Rio Olympics 2016: 31st Games set for opening ceremony
Rio Olympics 2016: 31st Games set for opening ceremony
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Thanks God Hope Solo is not in right mood; unfortunately, she turns to be un-sportswoman (Kaaibisha)...!
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Sweden’s Lisa Dahlkvist was left waiting for a few minutes, but eventually dispatched her penalty to knockout the much fancied Americans.
After the match finished, Solo was in no mood to congratulate the Swedes on their upset victory, which advanced them to the quarter-finals.
“I also think we played a bunch of cowards. The best team did not win today, I strongly, firmly believe that,” Solo said.
The goalkeeper of the US women’s national team said she was disappointed by the Swedes’ style of play.
“They didn’t want to open play. They didn’t want to pass the ball. They didn’t want to play great soccer. It was a combative game, a physical game... And they tried to counter with longballs,” she complained.
Sweden now move through to the semi-finals, as the US women’s national team failed in their bid to win their fourth successive Olympic gold.
“I don’t think they’re going to make it far in the tournament. I think it was very cowardly. But they won, they moving on and we’re going home,” Solo concluded.
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Source:Hope Solo calls victorious Sweden ‘bunch of cowards’ after US ousted from Olympic soccer tournament
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Sweden’s Lisa Dahlkvist was left waiting for a few minutes, but eventually dispatched her penalty to knockout the much fancied Americans.
After the match finished, Solo was in no mood to congratulate the Swedes on their upset victory, which advanced them to the quarter-finals.
“I also think we played a bunch of cowards. The best team did not win today, I strongly, firmly believe that,” Solo said.
The goalkeeper of the US women’s national team said she was disappointed by the Swedes’ style of play.
“They didn’t want to open play. They didn’t want to pass the ball. They didn’t want to play great soccer. It was a combative game, a physical game... And they tried to counter with longballs,” she complained.
Sweden now move through to the semi-finals, as the US women’s national team failed in their bid to win their fourth successive Olympic gold.
“I don’t think they’re going to make it far in the tournament. I think it was very cowardly. But they won, they moving on and we’re going home,” Solo concluded.
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Source:Hope Solo calls victorious Sweden ‘bunch of cowards’ after US ousted from Olympic soccer tournament
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Who, What, Why: Who was Leonidas of Rhodes?
By Who, What Why The Magazine answers the questions behind the news
Michael Phelps has broken a 2,000-year-old Olympic record by surpassing the 12 individual titles won by Leonidas of Rhodes. Who was this athlete whose record has taken two millennia to beat, asks Jon Kelly?
Phelps has a total of 22 Olympic gold medals, but nine of these have come in relays - in terms of individual titles he has only just passed the greatest athlete of the ancient world.
Leonidas of Rhodes competed in four successive Olympiads in 164BC, 160BC, 156BC and 152BC and in each of these he won three different foot races.
An athlete who won three events at a single Olympics was known as a triastes, or tripler. There were only seven triastes and Leonidas is the only one known to have achieved the honour more than once. Remarkably, he was 36 when he did it on the fourth occasion - five years older than Phelps is today.
The three events at which he triumphed were the stadion, a sprint of roughly 200m; the diaulos, which was twice the distance of the stadion; and the longer hoplitodromos, or race in armour.
Unlike most races, which were run in the nude, the race in armour required competitors to wear heavy battle gear, possibly comprising a helmet, a breastplate, shin armour and a shield made from bronze and wood.
"To run all these events one after the other was quite a feat," says Judith Swaddling, senior curator at The British Museum.
"He broke through the distinction between sprinters and endurance athletes," says Paul Cartledge, professor of classics at the University of Cambridge. The race in armour had not previously been considered suitable for sprinters (the Olympiads had already been going for a few centuries).
"They were running in armour, the temperature would be 40C. The conditions were fantastically unpleasant, requiring completely different muscles and gymnastic skills."
There is very little biographical information about Leonidas, says Cartledge, and no images of him survive. But his name - derived from the Greek word for lion - suggests he was a man of distinction. "He's probably an aristocrat, probably wealthy, probably from an athletic family," Cartledge says.
Prof Paul Cartledge discusses Leonidas of Rhodes with Martha Kearney on The World At One
Rhodes had a strong athletic tradition. Another great Olympian from the island was the boxer Diagoras, who launched a dynasty of athletes. "Coming from Rhodes you are a bit on the fringes," Cartledge says. "You probably tried harder than if you were from one of the older cities."
There were no gold, silver or bronze medals in Leonidas's day - races were winner-takes-all with the runner who came first earning a simple olive wreath. After his death "he was worshipped as a local deity" in Rhodes, says Swaddling.
He was also venerated in ancient Greek literature. Pausanias described him as "the most famous runner". In the 3rd Century, Philostratus the Athenian wrote in his Gymnastikos that Leonidas's versatility disproved all received wisdom about athletic training and body types.
A statue of him in Rhodes displayed the legend: "He had the speed of a God." Quite a reputation for Phelps to live up to.
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By Who, What Why The Magazine answers the questions behind the news
Michael Phelps has broken a 2,000-year-old Olympic record by surpassing the 12 individual titles won by Leonidas of Rhodes. Who was this athlete whose record has taken two millennia to beat, asks Jon Kelly?
Phelps has a total of 22 Olympic gold medals, but nine of these have come in relays - in terms of individual titles he has only just passed the greatest athlete of the ancient world.
Leonidas of Rhodes competed in four successive Olympiads in 164BC, 160BC, 156BC and 152BC and in each of these he won three different foot races.
An athlete who won three events at a single Olympics was known as a triastes, or tripler. There were only seven triastes and Leonidas is the only one known to have achieved the honour more than once. Remarkably, he was 36 when he did it on the fourth occasion - five years older than Phelps is today.
The three events at which he triumphed were the stadion, a sprint of roughly 200m; the diaulos, which was twice the distance of the stadion; and the longer hoplitodromos, or race in armour.
Unlike most races, which were run in the nude, the race in armour required competitors to wear heavy battle gear, possibly comprising a helmet, a breastplate, shin armour and a shield made from bronze and wood.
"To run all these events one after the other was quite a feat," says Judith Swaddling, senior curator at The British Museum.
"He broke through the distinction between sprinters and endurance athletes," says Paul Cartledge, professor of classics at the University of Cambridge. The race in armour had not previously been considered suitable for sprinters (the Olympiads had already been going for a few centuries).
"They were running in armour, the temperature would be 40C. The conditions were fantastically unpleasant, requiring completely different muscles and gymnastic skills."
There is very little biographical information about Leonidas, says Cartledge, and no images of him survive. But his name - derived from the Greek word for lion - suggests he was a man of distinction. "He's probably an aristocrat, probably wealthy, probably from an athletic family," Cartledge says.
Prof Paul Cartledge discusses Leonidas of Rhodes with Martha Kearney on The World At One
Rhodes had a strong athletic tradition. Another great Olympian from the island was the boxer Diagoras, who launched a dynasty of athletes. "Coming from Rhodes you are a bit on the fringes," Cartledge says. "You probably tried harder than if you were from one of the older cities."
There were no gold, silver or bronze medals in Leonidas's day - races were winner-takes-all with the runner who came first earning a simple olive wreath. After his death "he was worshipped as a local deity" in Rhodes, says Swaddling.
He was also venerated in ancient Greek literature. Pausanias described him as "the most famous runner". In the 3rd Century, Philostratus the Athenian wrote in his Gymnastikos that Leonidas's versatility disproved all received wisdom about athletic training and body types.
A statue of him in Rhodes displayed the legend: "He had the speed of a God." Quite a reputation for Phelps to live up to.
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MAGDALENA Moshi was scanning the crowd for her mother when she caught a glimpse of the Tanzanian flag hanging from the ceiling and tears welled in her eyes.
The Adelaide University student was standing behind the blocks for the heats of the 50m freestyle but the sight of her national flag hanging directly behind the five Olympic rings made her heart skip a beat.
It reminded Moshi that despite all the obstacles she has faced, including shoulder injuries and health issues, simply being in Rio for her third Olympic Games was historic.
Tanzania's Magdalena Moshi in the Heats of the 50m Freestyle. Picture: Alex Coppel.Source:News Corp Australia
“I was the first female swimmer in the country’s history,” Moshi said.
“When you’re a little girl growing up in Tanzania and you have the dream of going to the Olympics in a country that doesn’t even have a swim team when I was behind the blocks my flag was behind the rings and I was like ‘wow, I put that there three times.’
“It wasn’t there before me so I felt a tear in my eyes and I was looking for my mum. She had some massive flag somewhere in the crowd but I couldn’t find her.”
GALLERY: DAY SEVEN ACTION FROM RIO
Moshi is part of what makes the Olympics special. Born in Adelaide to an Australian mother but raised in Tanzania by her father, she returned to South Australia in 2010 to study medicine at university.
She is one of just seven athletes competing for Tanzania at the Olympics with only one other female competitor.
Moshi competed in the 50m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, the 100m freestyle in London and the 50m freestyle here in Rio.
A shoulder injury 10 days before London almost cost her a start while health issues last year also put in jeopardy her dream of a third Games.
Tanzania's Magdalena Moshi after her heat of the 50m Freestyle. Picture: Alex Coppel.Source:News Corp Australia
But in Rio she put all the setbacks behind her to post a 29.44 seconds 50m freestyle blast, a personal best time and 67th place finish.
“I teared up a bit because I had a bad injury in 2012 and they said I would never swim again. And I had some health problems last year and they said I would have to quit,” she said.
“But I just finished my race at the Olympics with a PB.”
Originally published as Tanzanian beats hardships for historic third Games
The Adelaide University student was standing behind the blocks for the heats of the 50m freestyle but the sight of her national flag hanging directly behind the five Olympic rings made her heart skip a beat.
It reminded Moshi that despite all the obstacles she has faced, including shoulder injuries and health issues, simply being in Rio for her third Olympic Games was historic.
Tanzania's Magdalena Moshi in the Heats of the 50m Freestyle. Picture: Alex Coppel.Source:News Corp Australia
“I was the first female swimmer in the country’s history,” Moshi said.
“When you’re a little girl growing up in Tanzania and you have the dream of going to the Olympics in a country that doesn’t even have a swim team when I was behind the blocks my flag was behind the rings and I was like ‘wow, I put that there three times.’
“It wasn’t there before me so I felt a tear in my eyes and I was looking for my mum. She had some massive flag somewhere in the crowd but I couldn’t find her.”
GALLERY: DAY SEVEN ACTION FROM RIO
Moshi is part of what makes the Olympics special. Born in Adelaide to an Australian mother but raised in Tanzania by her father, she returned to South Australia in 2010 to study medicine at university.
She is one of just seven athletes competing for Tanzania at the Olympics with only one other female competitor.
Moshi competed in the 50m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, the 100m freestyle in London and the 50m freestyle here in Rio.
A shoulder injury 10 days before London almost cost her a start while health issues last year also put in jeopardy her dream of a third Games.
Tanzania's Magdalena Moshi after her heat of the 50m Freestyle. Picture: Alex Coppel.Source:News Corp Australia
But in Rio she put all the setbacks behind her to post a 29.44 seconds 50m freestyle blast, a personal best time and 67th place finish.
“I teared up a bit because I had a bad injury in 2012 and they said I would never swim again. And I had some health problems last year and they said I would have to quit,” she said.
“But I just finished my race at the Olympics with a PB.”
Originally published as Tanzanian beats hardships for historic third Games
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Men's 10000 Mo Farah Britain gold, Paul Tanui Kenya silver, Tola Ethiopia Bronze. Three Kenyans qualify for 800 m finals.
