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.
luni, 8 august 2016
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.
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.
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.
100 butterfly GOLD
200 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
400 styles GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
200 Free BRONZE
4x100 free BRONZE
100 butterfly GOLD
200 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
400 styles GOLD
200 free gold
4x100 free GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
100 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
200 Butterfly SILVER
4x100 free PLATA
4x100 free GOLD
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.
— Rio 2016 (@rio2016_es) August 8, 2016
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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