“Sluggish” Bolt does enough in 100m heats

With the sprint lasting all of 10 seconds, the result will be decided by hundredths of a second. He almost beat Bolt during the 100 final at the world championships in Beijing last August, but faltered at the end.

He came home in 10.07 seconds as his American rival for gold, Justin Gatlin, was the fastest qualifier overall in 10.01s.

The final five gold medals were up for grabs in the pool.

But British Open victor Henrik Stenson lurks only one stroke adrift entering the final round.

On the men’s side, British teammates Louis Smith and Max Whitlock square off in the pommel horse final, along with American Alex Naddour and Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev. American all-around champion Simone Biles goes for her third gold medal in Rio, competing in the vault. The women’s team pursuit squad of Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand beat the world champion United States in the finals, giving their powerful track cycling team its third gold medal in Rio.

The men will decide gold on the floor exercise.

While competitions are wrapping up in swimming and rowing, they’re just heating up in track and field, which will award five golds: for the women’s 100 meters and the heptathlon, and the men’s 10,000 meters, discus and long jump. All events are in Eastern time.

Defending champion Andy Murray of Britain tries to become the first player to win two Olympic singles golds, facing Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the men’s final at 3:30 p.m.

The Olympic Stadium in Rio will be delighted should he accomplish that astonishing feat.

The most decorated Olympian in history swam the third leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay, coming from behind to pass Britain and give the USA the lead going into the final leg.

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has stressed that the sport of athletics needs him to win in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Usain Bolt is also looking for a ideal finish to his Olympic career, by sweeping the 100m, 200m and relay sprint golds for the third straight Olympics.

The men’s 400 meters should be just as exciting as the men’s 100.

Although Canada has won only one medal in the sport since it joined the Olympic program in 1996, this contingent is hoping it can change that.

A CLASSIC Michael Phelps performance ended the swimming legend’s career with 23 Olympic gold medals before handing over the Rio Games center stage to Usain Bolt. And what Bolt has in showmanship, Fraser-Pryce has in hairdos.

SUMGONG’S SIDESTEP: Sumgong had to evade a protester on her way to delivering Kenya’s first gold in Rio, one which may have been saved by the swift intervention of security forces with a kilometer to go. Almaz Ayana, seven years younger, went 25 seconds faster and shattered the world record. Aside from a false start in the 2011 world championships, he hasn’t been beaten in the event since 2007.

At the velodrome, Britain’s Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand smashed the women’s team pursuit world record for the third time in 48 hours to take gold, beating world champions US to defend their title.

Phelps was beaten in his last Olympic individual race Friday night by a 21-year-old who grew up idolizing him.

Monica Puig won Puerto Rico’s first gold medal in any sport in Olympic history, upsetting Angelique Kerber in the women’s tennis singles final.

Meanwhile, Russian long jumper Darya Klishina is fighting her suspension from the games, saying the doping allegations against her are politically motivated.

Behind the scenes, there was more controversy as Darya Klishina, dope-tainted Russia’s only track and field competitor, fought a late ban by world body the IAAF.

But in refusing to bar the entire Russian team from the Olympics after investigations detailed state-sponsored doping in the country, the International Olympic Committee put in a special caveat: Any Russian who had been previously banned for doping was not welcome.