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Live updates from the 2016 Rio Olympics
Globe reporters in Brazil offer the latest news. commentary, and photos from the Summer Games in Brazil.
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Seems to me volleyball is like hockey, 100 times better to watch in person. #RioOlympics2016by gary washburn via twitter 8/10/2016 2:27:35 AM -
Watching my first live Olympic volleyball match, gotta say: I'm hooked. #RioOlympics2016by gary washburn via twitter 8/10/2016 2:26:07 AM
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Here are the Olympics swimming results from Monday:
Men
200m Freestyle
Final
1. Yang Sun, China, 1:44.65.
2. Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, South Africa, 1:45.20.
3. Conor Dwyer, United States, 1:45.23.
4. James Guy, Britain, 1:45.49.
5. Francis Haas, United States, 1:45.58.
6. Paul Biedermann, Germany, 1:45.84.
7. Kosuke Hagino, Japan, 1:45.90.
8. Aleksandr Krasnykh, Russia, 1:45.91.
100m Backstroke Final
1. Ryan Murphy, United States, 51.97.
2. Jiayu Xu, China, 52.31.
3. David Plummer, United States, 52.40.
4. Mitchell Larkin, Australia, 52.43.
5. Camille Lacourt, France, 52.70.
6. Evgeny Rylov, Russia, 52.74.
7. Ryosuke Irie, Japan, 53.42.
8. Robert Glinta, Romania, 53.50.
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Women
100m Breaststroke
Final
1. Lillia King, United States, 1:04.93.
2. Yulia Efimova, Russia, 1:05.50.
3. Catherine Meili, United States, 1:05.69.
4. Jinglin Shi, China, 1:06.37.
5. Rachel Nicol, Canada, 1:06.68.
6. Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir, Iceland, 1:07.18.
7. Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania, 1:07.32.
8. Alia Atkinson, Jamaica, 1:08.10.
100m Backstroke
Final
1. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 58.45.
2. Kathleen Baker, United States, 58.75.
3. Kylie Masse, Canada, 58.76.
4. Yuanhui Fu, China, 58.76.
5. Mie Nielsen, Denmark, 58.80.
6. Olivia Smoliga, United States, 58.95.
7. Emily Seebohm, Australia, 59.19.
8. Madison Wilson, Australia, 59.23.BostonGlobe.com 8/9/2016 2:18:36 AM -
Lilly King of the United States has won gold in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Rio Olympics.
Russia’s Yulia Efimova took the silver, and Katie Meili of the United States claimed the bronze. --Associated PressBostonGlobe.com 8/9/2016 2:16:14 AM -
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Just played in the arena during USA-Spain women's basketball: Carl Carlton's "She's a Bad Mama Jama." Hilarious. #RioOlympics2016by gary washburn via twitter 8/8/2016 3:17:08 PM
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Dario Saric with the game-saving block of Pau Gasol and Croatia hangs on 72-70. #RioOlympics2016by gary washburn via twitter 8/7/2016 11:53:07 PM
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Croatia close to stunning Spain, up 4 with 17.3 left.by gary washburn via twitter 8/7/2016 11:48:02 PM
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RIO DE JANIERO — Injured French gymnast Samir Ait Said is back on his feet. Sort of.A day after gruesomely breaking his leg while vaulting during men’s Olympic preliminaries, Said posted a Facebook video from his hospital bed thanking people for the outpouring of support and pledging to return to the sport eventually.Said underwent surgery on Saturday night to repair the tibea he fractured while trying to land on vault. The image of his leg bent grotesquely at a nearly 90 degree angle went viral immediately. Said praised his French teammates, some of whom managed to qualify for event finals later this week despite being visibly rattled after watching Said leave the Rio Olympic Arena on a stretcher.Said says he’s behind his pals who kept their act together after the fall.He also says competing at the Tokyo Games in 2020 is still possible.— The Associated PressRachel G Bowers, Producer 8/7/2016 4:20:55 PM -
Boston Globe Sunday Notes: NBA players’ union supports social activism among stars bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics… via @BostonGlobeby gary washburn via twitter 8/7/2016 2:28:06 PM
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Brazil enters the Maracana to loud roar. All countries present. Time to light the torch for #Rio2016 . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpJNQdeVIAEK4nv.jpg
by Shira Springer via twitter 8/6/2016 11:26:33 PM -
(Petr David Josek/Associated Press) The beach volleyball venue has had its first visiting dignitaries.US Secretary of State John Kerry dropped in for the opening match at Copacabana Beach between Italy and Austria. And Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and his entourage came into the mixed zone to congratulate the winning team.Kerry was in town for the Opening Ceremony on Friday night and popped in at the beach volleyball venue on after watching the start of a cycling race nearby. He watched Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri beat Austria in straight sets.Kerry stuck around for the second match, featuring Brazil and Canada.
The former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate said said he had plans to go to the Olympic Park later in the day.— The Associated PressRachel G Bowers, Producer 8/6/2016 3:34:16 PM -
The Olympic boxing tournament is underway featuring the first men’s bouts without headgear since 1980 in Moscow.Britain’s Galal Yafai dominated Cameroon’s Simplice Fotsala in a unanimous decision victory to open the action.‘‘It was good to go down in history as the first bout without headguards, but it was just another fight for me,’’ Yafai said.It’s also the first time scoring will use the traditional 10-point system. There is a boxing event every day of the Olympics.Olympic boxing fans still hooted for the ring card girls. But the women were dressed in conservative white shorts and T-shirts, not the scantily clad attire generally seen at major professional boxing events.— The Associated PressRachel G Bowers, Producer 8/6/2016 3:30:16 PM
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France’s Marie-Florence Candassamy has pulled off a stunning upset in fencing, knocking top-ranked Anqi Xu of China out of the women’s epee tournament in the round of 32.Candassamy entered the tournament ranked just 49th in the world, but her aggressive fighting style had Xu on her heels. Candassamy took a 10-6 lead after the second period and clinched the blowout victory midway through the third period.Russia’s Tatiana Logunova, ranked third in the world, also saw her tournament end with an early round defeat. And all three Americans; Katharine Holmes and sisters Courtney and Kelley Hurley, were knocked out before the round of 16.— The Associated PressRachel G Bowers, Producer 8/6/2016 3:29:57 PM
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Michael Phelps, marching in first parade in fifth Games as flagbearer. Americans crisp in blue blazers behind him.by John Powers via twitter 8/6/2016 12:38:48 AM
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The Opening Ceremonies #Rio2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpIseT3W8AAMgb9.jpg
by gary washburn via twitter 8/6/2016 12:27:14 AM -
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Brazil doing it big at the Opening Ceremony. #Olympics #Rio2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpIp0E8XgAAWMew.jpg
by Christopher Gasper via twitter 8/6/2016 12:15:27 AM -
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I don't know what you're talking about. It's just must-see TV, and I'm proud as a peacock to be here to (NB-) see it twitter.com/Marc_Bertrand/…by Christopher Gasper via twitter 8/6/2016 12:03:18 AM
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I'm watching live and in living color. twitter.com/RobGrasso3/sta…by Christopher Gasper via twitter 8/5/2016 11:57:36 PM
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So, if you were on the fence about watching the tape-delayed Opening Ceremony for the Rio Games it's worth it. Visually stunning performanceby Christopher Gasper via twitter 8/5/2016 11:56:34 PM
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Last night, pineapple caipirinha & samba. Caipirinha-good. My dancing- very bad. But seeing real Rio before #Rio2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpGFLzlWAAEvOCF.jpg
by Shira Springer via twitter 8/5/2016 12:19:36 PM -
We'll have daily Facebook Live Videos from Rio. Here's Thursday's: www.facebook.comMatt Pepin, Sports Editor 8/4/2016 8:14:44 PM -
IOC president Thomas Bach discusses the decision to allow 270 Russian athletes to compete in Rio. #Rio2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpCAT-FXEAECIiD.jpg
by gary washburn via twitter 8/4/2016 8:13:13 PM -
Here's another view of #Rio2016. This one is from last night on beach in Ipanema. Absolutely stunning! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpB5WkBWYAAkhJY.jpg
by Shira Springer via twitter 8/4/2016 8:13:00 PM -
.@juliettekayyem and @ShiraSpringer take us "backstage" for #Rio2016 's security theater. news.wgbh.org/2016/08/02/new… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Co5HvlqXYAArktV.jpg
by Catherine Whelan via twitter retweeted by ShiraSpringer 8/4/2016 8:12:49 PM -
Joined @juliettekayyem for #securitymom podcast on #Rio2016. Just arrived & security theater in full effect. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Co5MQQJXYAA-WiJ.jpg
by Shira Springer via twitter 8/4/2016 8:12:42 PM -
There is tight security & then there is what I'm seeing for #Rio2016. View from front of my hotel moments ago. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpB33VjWcAArQ1A.jpg
by Shira Springer via twitter 8/4/2016 8:12:30 PM -
Globe reporters Shira Springer, Gary Washburn, Christopher L. Gasper, John Powers, and Scott Thurston are in Rio covering the Olympics. Here's the latest.Matt Pepin, Sports Editor 8/4/2016 8:12:04 PM via null