Wejo and Jonathan Gault say 4 medals. Rojo must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed as he said just 2 (1 men's, 1 women's) unless Jenny Simpson switches back to the steeple.
*MB: Today's debate: How many medals will the US win in the mid-d and distance events in Rio?
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World Athletics:
Harting says that when his brother won in 2012 he told himself he was going to do it too and throw ever farther.
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Runner's World:
Abbey D'Agostino got a special shot out as Obama said she was "what the Olympic spirit and the American spirit should be all about."
*NBC Sports: "President Obama: “2016 belonged to America’s women Olympians. Y’all crushed it."
*AP: 1936 Olympians Receive Overdue Recognition At White House
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Nation:
The author says the problems that went down in Rio are "a microcosm of Kenya today."
The Nassau Guardian:
Miller is the Bahamas 200m NR holder and would have likely been a medal threat, but she did not run the 200 at the trials so was only selected for the 400.
Deadspin:
While Muslim women competing in sports while fully covered were celebrated as progress, Muhammad is a practicing Muslim who competed uncovered and got little attention for it.
Citizen Digital:
“I understand they are looking for me, they want to arrest me. I will issue a statement (Tuesday). No, no, no (quit) for what reason?
Nairobi News:
Her father pleaded to the Kenyan president to give him power so he could watch his daughter compete.
Less than 6-months after the Games, many sites have been abandoned despite government promises there would be "no white elephants" left behind. One local complained, "The government didn't have the money to throw a party like that, and we (the taxpayers) are the ones who have to sacrifice."