U.S. women fell into an embrace, and Kiraly hugged his coaches and brought his team together for a cheer. The Netherlands shined in its first Olympics since 1996 in Atlanta, where the team finished fourth and surprised many as the Dutch put women’s volleyball on the map with a gutsy, never-give-up style. Saturday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell ![The U.S. women's basketball team celebrates after beating Spain for the gold medal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4e52c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fea%2F9bb08376a39f56a0798f17c0cba6%2Fimg-57b8efb6-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-261) The U.S. women’s basketball team celebrates after beating Spain for the gold medal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Saturday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Men’s singles gold medal match Chen Long, China, d. Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia, 2-0 Men’s singles bronze medal match Viktor Axelsen, Denmark, d. Lin Dan, China, 2-1 Basketball (Women) Gold medal game United States 101, Spain 72 Bronze medal game Serbia 70, France 63 Boxing Women’s flyweight gold medal match Nicola Adams, Great Britain, d. Sarah Ourahmoune, France, 3-0 Men’s bantamweight gold medal match Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana, Cuba, d. Shakur Stevenson, United States, 2-1 Men’s middleweight gold medal match Arlen Lopez, Cuba, d. Bektemir Melikuziev, Uzbekistan, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s kayak single 200-meter sprint Gold\--Liam Heath, Great Britain, 35.19 seconds Silver\--Maxime Beaumont, France, 35.36 Bronze\--Saul Craviotto Rivero, Spain, 35.66 Bronze\--Ronald Rauhe, Germany, 35.66 Men’s canoe double 1,000-meter sprint Gold\--Germany (J. Vandrey and S. Brendel), 3:43.91 Silver\--Brazil (I. Queiroz dos Santos and E. Silva), 3:44.81 Bronze\--Ukraine (D. Ianchuk and T. Mishchuk), 3:45.94 Women’s kayak four 500-meter sprint Gold\--Hungary (D. Kozák, G. Szabó, K. Fazekas Zur and T. Csipes), 1:31.48 Silver\--Germany (S. Kriegerstein, S. Hering, T. Dietze and F. Weber), 1:32.38 Bronze\--Belarus (M. Pautaran, M. Makhneva, N. Papok, V. Khudzenka), 1:33.90 Men’s kayak four 1,000-meter sprint Gold\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt, T. Liebscher, M. Gross and M. Hoff), 3:02.14 Silver\--Slovakia (T. Linka, D. Myšák, J. Tarr and E. Vlček), 3:05.04 Bronze\--Czech Republic (D. Havel, J. Štěrba, J. Dostál and L. Trefil), 3:05.17 Cycling Women’s cross-country mountain bike final Gold\--Jenny Rissveds, Sweden, 1:30:15 Silver\--Maja Włoszczowska, Poland, 1:30:52 Bronze\--Catharine Pendrel, Canada, 1:31:41 Diving Gold\--Aisen Chen, China, 585.30 Silver\--German Sanchez, Mexico, 532.70 Bronze\--David Boudia, United States, 525.25 Golf (Women) Gold\--Inbee Park, South Korea, 268 Silver\--Lydia Ko, New Zealand, 273 Bronze\--Shanshan Feng, China, 274 Handball (Women) Gold medal match Russia 22, France 19 Bronze medal match Norway 36, Netherlands 26 Modern Pentathlon Men’s individual Gold\--Alexander Lesun, Russia, 1,479 points (Olympic record) Silver\--Pavlo Tymoshchenko, Ukraine, 1,472 Bronze\--Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga, Mexico, 1,468 Rhythmic Gymnastics Gold\--Margarita Mamun, Russia, 76.483 Silver\--Yana Kudryavtseva, Russia, 75.608 Bronze\--Ganna Rizatdinova, Ukraine, 73.583 Soccer (Men) Gold medal match Brazil 1, Germany 1 (Brazil wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) Bronze medal match Nigeria 3, Honduras 2 Taekwondo Men’s 80 kilogram plus Gold\--Radik Isaev, Azerbaijan, def. Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga, Niger, 6-2 Bronze\--Maicon Siqueira, Brazil, def. Mahama Cho, Britain, 5-4 Bronze\--Dongmin Cha, South Korea, def. Dmitriy Shokin, Uzbekistan, 4-3 Women’s 67 kilogram plus Gold\--Shuyin Zheng, China, def. Maria del Rosario Espinoza Espinoza, Mexico, 5-1 Bronze\--Bianca Walkden, Britain, def. Wiam Dislam, Morocco, 7-1 Bronze\--Jackie Galloway, United States, def. Gwladys Epangue, France, 2-1 Track and Field Men 1,600 relay Gold\--United States (Arman Hall; Lashawn Merritt; Gil Roberts; Tony McQuay), 2:57.30 Silver\--Jamaica (Javon Francis; Peter Matthews; Nathon Allen; Fitzroy Dunkley), 2:58.16 Bronze\--Bahamas (Chris Brown; Alonzo Russell; Michael Mathieu; Steven Gardiner), 2:58.49 1,500 meters Gold\--Matthew Centrowitz, United States, 3:50.00 Silver\--Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 3:50.11 Bronze\--Nicholas Willis, New Zealand, 3:50.24 5,000 meters Gold\--Mo Farah, Britain, 13:03.30 Silver\--Paul Chelimo, United States, 13:03.90 Bronze\--Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:04.35 Javelin Gold\--Thomas Rohler, Germany, 90.30 meters Silver\--Julius Yego, Kenya, 88.24 Bronze\--Keshom Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago, 85.38 Women 1,600-meter relay Gold\--United States (Allyson Felix; Courtney Okolo; Phyllis Francis; Natasha Hastings), 3:19.06 Silver\--Jamaica (Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Novlene Williams-Mills; Stephenie Ann McPherson; Shericka Jackson), 3:20.34 Bronze\--Britain (Christine Ohuruogu; Emily Diamond; Anyika Onuora; Eilidh Doyle), 3:25.88 800 meters Gold\--Caster Semenya, South Africa, 1:55.28 Silver\--Francine Niyonsaba, Burund, 1:56.49 Bronze\--Margaret Nyairera Wambui, Kenya, 1:56.89 High Jump Gold--Ruth Beitia, Spain, 1.97 meters Silver--Mirela Demireva, Bulgaria, 1.97 meters Bronze-\-Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 1.97 meters Triathlon Women’s final Gold\--Gwen Jorgensen, United States, 1:56:16 Silver\--Nicola Spirig, Switzerland, 1:56:56 Bronze\--Vicky Holland, Great Britain, 1:57:01 Volleyball (Women) Gold medal match China d. Serbia, 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23) Bronze medal match United States d. Netherlands, 3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19) Water polo (Men) Gold medal match Serbia 11, Croatia 7 Bronze medal match Italy 12, Montenegro 10 Spain 9, Brazil 8 (seventh place) Hungary 12, Greece 10 Wrestling Men 125 kilogram Gold\--Taha Akgul, Turkey, d. Komeil Ghasemi, Iran, 3-1 Bronze\--Ibragim Saidov, Belarus, d. Levan Berianidze, Armenia, 3-1 Bronze\--Geno Petriashvili, Georgia, d. Tervel Diagniv, United States, 4-0 86 kilogram Gold\--Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Russia, d. Selim Yasar, Turkey, 3-0 Bronze\--J’Den Cox, United States, d. Reineris Salas, Cuba, 5-0 Bronze\--Sharif Sharifov, Azerbajan, d. Pedro Francisco Ceballos Fuentes, Venezuela, 3-1 Shakur Stevenson falls in U.S. bantamweight boxing final, takes Olympic silver By Kevin Baxter ![American boxer Shakur Stevenson trades punches with Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez during their gold-medal bout Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b832e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1161+0+0/resize/1200x680!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fe0%2F43685092715c911d31d533e83e41%2Fla-sp-shakur-stevenson-20160820) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez won a split-decision victory over Shakur Stevenson in the Olympic bantamweight boxing final Saturday, denying the U.S. its first men’s gold medal in the sport since 2004. Ramirez, 22, danced into the half-full arena wearing a big smile and gesticulating to the crowd. The 19-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, was all business. But Ramirez started quickly and had the U.S. fighter backpedaling early in the opening round. Stevenson tried to use a long, looping right to create some distance, but Ramirez slipped under it to land several hard, straight heads to the upper body. When the bell sounded at the end of the round, Ramirez smiled and shook his head at Stevenson. Stevenson recovered to take the second round, going inside in an effort to take the sting away from Ramirez’s combinations. But the Cuban, an Olympic champion four years ago as a flyweight, was simply too quick and polished for Stevenson. And with 30 seconds, left he caught the American near the ropes, unleashing a series of punches. Though none did any damage, the flurry may have been enough to decide the fight. The silver medal for Stevenson is the highest Olympic prize won by a U.S. male boxer since 2004, when Andre Ward captured the light-heavyweight title. And Claressa Shields’ medal, combined with Nico Hernandez’s bronze in the light flyweight division, make the Rio Olympics the most productive for USA Boxing since Athens, when the U.S. also won two medals. Saturday’s fight was just the third of the Games for Stevenson — and his first in four days — after Russian Vladimir Nikitin was unable to answer the bell in the quarterfinals because of injury. Stevenson won his first two bouts by unanimous decision. U.S. loses appeal of disqualification in men’s relay By Helene Elliott ![Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers of the U.S. 400-meter relay team.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3cf791a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1333+0+0/resize/1200x781!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2F87%2F445d42db33c3d4c99407e2ddb2aa%2Fla-sp-sn-olympic-games-2016-athletics-track-and-field-20160820) Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers of the U.S. 400-meter relay team. (Peter Klaunzer / EPA) USA Track and Field’s appeal of the disqualification of the men’s 400-meter relay team has been denied, according to several reports. The U.S. quartet finished third in the final on Friday but soon afterward was disqualified because of a faulty baton exchange between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin in which Rodgers passed it too early. Jamaica won, followed by Japan. Canada, which had finished fourth, was elevated to third following the U.S. disqualification. U.S. officials filed a protest with the Jury of Appeals of the International Assn. of Athletics Federations. The rejection of the appeal was first reported by Tim Layden of Sports Illustrated, who cited an official of the IAAF as saying all protests and appeals were rejected, leaving all results to stand. Associated Press also reported the protest had been rejected. Gwen Jorgensen wins gold for U.S. in women’s triathlon By Lisa Dillman ![Gwen Jorgensen crosses the finish line.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dfd1762/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1408+0+0/resize/1200x825!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2F89%2F41399bee918215beb08beb2cc65e%2Fla-sp-sn-triathlon-olympics-day-15-20160820) (Adam Pretty / AFP/Getty Images) Four seconds is virtually nothing for a gifted runner like Gwen Jorgensen. Jorgensen was a mere four seconds behind the leader, Mari Rabie of South Africa, in the bike-to-run transition of the women’s Olympic triathlon on Saturday morning. Just like that Jorgensen erased the lead and surged into first in a matter of seconds. The only runner to stay right with Jorgensen during the 10-kilometer run along the scenic Copacabana course was veteran Nicola Spirig Hug of Switzerland. The battle between Jorgensen and Spirig Hug came down to Jorgensen pulling away on the final lap. Jorgensen, of St. Paul, Minn., won the first triathlon gold for the United States, beating Spirig Hug by 40 seconds. Overcome by emotion, her smile quickly turned to tears after she crossed the finish line. The only other medal the U.S. women have won in this event was a bronze by Susan Williams in 2004 in Greece. For Jorgensen, it was a wildly different experience from London. In 2012, she suffered a flat tire and finished 38th. This time, misfortune hit another U.S. athlete, Sarah True, who withdrew during the bike section. It appeared she injured her right knee, attempted to resume riding but was forced to quit. Simone Biles picked as U.S. flag-bearer for closing ceremony By Nathan Fenno ![Simone Biles](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b3b8319/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2F89%2F08a09ec677c7e37d6ffa7ad4f264%2Flat-sp-simone-biles-gym-la0040676052-20160814) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Simone Biles will carry the American flag during the closing ceremony for the Summer Olympics on Sunday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced. Biles won four gold medals during the gymnastics competition, including the all-around title. “It’s an incredible honor to be selected as the flag-bearer by my Team USA teammates,” Biles said in a statement. “This experience has been the dream of a lifetime.” She is the first female gymnast from the U.S. to be selected as a flag-bearer for the opening or closing ceremony. Two U.S. swimmers apologize for gas station incident, paint poor picture of Ryan Lochte’s actions By Nathan Fenno ![Jack Conger, left, and Gunnar Bentz are escorted through Miami International Airport after arriving back in the U.S. on Friday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/28bc9e6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1505+0+0/resize/1200x882!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F9c%2F3c57d35a094fbf0d9bd411ea5707%2Fla-sp-sn-us-olympic-team-swimmers-arrive-back-in-us-after-controversy-over-lying-to-police-about-alledged-rob-20160819) (Angel Valentin / Getty Images) Two of the U.S. swimmers involved in the incident with Ryan Lochte at a gas station in Rio early Sunday morning have apologized in separate statements that both assert that Lochte initiated a confrontation with two security guards at the business when he ripped a poster off a wall. Gunnar Bentz said that the four swimmers -- including Lochte, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen -- stopped at the gas station near Olympic Park and urinated on the side of the building. At that point, Bentz said, Lochte pulled a “framed metal advertisement” off a wall. Bentz disputed accounts by local police that the swimmers also damaged a restroom. Two security guards told the swimmers to exit their taxi, Bentz said, and one of the men held up a badge and pulled his gun when Feigen and Conger walked away from the vehicle. The second guard drew his weapon and instructed the swimmers to sit on a sidewalk. “Again, I cannot speak to his actions, but Ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards,” Bentz said. “After Jack and I both tugged at him in an attempt to get him to sit back down, Ryan and the security guards had a heated verbal exchange, but no physical contact was made.” Conger recounted a similar scene in his statement. “Although I cooperated with their requests while there was a heated exchange among others, at one point a weapon was pointed at me,” he said. “Eventually, a man appeared who was able to translate for us, helping to defuse the situation. We paid some money to compensate them for the torn poster and returned to the Village in a different taxi.” Bentz confirmed the account by local authorities that the swimmers paid the equivalent of about \$50 U.S. to resolve the matter before leaving. Though the gunplay isn’t visible in security footage of the incident made public so far, Bentz said he is “confident video angles have not been shown that would further substantiate my account.” Bentz and Conger were pulled off their U.S.-bound flight by local authorities earlier this week, then allowed to leave the country 24 hours later after being interviewed by police. Their statements offered a markedly different tone -- both conciliatory and detailed -- than a three-paragraph apology Lochte issued Friday. He returned to the U.S. on Monday. “First and foremost, I deeply regret the trouble and embarrassment this event has brought to the people of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, and the distraction it has caused from the achievements of my fellow Olympians,” Conger said. “This has been an unsettling, humbling and frightening experience. It’s a reminder that all of us, when we travel and especially when we represent the U.S. in the Olympics, are ambassadors for our country and should be on our best behavior.” Bentz added, “Without question, I am taking away a valuable life lesson from this situation. In everything I do, I am representing my family, my country and my school. I will not take that responsibility lightly.” Feigen, who remains in Brazil, hasn’t issued a statement. A Rio de Janeiro court said he apologized Friday for his role in the incident. Finding solace in a time of sorrow: U.S. women’s water polo team gives grieving coach a reason to smile By Kevin Baxter ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/023ed4f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F84%2F7d5bdb5de2324ce7d4e0ce0f1c11%2F750x422) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) > The thing I kept coming back to was it would be very selfish to let what happened to me personally affect this group and what we have set out to do. — Adam Krikorian, U.S. water polo coach It was less than three minutes to play in Friday’s women’s Olympic water polo final when the emotions started to kick in for Adam Krikorian. No women’s team had ever won consecutive gold medals in the sport, something Krikorian’s team was about to do. No team had ever scored more goals, given up fewer or won by a larger margin than Krikorian’s U.S. team did in its 12-5 rout of Italy. Yet Krikorian’s emotions had nothing to do with joy or accomplishment. Two days before the opening ceremony of the Rio Games, Krikorian’s brother Blake was found dead in his car at a Northern California beach. The coroner said he had gone paddle boarding and died of a heart attack. He was 48. “It was hitting me pretty hard at the end of the game. Just thinking about my brother,” the coach said, taking a long pause to compose himself, “thinking about how hard this journey’s been.” [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-us-water-polo-20160819-snap-story.html) Column: Clipper’s D.J. is as good as gold By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c9dafa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F65%2F69b7c3fe4c165c0dadeaa76de914%2F750x422) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) > We wouldn’t be playing for a gold medal if DeAndre didn’t play that well. — Mike Krzyzewski, U.S. men’s basketball coach He’s always been third. As much lovable cartoon character as feared NBA star, his missed free throws as celebrated as his highlight dunks, DeAndre Jordan has spent his career as a giant in a shadow. Meet D.J., the flying, blocking, board-rattling Olympian. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly-us-basketball-plaschke-20160819-snap-story.html) Payback or not, this game is special for the Brazilians By Kevin Baxter ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cacee84/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F74%2Fc566c3a39d63f63b452a6190e786%2F750x422) (Frank Augstein / Associated Press) > This is what we wanted. We are fighting to conquer this. — Gabriel Jesus, Brazil forward on defeating Germany In the climactic scene of the iconic boxing moving “Rocky,” a bloodied and battered Apollo Creed pulls Rocky Balboa close and says, “There ain’t gonna be no rematch.” But they do meet again. It’s tough to pass up a rematch. Win once? Maybe you got lucky. Do it again, and no one can question who’s better. That’s why Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier three times. It’s why the Yankees play the Red Sox 19 times each season. It’s also why Saturday’s Olympic soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-revenge-20160819-snap-story.html) The Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan is having the time of his life chasing gold at the Olympics By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b2cafc0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fba%2Fddd09aa3227b4e6c7d589b9d39f4%2Fla-sp-deandre-jordan-oly-20160819) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) For eight seasons with the Clippers, DeAndre Jordan has never even been the most important player on his team. Which made it fairly breathtaking Friday when he was the most important player in his country ... [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly-us-basketball-plaschke-20160819-snap-story.html) Brazil-Germany a World Cup rematch? Not to the players or coaches By Kevin Baxter ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e148636/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1237+0+0/resize/1200x725!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F27%2F7b3769d2e19b5fa69f0284880b85%2Fla-sp-germany-brazil-semifinals-pictures-20140-005) (Frank Augstein / Associated Press) The soccer final between host Brazil and World Cup champion Germany has become, for Brazilians, the biggest event of the Rio Games. Two years ago, Germany humiliated Brazil, 7-1, on its home soil in the most lopsided World Cup semifinal in history. It was a national embarrassment that will not soon be forgotten. Saturday’s rematch offers a chance at both revenge and redemption, though it can’t completely atone for the World Cup debacle because it won’t be a true international match. Here’s why ... [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-revenge-20160819-snap-story.html) In 3 Olympics finals, Usain Bolt has run for less than 2 minutes U.S. men celebrate a bronze in the 400-meter relay -- then get the bad news By Helene Elliott Led by Usain Bolt, Jamaica won the men’s 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics, with Japan taking silver. The U.S. initially was declared third but was disqualified because of an illegal exchange outside the zone between leadoff runner Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin. Canada was elevated to third, with former USC star Andre De Grasse becoming a three-time Rio medalist as the anchor. It was the ninth time since 1995 that a U.S. men’s relay team was disqualified or couldn’t get the baton around at an Olympics or world championship. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160819-snap-story.html) Usain Bolt completes golden triple-triple on the track By Helene Elliott ![Usain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b81cc5b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1197+0+0/resize/1200x701!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2Fcc%2F6e2c613b0da98aecf150112d543d%2Fla-usain-bolt-20160819) Usain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400-meter relay at the Rio Olympics. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) In perhaps the final Olympic race of his remarkable career, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt went a perfect three for three in his third consecutive Summer Games, an unprecedented feat and one that might stand untouched for years to come. Bolt, who added the Rio 100- and 200-meter dash titles to the crowns he won in Beijing and London, anchored Jamaica’s 400-meter relay team to victory Friday at Olympic Stadium in 37.27 seconds. Japan was a surprising second in 37.60 seconds. The U.S. team of Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Trayvon Bromell that took third in 37.62 seconds was later disqualified for what’s believed to be a lane violation on their first baton exchange. Fourth-place Canada (37.64 seconds) was elevated to the bronze. Bolt ran away from the field in the last 30 meters or so, then promptly ran to the crowd to greet his adoring fans before rejoining his teammates for celebrations that included dancing, wrapping themselves in flags and generally savoring a historic moment. Bolt, who will be 30 on Sunday, has said he will retire after these Rio Games, which would be a great loss to a sport that urgently needs not only his excellence but his genial, fan-friendly personality. He didn’t set any world records in Rio, but he created great excitement and brought thousands of spectators to a stadium that was largely empty throughout the competition. Just before the men’s race, the U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie won gold with a time of 41.01 seconds. That was the eighth medal of Felix’s stellar career, a total comprising five gold-- the most for any female track athlete -- and three silver. The Jamaican team of Christiana Williams, sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36 seconds. Britain was third in 41.77 seconds. The U.S. women had to run out of Lane 1 on Friday, making their task difficult. They were placed there because of their first-round mishap on Thursday, when Felix was elbowed by a Jamaican runner and couldn’t hand the baton cleanly to Gardner. That put them out of an automatic qualification, but the result was successfully appealed, and the relay -- with Morolake Akinosun as the anchor -- was allowed to run alone to try to get a top-8 time. They recorded the fastest time but were considered to have qualified on time and were relegated to the inside instead of a prime middle lane. Earlier Friday, the U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team ran the fastest first-round time- -- 3:21.42 -- and moved on to Saturday’s final. The lineup of Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory and Phyllis Francis got the baton around cleanly, avoiding any mishaps of the variety that the 400-meter relay team experienced in its first-round heat on Thursday. The 1,600-meter lineup will change for the final, though the exact lineup won’t be announced until Saturday afternoon. Jamaica (3:22.38) had the second-best time, followed by Ukraine, Britain, Canada, Italy, Poland and Australia. The U.S. men’s 1,600-meter relay team finished second in its heat to Jamaica, which got a scorching anchor leg from Javon Francis. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Kyle Clemons and David Verburg of the U.S. were timed in 2:58.38, just behind Jamaica’s 2:58.29. Trinidad and Tobago was disqualified from that heat. Britain won the second heat but was disqualified, allowing Brazil to make Saturday’s final. In the women’s 5,000, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot of Kenya set an Olympic record with a time of 14:27.17 to win gold, ahead of Hellen Obiri of Kenya (14:29.77) and 10,000-meter champion Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia (14:33.59). Shelby Houlihan, who became the lone American entrant when Abbey D’Agostino had to withdraw because of a serious knee injury she suffered during a fall in the previous round, finished 11th in 15:08.89. Allyson Felix gets record fifth gold medal when U.S. women win 400 relay By Associated Press ![Members of the U.S. women's 400-meter relay team -- from left) Tianna Bartoletta, English Gardner, Tori Bowie and Allyson Felix -- celebrate after winning the gold medal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bacecd6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1161+0+0/resize/1200x680!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2Fc4%2F52ab7a119ba90ffcda9e59e0cb35%2Fla-sp-usa-women-s-relay-team-20160819) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. women have retained the 400-meter relay title and helped Allyson Felix win her record fifth Olympic gold medal. The Americans, who needed to set a qualifying time in a solo rerun hours after dropping the baton in the preliminaries and getting a second chance on protest, won Friday’s final in 41.01 seconds. A Jamaican team including Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was second in 41.36. Britain won bronze in a national record 41.77. The 30-year-old Felix entered the Rio Games as one of six women with four Olympic gold medals in track and field. Germany wins its first women’s soccer gold medal with 2-1 victory over Sweden By Associated Press Germany defeated Sweden, 2-1, to win the women’s soccer gold medal for the first time in the Olympics. Germany opened the scoring with a goal by Dzsenifer Marozsan in the 48th minute and added to the lead with an own goal by Swedish defender Linda Sembrant in the 62nd. Sweden pulled one closer with Stina Blackstenius in the 67th but was not able to get the equalizer despite some good late chances at the Maracana Stadium. A two-time World Cup champion, Germany had previously won three bronze medals. It was playing in the Olympic final for the first time. Sweden has won its first silver in women’s soccer. It had never been on the podium. American Connor Fields finally brings home gold in men’s BMX racing By Associated Press The United States ended its gold medal drought in BMX racing after Connor Fields won the men’s Olympic final in the American-born sport on Friday, and Mariana Pajon of Colombia successfully defended her title in the women’s final. U.S. cyclist Alise Post took silver behind Pajon, while Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela won bronze. A fan favorite, Pajon raised her bike in the air after pedaling to a stop across the finish line, acknowledging the adoring fans in the stands waving the yellow, blue and red flag of her home country. Fields was just as jubilant after racing to the front and holding off Dutch rider Jelle van Gorkom at the finish line to take the gold. There was a photo finish for third, with Carlos Ramirez Yepes of Colombia just edging out the United States’ Nic Long for the bronze. Officials went to a video replay to determine that medal. Still, it was a banner day for the United States. The medals for Fields and Post snapped a podium drought in London in 2012. It had been a trying few months for Fields, who broke a bone in his left hand in the spring. He only returned to the bike in June and needed a special brace to compete in Rio de Janeiro. “There was kind of a point where I exited the last corner and realized I was winning,” said a smiling Fields, his new medal draped around his neck. “I was like, ‘Get to the line! Get to the line!’ I crossed that finish line and dropped to my knees. I couldn’t believe it.” The reigning world champion, Pajon enjoyed home-continent advantage and acknowledged loud fans who wore Team Colombia shirts. Pajon rode to the front early in each of her three semifinal heats, and never looked back, either after the first turn in the final. “My first gold was huge. But two is amazing,” said Pajon, struggling to find words after the race. She’s a star in Colombia, so much so that a BMX track has been named in her honor. She won a world title on that course in May. Pajon will take home a bigger prize when she returns to Medellin. U.S. tops Spain to advance to gold-medal game in men’s basketball By Chris Hine It wasn’t pretty, but Team USA has advanced to Sunday’s gold-medal men’s basketball game. The U.S. defeated Spain with a grinding 82-76 victory on Friday and now awaits the winner of the second semifinal between Australia and Serbia, two teams that the Americans defeated by 10 and three points, respectively, in group play. In the first half, the U.S. grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that helped pace it to a 45-39 halftime edge. Klay Thompson, who finished with 22 points, had 17 by halftime. Kevin Durant added 14 points and Kyrie Irving had 13 for the Americans. But the U.S. could never quite put Spain away. In particular, the U.S. had trouble containing Pau Gasol, who scored 23 points. The referees tried to wrestle control of the game early and doled out five technical fouls, giving the game a choppy pace. It didn’t help that both teams struggled to find their stride offensively. Serbia gave the U.S. its closest game in preliminary play. The Americans pulled out a 94-91 victory in a game that went down to the final seconds, when the Serbs had a chance to tie the score. Despite defeating Australia, 98-88, the Americans trailed by two points, 72-70, early in the fourth quarter. That’s when Carmelo Anthony got hot and scored 14 of Team USA’s next 18 points to help open an 88-80 lead. U.S. women win second straight water polo title By Kevin Baxter ![The U.S. women's water polo team erupts after scoring a goal against Italy to secure the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Games.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/079509b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x722+0+0/resize/1200x846!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2Fdd%2F798a5d56b7592ed2034266ef220a%2Fla-sp-us-women-s-water-polo-20160819) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. became the first two-time Olympic champion in women’s water polo history Friday, blitzing Italy, 12-5, at Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The U.S. won its first gold in London four years ago but just four women -- Maggie Steffens, Kami Craig, Melissa Seidemann and Courtney Mathewson -- from that team played in Rio. All four scored in Friday’s final, though, with Steffens’ third-period goal giving her a tournament-high 17. The U.S., which trailed just once for less than a minute in six games in Rio, took the lead for good on Kiley Neushul’s goal less than four minutes into the first period. By the end of the opening eight minutes, the Americans led 4-1 and were never seriously challenged after that. Neushul finished with three goals -- on four shots -- while Rachel Fatal and Mackenize Fischer scored two each. Goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson also came up big, making nine saves and stopping a penalty shot early in the second half before coming out of the game for Sami Hill with 2 1/2 minutes to play. Hill made two saves in her brief appearance. Friday’s final was the first matchup of former champions in five women’s water polo tournaments and both teams came into the gold-medal game unbeaten. Italy won its gold in 2004. U.S. men’s volleyball team loses to Italy in semifinals By Lisa Dillman ![Italy's Emanuele Birarelli, right, spikes the ball while U.S. player David Lee attempts to block during a men's semifinal match Friday at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2f8dd21/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x700+0+0/resize/1200x700!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fab%2F6894153ab0becc32e00256ace3c1%2Fla-sp-emanuele-birarelli-david-lee-p-20160819) (Juan Mabromata / AFP/Getty Images) They called a timeout to try to stop Italy’s momentum. It didn’t work. They tried it again. Nothing, it seemed, was going to work late in the fifth set against a suddenly surging Italy. The well-developed survival skills exhibited by the U.S. men’s volleyball team here vanished late in its semifinal against Italy on Friday at the Olympics. Italy won a thriller, 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9. The U.S. had been trying to avenge an earlier loss to Italy in pool play as well as a devastating defeat four years ago at the London Olympics. Italy saved five set points in the opening set and had one in the second set but missed the chance to take a two-set lead. It recovered its poise after a one-sided third set and won the fourth, finishing it off with a 6-0 run. “At the end of the day, we just weren’t skilled enough,” said U.S. Coach John Speraw. “We just didn’t execute on some opportunities and Italy did.” On trying to get up for the bronze-medal match after such a tough loss: “It’s really really hard. I almost feel like today we need to mourn and just get it out of our system,” he said. “I know we will. Tomorrow we’re going to have to regroup to prepare ourselves for the next step.” In Sunday’s bronze-medal match, the U.S. will play Brazil or Russia. Brazil and Russia were to play in a semifinal later on Friday. The journey has been anything but easy for the U.S. in Rio. The team lost their first two games in pool play – to Canada and Italy – before finding the right touch and aggressive approach after a team meeting. Friday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell ![The U.S. women's water polo team.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/92c2459/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2F5f%2F133b70cb194ad8231fe484823678%2Fla-sp-sn-water-polo-20160819) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Schedule and results from Friday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Women’s singles gold medal match Carolina Marin, Spain, d. P. V. Sindhu, India, 2-1 Women’s singles bronze medal match Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, d. Li Xuerui, China, walkover Men’s doubles gold medal match China (H.F. Fu and N. Zhang) d. Malaysia (W.K. Tan and V. S. Goh), 2-1 Basketball (men’s semifinals) United States 82, Spain 76 Serbia 87, Australia 61 Boxing Women’s lightweight (60kg) Gold\--Estelle Mossely, France Silver\--Junhua Yin, China Bronze\--Anastasiia Beliakova, Russia Bronze\--Mira Potkonen, Finland Cycling Women’s BMX final Gold\--Mariana Pajón, Colombia, 34.09 seconds Silver\--Alise Post, United States, 34.43 Bronze\--Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 34.75 Men’s BMX finals Gold\--Connor Fields, United States, 34.64 Silver\--Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 35.31 Bronze\--Carlos Ramirez, Colombia, 35.51 Diving Men’s 10-Meter platform qualifiers 1\. Thomas Daley, Britain, 571.85; 2. Bo Qiu, China, 564.75; 3. Aisen Chen, China, 545.35; 4. David Boudia, United States, 496.55; 5. Benjamin Auffret, France, 470.45; 6. Martin Wolfram, Germany, 468.80; 7. Sascha Klein, Germany, 463.40; 8. Viktor Minibaev, Russia, 462.25; 9. James Connor, Australia, 457.05; 10. Rafael Quintero, Puerto Rico, 456.55; 11. Haram Woo, South Korea, 438.45; 12. German Sanchez, Mexico, 430.05; 13. Hugo Parisi, Brazil, 422.45; 14\. Vincent Riendeau, Canada, 419.50; 15. Ivan Garcia, Mexico, 418.90; 16. Nikita Shleikher, Russia, 418.15; 17. Domonic Bedggood, Australia, 413.85; 18\. Steele Johnson, United States, 403.75 Equestrian Individual jumping finals Gold-\-Nick Skelton, Great Britain Silver\--Peder Fredricson, Sweden Bronze\--Eric Lamaze, Canada Field Hockey (women) Gold medal match Britain 3, Netherlands 3, (Britain wins 2-0 in shootout) Bronze medal match Germany 2, New Zealand 1 Handball (men’s semifinals) France 29, Germany 28 Denmark 29, Poland 28 (OT) Modern pentathlon Women’s combined (running and shooting) Gold\--Chrloe Esposito, Australia, 1,392 points (Olympic record) Silver\--Elodie Clouvel, France, 1,356 Bronze\--Oktawia Nowacka, Poland, 1,349 Soccer (women) Gold medal match Germany 2, Sweden 1 Bronze medal match Canada 2, Brazil 1 Synchronized swimming Teams final Gold\--Russia, 196.1439 Silver\--China, 192.9841 Bronze\--Japan, 189.2056 Taekwondo Men’s 80 kilogram Gold\--Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse, Ivory Coast Silver\--Lutalo Muhammad, Britain Bronze\--Oussama Oueslati, Tunisia Bronze\--Milad Beigi Harchegani, Azerbaijan Women’s 67 kilogram Gold\--Hyeri Oh, South Korea Silver\--Haby Niare, France Bronze\--Ruth Marie Christelle Gbagbi, Ivory Coast Bronze\--Nur Tatar, Turkey Track and field Men 400-meter relay Gold\--Jamaica (Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Nickel Ashmeade, Usain Bolt, p-Kemar Bailey-Cole, p-Jevaughn Minzie), 37.27 Silver\--Japan (Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu, Aska Cambridge), 37.60 Bronze\--Canada (Akeem Haynes, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, Andre de Grasse, p-Mobolade Ajomale), 37.64 50-kilometer race walking final Gold\--Matej Tóth, Slovakia, 3:40:58 Silver\--Jared Tallent, Australia, 3:41:16 Bronze\--Evan Dunfee, Canada, 3:41:38 Women 5,000 meters Gold\--Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenya, 14:26:17 (Olympic record) Silver\--Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenya, 14:29:77 Bronze\--Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 14:33:59 400-meter relay Gold\--United States (Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun), 41.01 Silver\--Jamaica (Christania Williams, Elaine Thompson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes), 41.36 Bronze\--Britain (Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita), 41.77 20-kilometer race walking Gold\--Hong Liu, China, 1:28:35 Silver\--Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, Mexico, 1:28:37 Bronze\--Xiuzhi Lu, China, 1:28:42 Volleyball (men’s semifinals) Italy 3, United States 2 (30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9) Brazil 3, Russia 0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17) Water polo (women) Gold medal match United States 12, Italy 5 Bronze medal match Russia 19, Hungary 18 China 10, Brazil 5 (seventh place) Spain 12, Australia 10 (fifth place) Wrestling Men’s freestyle 57 kg Gold\--Vladimer Khinchegashvili, Georgia Silver\--Rei Higuchi, Japan Bronze\--Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan Bronze\--Hassan Sabzali Rahimi, Iran Men’s freestyle 74 kg Gold\--Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati, Iran Silver\--Aniuar Geduev, Russia Bronze\--Soner Demirtas, Turkey Bronze\--Jabrayil Hasanov, Azerbaijan As his story unravels, Ryan Lochte apologizes for ‘not being more careful and candid’ By Nathan Fenno ![Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz are escorted by police through Miami International airport after returning to the U.S.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/28bc9e6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1505+0+0/resize/1200x882!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F9c%2F3c57d35a094fbf0d9bd411ea5707%2Fla-sp-sn-us-olympic-team-swimmers-arrive-back-in-us-after-controversy-over-lying-to-police-about-alledged-rob-20160819) (Angel Valentin / AFP/Getty Images) Ryan Lochte [apologized Friday for his role](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-read-ryan-lochte-s-apology-for-his-1471616618-htmlstory.html) in an altercation at a gas station near Olympic Park and for “not being more careful and candid” in how he described the incident. Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, initially gave a dramatic account of being robbed at gunpoint along early Sunday morning along with three other U.S. swimmers. The story unraveled Thursday when Brazilian authorities said it was fabricated and the four swimmers instead damaged a bathroom at a gas station. They were detained by security guards, one of whom pulled a gun to prevent them from leaving, until the athletes paid about \$50 in dollars and reals to resolve the matter. “It’s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country -- with a language barrier -- and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave,” Lochte’s three-paragraph statement posted on his Twitter account said, “but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors and the hosts of this great event. “I am very proud to represent my country in Olympic competition and this was a situation that could and should have been avoided. I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons.” Lochte’s statement followed the U.S. Olympic Committee’s apology to Brazil late Thursday for the behavior of the swimmers and USA Swimming promising a “thorough” review of the incident. Rio 2016 spokesman Maria Andrada accepted Lochte’s apology, but said Brazilians felt humiliated by the situation. “Understand that the Brazilian population was quite disappointed in the actions and the facts,” Andrada said during his daily news conference. “I think that the Brazilian population will accept his apologies and we want to put this matter to an end and I don’t see this as a fact that will mark these Games.” Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee, called the apology “entirely appropriate.” Earlier Friday, two of Lochte’s teammates, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, returned to the U.S. after being prevented from leaving Brazil 24 hours earlier. Fernando Veloso, head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, said Bentz and Conger gave statements to police Thursday that contradicted Lochte’s account. The fourth swimmer involved, Jimmy Feigen, remains in Brazil. He reached agreement to pay a fine of 35,000 reals, about \$10,800, for falsely reporting a crime, according to a statement from Judge Tula Correa de Mello. The money will go to a local charity. A judge previously barred Feigen from leaving the country; his passport will be returned and he’ll be free to depart when the money is received. Veloso has left open the possibility that Lochte, who returned to the U.S. on Monday, could face charges, saying “there’s very strong evidence that at least one of the swimmers, Ryan Lochte, made a false police report.” The swimmers previously claimed in a statement issued by the USOC that they were robbed by armed men posing as police officers while traveling by taxi from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Lochte told NBC News earlier this week that one of the robbers put a gun to his head and cocked it. Police said it wasn’t true. USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun called the behavior of the four athletes “not acceptable” in a statement. “We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” Blackmun said. In a separate statement, USA Swimming Chief Executive Chuck Wielgus said, “That this is drawing attention away from Team USA’s incredible accomplishments in the water and by other athletes across the Olympic Games is upsetting. The athletes and their remarkable stories should be the focus.” Eduardo Paes, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, told reporters Friday that he pitied the four swimmers because of their “character flaws.” The mayor added that he didn’t believe the swimmers were representative of the more than 550 U.S. athletes competing in the Games. Read Ryan Lochte’s apology for his actions in Rio By Houston Mitchell ![Ryan Lochte during competition in Rio.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8b37ebe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1416+0+0/resize/1200x830!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2Fb4%2F0e69a4d99fd955da85b57f2afce4%2Fla-sp-sn-ryan-lochte-20160818) (Michael Sohn / Associated Press) Ryan Lochte, at the center of controversy for making up a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro, tweeted an apology on Friday morning for “not being more careful and candid in how I described the events”. You can read his full apology below and keep up with continuing developments on [Lochte, his teammates and the actions in Rio here](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-1471612923-htmlstory.html). For some athletes, it’s a tough decision to stay when they’re eliminated from competition By Kevin Baxter ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/46ceeac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2Fc8%2F540bcbf4f1d9ff5627755702f9d0%2F750x422) (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images) > I know some athletes in other sports are already back in the States. In London, a lot of the boxers left early after they lost. But all of our athletes are staying for the duration this time around, which is nice. — Julie Goldsticker, press officer for USA Boxing It was moving day at the Olympic village Thursday, and Michelle Carter had more than just a gold medal to pack. “I was going to take this to the post office,” she said, clutching at the blue-and-green bedsheet she had tried to mail home. “But they don’t have a box big enough.” Carter, the women’s shot put champion, was leaving Rio de Janeiro four days before Sunday’s closing ceremony. And she isn’t the only U.S. athlete who has decided to exit early. The Americans came into these Olympics with more than 550 athletes, the largest delegation in the Rio Games. But nearly half of them have already left. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-athletes-village-20160818-snap-story.html) Column: There are many ways this story could have gone, and wrong was the one By Bill Plaschke > You’re a media hound who suddenly has a story to tell, not the true but cowardly story of entitled American athletes breaking stuff, but a story that would make you seem tough and hip. — Bill Plaschke So you’re Ryan Lochte (heaven forbid), you’re an Olympic star with a dozen medals, you’re a cool cat with bluish hair and a wry smile, and you’re returning from a night in Rio with three Olympic teammates. Someone orders the cab driver to pull into a Shell gas station so someone can use the bathroom, but then everyone allegedly destroys the bathroom, breaking a door, busting a soap dispenser and tearing down a poster. Your band of idiots returns to the cab without apology or explanation, and is prepared to drive to the Olympic Village when a security guard intervenes. The guy wants everyone to pay for the damages, a couple of your fools try to run, a gun is pulled and your boorish bunch finally shells out the equivalent of \$50 and drives away unharmed. So you’re Ryan Lochte and you’re embarrassed, but by the time you return to the Olympic village, you’re also inspired. You blame it on Rio. You say you were yet another victim of the lawless Brazilian streets. You claim you were robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Rio policemen. You even mention somebody putting a gun to your head, because what’s more gangster than that? [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly-lochte-plaschke-20160818-snap-story.html) Usain Bolt wins 200, completes third straight Olympic sprint double By Helene Elliott Although rivals are nipping at Usain Bolt’s golden heels and he grumbled last week that his schedule at the Rio Olympics was too hectic for him to run world-record times, the lanky Jamaican sprinter remains unequaled at producing stunning performances on the most momentous of occasions. Bolt reaffirmed his place in sports history Thursday at Olympic Stadium by winning the men’s 200-meter dash and becoming the only man to win the 100- and 200-meter races in three straight Olympics. His time of 19.78 seconds wasn’t the sub-19 time he had been hoping for, but it was enough for him to defeat Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.02 seconds) and Christophe Lemaitre of France (20.12). LaShawn Merritt of the U.S., the bronze medalist in the 400, finished sixth in 20.19 seconds. It was the second medal in these Games for De Grasse, who competed for USC and was an NCAA champion. He won bronze in the 100, and in the 200 semifinals cheekily pushed Bolt into running a faster time than Bolt had planned. But Bolt had plenty of energy left Thursday and turned the evening into a historic occasion. Loose enough before the race to do a little samba while waiting to be introduced, Bolt ran confidently on the damp track as a light rain fell and never seemed threatened. He’s still pursuing a triple-triple of wins in the 100, 200 and 400-meter relay in three straight Games. The relay final will take place Friday. Ashton Eaton wins second consecutive gold medal in decathlon By Associated Press Ashton Eaton has defended his Olympic decathlon title, equaling the Games record with a surge on the last lap of the 1,500 meters — the last event in the two-day competition. The 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004. Kevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver and Damian Warner of Canada took bronze with 8,666 points. U.S. men win gold and silver in shot put By Associated Press Ryan Crouser won the shot put gold medal with an Olympic record 22.52 meters, leading world champion Joe Kovacs in a 1-2 finish for the United States. The 23-year-old Crouser recorded the three best throws of his career, starting with 22.22 on his second attempt to take an early lead and improving it to 22.26 before his biggest attempt of the night on his fifth put. Kovacs, who had the season-leading mark heading into the final, took silver at 21.78 and world indoor champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand won bronze at 21.36. Tomasz Majewski, who won the Olympic gold for Poland in 2008 and 2012, was a distant sixth with a mark of 20.72 after opening with two fouls. U.S. women defeat France, 86-67, to reach the gold-medal game By Chris Hine ![USA's Brittney Griner is covered by France's center Sandrine Gruda during second half action.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/de9eb99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2F3c%2Fa4c6b89bc683502f409014779b8b%2Fimg-57b6762b-turbine-la-usa-beats-france-20160818) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Team USA captain Sue Bird missed Thursday’s semifinal because of a right knee injury, but that did not much matter for the United States, which advanced to Saturday’s gold-medal game with a 86-67 victory over France on Thursday. The United States led by just four at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity out of the locker room and outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter. Diana Taurasi had 18 points for the United States while Maya Moore added 15. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/la-sp-oly-us-womens-basketball-20160818-snap-story.html) Rio police say American swimmers’ story of robbery is a fabrication By Nathan Fenno , David Wharton and Vincent Bevins The story that Ryan Lochte told four days ago was frightening and detailed, the Olympic gold medalist recalling a late-night robbery and a pistol pressed against his head. On Thursday, Brazilian authorities presented evidence they say contradicts that account and could turn what at first had been a deeply embarrassing incident for the Summer Games’ host country into a different kind of international incident. The head of Rio de Janeiro’s civil police, Fernando Veloso, said the version of the events told by Lochte and three U.S. swimming teammates was fabricated. The athletes, he said, damaged a gas station bathroom early Sunday morning and were involved in a confrontation with armed security before paying about \$50 to resolve the matter. “We can confirm that there was no robbery as they described, and they were not victims as they presented themselves,” Veloso told a packed news conference, alleging the athletes had given “a fantastical version of events.” Contrary to reports, Veloso said none of the swimmers have been indicted. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-lochte-robbery-20160818-snap-story.html) U.S. women’s relay team makes most of second chance, advances to final By Helene Elliott The U.S. women’s 400-meter relay team, given a second chance to reach the Rio Olympic final after successfully appealing its disqualification from its first-round heat, got the baton around the track safely in a rerun Thursday night and earned a chance to compete for a gold medal in Friday’s final. The team of Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Morolake Akinosun had been disqualified from its heat Thursday morning after Felix was bumped by Brazil’s Kauiza Venancio and was thrown off stride, causing her to make a faulty exchange to Gardner. The baton fell and Gardner picked it up, on Felix’s urging, and they finished the race. However, they and the Brazilian teams were disqualified. USA Track and Field officials sought relief from a Jury of Appeals on the basis that Felix had been impeded; the jury agreed and granted the rerun. The same four athletes ran in the same order, but they were the only runners on the track. Their handoffs were fine and they were timed in 41.77 seconds, the top qualifying time. However, because they earned the spot in a rerun they are considered to have qualified for the final on time and will run in Lane 1 or Lane 8 instead of a prime middle lane. China timed at 42.70 seconds — a few hundredths behind Canada — and was dropped out of the field for the final. Gardner said it felt odd to be on the track, in Lane 2, with no other runners out there. “Honestly I feel like it was a glorified practice. We just had fun out there,” Gardner said. “We were laughing and joking going in, staying light, and that was the whole point. We already knew we were going to execute the first time — it was just that we had an unforeseen circumstance. Now, all we had to do is the same thing and the same plan that we had the first time — just get out there and absolutely execute it.” Felix said the experience was “different. It was really weird. But I think when we walked out and people were cheering for us, I think it uplifted us a little bit, encouraged us. We’re just grateful.” Felix, a seven-time Olympic medalist, also said she had never been in a situation like that. “I think that anyone who’s impeded, I think the process was fair,” Felix said. Gardner said she wished the best of luck to the Chinese sprinters, who are now out of the final. “It’s unfortunate, what happened,” she said. “I wish that it didn’t happen this way and that we were able to basically all compete because we all worked so hard to get here and those girls worked so hard to run the relay and they missed out on the opportunity. My heart is heavy for them but the protest ruled that we were able to run off and we got the opportunity and we seized it.” A day of upsets and suspensions continues in Rio, from BMX to combat sports By Staff and wire reports The U.S. women’s volleyball team [losing a semifinal](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-top-ranked-u-s-women-upset-in-1471553639-htmlstory.html) and American wrestler Helen Maroulis [defeating three-time gold medalist](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-helen-maroulis-wins-first-gold-ever-for-1471554152-htmlstory.html) Saori Yoshida of Japan aren’t the only big upsets Thursday in Rio. Two top BMX racers and two top-seeded taekwondo competitors also were eliminated from the Summer Games. Two-time gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia and reigning world champion Joris Daudet of France failed to advance out of their BMX quarterfinals. Strombergs’ coach, Ivo Lakucs, says Strombergs had decided before the Olympics that this would be it. Lakucs says the disappointing result Thursday wouldn’t change Strombergs’ mind. In taekwondo, Turkey’s defending Olympic champion Servet Tazegul was beaten, 19-6, by Russia’s Alexey Denisenko in their quarterfinal in the men’s 68-kilogram division. Second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea went out shortly afterward in a closely fought battle with Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush. Both Tazegul and Lee might have the chance to fight in the repechage competition for a bronze medal Thursday evening. And then there was news that the International Canoe Federation suspended canoe sprint bronze medalist Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova after he failed a pre-competition doping test while a Chinese swimmer and Brazilian road cyclist have been disqualified from the Olympics after failing doping tests. The 19-year-old Tarnovschi was due to compete in the 1,000-meters double on Friday with his older brother Oleg. The ICF said he would “now no longer be eligible and will face provisional suspension” under anti-doping rules. The Court of Arbitration for Sport issued final verdicts Thursday in the cases of swimmer Chen Xinyi and cyclist Kleber Ramos. Helen Maroulis wins first gold ever for a U.S. women’s wrestler By Associated Press ![Helen Maroulis of the U.S., right, celebrates after beating Japan's Saori Yoshida to win a gold medal in freestyle wrestling.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/642a23e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1072+0+0/resize/1200x715!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2Fe3%2F4ad0ddc6d378e4844e77ecf9b2f4%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-223) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Helen Maroulis of the United States defeated Japan’s Saori Yoshida 4-1 in the 53-kilogram freestyle final to win the first-ever gold medal for an American women’s wrestler. Maroulis celebrated Thursday’s win by running around the mat in a circle and holding the United States flag with both hands while it was draped over her back. Yoshida was a 16-time world champion who was going for her fourth gold. She hadn’t lost in a major tournament in years, but she had been less dominant in recent tournaments. Maroulis was on a two-year win streak of her own. Yoshida was trying to become the second woman to ever win four Olympic gold medals in a single event across four Summer Games, and the second wrestler to win four Olympic golds. Yoshida’s teammate, Kaori Icho, accomplished the feats Wednesday by winning the 58-kilogram gold. Top-ranked U.S. women upset in volleyball semifinal by Serbia By Associated Press Serbia has stunned the top-ranked U.S. women’s volleyball team that was chasing its first-ever Olympic gold. With star player Foluke Akinradewo injured early, the Americans came back from a 2-1 deficit to force a fifth set before falling 15-13. Serbia won the five-set match, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13, on Thursday — handing the U.S. its first defeat in Rio. Akinradewo’s teammates took over after she hurt her left knee late in the opening set. With two-time defending Olympic champion Brazil also ousted in a five-setter by China in the quarterfinals, Serbia will now face either the young Chinese squad led by former U.S. coach Jenny Lang Ping or the surprising Netherlands team, which is back in the Olympic volleyball competition for the first time in 20 years. Thursday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell Schedule and results from Thursday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Women’s doubles Gold medal match Japan (A. Takahashi and M. Matsutomo) d. Denmark (K.R. Juhl and C. Pedersen), 2-1 Bronze medal match South Korea (S.C. Shin and K.E. Jung) d. China (Y.N. Tang and Y. Yu), 2-0 Men’s doubles Bronze medal match Great Britain (M. Ellis and C. Langridge) d. China (B. Chai and W. Hong), 2-1 Basketball (women’s semifinals) Spain 68, Serbia 54 United States 86, France 67 Beach volleyball Men’s gold medal match Cerutti Alison and Oscar Schmidt Bruno, Brasil def. Nicolai Paolo and Lupo Daniele, Italy, 21-19, 21-17 Men’s bronze medal match Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands, def. Konstantin Semenov and Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia, 23-21, 22-20 Boxing Men’s light-heavyweight gold medal match Julio César La Cruz, Cuba, d. Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s canoe 1,000-meter sprint Gold\--Germany (M. Rendschmidt and M. Gross), 3:10.78 Silver\--Serbia (M. Tomićević and M. Zorić), 3:10.96 Bronze\--Australia (L. Tame and K. Wallace), 3:12.59 Men’s canoe single 200-meter sprint Gold\--Yuriy Cheban, Ukraine, 39.27 seconds Silver\--Valentin Demyanenko, Azerbaijan, 39.49 Bronze\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 39.62 Men’s kayak double 200-meter sprint Gold\--Spain (S. Craviotto Rivero and C. Toro Carballo), 32.07 secondsfield Silver\--Great Britain (L. Heath and J. Schofield), 32.36 Bronze\--Lithuania (E. Ramanauskas and A. Lankas), 32.38 Women’s kayak single 500-meter sprint Gold\--Danuta Kozák, Hungary, 1:52.49 Silver\--Emma Jørgensen, Denmark, 1:54.32 Bronze\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 1:54.37 Diving Women’s 10-meter platform final Gold\--Qian Ren, China Silver\--Yajie Si, China Bronze\--Meaghan Benfeito, Canada Field hockey (men) Gold medal match Argentina 4, Belgium 2 Bronze medal match Germany 1, Netherlands 1 (Germany wins in shootout) Handball (women’s semifinals) France 24, Netherlands 23 Russia 38, Norway 37 Sailing Women’s 470 dinghy Gold\--Great Britain (H. Mills and S. Clark), 44 points Silver\--New Zealand (J. Aleh and O. Powrie), 54 Bronze\--France (H. Defrance and C. Lecointre), 62 Men’s 470 dinghy Gold\--Croatia (Š. Fantela and I. Marenić), 43 points Silver\--Australia (W. Ryan and M. Belcher), 58 Bronze\--Greece (P. Mantis and P. Kagialis), 58 Men’s 49er skiff Gold\--New Zealand (P. Burling and B. Tuke), 35 points Silver\--Australia (N. Outteridge and I. Jensen), 78 Bronze\--Germany (E. Heil and T. Plössel), 83 Women’s 49er skiff Gold\--Brazil (M. Grael and K. Kunze), 48 points Silver\--New Zealand (M. Meech and A. Maloney), 51 Bronze\--Denmark (K. Salskov-Iversen and J. Hansen), 54 Taekwondo Men’s 68 kilogram Gold\--Ahmad Abughaush, Jordan, def. Alexey Denisenko, Russia, 10-6 Bronze\--Joel Gonzalez Bonilla, Spain, def. Edgar Contreras, Venezuela, 4-3 Bronze\--Lee Daehoon, South Korea, def. Jaouad Achab, Belgium, 11-7 Women’s 57 kilogram Gold\--Jade Jones, Britain, def. Eva Calvo Gomez, Spain, 16-7. Bronze\--Hedaya Wahba, Egypt, def. Raheleh Asemani, Belgium, 1-0 Bronze\-- Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, Iran, def. Nikita Glasnovic, Sweden, 5-1 Track and Field Men 200 meters Gold\--Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 19.78. Silver\--Andre de Grasse, Canada, 20.02. Bronze\--Christophe Lemaitre, France, 20.12. 400-meter hurdles Gold\--Kerron Clement, United States, 47.73 seconds Silver\--Boniface Mucheru, Kenya, 47.78 Bronze\--Yasmani Copello, Turkey, 47.92 Shotput Gold\--Ryan Crouser, United States, (22.52), 73-10 1-2. Silver\--Joe Kovacs, United States, (21.78), 71-5 1-2. Bronze\--Tomas Walsh, New Zealand, (21.36), 70-1. Decathlon Gold\--Ashton Eaton, United States, 8893 points Silver\--Kevin Mayer, France, 8834 Bronze\--Damian Warner, Canada, 8666 Women Javelin Throw Gold\--Sara Kolak, Croatia, (66.18), 217-1 1-2. Silver\--Sunette Viljoen, South Africa, (64.92), 212-12. Bronze\--Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, (64.80), 212-7 1-4. Triathlon Men’s final Gold\--Alistair Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:01 Silver\--Jonny Brownlee, Great Britain, 1:45:07 Bronze\--Henri Schoeman, South Africa, 1:45:43 Volleyball (women’s semifinals) Serbia 3, United States 2 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13) China 3, Netherlands 1, (27-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23) Water polo (men) Classification round Hungary 13, Brazil 4 Greece 9, Spain 7 Semifinals Croatia 12, Montenegro 8 Serbia 10, Italy 8 Wrestling Women’s freestyle 53 kilogram Gold\--Helen Louise Maroulis, United States Silver\--Saori Yoshida, Japan Bronze\--Natalya Sinishin, Azerbaijan Bronze\--Sofia Magdalena Mattsson, Sweden Women’s freestyle 63 kilogram Gold\--Risako Kawai, Japan Silver\--Maryia Mamashuk, Belarus Bronze\--Yekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan Bronze\--Monika Ewa Michalik, Poland Women’s freestyle 75 kilogram Gold\--Erica Elizabeth Wiebe, Canada Silver\--Guzel Manyurova, Kazakhstan Bronze\--Fengliu Zhang, China Bronze\--Ekaterina Bukina, Russia India finally wins a medal at Rio Olympics By Shashank Bengali ![India's Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning a medal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ac575a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F94%2Fb6414d3171462709f45dc819919c%2Fla-1471540870-snap-photo) (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images) By winning a bronze medal in wrestling, 23-year-old Sakshi Malik helped India avoid a potentially embarrassing Olympic blackout. The nation of 1.25 billion people awoke Thursday to the news that Malik had earned a place on the podium in the 58-kilogram category, the first medal for India at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. “The entire nation is rejoicing,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-india-olympics-20160818-snap-htmlstory.html) AIBA fights to quell boxing controversy as Stevenson advances to semifinals for U.S. By Kevin Baxter In its latest effort to quiet a controversy over disputed judging decisions in the Rio Olympic boxing competition, the International Boxing Assn. on Thursday removed the executive director in charge of the tournament. Francco Falcinelli, vice president of the AIBA executive board and the chief of the European Boxing Confederation, will oversee the final four days of bouts. On Wednesday, the AIBA said it had reviewed the decisions in the first 239 Rio bouts and found reason to send an undetermined number of judges home. The BBC and the Guardian reported six judges had been expelled. Boxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions in the Rio tournament, the most prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. Nikitin was so beat up in his win he will not be able to answer the bell in Thursday’s semifinal with American Shakur Stevenson, sending Stevenson on to Saturday’s final against Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. Stevenson is the first U.S. male to reach a final in Olympic boxing since light-heavyweight Andre Ward in 2004. Boxing officials were reportedly concerned about the possibility of fixed bouts even before the Rio Games even opened. Some AIBA authorities were so worried, according to the Guardian, they asked the International Olympic Committee to intervene and called for Wu Ching-kuo, the reform-minded president of the AIBA, to resign. Since the London Games, the AIBA has changed its scoring system, adopting the 10-point must system used by professional boxing with judges awarding a fighter 10 points for each round he wins. Women’s wrestling: Maroulis, Pirozhkova in medal hunt; Gray loses in quarterfinals By Lisa Dillman ![Helen Maroulis of the U.S., right, wrestles North Korea's Myong Suk Jong.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/984eae2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1491+0+0/resize/1200x874!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F6c%2F170073f8a40be3648d995563afa4%2Fla-wrestle-20160818) (Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA) Adeline Gray’s footwear pretty much said it all on Thursday. Gray, the face of women’s wrestling in the United States, was done much earlier than almost everyone expected at the Olympics, having lost, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 165-pound weight class (75 kg) to Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus. It was Gray’s first defeat in more than two years. “This is going to be something that takes a while to sink in,” Gray said. “I mean, I thought I wasn’t going to be taking my shoes off and now I’m in sandals. It’s definitely a different feeling. I haven’t had a loss in a long time, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to feel like.” The U.S. team had approached Thursday as a legitimate opportunity to win three medals. Now it’s down to two: Helen Maroulis will go for gold against Saori Yoshida of Japan in the 117-pound weight class (53 kg) and Elena Pirozhkova has a shot at a bronze medal in the 139-pound weight class (63 kg). Maroulis and Pirozhkova are roommates in Huntington Beach, training in Orange County under the guidance of Valentin Kalika. “We came to win gold. Helen has been practicing last few years like never before,” said Kalika. “Every day, at the beach, \[working out\] in the sand. She is ready for any battle.” Even against the formidable Yoshida. “We’ve been talking about beating Yoshida for last few years,” he said. “Again, all of our training was to beat Yoshida….We’ll see what happens tonight. She \[Yoshida\] is a great wrestler of course. We just got to make sure we’re not giving her \[too much\] respect. “I believe mentally she’s ready to beat Yoshida.” Gray, meanwhile, admitted to making a costly mistake in her match. “I overlooked that girl,” she said. “You can’t overlook somebody who is a multi-medalist. She’s an Olympic medalist. She has world medals. I beat her nine out of 10 times and today she got the better of me. I got defensive....my passivity game is not great.” Her future in the sport is unclear. “No, I totally am not set on another cycle,” said Gray, who was trying to contain her emotions. “I’ve spent three years away from my boyfriend who I would love to spend more time with. This takes so much sacrifice. In these moments, it doesn’t feel like it was worth it. It’s going to take some soul-searching before this kind of sinks in and becomes something I can handle.” A few months? Longer? “I might move to New York and figure out my life,” she said. Rio Olympics: U.S women win protest after dropping baton in 400-meter relay and will race again By Helene Elliott ![The baton falls as Allyson Felix hands off to English Gardner.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2ad9d60/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2Fe4%2F9af72b3cf4422839ab2a2fe671b7%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-oly-2016-rio-20160818) (Franck Fife / AFP/Getty Images) A Jury of Appeals granted a protest by the United States on the outcome of second heat of the women’s 400-meter relay, in which the U.S. relay was disqualified after dropping the baton. Ruling that the runner had been obstructed by a Brazilian runner at the second exchange (from Allyson Felix to English Gardner) the jury ruled that the U.S. women will rerun the race alone Thursday night. After Thursday’s first heats, China was in eighth place with a time of 42.70 seconds. If the U.S. beats that time, they will advance to Friday’s final. Brazil was disqualified for obstructing the U.S. After the race, Felix contended she felt contact from a runner on her right, where Brazil’s relay team was running, as she attempted to pass the baton to Gardner, who was running the third leg of the relay. “I got bumped coming into the exchange zone, and it just completely threw me off balance,” Felix said. “I tried to hold it together to get it to English.” Felix said she wasn’t injured, “just very upset.” The other members of the relay team were Tianna Bartoletta and Morolake Akinosun. The U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team successfully got the baton around and won its heat in 37.65 seconds to advance to Friday’s final. The relay was comprised of Mike Rodgers, Christian Coleman, Tyson Gay, and Jarrion Lawson. Soon after the women’s relay incident, Kerron Clement of the U.S. won the men’s 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 47.73 seconds. Boniface Mucheru Tumuti of Kenya was second in 47.78 seconds, with Yasmani Copello of Turkey third in 47.92. Clement, 30, was the silver medalist in the event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a two-time world champion. Winning in the ring has helped her out of it By Kevin Baxter > I definitely feel like I’m the best fighter in the world here. — Claressa Shields In the ring, Claressa Shields is as direct and imposing as a punch to the jaw, something she wielded with uncommon regularity Wednesday in a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a Rio Olympics middleweight quarterfinal. The win guarantees her at least a bronze medal, to go with the gold she won as a teenager four years ago in London. She hasn’t lost since the 2012 world championships; with the victory over Iakushina her record is 75-1. Her coaches call her the best boxer in the world, male or female. “Claressa came out of nowhere,” said associate Coach Kay Koroma, “and now the world loves her because of the way she fights.” Outside the ring, however, Shields can be as complex and hard to figure as trigonometry. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-boxing-shields-20160817-snap-story.html) She’s the ‘it’ girl for now, but will that transcend the Olympics? By Nathan Fenno ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/20981bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fe1%2F013d148c242ec3580ff55b3146e0%2F750x422) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) > I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles. — Simone Biles In a hallway underneath the Rio Olympic Arena, a crush of journalists pushed against the metal fence in front of the world’s best gymnast. Simone Biles, not even 5 feet tall, seemed to be swallowed up by the crowd. She fiddled with the green strap of her credential, but otherwise appeared at ease with another day as one of the most recognizable faces at the Summer Olympics. “We have an idea of just how big it is back home,” the 19-year-old said. Biles won four gold medals, including the coveted all-around title, during an adjective-defying week where she made the sport’s most difficult feats look routine. The performance cemented her place as perhaps the most gifted gymnast in history. She’s so well known that she can’t visit the Christ the Redeemer statue towering over Rio de Janeiro alone. More than a million people have followed her bubbly Instagram account this month. Limited-edition cereal boxes will celebrate her golden achievement. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-oly-biles-marketing-20160817-snap-story.html) Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross win bronze in beach volleyball By Associated Press ![USA's Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, celebrates with partner April Ross after capturing the bronze medal during the women's beach volleyball match.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/38618ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F51%2F364fa49ae5732516a01c2010cf81%2Fimg-57b5304d-turbine-la-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-210) USA’s Kerri Walsh Jennings, left, celebrates with partner April Ross after capturing the bronze medal during the women’s beach volleyball match. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross have won the beach volleyball bronze medal, coming back after losing the first set to beat the host Brazilians at Copacabana. The win comes less than 24 hours after Walsh Jennings lost on the Olympic beach for the first time in 27 matches over four Summer Games. Walsh Jennings, a three-time gold medalist, delivered a pair of blocks for the final two points on Wednesday night to win 17-21, 21-17, 15-9. Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst won the gold medal, handing the host nation its second straight medal-round setback on the Copacabana sand. The 21-18, 21-14 victory gave Germany its first medal in women’s beach volleyball, just four years after the German men took the top spot on the Olympic podium in London. Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara, the reigning world champions, took silver. Tianna Bartoletta gets her gold in women’s long jump By Associated Press ![American long jumper Tianna Bartoletta captures the gold medal on Wednesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6c1a353/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2F99%2F1db95d5e74f362593963c794a8e7%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-215) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Two-time world champion Tianna Bartoletta finally has an Olympic gold medal, winning the long jump final with a lifetime best 7.17 meters. The 30-year-old American, who won her world titles a decade apart in 2005 and 2015, responded to two big jumps from Ivana Spanovic and Brittney Reese on the fifth attempt to regain the lead with one round remaining. The lead stood. Defending Olympic champion Reese of the United States, after three fouls on her first four attempts, took silver Wednesday with a best of 7.15 on her last go. Spanovic, bronze medalist at the last two world championships, won the Olympic bronze with a Serbian national record of 7.08. More intrigue in Rio as 2 U.S. swimmers pulled off plane ![Gunnar Bentz, left, and Jack Conger](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/81fcfcd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x563+0+0/resize/1200x676!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2F91%2F445a886fd5097679d29c5fc38f00%2F1000) (Getty Images / Associated Press) NBC News is reporting that two U.S. swimmers who were in a group with Ryan Lochte that were allegedly mugged in Rio were pulled off a plane at the airport there as they attempted to return to the United States. According to tweets by NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were on a plane leaving Rio when authorities asked them to deplane and their passports were seized. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-police-lochte-20160817-snap-story.html?14714883391031#getslug) Brianna Rollins leads U.S. sweep in women’s 100 hurdles; Elaine Thompson completes sprint double By Associated Press ![American Brianna Rollins cruises to victory in a semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a448b83/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F40%2Fc17ba0bbd76ccdc59fad8b30ab4d%2Fla-sp-brianna-rollins-semifinal-20160817) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Brianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, has led an American sweep of the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Wednesday night in Rio. Rollins clocked 12.48 seconds and was followed by teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61), who edged Britain’s Cindy Ofili (12.63) with a lean at the finish line. Earlier in the evening, Elaine Thompson got another sprint double for Jamaica. She blasted out of the blocks and never gave Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers a chance to catch her on the straightaway of the 200 meters. After winning the 100 on Saturday, Thompson now has a double that compatriot Usain Bolt has specialized in. Thompson can make it triple gold during the relay races Thursday and Friday. Thompson ended in a season’s best 21.78 seconds, for an edge of .10 over Schippers. Tori Bowie of the United States took bronze with 22.15. Japan’s Kaori Icho becomes first wrestler to win gold medals in four consecutive Olympics By Associated Press ![Japan's Kaori Icho celebrates.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3dd02b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2F2f%2F3d618c201725f89c48fb66adcaed%2Fla-sp-kaori-icho-20160817) (Jack Guez / AFP-Getty Images) Japan’s Kaori Icho has become the first wrestler in Olympic history to win four gold medals. Icho scored a takedown with less than five seconds left to beat Russia’s Valeriia Koblova Zholobova, 3-2, in the 58-kilogram women’s freestyle. Icho also is the first woman to win an individual gold medal in four straight Olympics, having started her historic run at the inaugural women’s tournament at the 2004 Athens Games. Russia’s Alexander Karelin leads the short list of men with three wrestling golds. Icho’s teammate, Saori Yoshida, will try to match the four consecutive golds on Thursday. Sakshi Malik won bronze to give India its first medal of the Rio Games. Michael Phelps says he is ready to become a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State By Dan Loumena Most people don’t believe that Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, is ready to quit competitive swimming, but he’s given clear signals that it is true. He recently told reporters that he will begin his post-competitive era as a volunteer assistant coach at Arizona State, where his personal coach, Bob Bowman, runs the program. “He’s a father figure to me,” Phelps said of Bowman, who began coaching the 23-time gold-medal winner at age 11 in Baltimore. “He’s helped me through some of the worst times in my life and he’s been there every step of the way and I’m forever thankful.” Phelps ended the Rio Games with a record 28 medals in his career. Soon he could be helping train others to follow in his Olympic-sized footsteps. U.S. dispatches Argentina rather easily to advance to men’s basketball semifinals By Chris Hine ![Argentina center Luis Scola knocks the ball away from U.S. center DeAndre Jordan during first quarter action](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fe88c7a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Fba%2Fe890be47c26b147673b645876959%2Flat-sp-deandre-jordan-usa-la0040826163-20160817) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) After three consecutive close games that made many doubt whether the United States men’s basketball team was ripe for an upset in the knockout rounds, the Americans played perhaps their best game of the Olympics on Wednesday in a 105-78 victory over Argentina. The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Friday when it will meet Spain, which defeated France earlier in the day. Argentina started fast behind a raucous crowd that was singing and dancing through pre-game warmups and into the first quarter. The U.S. trailed by 10 points, 19-9, but after that, the Americans were jolted awake. They scored 25 of the next 27 points and took a 56-40 lead into halftime. Kevin Durant had the hot hand for the U.S. and scored 27 points. Maggie Steffens leads U.S. into gold-medal game of women’s water polo By Associated Press ![American Maggie Steffens shoots and scores against Hungary during their women's water polo semifinal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9e33786/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F73%2Fb9%2F467208e18a9fdfabf2b532ee9a47%2Fla-sp-maggie-steffens-20160817) (Sergei Grits / Associated Press) It will be the United States versus Italy for women’s water polo gold. Maggie Steffens scored four times and the U.S. beat Hungary, 14-10, in the Rio semifinals. Maddie Musselman and Kiley Neushul had two goals apiece for the U.S., which is trying to become the first country to repeat as Olympic champions. Italy advanced with a 12-9 victory over Australia in the first semifinal. Arianna Garibotti pumped in five goals and Roberta Bianconi scored twice as Italy improved to a perfect 5-0 in Rio de Janeiro. Italy won the gold medal in 2004, but slipped to sixth in Beijing and finished seventh in London four years ago. The United States has won 21 in a row, including its five games in Rio by a combined score of 61-27. It’s the only country to finish on the podium in each of the five Olympics for women’s water polo. Neymar scores early, Brazil scores often to advance to men’s soccer final By Associated Press ![Brazilian striker Neymar celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick against Honduras.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d10f184/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2F0b%2F39043cf5832ae6cfe29681079cd2%2Fla-sp-neymar-20160817) (Martin Bernetti / AFP/Getty Images) With the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match. The striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil over Honduras, 6-0, in the semifinals of the men’s tournament. Gabriel Jesus added two goals in the first half at the packed Maracana Stadium, and Marquinhos and Luan scored a goal each in the second. Brazil lost in the final at the 2012 London Games. The Olympic gold medal is the only major title the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer. “We won and we won well, but if in the final we don’t play well again, all of this will be for nothing,” Brazil midfielder Renato Augusto said. “We don’t want to disappoint the fans. They want us to play well, and they want us to win the gold.” The host country will play Germany, a 2-0 winner over Nigeria, in Saturday’s final. Brazilian fans were hoping for a sort of rematch against Germany, whose senior team embarrassed Brazil, 7-1, in the semifinals of the World Cup two years ago. “Hey Germany, just wait, your turn is coming up,” the fans chanted at Maracana Stadium. Only the gold will be enough for a talented Brazilian team playing at home and considered the main title favorite in a tournament played mostly with under-23 squads and very few stars. U.S. wins fourth in a row to advance to semifinals in men’s volleyball By Associated Press ![American Maxwell Holt spikes the ball past Poland's Mateusz Bieniek during their match Wednesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8995931/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fa5%2Fe11689178c229a300a2e31f4acb6%2Fla-sp-us-v-poland-men-s-volleyball-20160817) (Thomas Coex / AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. men’s volleyball team is in the semifinals after beating Poland in straight sets Wednesday for a fourth straight victory since a surprising 0-2 start in the Rio Olympics. The fifth-ranked Americans topped second-ranked Poland, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20, building some serious momentum at Maracanazinho arena after dropping their initial two matches to Canada and Italy. Now, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams are on to the final four of the Rio de Janeiro Games. The men will take on the winner of Italy-Iran on Friday, while the women face Serbia on Thursday. Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields wins quarterfinal to secure U.S. another boxing medal By Kevin Baxter ![Claressa Shields is all smiles after her victory Wednesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2e576fd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2008x1129+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F1b%2Ff6b341bc1f5d411dd4d1586199ee%2Fimg-57b4f0c9-turbine-la-sp-claressa-shileds-20160817) Claressa Shields is all smiles after her victory Wednesday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Defending Olympic champion Claressa Shields pounded her way to a unanimous-decision victory over Russian Iaroslava Iakushina in a women’s middleweight boxing quarterfinal Wednesday, guaranteeing her at least a bronze and giving the U.S. its third boxing medal of the Rio Olympics. Shields, of Flint, Mich., controlled the fight from the opening bell, dancing and peppering the Russian with a strong right and an effective left cross. And she proved too quick for Iakushina to land any damaging blow, even when the game Russian had her pinned in the corner midway through the third round. In the final seconds of the fourth and final round, Shields raised her hands in celebration. The bout was the first in Rio for Shields, who was given a bye into the quarterfinals. With the victory Shields, arguably the most dominant fighter in amateur boxing, male or female, raised her career record to 75-1. Her only loss came at the 2012 World Championships, before the London Olympics where she won a gold medal as a teenager. IOC executive Patrick Hickey targeted in police probe into ticket scalping By Lisa Dillman International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey of Ireland, a longtime fixture on the global sporting stage, was arrested early Wednesday morning at his Rio hotel and is facing charges of ticket touting, forming a cartel and illegal marketing as part of a broader police investigation, according to media reports .Hickey has temporarily stepped down from his duties as a result. An update on Hickey’s status came during the IOC’s daily briefing with spokesman Mark Adams. The Brazilian newspaper Estado also reported that Hickey, 71, went to the hospital “feeling sick.” Adams said Hickey went to the hospital around 7:30. “Like the rest of you, we’re still trying to establish the facts this morning and find out exactly what happened,” Adams said. “Mr. Hickey was taken to hospital this morning. I believe police have had a press conference this morning and confirmed there was a search warrant and an arrest warrant. “Needless to say, we’ll be fully cooperating with any police investigation, should there be one…What I can tell you is what I told you the other day, this involves 1,000 tickets … involves the NOC (National Olympic Committee) of Ireland, which has already launched an inquiry.” The Irish newspaper, the Journal, said that Hickey has been formally charged by the local police but the case will transfer to prosecutors, who make the decision whether to proceed. The Olympic Council of Ireland later released a statement that read: “In light of this morning’s developments and his ill health, Mr Hickey has taken the decision to step aside temporarily as President of the OCI and all other Olympic functions (IOC member in Ireland, European Olympic Committee President, Association of National Olympic Committees Vice President) until this matter is fully resolved.” Video and pictures surfaced on line of the police activity at the hotel and of Hickey opening the door of his hotel room. It was high drama, Brazilian police style. Adams dealt with all forms of questions about the incident, including whether the IOC was “embarrassed” by the arrest. Later, an Australian TV got straight to the point, asking: “Is the IOC concerned that one of the enduring images from the Games may well be one of its senior members opening the door naked to a police raid?” Adams: “We follow the system of justice here and that’s how things are done in Brazil. We respect the justice system. As I said before, he’s innocent until proven guilty…Let’s wait before we get ahead of ourselves.” Rio Olympics: Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto wins steeplechase; Evan Jager of the U.S. wins silver By Helene Elliott The U.S. apparently has become a steeplechase power in Olympic competition. Evan Jager of Algonquin, Ill., won a silver medal in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday, finishing behind the Olympic-record time of 8:03.29 run by Conseslus Kiproto of Kenya. Jager’s time of 8:04.28 was a season-best. Earlier this week, Emma Coburn won a bronze medal in the women’s steeplechase, a first for American women. Ezekiel Kemboi, the 2004 and 2012 Olympic champion, was third in 8:08.47. That extended the Kenyan men’s gold-medal streak in this event to nine in a row, starting in 1984. “Beating the Kenyans in championship steeplechases, it’s a very hard achievement and a very hard task,” Jager said. “Since I started steeplechasing, it’s been one of the goals of mine just to be in the mix with the Kenyans and beat some of them on the day at championship races. Beating Kemboi, who has been so dominant over his entire career and I believe is the greatest steeplechaser of all time, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and it makes me very proud.” He also said the parallel success of compatriot Coburn in the women’s steeplechase is “very cool.” He added, “I feel like our careers have kind of gone hand in hand. We both continue to get better each year. It’s cool that we’ve been able to share the same career at the same time.” Jager’s medal was the first by an American man since Brian Diemer won bronze in 1984, and it also was faster than the previous Olympic record of 8:05.51 set at the 1988 Seoul Games by Julius Kariuki of Kenya. Controversial decisions lead to suspension of boxing judges By Kevin Baxter After Russian fighters were awarded victories in a pair of controversial decisions at the Rio Olympics, boxing’s ruling federation has expelled a number of judges and referees it determined were not performing “at the level expected.” The International Boxing Assn., known as AIBA, did not disclose the number of officials suspended, but the BBC reported six of the 60 judges in Rio will no longer work at the Games. AIBA spokesman Nicolas Jomard would neither confirm nor deny that number. Boxers and national team coaches have complained about a number of decisions, prominent among them Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s unanimous decision over Michael John Conlan of Ireland in a bantamweight quarterfinal Tuesday and Monday’s heavyweight final, in which Russian Evgeny Tischenko won a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. Conlan lost a medal even though he appeared to win all three rounds of his fight. After the decision was announced Nikitin dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands in obvious relief while Conlan refused to leave the ring, tearing off his top, flipping off the judges and flexing his muscles to the crowd, which cheered him. In the heavyweight bout, Tishchenki won the decision despite sustaining a serious cut to the head and spending the whole bout backpedaling. Vietnam’s Vuong Trong Nghia and Brazil’s Jones Kennedy Silva do Rosario judged both bouts. Nghia also worked Claressa Shields’ women’s middleweight bout Wedneday without incident. AIBA rules do not allow for an appeal of either decision. After his loss, Conlan accused the judges of being corrupt, noting the two most controversial decisions favored Russian fighters. Rio is the first Olympics in which scoring is being done on the 10-point must system used in professional boxing. In past Olympic computers, judges used a computer system to count each punch, no matter how damaging the blow, and award the bout to the fighter who was most active. Under the new system, judges declare a winner after each round based on a criteria including quality of punches landed, aggression and tactics. Five judges score each bout with a computer randomly selecting which scorecards will count. Some judges complained that they were having trouble transitioning fom the old scoring system to the new one and the AIBA’s executive committee conceded that it was very concerned with the scoring after the Conlan and Levit fights. The AIBA said it reviewed all 239 bouts conducted before Wednesday and determined that “less than a handful ... were not at the level expected” it said in a statement. The AIBA also dismissed the corruption allegations saying that “ unless tangible proof is put forward, not rumors, we will continue to use any means, including legal or disciplinary actions to protect our sport.” Brazilian judge bars U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen from leaving country after they’ve already left By Nathan Fenno A Brazilian judge ordered local police to seize the passports of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen on Wednesday to bar them from leaving the country after the athletes said they were part of a group robbed at gunpoint earlier this week. In a statement, Judge Keyla Blanc de Cnop said Lochte and Feigen gave contradictory accounts of what occurred during the incident early Sunday morning and also issued search warrants in the matter. Local police attempted to question the swimmers and collect their passports at the Olympic Village on Wednesday. “The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said in a statement. Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist, is reported to have returned to the U.S. Feigen’s whereabouts aren’t known. The USOC wouldn’t confirm the athletes’ location. Lochte’s dad told the Associated Press that his son is in the U.S. Jeff Ostrow, Lochte’s U.S.-based attorney, didn’t immediately return a request for comment. Lochte and Feigen, along with teammates Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, said they were robbed of cash and personal items by individuals posing as police officers during a taxi ride from France’s hospitality venue to the Olympic Village early Sunday morning. Local police said they haven’t found any evidence of a crime. The judge’s statement said noted that footage from security cameras at the Olympic Village showed the four swimmers appearing unconcerned as they returned that morning. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-police-lochte-20160817-snap-story.html) Food choices aplenty, but healthy options in short supply By Kevin Baxter > I would give them a bronze medal. While they have a few healthy options, there aren’t many. — Lori Zanini, a dietitian-nutritionist on the food offerings at Olympic Park In the U.S., the hot dogs always taste better at the ballpark. So by that logic, in Brazil shouldn’t the acai taste better at the Olympics? That’s a trick question, of course. Acai, a yogurt-like dish of frozen, mashed palm fruit topped by granola that Brazilians are crazy about, tastes great everywhere. But apart from that, a tour of 13 venues in the Olympic Park and the nearby Riocentro cluster of arenas showed the Rio Games to be a veritable gastronomic wasteland. Make that gastronomic waistland. Because the stuff they’re offering the fans here will make you fat: hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pizza and potato chips are the four food groups of these Olympics. “It’s not very sports-minded,” Dutch fan Sjoerd Verlaan said. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-olympic-park-food-20160816-snap-story.html) Injuries will keep runner Abbey D’Agostino out of 5,000-meter final By Helene Elliott Abbey D’Agostino, who won praise for her sportsmanship in helping rival runner Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand to her feet after they collided during the first round of the women’s 5,000-meter race on Tuesday, suffered a torn ACL and other injuries that will prevent her from competing in Friday’s final. D’Agostino helped Hamblin get up from the track after the collision, and Hamblin returned the favor when D’Agostino tried to continue the race but was in too much pain to resume a competitive pace. Both finished well behind the pack but were advanced to the final on appeal. [Their selflessness](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-rio-2016-runners-abbey-d-agostino-nikki-hamblin-1471369602-htmlstory.html) gained worldwide attention and stands as one of the most memorable moments of the Rio Games. “By far the best part of my experience of the Olympics has been the community it creates, what the Games symbolizes,” D’Agostino said in a statement released Wednesday by USA Track and Field. “Since the night of the opening ceremonies, I have been so touched by this -- people from all corners of globe, embracing their unique cultures, yet all uniting under one celebration of the human body, mind, and spirit. I just keep thinking about how that spirit of unity and peace is stronger than all the global strife we’re bombarded with and saddened by on a daily basis.” The rest of the [statement is here.](https://www.usatf.org/News/Knee-injuries-keep-D-Agostino-from-Olympic-5000m-f.aspx) Rio Olympics: Watch Martin Short and Harry Shearer’s synchronized swimming sketch By Houston Mitchell Every four years, synchronized swimming becomes relevant when the Summer Olympics take place. And every four years, thoughts turn to the classic “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Harry Shearer, Martin Short and Christopher Guest. First shown in 1984, the skit is just as funny today as it was then. Watch and enjoy. NBC should do a “Where are they now?” short film on their broadcast, catching up with their characters in their continuing quest for Olympic gold. A long journey ends in a victory for one and all By Helene Elliott ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4065888/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F8a%2F5757dc8c7745c86a463ee2c207e5%2F750x422) (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles times) > This has been a long ride of highs and lows, and hopefully every American watching my race tonight, I want each of them to feel they can take a small piece of ownership in this medal. — Jenny Simpson, American bronze medalist Jenny Simpson was more nervous before the semifinal of the Rio Olympic 1,500-meter race than she was before Tuesday’s final, with the world watching. Her mind clear and her legs strong, she took to heart her coaches’ advice to use the first two laps to establish position and the last two laps “to be a predator.” She was fully prepared for this moment. “This is what I prayed for. This is what I worked for, just to have a shot,” she said. “Standing on the starting line I feel the only thing ahead of me is opportunity.” Simpson later didn’t recall much about a slow, tactical race that took a late fast turn. She knew she fell to the ground afterward and “ugly-cried” only because people told her that’s how she reacted following her third-place finish, which secured the first medal for a U.S. woman in the event. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya overtook world-record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final 200 meters to win in 4 minutes, 8.92 seconds, with Diababa in at 4:10.27. Simpson, who won the 2011 world championship, was second in 2013 and unlucky last year when she lost a shoe in mid-race, finished in 4:10.53 to etch her name in history. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-track-field-20160816-snap-story.html) This young lady is light-years ahead of the competition By Lisa Dillman ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6b2997b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2Ffe%2Fec51210eb8ffd4f0dd972f912558%2F750x422) (Robert Guathier / Los Angeles Times) > It’s amazing. It’s hard to put into words. I don’t even consider myself competing against her. It’s like she’s on another level. — Aly Raisman, U.S. teammate regarding Simone Biles’ talent Simone Biles didn’t quite feel like she truly belonged to the Famous U.S. Olympian Club. She admitted to feeling a “little nervous” around the likes of swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky during a recent photo shoot. She was underestimating herself. Another gold-medal performance by the transcendent talent suggested the club membership had expanded with proper justification. Biles sparkled and soared in her celebratory floor exercise routine Tuesday and won her fourth gold medal here. U.S. teammate Aly Raisman took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Britain the bronze. Biles’ takeaways from Rio: five medals, four of them gold and one bronze. The teenager from Spring, Texas, joined three other women in winning four gymnastics golds at an Olympics, last accomplished 32 years ago by Ekaterina Szabo of Romania. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-gymnastics-20160816-snap-story.html) Wednesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell ![Men's volleyball is in quarterfinals action today in Rio.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7a2a22f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F41%2F48e89d10e2d1c8201e56cf7f98ca%2Fla-sp-sn-volleyball-olympics-day-4-20160817) (Buda Mendes / AFP/Getty Images) Schedule and results from Wednesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Mixed Doubles Gold\--Indonesia (Tontowi Ahmad, Liliyana Natsir) d. Malaysia (Peng Soon Chan, Liu Ying Goh), 21-14, 21-12 Bronze\--China (Nan Zhang, Yunlei Zhao) d. Chen Xu and Jin Ma (China), 21-7, 21-11 Men’s singles Quarterfinals Chong Wei Lee (Malaysia) d. Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan), 21-9, 21-15. Dan Lin (China) d. Srikanth Kidambi (India), 21-21, 11-11, 21-21. Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) d. Rajiv Ouseph (Britain), 21-12, 21-16. Long Chen (China) d. Wan Ho Son (South Korea), 21-11, 18-21, 21-11 Basketball (men’s quarterfinals) Australia 90, Lithuania 64 Spain 92, France 67 United States 105, Argentina 78 Serbia 86, Croatia 83 Beach Volleyball Women Gold\--Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Barbara Seixas de Freitas and Agatha Bednarczuk (Brazil), 21-18, 21-14 Bronze\--Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (United States), d. Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Rocha (Brazil), 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 Boxing Men’s light-middleweight (69-kilograms) Gold\--Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan. Silver\--Shakhram Giyasov, Uzbekistan. Bronze\--Souleymane Diop Cissokho, France. Bronze\--Mohammed Rabii, Morocco Men’s fllyweight (52-kilograms) Quarterfinals Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) d. Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan), 3-0 Yoel Segundo Finol (Venezuela), d. Mohamed Flissi (Algeria), 3-0 Misha Aloian (Russia) d. Ceiber David Avila (Colombia), 3-0 Jianguan Hu (China) d. Yosbany Veitia (Cuba), 2-1 Women’s lightweight (57-60 kilograms) Semifinals Junhua Yin (China) d. Mira Potkonen (Finland), 3-0 Anastasiia Beliakova (Russia) d. Estelle Mossely (France), TKO (R1, 2:00) Middleweight (69-75 kilograms) Quarterfinals Claressa Shields (United States) d. Iaroslava Iakushina (Russia), 3-0. Dariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan) d. Khadija Mardi (Morocco), 3-0. Qian Li (China) d. Andreia Bandeira (Brazil), 3-0. Nouchka Fontijn (Netherlands), d. Savannah Marshall (Britain), 2-0 Diving Women’s 10-meter platform qualifiers 1\. Yajie Si, China, 397.45; 2. Qian Ren, China, 385.80; 3. Jessica Parratto, United States, 346.80; 4. Melissa Wu, Australia, 342.80; 5. Tonia Couch, Britain, 332.80; 6. Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia, 332.45; 7. Meaghan Benfeito, Canada, 329.15; 8. Nur Dhabitah Sabri, Malaysia, 325.85; 9. Roseline Filion, Canada, 323.55; 10. Minami Itahashi, Japan, 320.20; 11. Ekaterina Petukhova, Russia, 317.25; 12. Katrina Young, United States, 313.85; 13. Paola Espinosa, Mexico, 313.70; 14. Ganna Krasnoshlyk, Ukraine, 300.80; 15. Iuliia Prokopchuk, Ukraine, 297.95; 16. Elena Wassen, Germany, 291.90 ; 17. Brittany O’Brien, Australia, 290.30; 18. Un Hyang Kim, North Korea, 289.45. Equestrian Jumping team finals Gold\--France Silver\--United States Bronze\--Germany Field Hockey (women’s semifinals) Netherlands 1, Germany 1 (Netherlands wins 4-3 in shootout) Britain 3, New Zealand 0 Handball (men’s quarterfinals) France 34, Brazil 27 Germany 34, Qatar 22 Denmark 37, Slovenia 30 Poland 30, Croatia 27 Sailing Medal races in men’s 470 and women’s 470 postponed Soccer (men’s semifinals) Brazil 6, Honduras 0 Germany 2, Nigeria 0 Table Tennis Gold\--China (Long Ma, Jike Zhang, Xin Xu) d. Japan (Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa, Maharu Yoshimura), 3-1 Bronze\--Germany (Bastian Steger, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Timo Boll) def. South Korea (Youngsik Jeoung, Saehyuk Joo, Sangsu Lee), 3-1 Taekwondo Men’s 58-kilogram Gold\--Shuai Zhao (China) d. Tawin Hanprab (Thailand), 6-4 Bronze\--Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic) d. Jesus Tortosa Cabrera (Spain), 6-5 Bronze\--Taehun Kim (South Korea) d. Carlos Ruben Navarro Valdez (Mexico), 7-5. Women’s 49-kilogram Gold\--Sohui Kim (South Korea) d. Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia), 7-6. Bronze\--Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan) d. Yasmina Aziez (France), 7-2 Bronze\--Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) d. Itzel Adilene Manjarrez Bastidas (Mexico), 15-3 Track and Field Men 3,000-meter steeplechase Gold\--Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya, 8:03.28 Silver\--Evan Jager, United States, 8:04.28 Bronze\--Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:08.47 Women 200 meters Gold\--Elaine Thompson, Jamaica, 21.78 Silver\--Dafne Schippers, Netherlands, 21.88 Bronze\--Tori Bowie, United States, 22.15 100 Hurdles Gold\--Brianna Rollins, United States, 12.48 Silver\--Nia Ali, United States, 12.59 Bronze\--Kristi Castlin, United States, 12.61 Long jump Gold\--Tianna Bartoletta, United States, (7.17), 23-6 1-4 Silver\--Brittney Reese, United States, (7.15), 23-5 1-2 Bronze\--Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, (7.08), 23-2 3-4 Volleyball (men’s quarterfinals) Russia 3, Canada 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18) United States 3, Poland 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20) Italy 3, Iran 0 (31-29, 25-19, 25-17) Brazil 3, Argentina 1, (25-22, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23) Water Polo (women) Semifinals Italy 12, Russia 9 United States 14, Hungary 10 Classification matches Australia 11, Brazil 4 Spain 11, China 6 Wrestling Women Freestyle 48 kilogram Gold\---Eri Tosaka (Japan) def. Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan), 3-2 Bronze\--Yanan Sun (China) def. Zhuldyz Eshimova, (Kazakhstan) 10-0 Bronze\--Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgaria) def. Patricia Alejandra Bermudez (Argentina), 7-6 58 kilogram Gold--Kaori Icho (Japan) def. Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (Russia), 3-2 Bronze\--Marwa Amri (Tunisia) def. Yuliya Ratkevich (Azerbaijan), 6-3 Sakshi Malik (India) def. Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan), 8-5 69 kilogram Gold\--Sara Dosho (Japan) def. Natalia Vorobeva (Russia), 2-2 Bronze\--Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan) d. Enas Mostafa Youssef Ahmed (Egypt), 7-4 Bronze\--Anna Jenny Fransson (Sweden) d. Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats (Canada) 2-1 Column: Here is the reason why American women are dominating at the Olympics By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/03a168b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F0a%2F978caa4f7d0b86297e60642f5631%2F750x422) (Alex Livesey / Getty Images) > I was always grown up with encouragement, I was never taught I couldn’t compete. This is just an accepted part of our culture. — Maya DiRado, U.S. gold medalist in swimming The girl wanders into a Houston gym on a school field trip, a worker loves her spark, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. A girl jumps into a suburban Washington, D.C., swimming pool to make friends, a coach notices her stroke, and a dozen years later she wins four Olympic gold medals. With five days remaining in the Rio Olympics, the final verdict is in and the winners are the U.S. women. After 11 of the Olympics’ 16 days, American women have filled the podium, dominated the broadcasts and opened the curtain on an inclusive sports society absent in many parts of the world. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly-women-plaschke-20160816-snap-story.html) Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross lose in semifinals of women’s beach volleyball By Associated Press ![Kerri Walsh Jennings, right, and April Ross console each other as Brazil celebrates a 2-0 win over the U.S. in a Women's Beach Volleyball semifinal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/deb7c9e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1299+0+0/resize/1200x779!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F8b%2Fea8b82df79d77483151420a01793%2Fla-sp-us-new-zealand-soccer-20160803-197) (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Kerri Walsh Jennings’ gold-medal streak is over after Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara defeated the heralded American and partner April Ross in the semifinals of women’s beach volleyball on Tuesday night. The Brazilians advanced to play against Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst with the 22-20, 21-18 victory. Walsh Jennings and Ross will now play for the bronze medal on Wednesday against Brazil’s other duo. Walsh Jennings, a native of Northern California who has spent her professional career training on the sands of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach near her residence, had won three gold medals with Misty May-Treanor and had never lost an Olympic match. In fact, she had only lost two sets in her Olympic career before falling in straight sets at the Copacabana venue. “Kerri does so much for us and I didn’t step up today,” Ross said. “I’m very upset with myself.” Agatha and Barbara are the defending world champions, but they were the second-seeded team in the tournament to fellow Brazilians Talita and Larissa, a pair of three-time Olympians, who lost to the Germans, 21-18, 21-12, earlier Tuesday. Brazil still has a chance to match its 2004 Olympic haul of three medals. Despite failing to make the final, Talita said she would never forget playing in front of the hometown crowd on the iconic beach. “I am so proud of my people, the Brazilian people,” Talita said. Lasha Talakhadze sets world record to claim gold in over 105-kilogram weightlifting By Associated Press ![Lasha Talakhadze celebrates with his coach after setting a world record to win the gold medal in the men's over 105-kilogram competition on Tuesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/027b990/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F6e%2F31008c16e5cde407a0c74179765c%2Fla-sp-lasha-talakhadze-20160816) (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images) Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia has set a new world record in the over 105-kilogram weightlifting division with 473 total kilos to win the gold medal in a surprising upset over the heavily favored Behdad Salimi of Iran. The 22-year-old Talakhadze lifted 215 kilos on the snatch and 258 on the clean and jerk to set the new mark. Salimi set the world record for the snatch with 216 kilos. But he could not complete any of his three attempts on the clean and jerk. Salimi appeared to disagree with the judges’ ruling on his first two tries and didn’t have the energy to complete the third. Gor Minasyan of Armenia won silver and Georgia’s Irakli Turmanidze took home the bronze. U.S. women defeat Japan, 110-64, to advance in women’s basketball semifinals By Chris Hine ![USA's forward Maya Moore works around Japan's forward Sanae Motokawa during a women's quarterfinal basketball game during the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7976e17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x700+0+0/resize/1200x700!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2Fd4%2Fc65b367342d5ac00bdcfd1d62ac8%2Fla-sp-maya-moore-sanae-motokawa-p-20160816) (Andrej Isakovic / AFP / Getty Images) The U.S. women’s team isn’t accustomed to close games. Early in the third quarter on Tuesday, however, the U.S. couldn’t shake off a smaller but determined Japan. But beating Team USA requires a near-perfect effort on both ends of the floor – and eventually the U.S. overwhelmed Japan. Behind a strong defensive effort in the second half, the U.S. coasted to a 110-64 victory after Japan had cut the lead to six early in the third quarter. The U.S. advances to the semifinals on Thursday when it will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between France and Canada. U.S. women grind past Japan and into the women’s volleyball semifinals By David Wharton ![Americans Jordan Larson-Burbach (10) and Foluke Akinradewo attempt to block a spike by Japan's Nagaoka Miyu during a women's volleyball quarterfinal match on Tuesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/47d90da/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1366+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2F7c%2F3d94786edefcd38e7630b581b729%2Fla-sp-u-s-v-japan-women-s-volleyball-20160816) (Michael Reynolds / EPA) Patience has been a key word for the U.S. women’s volleyball team at these 2016 Summer Games. The Americans are ranked No. 1 in the world but chasing their first Olympic gold after near misses in the past, and they know it will take a match-by-match approach. This attitude served them well Tuesday in a quarterfinal victory over Japan at Maracanazinho Arena. The Japanese are a relatively short team that compensates with quickness and tenacity. The U.S. had to keep hammering away at the net with its size advantage. “It’s frustrating against a great defensive team like Japan,” captain Christa Harmotto Dietzen said. “It takes four or five swings sometimes for us to put the ball down.” So their straight-set win -- 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 -- was fueled by spikes and blocks. “We don’t have many tall players in our team,” Japanese Coach Masayoshi Manabe said. The U.S. now advances to the semifinals against the winner of the Russia-Serbia match. U.S. triple jumper Christian Taylor repeats as Olympic champion; Will Claye earns silver By Associated Press In an amazing turnaround with the same golden result, Christian Taylor fundamentally changed his triple jump technique — changing his lead-off foot — and it paid off. Taylor now starts his triple jump with a right-foot hop in what is a major change to his whole routine since he won gold in London. His pains and aches eased, and the results stayed exemplary. On Tuesday, he and Will Claye again swept gold and silver for the United States at back-to-back Olympics. Taylor had a world-leading mark of 17.86 meters on his first attempt. He posted the three best jumps of the competition. “I never thought on my first jump that would be the gold medal jump. I stayed sharp and stayed ready,” he said. Claye took the silver with a personal record of 17.76 meters and went straight up in the stands to propose to his girlfriend, American sprinter Queen Harrison. She accepted. Tuesday’s Rio Olympics schedule and results By Houston Mitchell Schedule and results from Tuesday’s Rio Olympics competition. All times Pacific. Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze\--Nan Zhang and Yunlei Zhao, China, def. Chen Xu and Jin Ma, China, 21-7, 21-11 Men’s doubles Semifinals V Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan, Malaysia, def. Biao Chai and Wei Hong, China, 21-18, 12-21, 21-17 Haifeng Fu and Nan Zhang, China, def. Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Britain, 21-14, 21-18 Women’s doubles Semifinals Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, Japan, def. Kyung Eun Jung and Seung Chan Shin, South Korea, 21-16, 21-15 Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark, def. Yuanting Tang and Yang Yu, China, 21-16, 14-21, 21-19 Women’s singles Quarterfinals Carolina Marin, Spain, def. Ji Hyun Sung, South Korea, 21-12, 21-16 Xuerui Li, China, def. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk, Thailand, 21-12, 21-17 Nozomi Okuhara, Japan, def. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, 11-11, 21-21, 21-21 V. Sindhu Pusarla, India, def. Yihan Wang, China, 22-20, 21-19 Basketball (Women’s quarterfinals) Serbia 73, Australia 71 Spain 64, Turkey 62 United States 110, Japan 64 France 68, Canada 63 Beach Volleyball (Men’s semifinals) Alison/Bruno Schmidt (Brazil) d. Brouwer/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 Nicolai/Lupo (Italy) d. Semenov/Krasilnikov (Russia), 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 Beach Volleyball (Women’s semifinals) Ludwig/Walkenhorst (Germany) d. Larissa/Talita (Brazil), 21-18, 21-12 Agatha/Barbara (Brazil) d. Walsh-Jennings/Ross (United States), 22-20, 21-18 Boxing (Men) Lightweight (60 kilograms) Gold\--Robson Conceicao, Brazil, d. Sofiane Oumiha, France, 3-0 Bronze\--Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu, Mongolia Bronze\--Lázaro Álvarez, Cuba Light-heavyweight (81 kilograms) Semifinals Julio Cesar la Cruz, Cuba, def. Mathieu Albert Daniel Bauderlique, France, 3-0 Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Kazakhstan, def. Joshua Buatsi, Britain, 3-0 Canoe/Kayak Men’s canoe single 1,000-meter sprint finals Gold\--Sebastian Brendel, Germany, 3:56.92 Silver\--Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, Brazil, 3:58.52 Bronze\--Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova, 4:00.85 Women’s kayak double 500-meter sprint finals Gold\--Hungary, 1:43.68 Silver\--Germany, 1:43.73 Bronze\--Poland, 1:45.20 Women’s kayak single 200-meter sprint finals Gold\--Lisa Carrington, New Zealand, 39.86 seconds Silver\--Marta Walczykiewicz, Poland, 40.27 Bronze\--Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Azerbaijan, 40.40 Men’s kayak single 1,000-meter sprint finals Gold\--Marcus Walz, Spain, 3:31.44 Silver\--Josef Dostál, Czech Republic, 3:32.14 Bronze\--Roman Anoshkin, Russia, 3:33.36 Cycling Men’s keirin Gold\--Jason Kenny, Britain, 10.113 Silver\--Matthijs Buchli, Netherlands, +0.040 Bronze\--Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia, +0.085 Women’s sprint Gold\---Kristina Vogel, Germany, d. Rebecca James, Britain, w-11.237, w-11.312. Bronze\--Katy Marchant, Britain, def. Elis Ligtlee, Netherlands, w-11.237, w-11.424. Women’s omnium Gold\--Laura Trott, Britain, (38, 40, 40, 38, 40), 196 Silver\--Jolien D’hoore, Belgium, (36, 36, 38, 34, 28), 172 Bronze\--Sarah Hammer, United States, (34, 38, 36, 32, 32), 172 Diving Men Gold\--Yuan Cao, China, 547.60 Silver\--Jack Laugher, Britain, 523.85 Bronze\--Patrick Hausding, Germany, 498.90 Field Hockey (Men’s semifinals) Argentina 5, Germany 2 Belgium 3, Netherlands 1 Gymnastics (Men) Individual final, parallel bars Gold\--Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 16.041 Silver\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.900 Bronze\--David Belyavskiy, Russia, 15.783 Individual final, high bar Gold\--Fabian Hambuechen, Germany, 15.666 Silver\--Danell Leyva, United States, 15.500 Bronze\--Nile Wilson, Britain, 15.466 Gymnastics (Women) Individual final, floor exercise Gold\--Simone Biles, United States, 15.966 Silver\--Aly Raisman, United States, 15.500 Bronze\--Amy Tinkler, Great Britain, 14.933 Handball (Women’s quarterfinals) Netherlands 32, Brazil 23 France 27, Spain 26 Norway 33, Sweden 20 Russia 31, Angola 27 Sailing Women’s Laser Radial Gold\--Marit Bouwmeester, Netherlands Silver\--Annalise Murphy, Ireland Bronze\--Anne-Marie Rindom, Denmark Men’s Laser Dinghy Gold\--Tom Burton, Australia Silver\--Tonči Stipanović, Croatia Bronze\--Sam Meech, New Zealand Mixed Nacra 17 (multihull) Gold\--New Zealand, G. Jones and J. Saunders Silver\--Australia, J. Waterhouse and L. Darmanin Bronze\--Austria, T. Frank and T. Zajac Men’s Finn Gold\--Giles Scott, Great Britain Silver\--Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenia Bronze\--Caleb Paine, United States Soccer (women’s semifinals) Sweden 0, Brazil 0 (Sweden advances on penalty kicks, 4-3) Germany 2, Canada 0 Swimming (Men) Open water marathon 10-kilometer final Gold\--Ferry Weertman, Netherlands, 1:52:59 Silver\--Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, 1:52:59 Bronze\--Marc-Antoine Olivier, France, 1:53:02 Synchronized Swimming Duets Gold\--Russia, N. Ishchenko and S. Romashina, 194.9910 Silver\--China, X.C. Huang and W. Sun, 192.3688 Bronze\--Japan, R. Mitsui and Y. Inui, 188.0547 Table Tennis Women’s team Gold\--China (Ning Ding, Shiwen Liu, Xiaoxia Li) def. Germany (Ying Han, Xiaona Shan, Petrissa Solja), 3-0 Bronze\--Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Mima Ito) def. Singapore (Mengyu Yu, Tianwei Feng, Yihan Zhou), 3-1 Track and Field (Men) 110-meter high hurdles Gold\--Omar McLeod, Jamaica, 13.05 Silver\--Orlando Ortega, 13.17 Bronze\--Dimitri Bascou, France, 13.24 High jump Gold--Derek Drouin, Canada, 2.38 meters Silver--Mutaz Essa Barshim. Qatar, 2.36 Bronze--Bohdan Bondarenko, Ukraine, 2.33 Triple jump Gold\--Christian Taylor, United States, 17.86 meters Silver\--Will Claye, United States, 17.76 Bronze\--Dong Bin, China, 17.58 Track and Field (Women) 1,500 meters Gold\--Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon, Kenya, 4:08.92 Silver\--Genzebe Dibaba, Ethiopia, 4:10.27 Bronze\--Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:10.53 Women’s discus final Gold\--Sandra Perković, Croatia, 69.21 meters Silver\--Mélina Robert-Michon, France, 66.73 Bronze\--Denia Caballero, Cuba, 65.34 Volleyball (women’s quarterfinals) Netherlands 3, South Korea 1 United States 3, Japan 0 Serbia 3, Russia 0 China 3, Brazil 2 Water polo (Men’s quarterfinals) Montenegro 13, Hungary 11 Serbia 10, Spain 7 Croatia 10, Brazil 6 Italy 9, Greece 5 Weightlifting Men’s 105+-kilogram final Gold\--Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473kg (world record) Silver\--Gor Minasyan, Armenia, 451kg Bronze\--Irakli Turmanidze, Georgia, 448kg Wrestling Men’s 66-kilogram Gold\--Davor Stefanek, Serbia Silver\--Migran Arutyunyan, Armenia Bronze\--Shmagi Bolkvadze, Georgia Bronze\--Rasul Chunayev, Azerbaijan Men’s 98-kilogram Gold\--Artur Aleksanyan, Armenia Silver\--Yasmany Lugo Cabrera, Cuba Bronze\--Celk Ildem, Turkey Bronze\--Ghasem Rezaei, Iran Live gymnastics: Simone Biles wins gold in floor exercise, Aly Raisman silver; Danell Leyva wins silver in parallel bars By Lisa Dillman ![Simone Biles and Aly Raisman wave after finishing 1-2 in the floor exercise.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b20b8c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2F60%2F3ca1adb8d6c5cc9dad0207335ad3%2Fla-sp-sn-gymnastics-artistic-olympics-day-11-20160816) (Alex Livesey / Getty Images) Simone Biles went airborne to secure her fourth gold medal at the Olympics, soaring high on the floor exercise with an untouchable effort on Tuesday. Her U.S. teammate Aly Raisman, the champion on the floor at the London Olympics, took the silver and 16-year-old Amy Tinkler of Great Britain, in a surprise, the bronze. The four golds for Biles came in the team event, the all-around final, the vault and the floor exercise. She has five medals, in all, having captured the bronze on the balance beam. After the balance beam effort on Monday, Biles was asked how much she had left. The answer: More than enough. She won by 0.466. Biles scored 15.966 to Raisman’s 15.500. Tinkler earned a score of 14.933. Four women have won four gymnastic gold medals at a single games: Larisa Latynina in 1956, Vera Caslavska in 1968, Ekaterina Szabo of Romania in 1984 and now Biles. The gymnast who wasn’t even on the U.S. Olympic team after trials -- Danell Leyva -- produced the best result for the men’s team in Rio, taking silver on the parallel bars on Tuesday. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine (16.041) was the only competitor to record a score over 16.000 in the eight-man field. Leyva was the first competitor of the afternoon at Rio Olympic Arena, getting 15.900, and had to endure the long wait to see if he would make the podium. David Belyavskiy of Russia took the bronze. At one point, Leyva, as he often does, put a towel over his head on the sideline as he was waiting it out during one of the other competitor’s routines. That caused the often goofy public-address announcer here to over-emote, saying: “Leyva can’t take it.” His silver has been the highest finish for the U.S. men here. Earlier, Alex Naddour took the bronze on the pommel horse. In 2012, Leyva was third in the all-around event in London, bringing home a bronze medal. Leyva, who was born in Cuba and raised in Miami, was named an alternate after the Olympic trials in St. Louis and got on the team when John Orozco suffered torn knee ligaments in training. There was more drama for Leyva here at the Olympics when he fell off the high bar in the team final. He blamed himself for the team failing to make the podium, but that instinct was misplaced because the U.S. was essentially out of it after the first rotation. Runners Abbey D’Agostino, Nikki Hamblin are the real winners in Rio By Helene Elliott ![Abbey D'Agostino, right, hugs Nikki Hamblin after their women’s 5,000-meter event on Tuesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5148d11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1366+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F0a%2Fd7727bf6862cf05bf36fe3979fb0%2Fla-sp-sn-athletics-olympics-day-11-20160816) (Patrick Smith / Getty Images) Distance runners Abbey D’Agostino of the U.S. and Nikki Hamblin of New Zealand weren’t favored to win medals in the women’s 5,000-meter event. But they deserve some special and public recognition for the sportsmanship they displayed toward one other after they collided during Tuesday’s first-round race. D’Agostino, of Topsfield, Mass., collided with Hamblin about 3,200 meters into the race, possibly because Hamblin had slowed her pace to avoid contact with another runner who was being lapped. D’Agostino appeared to hit Hamblin from behind and both fell to the track. D’Agostino got up but saw Hamblin was in distress and paused to help her up. They tried to continue, but D’Agostino was in pain because of injuries to her leg. “She could hardly stand,” Hamblin said. Hamblin then helped her up, but D’Agostino couldn’t resume running and told Hamblin to go continue without her. Hamblin finished 16th in 16:43.10, and D’Agostino limped to the line in 17:10.02. Following a protest, both runners were advanced to Friday’s final, as was a third runner who was affected by the collision, Jennifer Wenth of Austria. D’Agostino was taken off the track for treatment, but Hamblin lingered and spoke to reporters afterward to praise D’Agostino’s kindness. “I went down, and I was like, ‘What’s happening? Why am I on the ground?’ ” Hamblin said. “Then suddenly, there’s this hand on my shoulder \[and D’Agostino saying\], ‘Get up, get up, we have to finish this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yup, yup, you’re right. This is the Olympic Games. We have to finish this.’ “I’m so grateful for Abbey for doing that for me. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there. I’ve never met her before. I’ve never met this girl before, and isn’t that just so amazing? Regardless of the race and the result on the board, that’s a moment that you’re never, ever going to forget for the rest of your life, that girl shaking my shoulder like, ‘Come on, get up.’ ” No matter what happens in the final, they’re big winners here. These gold medalists will challenge your idea of ‘normal’ By Bill Plaschke ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d37e0a5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F3a%2F95304ca4a4c4c07ed5dab0b85f9e%2F750x422) (Larry W. Smith / EPA) > I didn’t have to conform my body or my ideals or my looks to get where I am. I have a bronze medal and I was able to be myself, embrace my body, do the things I’m naturally fitted to do to help make my dreams come true. — Sarah Robles, U.S. champion weightlifter The strongest woman in America holds a plastic fork against her forehead. She wrinkles her brow and the fork folds into a crease. She smiles and holds out her hands — ta-da! — as the fork remains literally stuck inside her head. “I have a huge forehead wrinkle,” says Sarah Robles with a laugh. “This is real life.” The strongest woman in America loves her forehead. She loves the female weightlifter tattoo on her right biceps. She loves that she can lift major appliances while wearing a fancy black striped headband, flowery kneepads and shiny earrings. She’s 5-10, 315 pounds and she loves every inch of herself. She loves the independence that comes from her size, and the power that comes from strength, which earned her an Olympic bronze medal earlier this week in the super-heavyweight division. It was America’s first weightlifting medal of any sort in 16 years. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-robles-plaschke-20160815-snap-story.html) This winning combination is more than gymnast and coach By Stacy St. Clair ![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cc97377/2147483647/strip/true/crop/750x422+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6c%2F22%2F14972eb04778b4ff132c8c796397%2F750x422) (Julio Cortez / Associated Press) > When I first saw her, I was like, ‘Wow, this kid has something.’ But what it was and how far she could go with it, I had no idea. — Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles’ personal coach The day before the women’s gymnastics team final, a Twitter user suggested Simone Biles and her coach Aimee Boorman were their sport’s equivalent to Walter Payton and Mike Ditka. “Sounds about right,” Payton’s son, Jarrett, chimed in on Twitter. Never mind that the Chicago-born Boorman doesn’t smoke cigars, has never thrown a wad of chewing gun at a spectator and is the antithesis of abrasive. She loved Payton’s affirmation. She has also grown rather fond of these Olympic Games, where her student has picked up golds in team, all-around and vault. Monday, she took home the bronze in the balance beam. [Read More](https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-aimee-borman-biles-coach20160815-snap-story.html)
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