Rio 2016: Day six round-up

From security and empty stands to problematic transportation, volunteer and venue issues and even a lack of standard Olympic branding around the stadiums, the Rio Games are facing a myriad problems five days into competition. He will also compete in the men’s 100-meter butterfly finals.

United States’ Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women’s team final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.

The men head into the second round with Australia’s Marcus Fraser atop the leaderboard with an 8-under 63 at Olympic Golf Course, where wildlife has been abundant.

Here are the 10 countries with the most medals after Day Six. It’s the first time golf has been in the Olympics since 1904. He called it a long journey and then added, “or the beginning of a new one”.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – No gold for Hope Solo in Rio. “You never know the feeling until it hits you”, said Biles, who became the first reigning world champion in the women’s individual all-around to claim the Olympic title in the same event since 1996, when Lilia Podkopayeva from Ukraine triumphed.

He came to Rio seeking to overturn a provisional ban imposed last month by the IAAF governing body.

The Guardian newspaper in Britain reported that 17 swimmers from 16 countries still had qualifying times that didn’t match their actual results from last year’s world championships.

Chinese officials say a female Chinese swimmer has tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics – the first competitor in the sport to fail a test at the games.

Hosszu settled for silver, denied in her bid for a fourth gold in Rio. Medals will be awarded in archery, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, track and field, trampoline and weightlifting.

A day after Michael Phelps won his 20th and 21st golds, he and Ryan Lochte will be looking to get to the semifinals in the men’s 200 meter individual medleys.

While our Indian Contingent is yet to open account at the Rio Olympics 2016, United States swimming champion Michael Phelps, 31, is creating unbeatable records.

Michael Phelps can not be stopped.

Track and field starts Friday and includes preliminaries for the women in the 100 meter.

8 p.m.: Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin will aim to beat their own world records in the 800m freestyle and 200m backstroke finals. Her coach said he believes Van Acker contracted a severe intestinal infection while training in Rio in July that sapped her energy.

FINA said the Olympic competition was not affected by the botched times, but there were renewed questions about the murky way swimming is governed and organized. As a result, expectations weren’t very high entering the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The first tee shot will be struck by Brazilian Adilson da Silva, who learned to play using tree branches for clubs. Earlier in the games, she became the first American to compete while wearing a hajib. The British have won gold in four successive Summer Games, and Alex Gregory returns to help his new team-mates – Mohamed Sbihi and Constantine Louloudis, both refugees from the men’s eight boat, and former men’s pair rower George Nash – defend the title.

Phelps is a 22-time Olympic gold medalist, and he’s up to 26 overall medals in his career.