The Inteational Golf Federation tapped into what few Olympic roots it has by selecting Adilson da Silva to be the first to tee off Thursday.American Lilly King won a trash-talking duel with Russian Yulia Efimova for the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke on Monday night, the U.Muhammad, sporting a plain black Muslim head scarf under a red, white and blue mask, was a winner in her opening bout before bowing out.S. men's basketball team surged after a slow start, beating Venezuela 113-69, and Serena Williams struggled before beating France's Alize Coet 7-6 (5), 6-2 in her bid for a second consecutive singles gold medal.Biles Brouhaha: NBC announcer Al Trautwig says he regrets tweeting that the adoptive mother and father of U.Brazilian fans aren't just booing their men's soccer team. Trautwig angered adoption advocates by refusing to refer to Ron and Nellie Biles as the 19-year-old's parents. Brazil finds itself needing a victory against Denmark to advance and avoid another huge embarrassment two years after a demoralizing 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinals of the World Cup.
It was, at the least, a momentary reprieve for the host country bracing for mist sprayer made in china what once seemed unthinkable: an early exit by its men's soccer team from the Olympic touament. He's trying to become the first Olympic sailor and first Brazilian to win six Olympic medals.Silva, who grew up on one of Rio's hillside shanty towns, won judo's 57-kilogram division, then, overwhelmed with emotion, performed the Brazilian version of the Green Bay Packers' "Lambeau Leap" to celebrate with her compatriots Monday. Windsurfers sped across the waves toward Flamengo Beach in a fresh breeze, against the imposing backdrop of Sugarloaf Mountain. Also in the opening threesome: Graham DeLaet of Canada, a country IGF President Peter Dawson called the defending champ - George Lyon of Canada won the gold medal at the St. Robert Scheidt won the second race in the Laser class. Ron Biles, her mateal grandfather, and his wife Nellie adopted Simone 16 years ago. Louis Games in 1904. After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-boe Zika virus, some locals are doing some stinging of their own: They're jeering US athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors away from South America's first Olympics.Other highlights from Day 3 of the Rio Games:Walking the Walk: King took exception to Efimova, who has served a ban for doping and had her ban for the Rio Olympics overtued, raising her finger in the No.S.. Rio de Janeiro: The third day of Olympic competition featured a couple of notable firsts: Rafaela Silva captured host Brazil's initial gold medal of the Rio Games and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the only American ever to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.Golf Debut: The first Olympic golf shot in 112 years will be hit by the lone Brazilian in the men's field."Spectacular Seas: Sailing, not the dirty water, was finally the focus on troubled Guanabara Bay during a spectacular start to the Olympic regatta on Monday. Brazil is now facing elimination - a prospect that once seemed unthinkable in the soccer-obsessed Olympic host country. Trautwig said, "to set the record straight, Ron and Nellie are Simone's parents.Brazil Bleak: It has come to this for the Brazilian men's soccer team: The fans are so disappointed with the team that they heckled Neymar and chanted the name of the women team's star during a lackluster, scoreless tie against Iraq over the weekend. 1 sign after winning her heat in the semifinals.
A New Jersey native who started fencing in part because the uniform allowed her to adhere to the tenets of her faith, Muhammad also competes in the team event later this week.Australia won the first gold medal for rugby sevens at the Olympics, beating archrival New Zealand 24-17 in the women's final Monday night. "There is a way to become the best and do it the right way," she said.A day after adding a record 19th gold medal to his collection, Michael Phelps is swimming the 200 meter butterfly semifinal Monday night and fellow American Katie Ledecky is swimming the women's 200 meter freestyle. gymnastics star Simone Biles were not her parents.In the women's sabre touament, Muhammad, sporting a plain black Muslim head scarf under a red, white and blue mask, was a winner in her opening bout before bowing out. King beat Efimova in the final and crowed afterward about a clean victory.