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Nino Schurter of Switzerland wins Olympic mountain bike race

By DAVE SKRETTA
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It took Swiss mountain biker Nino Schurter eight years to climb all the way up the Olympic podium, a slow ascent that was at times frustrating, hea...
Police seize more Irish Olympic executives' passports in Rio

By ROB HARRIS
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Police are blocking Ireland's top four Olympic executives from leaving Brazil as their ticket scalping investigation expanded with a raid on the te...
After Rio, Olympics headed for Asian venues seen as safe

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - For the Olympics, it's so-long Rio, hello Asia. The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China fol...
Brazil hopes young Olympic champions can boost senior team

By TALES AZZONI
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - With Olympic gold finally in hand, the pressure is squarely on Brazil's senior team now. The home of "Jogo Bonito" is considered by many to be the ...
AIBA head talks judging, losing, and boxing's Olympic future

By GREG BEACHAM
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - International Boxing Association President Ching-Kuo Wu attended all 16 days of the Olympic boxing tournament, and he believes Rio de Janeiro saw t...
Kenya's Kipchoge wins gold in marathon, 1 color he'd lacked

By TERESA M. WALKER
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya smiled as he crossed the finish line and later directed cheering fans from the podium. The one color of Olympic medal he la...
Team USA takes Rio Olympics medal race with ease

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The U.S. Olympic Team made itself right at home in Rio. The British, they had a Games to savor as well. The host Brazilians got soccer gold that th...
Carmelo Anthony caps Olympic odyssey with 3rd gold medal

By TOM WITHERS
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Carmelo Anthony had one last thing to teach his young teammates. On the podium wearing his third Olympic gold medal, Anthony, who led this inexperi...
Mongolian wrestling coaches strip off clothes in protest

By LUKE MEREDITH
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Two Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped off their clothing to protest the result of a bronze medal match, a bizarre turn in a day where officiatin...
For 10 teams, Rio provided a first feel of Olympic gold

By The Associated Press
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For some nations, winning Olympic gold is quite the regular occurrence. At the Rio de Janeiro Games, plenty of first-timers got to hear their anthe...

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