2016 Rio Olympics

[Surf]

Sucks I ain't seen any Olympic Basketball yet. Last night's close win against Australia Melo became the all-time Olympic scorrer in basketball.

[Surf]

YES! Finally some track and field. Rio's got a blue track, snazzy.

Ever since Flo Jo I've been a fan of the fastest woman (and men) in the world. Love the battles between the Jamaican and US track teams too.

[Kirby101]

So Simone Manuel won a gold medal in the Olympic swimming. Congratulations to Simone for her victory.

Yes! or as the media calls her "that African American swimmer"

the media is an ass.

[Hiromi]

More information coming to light on state sponsored Russian doping, we now have hard evidence it goes back at the very least as far as 1983

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sp...rio-games.html

Track and Field's in full swing today, have always been my favorite events.

[Ken Ashcroft]

Usain Bolt looking like a sure thing again. This guy only has a few races every year yet rather than being rusty, always shows up at the major championships as the man to beat.

[Surf]

Bolt retakes his title as fastest man beating out the US's Justin Gatlin in the 100 meter whi takes silver.

[FlerkenCat]

I'll admit I'm mildly invested in the sportingness of the Olympics, but I am all in for the feels-fest that comes with it. Two runners colliding, falling into last place, and encouraging each other to finish? Wait... who put all this pollen in the room?!

[Surf]

Whoo-boy..

A judge in Brazil has issued an order preventing US swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen from leaving the country after police queried their evidence in a robbery case.

Lochte, Feigen and two other members of the US swimming team said they had been robbed at gunpoint in a taxi in Rio.

But police say their account of when they arrived at the Olympic village does not square with CCTV recordings.

Local media report that Lochte left Brazil before the order was issued.

Feigen, who is still believed to be in Brazil, won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay.

'Inconsistencies'

Accounts of what happened to the swimmers have been confusing from the beginning.

Lochte first told US TV network NBC about it but International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said reports of the robbery were "absolutely not true".

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) later confirmed the swimmers' accounts.

Lochte himself told police that he and team mates Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger had all attended a party in the French Olympic team's hospitality house on Saturday evening.

He said that during their return drive to the Olympic village, their cab was stopped by men posing as police officers.

One of the men held a gun to his head, Lochte said, and robbed him of his money and personal belongings.

But police investigating the case say they have found no evidence of the robbery.

They also point to "inconsistencies" in the swimmers' accounts.

The US Olympic Committee (USOC) confirmed that Brazilian police had sought the passports and further testimony from Lochte and Feigen.

In a statement the committee said: "The swim team moved out of the village after their competition ended, so we were not able to make the athletes available."

The statement said that USOC "do not make athlete travel plans public and therefore cannot confirm the athletes' current location" but that they would co-operate with the Brazilian authorities.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37108746

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Got an alert on my phone from Bleacher Report saying Ryan Lochte and his buddies made up that story about being robbed, and a video showed them fighting with security at a gas station. No wonder Lochte hightailed it back to the States before the **** hit the fan.

[Surf]

Winning!

RIO DE JANEIRO – Sweep!

Team USA became the first nation in Olympic history to win all three medals in the women’s 100-meter hurdles.

Brianna Rollins won the gold, Nia Ali the silver and Kristi Castlin, with a furious finish, took the bronze Wednesday night.

[GOLGO 13]

US Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay nearly $11,000 to a Brazilian charity over his involvement in a dispute about an armed robbery.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37130024

We destroy countries wherever we go. 'Merica!

[jeanvaljean]

I really should not have been eating while watching race walking. Or maybe the camera should not have documented French walker Diniz going #2 all over his legs.

[Surf]

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Olymic rhythm gymnastics on a rainy Saturday morning. Surrrre.

[Tami]

Anyone catch this yet?

Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky got the Marvel superhero treatment they deserve

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[Surf]

Last day of Olympic games in Rio. Watching men's handball, Denmark v. France before the US gold medal basketball game. So handball is soccer only with your hands a small ball and a quarter of the field. Gotcha.