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And the gold is won by Toth here,

I hope we get a sprint walk to the finish

Toth is going for the gold here.

Heffernan on the podium would improve it for me

Thanks. I'm not expecting much

Good luck, I am sure you will have a very nice result by the end .

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout Round August 15th - August 19th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 19th 2016, h. 11:20, Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Hungary 1 Russia Gold Medal Match Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 19th 2016, h. 15:30, Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro United States 4 Italy [/hide]

[hide] Men's Tournament - Knockout Round August 17th - August 21st, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 19th 2016, h. 13:00, Ginasio do Maracanazinho, Rio de Janeiro Italy 3 1 United States August 19th 2016, h. 22:15, Ginasio do Maracanazinho, Rio de Janeiro Russia 1 3 Brazil [/hide]

[hide] Women's Tournament - Knockout Round August 15th - August 19th, 2016 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 19th 2016, h. 12:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Germany 1 New Zealand Gold Medal Match Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 19th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 1 Great Britain [/hide]

I have so much respect for decathletes

Great result by Elemba and Congo. Nice to see them fighting for a medal.

Well he's old, I'll give you that one, the rest, not so much

Elemba starts with a national record... excellent

And they're through! Hard luck China

Imagine if they dropped the baton now

Medal for Jordan

The Jordanian leads 7-0 in his quest for a place in the final and a medal

Exactly, age is nothing when it comes to motivation. Some athletes retire very young when they get a medal because they don't want to go through another 4-year cycle of intense training and diverting focus from family, studies, or whatever else it may be. Other athletes just love the thrill of winning medals or staying at the top for as long as possible.

I wonder will she continue until Tokyo 2020... she might as it is a "home" Olympics.

Yoshida defeated for only the 3rd time in her career and first since 2012

Wow!! What a performance by Thomas. 47.97 secs!! Stunning. No medal but that wasn't expected. 4th place and smashing the Irish record Is his Olympic glory.... this time. Much more to come

I will not be surprised if they get advanced, in fact I am expecting it

Apparently the Brazilian athlete knocked it out of Felix's hands

USA may well get advanced to the final though, good decision to finish the race.

USA drops the baton on the relay.... oldest story ever told