By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the No. 6 sticker off his right hip. It had the look of an unthinkable loss in the Olympic 200 meters. But there’s only one opponent that can really beat Bolt: Time. The Jamaican superstar romped in what he says is likely his last Olympic individual race Thursday night, but finished in 19.78 seconds, .59 short of his own world record — the one he said he really wanted to break. “I’m always happy for the win,” said Bolt, who turns 30 on Sunday, in a post-race interview with NBC. “But
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Germany’s Silvia Neid looks to sign off with gold
The most successful female coach of all time will end her 11-year spell as Germany boss after the women's Olympic final on Friday. UEFA.com takes this opportunity to look back on the stellar career of Silvia Neid.Success as a playerNeid celebrated seven German championships and six German Cups in her playing days. When the German women's national team was first introduced in 1982, she was involved from the off. In 1989 she led them to European Championship glory, beating Norway 4-1 in the final. "Winning the European Championship was a pivotal moment for women's football in Germany," Neid later acknowledged.This was followed by EURO titles in 1991 and a... UEFA.com - News
Ashton Eaton wins gold in the decathlon again
By Gerald Imray AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Ashton Eaton retained his title as the best all-around athlete in the world by tying the decathlon Olympic record and, within minutes, had stepped back for track and field’s ultimate superstar to take center stage again. What more could the now two-time Olympic champion Eaton do Thursday night to get just a little sliver of the limelight that beams down so brightly on Usain Bolt? Not much. “I had the pleasure of being in the same era as Usain Bolt,” Eaton said. “I mean, the guy’s last name is Bolt, he’s the fastest man ever, you can’t write a story like that.” You can try. For his own tale, Eaton made it back-to-back Olympic and world
Ellen Degeneres Accused Of Racism For Usain Bolt Olympics Photoshop
Share this: Ellen DeGeneres of all people was in the internet cross-hairs earlier this week for a photo and tweet that had some accusing her of racism. The talk show host thought she was celebrating another dominant performance by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt after he won yet another gold medal in the 100m at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A day after Bolt’s gold medal performance, DeGeneres tweeted the following photoshopped picture, with her on the back of Bolt as he cruised to the finish line in a qualifying race, a photo that’s received plenty of attention in recent days. Some viewed the photoshopped meme as racist, claiming Ellen implied that she was “riding on the back of a black man.” @TheEllenShow You thought
Four on the floor for Simone Biles; Bolt coasts in 200 heat
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Biles closed her Rio Olympics with more gymnastics gold. Usain Bolt breezed through another sprint as he makes a run at one final Olympic title in his favorite race. Bolt easily won a qualifying race Tuesday in the 200 meters, the first step in his bid for the gold Thursday. His prowess on the track is the dominant story line of the final week of the Olympics along with Biles’ great success in gymnastics. “I came out here to qualify,” Bolt said, “and that’s what I did.” Biles won the floor exercise Tuesday, her fourth gold of the games. She is only the fourth Olympic gymnast to accomplish that feat.RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16:
Simone Biles wins gold on the vault
By Will Graves AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Biles spent Sunday morning in the warm-up gym thinking not of history but perfection. When it didn’t happen — and really, it never does in gymnastics anymore — the 19-year-old star settled for a pretty sweet consolation prize: a third gold medal in Rio. Twisting and flipping through the air with explosive precision, Biles easily captured gold in the women’s vault final on Sunday. Her two-vault average of 15.966 was more than .7 better than silver medalist Maria Paseka of Russia and bronze medalist Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland. The margin between first and second was greater than second and eighth, a symbol of the canyon Biles created between herself and her peers. Biles’
France, Germany, Sweden aim for gold
The sixth Olympic women's football tournament kicks off the Games in Brazil on Wednesday. European contenders Sweden, Germany and France will all be hoping to emulate 2000 gold medallists Norway. We profile the European contenders.FRANCEGroup G opponents: v Colombia (Wednesday, Belo Horizonte), v US (Saturday, Belo Horizonte), v New Zealand (Tuesday, Salvador)Previous Olympics: 2012 fourth placeKey fact: France coach Philippe Bergeroo was in the squad that won the 1984 UEFA European Championship, the same year Les Bleus also claimed men's Olympic football gold under Hen... UEFA.com - News