Whipping winds affect day 2 of Rio Games

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Day two of the Rio Games proved a breeze for the Chinese shooters, who won yet another gold medal in the women's air pistol. Nasty winds forced delays on the tennis courts and whipped up treacherous waves in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.

Sunday's rowing regatta was called off after a two-hour delay following a pair of capsizes in the choppy seas during the morning practice. Race officials said winds gusting up to 34 mph (15 meters per second) pushed buoys into the lanes and capsized two boats during morning practice.

Wind also complicated racing on Saturday when Serbia's men's pair capsized and other competitors struggled to keep their boats from taking on the filthy water .

The nasty winds also whipped the flags around at the beach volleyball venue but play was unaffected with the court shielded by the stands.

There are 14 golds up for grabs, including four swimming finals and the women's side of a grueling road cycling race completed by the men on Saturday. Other sports handing out golds are weightlifting, diving, judo, archery and fencing.

Now that his flag-carrying duties are out of the way, Michael Phelps is eager to get started on his fifth Olympics. That will likely come in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay final later Sunday.

Other highlights from Day 2 of the Rio Games:

CHINA GOLD : China's bid for a gold in shooting seemed to take a hit when a two-time defending gold medalist failed to qualify. But Zhang Mengxue picked up the slack, earning China's fourth air pistol gold in the last five Games. China has dominated the air rifle and pistol shooting events at the Olympics, earning nine gold medals since the 2000 Sydney Games.

SWEET HOME: Monumental upsets have been the theme of the fencing tournament, and the men's foil competition produced the biggest stunner yet. Brazil's Guilherme Toldo, ranked 66th in the world, beat No. 2 Yoki Ota of Japan 15-13 to advance to the round of 16. Toldo's win came a day after the top three fencers in women's epee were knocked out before the semifinals.

BAD BREAK : A day after gruesomely breaking his left leg while vaulting during men's preliminaries, French gymnast Samir Air Said posted a Facebook video from his hospital bed on Sunday thanking people for their support and pledging to shoot for Tokyo in 2020. Said underwent surgery to repair his fibula and tibia he fractured while trying to land a vault.

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