Se afișează postările cu eticheta Olympic Games. Afișați toate postările
Se afișează postările cu eticheta Olympic Games. Afișați toate postările

luni, 8 august 2016

British Adam Peaty wins gold and world record in 100 breaststroke

British swimmer Adam Peaty won the gold medal and the world record in the 100 breaststroke Olympic Games in Rio after setting a new world record distance when stopping the clock at 57.13 seconds.

Peaty became the only man able to lose 58 seconds, a stratospheric brand despite his 21 years. Silver fell to South African Cameron van der Burgh (58.69) and the bronze went to American hands Cody Miller (58.87).

In addition, Adam Peaty is the first Briton to win an Olympic swimming title in 28 years. Whipped world record in Rio is the second bankruptcy in the Games after he won Saturday in the semifinals of the same discipline (57.55).

Mirotic: "We have to take a step forward to Brazil"

Spanish international Nikola Mirotic recognized the need to give "a step forward against Brazil" after falling on Sunday in the first match of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro against Croatia, a match that reduced the margin of error of a Spain that relaxed "somewhat" in the second half.

"As you know, it was a very difficult game. We have made a great first half, but in the second we relaxed a bit and when they started to climb we got nervous," he said.

The power forward Chicago Bulls wanted to highlight the positive aspects of grief. "Without it make a great game, with little success and could have rebounded better in defense, have been a point of winning a team that comes from winning very tough matches," he said.

"We know that many games left, although it has reduced the margin of error. The team always gives his best when things are not well given. We have to take a step forward against Brazil," he added.

"We both played a lot. They also did a great game, but were about to go up. They are physically very well, but it will depend more on our feelings," he concluded.

Scariolo: "The defeat brings an increase in the concentration

Spanish basketball coach, Sergio Scariolo said many points to improve after the defeat (72-70) against Croatia on Sunday in the Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, while he took as positive, "the rise of concentration" that will give them losing the first match of the Games.

"We have awarded 25 points, 5 offensive rebounds, we made five losses, we have to think better play the fourth quarter," said the Italian coach, who lamented the final quarter against the Croats, where despite all Pau Gasol had the basket to force overtime.

Scariolo called a ballast the misfires in the early stages. "They have created a situation of unrest when reroll. But we knew this would happen, that Croatia would close and would challenge us to throw out. It was the same trap that had fallen Greece and Italy, "he said.

"They've got two extremely difficult triples that have made them go to the locker room with confidence and instead -6 -12. Although we went well, they were into the game," he added, before seeking solace in defeat as touch care for the rest of the tournament.

"There is no doubt that we need to maintain a good performance with continuity. We lack mechanisms, performance, safety in doing things, improving concentration. The defeat brings an increase in concentration and is the basis on which we must build "he said before referring to the next match against Brazil.

"Just as it suits us have such demanding to stimulate our reaction form a stronger party. It will be a difficult challenge in a fantastic environment," he concluded.

Swedish Sarah Sjostrom, gold and world record in 100 butterfly

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record in the 100m butterfly at the end of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he defeated Canadian Penny Oleksiak, silver, and US and defending champion Dana Vollmer, who was bronze.

Sjostrom set a timer 55.48 seconds and broke the world record that remained in his own hands (55.64) since the Russia be accomplished via a year ago. Oleksiak stopped the clock in 56.46, while Vollmer concluded with 56.63 seconds.

Brazil drew with Iraq and returned to disappoint

After the disappointing debut in which he did not pass the goalless draw against South Africa, Brazil again played a poor game and just hit him to match 0-0 against Iraq . The team led by Neymar again repeated mistakes he had made ​​in the opening game and, full of nervousness and recklessness, suffered too a duel that thought he could solve easily.

The main sin of the home side was fast losing patience to get into a very well planted Iraq that was devoted mainly to cut the game with fouls and lose the maximum possible amount of minutes on each ball.

Thus, after a first half in which he had only a couple of close -ups of little risk to the arch rival, Brazil played almost full complement in the field in Iraq. However, he could not find the goal and ended up disappointing their people again.

Against this background, the Canarinhos, which so far garnered only 2 points like Iraq, the qualification for the next stage will be played in the last group match on Wednesday against the leader, Denmark (4 points).

Del Potro is charged to Djokovic in the first round of Rio

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was eliminated in his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro to fall (7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)) on Sunday against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who may aspire to defend his podium London 2012, where he defeated precisely by the Serbian bronze.

The world number one, bronze in Beijing 2008, tearfully bid farewell to the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio. The dream of gold for a player with almost no crack in the past two years vanished in the first game. A spectacular collision between two giants.

The Belgrade, which once closed the Grand Slam this year with Roland Garros seeking to join Rafa Nadal and Andre Agassi as the only ones with the four 'big' and an Olympic gold, he found the silver lining in a Del Potro who enjoyed a revival which also ended in tears.

The Argentine were of joy, to remember the suffering and work back on track in early 2016 after a year of injuries and recovery. US Open champion in 2009 shone as before, almost doubling the winning blows of his opponent after the match, surpassing the 40.

Del Potro won the right to dream without giving a ball 'break', forcing the world number one from the first game. In the ninth game again saved in Serbian, but in sudden death, the Argentine was a block of ice to close its first partial victory.

The Tandil continued hitting him with everything in the second set. Djokovic looked its best but just enough for him to defend himself, not to attack a Del Potro ended with Serbian resistance in a new 'tie-break' carats. The player unrivaled champion in the last year and a half of 18 degrees, left heartbroken before a 'Delp' is back.

Katie Ledecky, gold and world record in 400 freestyle

US swimmer Katie Ledecky broke his own record to win the gold medal in the 400m freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro thanks to a time of 3 minutes 56.46 seconds.

British Jazz Carlin silver medal and US Leah Smith took the bronze. Ledecky led from the start and surpassed the mark of 3: 58.37 that won in Australia two years ago.

Pau Gasol: "It's a defeat that hurts and puts us in a difficult position"

Spanish player Pau Gasol basketball team recognized that the defeat to Croatia (72-70) on the first day of the Olympic Games in Rio "hurts a lot" about how it was produced and after having missed 14 point lead in the third quarter.

"With these differences we have achieved, with the experience and quality we have, we have to capitalize and keep not relax. They have played hard and have seized their chance to win," lamented Gasol told Spanish TV.

Catalan, who said they should "put the batteries", said he expected them to "a tough match against the host". "I hope we are prepared mentally," the power forward of San Antonio Spurs.

"It's a defeat that hurts and puts us in the most difficult position. It seems to be the keynote of every championship, but I think we can redirect things," Gasol finished.

Belmonte pay the bronze with 400 free disposal

Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte will miss his second final at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after failing to overcome the series of the 400 free meters in a second day in which Duane da Rocha and Jessica Vall could not overcome the semifinals in 100 backstroke and breaststroke, while the men 's relay gave the good news of the day with Spain's record in the 4x100 free.

Catalan, bronze in the 400 styles, had he said before arriving in Brazil that one of his aspirations was to compete in all finals of the six disciplines that would swim, but could not make it in the 400 free, where surely paid the effort of their success hours earlier.

The Badalona ended late in the day on Saturday and seemed not have his usual coolness in his second Olympic event, which is not one of his specialties, always swimming quite behind and can not be traced and the final of the 400 styles. In the end, the triple Olympic medalist finished in fifth place in the series, with a time of 4: 08.12, fifteenth fastest time.

Nor was lucky the other representative in the test, Melanie Costa. The Spaniard was over unless and finished sixth in his series with a time of 4: 08.96, seventeenth time, and far from its record of Spain (4: 02.47).

Brazil - Iraq, or samba or Neymar (0-0)

Brazil stumbled again in their games, this time against Iraq, and life is complicated in a match where Neymar was once again gray (0-0). Brazil will play his last cartridge Wednesday against Denmark, who hours earlier defeated South Africa and four points leads the group A

Brazil 0: Weverton , Zeca , Rodrigo Caio, Marquinhos , Douglas Santos (m.80, Douglas Santos), Thiago Maia, Renato Augusto , Felipe Anderson (m.46, Luan ); Gabriel Barbosa 'Gabigol' Neymar and Gabriel Jesus (m.55, Rafael Alcantara). Coach: Rogério Micale.

Iraq 0: Mohammed Hameed; Ahmed Ibrahim, Mustafa Nadhim, Ali Adnan , Mohanad Abdulraheem (m.84, Ahmad Hammadi); Sherko Kareem (m, 63, Tareq Human), Suad Natiq, Dhurgham Ismael, Saad Abdulamir (m.79m Ali Faez ); Alaa Ali and Amjed Attwan. Coach: Abdul-Ghani Shahad.

Referee: Ovidiu Hategan warned Thiago Maia, Alaa Ali Abdulamir, Kareem Tareq

Incidents: Party of the second round of Group A played at the Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia .

Neither goals nor accompany football in the Olympics to Brazil, in a presentation in Brasilia that was rejected booed by the audience, again goalless draw, this time against Iraq. The initiative, tempered by the neceidad to please fans who begins to give back, the volume of play, the chances, the constant pressure were the Canarinhos but lacked precision, plus a cadenced game.

As the goalless draw 4 last August against South Africa, Iraq marched victorious air and skimming the feat while the Mané Garrincha stadium fired his with catcalls and Captain Neymar, discreet, far from his usual way, It appointed as principal. To make matters worse Iraqis played without any complex and at least two clear opportunities gestated in maneuvers that stopped this defensive slow Micale Rogerio pupils.

Brazilian Neymar can not with Iraq

The selection of Brazil won his second goalless draw in two games after crashing Sunday with Iraq in Group A of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in a locked meeting that left to the last day pass from the host .

The combined Iraqi sold face skin, enjoying occasions and cutting unabashedly rival intent. Brazil, again without pace as in the debut against South Africa, did not find the way to overcome the hard Iraqi approach. Iraq even enjoyed the best chance of the first half, a header to the post of Abdulraheem.

Without aim, the Micale Rogério entered the gruff, deranged and little football game. Neymar Jesus and Gabriel were the best options, although it was the end arreón which brought more danger to the goal of Mohammed Hameed. In the seventh minute of added Brazil he stroked a penalty goal and asked the opposing goalie.

Brazil is left with two points, the same as Iraq, while Denmark, who won (1-0) to South Africa top Group A. The host will have to improve against the Danes whole for not consummating the Brazilian tragedy in their Games and reaches the quarterfinals.

Michael Phelps already has its first gold in Rio and adds its 23rd Olympic medal

Michael Phelps led the US team 4x100 relay, the revenge of the defeat was taken four years ago against France in London 2012 and regained the title of Olympic champion, after winning the final of Rio with a time of 3 : 09.92. Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in the history of the Games, agigantó his legend, after winning its twenty-third medal.

The team of US 4x100 relay revenge for the defeat was taken four years ago against France in the London Games and recovered Sunday the title of Olympic champion, after winning the final of Rio with a time of 3: 09.92 .

The American quartet, composed Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps , Ryan Held and Nathan Adrian, excelled in 61/100 the French assembly after signing a time of 3: 10.53, had to settle, as happened in Beijing 2008 with medal silver.

He completed the podium the team of Australia , thanks to a final post of Cameron McEvoy, managed to snatch with a mark of 3: 11.37 the last step of the podium to Russia.



All Michael Phelps Olympic medals


Michael Phelps was already the most successful athlete in the history of the Olympic Games and agigantó Sunday Sunday legend after winning his twenty third gold medal hanging in the final of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Phelps, who swam the second post of the American team, was decisive for the US team could beat France, who had to settle for silver, and take revenge for the defeat by the Gauls in the London Games.

A gold medal allowing Michael, who will compete in Rio in three other -100 and 200 butterfly and 200 styles- tests as well as expected in the 4x100 relay styles, accumulating a total of 23 Olympic medals, 19 of them gold.

Athens 2004 (6 golds and 2 bronzes)


100 butterfly GOLD
200 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
400 styles GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
200 Free BRONZE
4x100 free BRONZE

Beijing 2008 (8 gold)


100 butterfly GOLD
200 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
400 styles GOLD
200 free gold
4x100 free GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD

London 2012 (4 gold and 2 silver)


100 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
200 Butterfly SILVER
4x100 free PLATA

Rio de Janeiro (1 Gold)


4x100 free GOLD

Djokovic and Phelps burst in Rio-2016

Tennis stars Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams and swimmer Michael Phelps King burst Sunday at the Olympic Games in Rio-2016, with Australia as unthought emerging leader medal.

Compete for glory also attracts these athletes of the world elite, who chose to share an Olympic Village devoid of luxuries and live with athletes who have made great efforts to reach Rio.

Sometimes they feel comfortable with his feet on the ground.

Phelps asked the US take a photo in the Olympic Village Djokovic, the No. 1 tennis, forgetting that it is the most successful athlete in the history of the Olympic Games.

'The boy from Baltimore' try on Sunday to continue their gold rush in the 4x100 relay to swell its collection of 22 medals, 18 of them gilded.

His idol, world number one for 108 consecutive weeks, is presented in Rio with the fixed idea of ​​completing his trophy case populated with the gold medal, the only prize that is still lacking.

Serbian tournaments usually start training pace, but this time it will be with Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, his executioner in London 2012 bronze medal.

But the 'Tower of Tandil' is no longer what it was in 2009, when he won the US Open: drag problems on a wrist for more than two years ago that led to the basement of the standings.

"I hope to leave with a good feeling and the result is an anecdote. My reality is very clear and my present is very clear," he said Saturday Del Potro, showing that is not 100%, after passing second round in doubles with Maximo Gonzalez.

The last two Olympic champions, Andy Murray (London, 2012) and Spanish Rafael Nadal (Beijing, 2008), will play against Serbian Viktor Troicki (third shift Central) and Federico Delbonis Argentina.

In women, the favorite, Serena Williams, will debut at the Australian Daria Gavrilova and his executioner in the final pass of Roland Garros, the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza, against Jelena Jankovic.

- Argentina gives the first gold -

On the opening day of competition, Argentina gave Saturday to Latin America's first gold medal in Rio, where swimming began to record pure.

Judoka Paula 'Peque' Pareto, 30, took the loss to injury of the favorite, Brazil's Sarah Menezes, champion in London 2012 to win gold for the first time Argentina won on the first day of competition .

"I've dreamed a lot with this and I'm very happy for all the support of the people. I have been getting better as I went forward and I am very happy to have been able to defeat such a difficult opponent," said the new champion on the South Korean Jeong Bo -Kyeong.

Meanwhile, in the Olympic aquatic center, swimming started every record with three broken world records and Australia taking two of the four gold medals disputed.

Those two medals brought the oceanic country by surprise lead on the opening day medal tally with two golds and a bronze.

In the afternoon, he had been the British Adam Peaty, who as a child had water phobia, the first to set a world record, breaking his own mark in the 100 meters breaststroke.

Neymar also returns, one of the stars of the elite, with its devalued Brazil.

Pressured by the unexpected draw in the debut, Neymar will have to use all his magic to lead Brazil to victory against Iraq, on the second day of the Olympic men's soccer tournament Rio-2016, a day in which Argentina is It presented at risk of default if not sum to Algeria.

- This is the program of the Olympic Games in Rio-2016 for Sunday 7 August (local and GMT):

Handball

Men - Group stage

(09h30 / 12h30) Croatia - Qatar (Group A)

(11h30 / 14h30) Sweden - Germany (Group B)

(14h40 / 17h40) Denmark - Argentina (Group A)

(16h40 / 19h40) Poland - Brazil (Group A)

(19h50 / 22h50) France - Tunisia (Group A)

(21h50 / 00h50) Slovenia - Egypt (Group B)

Basketball

Men - Group stage

(14h15 / 17h15) Brazil - Lithuania (Group B)

(19h00 / 22h00) Croatia - Spain (Group B)

(22h30 / 01h30) Nigeria - Argentina (Group B)

Women - Group stage

Spain fell 72-70 to Croatia in its debut in Rio-2016

Spanish basketball team started on the wrong foot in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 Sunday falling 72-70 against Croatia in the match played at the Arena Carioca 1 Olympic Park.

Sergio Scariolo's men, current Olympic doubles runner-up, controlled the first part of the meeting, but after the break began the Croatian comeback against a very Fallona Spain, who lived an agonizing end.

The match was eventually decided in the last five minutes when Croatia drew level 67 before finishing seizing victory.

"In the second half we did not defend well. Now we have to think about the next game and look ahead," he said after the meeting the Nikola Mirotic power forward.

Spain already started something cold, leaving Croatia take the lead for a while, but two triple Pau Gasol and Mirotic launched the Spanish team, which would end the first quarter with partial 21-13 in their favor.

Gasol and Mirotic were the best men of his team with 26 and 19 points, respectively.

Given the defensive strength of Spain in the first half, Croatia tried from the outside, but continuous misfires allowed the escape of the Spaniards in the lead at halftime winning 38-32.

"We had many problems in attack for the first time," he acknowledged after the meeting Dario Saric.

- Spanish Disconnection -


After the break, the success of Darko Planinic from the free throw line and Roko Ukic triple Croats approached a 47-51 before entering the fourth quarter with two more points for the Spaniards.

"The last quarter was horrible, we had five turnovers and other mistakes and although we could put back in the game, could not avoid losing," said Spanish coach Sergio Scariolo.

In the fourth quarter, with an off Spain, two consecutive failures attack Mirotic allowed paths Croatian recoveries, which were placed 52-56, before a 6:47 for the final three-pointer put the Balkan Ukic to a point .

A new failure led the Croatian attack against and mate Luka Babic to put Croatia ahead one 6:13 remaining.

The last five minutes were epic with a three pointer by Sergio Rodriguez answered with Bojan Bogdanovic another, the best of his team with 23 points, before Gasol made a third consecutive to post a 63-62 in favor of Spain.

1:35 to go, Planinic tied at 67 points. Croatia sentenced after two free throws by Krunoslav Simon, in the absence of 17 seconds, which placed one 71-70 in favor of the Balkans, which would add a new point, also free kick.

The buzzer, Gasol had one last chance to tie, but received a great plug Saric.

Scariolo will now have to bounce back from defeat on Tuesday to face a complicated Brazil.

"Other times we lost the first game and we could fix it," said Spanish coach.

Phelps, the legend continues in Rio-2016

Michael Phelps, the record man in Olympic history, insatiable when accumulate medals, is again pulled to the pool on Monday in the Games Rio 2016, where they leave again to stage the 'Dream Team' and Argentine Lionesses and fourteen final will be played.

The Jaws of Baltimore, who on Sunday won with the US 4x100 relay m free its nineteenth Olympic gold, will begin his bid to regain the crown in the 200m butterfly, which snatched in London-2012 South African Chad le Clos.

Monday is the heats and semifinals of the first individual event of the three in which compete Phelps, who at age 31 seems determined to continue agigantando his legend. And it is not impossible.

But Phelps is not the only attraction that has this third day of swimming, which takes beaten six world records since the tournament began Saturday.

The 'bad boy' Chinese Sun Yang faces a new battle for free 200m, after losing his title in the 400m free on Saturday with Australian Mack Horton.

While topped the times in the preliminaries, Sun is not the favorite of the distance, which are the world record Paul Biedermann and world champion James Guy.

Thus, a new frustration haunts the Chinese swimmer in the pool water complex Olympic Park Rio de Janeiro.

- Las Leonas for recovery -

Sun Yang not only seek recovery Monday, also must straighten the road Las Leonas, Argentina's women's hockey team, which debuted in Rio-2016 with a hard and unexpected defeat against the United States.

"We know that the tournament is over. It was the first game and not over anything," said the captain of Las Leonas, Carla Rebecchi, after the defeat in the debut.

Monday's rival, Japan, seems to be ideal for Las Leonas find the winning ways and start thinking seriously about the possibility of getting the Olympic gold for the first time in its history.

Moreover, the 'Dream Team' US will play its second match of Group A men's basketball weak against Venezuela, rival that comes in handy to send a new warning to his rivals.

United States, current Olympic champion, debuted Saturday with a landslide victory in Group A on China by 119-62 and no one seems able to stop to his third consecutive gold.

And if that were not enough, his main opponent in the search for gold, Spain, lost on Sunday against all odds against Croatia 72-70 and the way in Group B will not be a bed of roses.

- Phelps 19, Djokovic 0 -

And if Phelps siguó enlarging his legend on Sunday with his gold medal nineteenth-and 23 in total, Novak Djokovic could not exorcise his demons Olympic.

'Nole', the owner of men's tennis for two years' Take 108 weeks at the front of the classification of the ATP, you still can not enshrined in the Games, where he only managed a bronze in Beijing 2008.

Sunday suffered perhaps the greatest humiliation of his career by being eliminated in the first round of Rio 2016 with his friend Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro.

The 'Tower of Tandil' won 7-6 (7/4) 7-6 (7/2) and frustrate him again, as he did four years ago when he won in London-2012 in the party bronze medal.

- Kosovo on the Olympic map -

Majlinda Kelmendi judoka gave the first gold medal by winning Kosovo in the -52 kg category in the absolute debut of the young Balkan republic.

After winning the decisive battle Giuffrida Italian Odette, Kelmendi collapsed on the mat, before greeting the handful of compatriots present in the scenario that did not stop encouraging her to cry, "Ko-so-vo! Ko-so- vo ".

In a day full of batacazos Sunday, weak Iraq national football team snatched a 0-0 draw at the 'Selecao' Neymar, another new hosts frustrating performance in the debut matched by the same score against South Africa .

Brazil now has beards to soak in search of the gold medal, the only award missing from the selected world champions.

A premature removal of the Selecao would shake these Games Rio to the ground.

Del Potro gets trapped in an elevator of the Olympic Village

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro, who on Sunday will face world number 1, Novak Djokovic, got stuck in an elevator of the Olympic Village by a power outage and was rescued by the handball team.

"Thus began his day @delpotrojuan: 40 minutes locked in an elevator of the Olympic village by a power outage," reported journalist Jorge Viale Twitter, accompanying the message with a photo of tandilense sitting on the floor of the elevator.

"No cell signal, he was rescued by members of the Gladiators, the Argentina team of handball," he added in another tweet.

Information confirmed by one of the team handball, Federico Pizarro, also through social networking, with photo included with the player. "The power went out and got someone was locked ,, the gladiators to rescue @delpotrojuan".

The Argentina press, much given to puns, soon to take advantage of the story: "Nole turn off the light," he headlined the daily Olé, referring to the name with which is known to Djokovic.

Phelps follows the harvest gold and Del Potro gives the biggest surprise in Rio-2016

Swimmer Michael Phelps king hanged himself on Sunday in Rio-2016 gold medal and expanded its inexhaustible prize list 19 golds, on a day when Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro gave the biggest surprise of the Games so far to remove the monarch tennis, Novak Djokovic.

Phelps, who in total 23 medals in Olympic Games, was the second relay and got a good advantage for the American team, who finished imposed on France (silver) and Australia (bronze).

The 'Shark' Baltimore is the highest medal winner in the history of the Olympic Games.

But who she thwarted his intention to win his first gold was No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who lost to Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in a day dominated tennis surprises.

Del Potro, who seemed to have overcome the persistent problems in their wrists, subjected Djokovic 7-6 (7/4) 7-6 (7/2) in a clash in which Europe was massively supported by the Brazilian public.

At the beginning of the road to Rio, 'Nole' thwarted his goal of treasuring the Olympic title, the only prize that is missing in their showcases nourished.

The Tower of Tandil is currently ranked 141 in the world rankings, having reached the Top 10 when he won the US Open in 2009, but was it fully recovered from his injury and threatens to discuss a medal.

The Argentine was also the executioner Serbian London-2012 and snatched the bronze medal.

"It was a wonderful night. I did not expect to win and I'm surprised the level I had, after fighting so replayability power and also thus gain a whole number 1" said Del Potro in the mixed zone.


- Other batacazos -


Two batacazos are also produced in doubles matches, being eliminated the top-seeded tournaments in men and women.

The sisters Serena and Venus Williams were eliminated in first round by Czech Lucie Safarova and the Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-4.

And the same fate befell the French Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert champions at the US Open-2015 and last Wimbledon before strangers Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah.

The star of the racket which debuted Sunday, the Spanish Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams had a very quiet day.

Rafa Nadal (3) Beijing- gold in 2008, took a walk to the Argentine Federico Delbonis in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday afternoon that he saddled a resounding 6-2, 6-1.

Another Olympic champion Andy Murray (London, 2012), currently number two in the world, triumphed over Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2.

In women, the favorite Serena Williams had a comfortable debut against Australia with Daria Gavrilova 6-4, 6-2 triumph. His executioner in the final pass of Roland Garros, the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza, faces Jelena Jankovic.

Majlinda Kelmendi judoka gave the first gold medal by winning Kosovo in the -52 kg category in the absolute debut of the young Balkan republic.

After winning the decisive battle Giuffrida Italian Odette, Kelmendi collapsed on the mat, before greeting the handful of compatriots present in the scenario that did not stop encouraging her to cry, "Ko-so-vo! Ko-so- vo ".

- The alarm is turned on for the Seleção -


In a day full of batacazos Sunday, weak Iraq national football team snatched a draw 0-0 at seleçao Neymar, another new hosts frustrating performance in the debut matched by the same scoreline against South Africa.

Brazil now has beards to soak in search of the gold medal, the only award missing from the selected world champions.


- Again Russia -


And when it seemed that the scandal over Russian doping was fading, he resurged in Paralympic sport with the tough decision of its international committee to suspend that country from the Games of the specialty to be held in Rio from 7 to 18 September.

Michael Phelps achieved its 23rd Olympic medal thanks to free 4x100

American swimmer Michael Phelps won his twenty-third Olympic medal (19 gold, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes) thanks to the American victory in the 4x100 relay of the Games in Rio beating ahead of Frenchman, silver team and the Australian, who is he hung the bronze.

Phelps, who did not plan to swim on the second day, finally jumped into the pool of the Aquatics Centre Rio to add to the cause of the relay. The shark of Baltimore, who swam the second 100, did not disappoint in the first chance he decided to continue making history.

Caeleb Dressel, Ryan and Nathan Adrian Held-along to Phelps-- formed a team that regained the throne in the freestyle relay at the expense of the French, current Olympic champions. The Gauls took the initiative for much of the race.

Brazil drew with Iraq and returned to disappoint

After the disappointing debut in which he did not pass the goalless draw against South Africa, Brazil again played a poor game and just hit him to match 0-0 against Iraq . The team led by Neymar again repeated mistakes he had made ​​in the opening game and, full of nervousness and recklessness, suffered too a duel that thought he could solve easily.

The main sin of the home side was fast losing patience to get into a very well planted Iraq that was devoted mainly to cut the game with fouls and lose the maximum possible amount of minutes on each ball.

Thus, after a first half in which he had only a couple of close -ups of little risk to the arch rival, Brazil played almost full complement in the field in Iraq. However, he could not find the goal and ended up disappointing their people again.

Against this background, the Canarinhos, which so far garnered only 2 points like Iraq, the qualification for the next stage will be played in the last group match on Wednesday against the leader, Denmark (4 points).

The desolation of Djokovic: "It's one of the toughest defeats"

Novak Djokovic tearfully left the center court at the Olympic site, staring at the floor and empty eyes, resigned to assimilate "one of the toughest defeats" of his career.

Only gold leaves out the Serbian pantheon . Rio was his third attempt. A new frustration. Once escaping.

The image of Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro in the network, holding each other, will be one of the sensations of the Games. The dominator of world tennis for comfort.

"It's one of the hardest of my life, my career defeats," he said. "Del Potro was better than me. In the important points played an extraordinary way. We must congratulate" assumed the Balkan tennis player, who conceded their fifth defeat all season.

"It's a disappointment to me. But as a friend and for all that has gone through injuries I'm happy for him," said the tennis player from Belgrade, newly winner in Toronto and holder twelve Grand Slam titles.

"This defeat is hard. It's not easy to assimilate. It is not the first time I lose a match but this tournament is special," admitted Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic, like Juan Martin del Potro, was part of the extravaganza that looked at the main site of the Olympic Tennis Centre.

The stands divided, hailed the Serbian and Argentine. Both players participated in the show.

"I have rarely experienced an atmosphere like this. I felt as if my country. I got out. I appreciate it," he lamented the world number one.