She landed awkwardly while completing a front somersault and grabbed the beam with both hands to avoid falling down. Silver went to Biles’ U.S. teammate Laurie Hernandez.
The medals come on what fans hope will be a repeat of Super Saturday from the London 2012 Olympics, which saw huge wins for Team GB from Greg Rutherford, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Fast forward 10 years and Ledecky, who then was an age-group swimmer looking up to the fastest man in the world, is now 19, a five-time gold medal victor, two-time American Olympic teammate with Phelps and just as fast and (if not equally, then nearly as) highly regarded.
The group, known by the French acronym MSF, said the strike hit near the Houthi rebel stronghold of Saada, where teams were still attending to the wounded. “The number of killed and injured is unknown, it said”.
Rosenberg hasn’t said much else about her plans for villains in Season 2 of Jessica Jones, which leaves us wondering how these villains might be introduced.
A picture taken on August 10, 2016 at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro shows the diving pool of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Authorities had nevertheless assured athletes competing in the diving pool-as well as in the water-polo pool, which was also turning...
The man was shot on Wednesday while in the backseat of a taxi. He moves in with his sister in Strathroy, Ontario, about 225 kilometers (140 miles) southwest of Toronto. Police keep watch around a house in Strathroy, Ontario, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
The IOC announced today that an Egyptian judo athlete has been sent home after refusing to shake hands with his Israeli counterpart who beat him in a match on Friday. But when Sasson bowed to his counterpart and extended his hand, Shehaby simply backed away.