Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games 2016 News

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[dareza 911]

waterpolo players Slobodan Nikic and Zivko Gocic, table tennis player Aleksandar Karakasevic, cyclist Ivan Stevic and probably few from athletics and maybe from women's volleyball team, but Im not sure.

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  On 8/20/2016 at 6:10 PM, juddy96 said:

Some Olympians who have announced their retirement (or confirmed it will be their last Olympics) after these games

 

 

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There's quite a big difference between those two things..

 

Maybe it'd be helpful to put a * next to the name of people who didn't announced their retirement yet, but only said it will be their last Olympics? Because one can say "I will quite after the 2018 world championships", which means it's the last Olympics, but really means nothing about retirement yet.. 

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  On 8/22/2016 at 12:23 PM, heywoodu said:

There's quite a big difference between those two things..

 

Maybe it'd be helpful to put a * next to the name of people who didn't announced their retirement yet, but only said it will be their last Olympics? Because one can say "I will quite after the 2018 world championships", which means it's the last Olympics, but really means nothing about retirement yet.. 

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Also in team sports, there might be some who "retired" from their respective national teams but did not quit competitive sport. This is the case for example for the aforementioned Gabor Kis of Hungary in water polo (he will not play any more for the national team but continue playing for his club)

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  On 8/20/2016 at 6:10 PM, juddy96 said:

Some Olympians who have announced their retirement (or confirmed it will be their last Olympics) after these games

 

Emma Twigg - Rowing

Stuart Farquhar - Athletics

Kayla Whitelock - Field Hockey

Kayla Harrison - Judo

Michael Phelps - Swimming

Evelyn Stevens - Road Cycling

Maya DiRado - Swimming

Tamika Catchings - Basketball

Usain Bolt - Athletics

Asafa Powell - Athletics

Oscar Figueroa - Weightlifting

Ilias Iliadis - Judo

Katherine Grainger - Rowing

Kate Richardson-Walsh - Field Hockey

Bradley Wiggins - Cycling

Manu Ginobili - Basketball

Andres Nocioni - Basketball

Tony Parker - Basketball

Yannick Agnel - Swimming

Fabian Hambuechen - Artistic Gymnastics

Ludger Beerbaum - Equestrian

Fabian Cancellara - Road Cycling

Abhinav Bindra - Shooting

Melissa Hoskins - Track Cycling

Madonna Blyth - Field Hockey

Bronte Barratt - Swimming

He Wenna - Trampoline

Wu Minxia - Diving

Adam van Koeverden - Canoe/Kayak Sprint

Lindsay Jennerich - Rowing

Roseline Filion - Diving

Audrey Lacroix - Swimming

Fred Winters - Volleyball

Tania Cagnotto - Diving

Francesca Dallape - Diving

Niccolo Campriani - Shooting

Márton Szivós - Water Polo

Gábor Kis - Water Polo

Tomasz Majewski - Athletics

Kirsty Coventry - Swimming

George Bovell - Swimming

Sidni Hoxha - Swimming

Therese Alshammar - Swimming

Fabiana Murer - Athletics

Formiga - Football

Jeanette Ottesen - Swimming

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  +  Robertas Javtokas - Basketball

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Kayla Harrison is going to UFC in the footsteps of Ronda Rousey, Maya Di Rado going to school even though her swimming career really just began. And why i have the feeling that Usain Bolt will pull a phelps and will come back for tokyo

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  On 8/21/2016 at 6:40 PM, thiago_simoes said:

I believe no one has explicitly announced retirement. Some possible announcements might come soon from Margarita Mamun (Russia), Fabian Hambuechen (Germany) and Vanessa Ferrari (Italy). I'll keep an eye out for news about Vasiliki Millousi (Greece) and Jessica López (Venezuela), both of whom might retire as well. Aly Raisman and Gabby Doulgas (US) will most likely take some time off. Has Ellie Black said anything about retirement? I hope she continues until 2017. She has a real chance at a world championships medal and I want her to win one!

 

Mustafina, Paseka, Barbosa and Daniele Hypólito said they will continue. Surprisingly, Chusovitina has said she will compete at the World Championships in Canada, in 2017. I really admire her.

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Well now we have a retirement, Ruby Harrold

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  On 8/21/2016 at 6:40 PM, thiago_simoes said:

I believe no one has explicitly announced retirement. Some possible announcements might come soon from Margarita Mamun (Russia), Fabian Hambuechen (Germany) and Vanessa Ferrari (Italy). I'll keep an eye out for news about Vasiliki Millousi (Greece) and Jessica López (Venezuela), both of whom might retire as well. Aly Raisman and Gabby Doulgas (US) will most likely take some time off. Has Ellie Black said anything about retirement? I hope she continues until 2017. She has a real chance at a world championships medal and I want her to win one!

 

Mustafina, Paseka, Barbosa and Daniele Hypólito said they will continue. Surprisingly, Chusovitina has said she will compete at the World Championships in Canada, in 2017. I really admire her.

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Douglas is out, she was already brought just as a bar specialist and a novelty story, dont see her trying to make it to tokyo. Raisman will probably stay quiet until the 2019 worlds, however i dont think also that she will come back, not with finally getting an individual all around medal.

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A hero's welcome for Indonesian medalist

 

 

The airport is crowded like hell.. It's been so long since a big welcome like this organized for Olympians

[dareza 911]

Meanwhile in Dubai........