China added gold medals in shooting and diving to elevate its London Olympics total to 6 as U.S. shooter Kimberly Rhode became the primary yankee girl to win a medal in a private sport in 5 straight games.
Wenjun Guo took the women’s 10-meter air pistol title yesterday, with compatriots Wu Minxia and He Zi taking gold within the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving. France won the men’s 400-meter freestyle relay at hand the U.S. solely its third loss within the event.
The victories helped offer China twelve total medals, another than the U.S. Italy has 2 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals. Wu secured her third consecutive Olympic title within the event once the Chinese combine led from the primary to last dive.
“It is already a miracle what I even have achieved,” Wu, whose early career was blighted by injuries, told reporters.
Rhode set an Olympic record in winning the women’s skeet shooting event, finishing with a final score of ninety nine once setting a qualifying record with seventy four. Ning Wei of China won the silver, whereas Danka Bartekova of Slovakia won a shootout with Marina Belikova of Russia to require the bronze.
Wenjun had 488.1 points within the one0-meter air pistol. France’s Celine Goberville got the silver by beating Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych during a shootout once they tied with 486.6 points. Wu and He finished previous the yankee team of Kelci Bryant and Abigail Johnston, and Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans within the diving.
Swimming Records
Dana Vollmer of the U.S. won the women’s 100-meter butterfly during a world record time of fifty five.98 seconds to beat the mark set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom in Rome in 2009.
“Everything went as I might have needed,” Vollmer said.
South African Cameron van der Burgh set a world record of fifty eight.46 seconds to win the men’s 100-meter breaststroke.
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands out-sprinted Britain’s Elizabeth Armitstead and Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya within the women’s cycling road race. Armitstead’s silver was the primary medal for the host nation.
The 3 riders led a breakaway and, with the most pack unable to catch them, it became a fight between the trio for the medals. Vos accelerated toward the road and Armitstead and Zabelinskaya were unable to bridge the gap.
Gold medals are going to be awarded these days in diving, fencing, judo, shooting, weightlifting and men’s team inventive gymnastics. Four swimming finals are scheduled, together with the men’s 200- meter freestyle.
Radcliffe Out
Paula Radcliffe, holder of the women’s marathon world record, can miss her likelihood to win an Olympic medal for Britain once being dominated out with a foot injury. Britain can ask for to interchange her with Freya Murray for the Aug. 5 race.
Kevin Durant scored twenty two points to guide the U.S. men’s basketball team to a 98-71 victory over France in their gap game. Kevin Love had fourteen points and Kobe Bryant scored ten. Ali Traore got twelve points and Tony Parker added ten for France.
Nigeria defeated Tunisia 60-56 within the alternative cluster A match, whereas in cluster B, Brazil remained to beat Australia 75-71 and Spain defeated China 95-80. Russia beat Britain 95-75.
In men’s soccer, world and European champion Spain was eliminated following a shock 1-0 loss to Honduras.
Uzbek gymnast Luiza Galiulina was suspended once testing positive for the banned drug furosemide during a urine sample given on July twenty five, the International Olympic Committee said.
Drug Suspension
A final call are going to be created concerning her punishment by the disciplinary commission once the receipt of her backup testing sample, the IOC said. She’s the second athlete since the games began to be banned as a result of a failed drug take a look at once Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku was suspended 2 days ago.
Wenjun Guo took the women’s 10-meter air pistol title yesterday, with compatriots Wu Minxia and He Zi taking gold within the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving. France won the men’s 400-meter freestyle relay at hand the U.S. solely its third loss within the event.
The victories helped offer China twelve total medals, another than the U.S. Italy has 2 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze medals. Wu secured her third consecutive Olympic title within the event once the Chinese combine led from the primary to last dive.
“It is already a miracle what I even have achieved,” Wu, whose early career was blighted by injuries, told reporters.
Rhode set an Olympic record in winning the women’s skeet shooting event, finishing with a final score of ninety nine once setting a qualifying record with seventy four. Ning Wei of China won the silver, whereas Danka Bartekova of Slovakia won a shootout with Marina Belikova of Russia to require the bronze.
Wenjun had 488.1 points within the one0-meter air pistol. France’s Celine Goberville got the silver by beating Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych during a shootout once they tied with 486.6 points. Wu and He finished previous the yankee team of Kelci Bryant and Abigail Johnston, and Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans within the diving.
Swimming Records
Dana Vollmer of the U.S. won the women’s 100-meter butterfly during a world record time of fifty five.98 seconds to beat the mark set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom in Rome in 2009.
“Everything went as I might have needed,” Vollmer said.
South African Cameron van der Burgh set a world record of fifty eight.46 seconds to win the men’s 100-meter breaststroke.
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands out-sprinted Britain’s Elizabeth Armitstead and Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya within the women’s cycling road race. Armitstead’s silver was the primary medal for the host nation.
The 3 riders led a breakaway and, with the most pack unable to catch them, it became a fight between the trio for the medals. Vos accelerated toward the road and Armitstead and Zabelinskaya were unable to bridge the gap.
Gold medals are going to be awarded these days in diving, fencing, judo, shooting, weightlifting and men’s team inventive gymnastics. Four swimming finals are scheduled, together with the men’s 200- meter freestyle.
Radcliffe Out
Paula Radcliffe, holder of the women’s marathon world record, can miss her likelihood to win an Olympic medal for Britain once being dominated out with a foot injury. Britain can ask for to interchange her with Freya Murray for the Aug. 5 race.
Kevin Durant scored twenty two points to guide the U.S. men’s basketball team to a 98-71 victory over France in their gap game. Kevin Love had fourteen points and Kobe Bryant scored ten. Ali Traore got twelve points and Tony Parker added ten for France.
Nigeria defeated Tunisia 60-56 within the alternative cluster A match, whereas in cluster B, Brazil remained to beat Australia 75-71 and Spain defeated China 95-80. Russia beat Britain 95-75.
In men’s soccer, world and European champion Spain was eliminated following a shock 1-0 loss to Honduras.
Uzbek gymnast Luiza Galiulina was suspended once testing positive for the banned drug furosemide during a urine sample given on July twenty five, the International Olympic Committee said.
Drug Suspension
A final call are going to be created concerning her punishment by the disciplinary commission once the receipt of her backup testing sample, the IOC said. She’s the second athlete since the games began to be banned as a result of a failed drug take a look at once Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku was suspended 2 days ago.
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