Simone Biles - Floor Exercise - 2016 P&G Gymnastics Championships – Sr. Women Day 2
PRODUCED BYRodrigo De Benito Sanz, Alicia DeSantis, Alexandra Garcia, Mika Grndahl, Evan Grothjan, Taige Jensen, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, Bedel Saget and Joe Ward
INTERVIEWSLarry Buchanan, Leslye Davis, Juliet Macur and Bedel Saget
VIDEOEditing: Alexandra Garcia, Taige Jensen and Meghean Felling; Footage: Larry Buchanan, Leslye Davis, Bedel Saget and Joe Ward; Color: Taige Jensen and Ben Laffin; Graphics: Mika Grndahl, Evan Grothjan, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas and Jeremy White
AUDIOTaige Jensen and Michael Cordero
PHOTOGRAPHYCover: Photograph by Leslye Davis; Illustration by Grant Gold
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONWilson Andrews, Danny DeBelius, Alexandra Eaton and Grant Gold
The men"s Olympic campaign for gold starts on Tuesday August 9, and we have listed each game below. Fiji are favourites for the gold medal, but New Zealand, South Africa and Kenya have all won stages on the World Series circuit in 2015/16 so have the ability to cause an upset.
Americas clash: Argentina will face USA in the opening session
Tuesday 9th August
Session One (from 3pm on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 1 (15:00 15:20)Pool B Australia v France
Match 2 (15:30 15:50)Pool BSouth Africa v Spain
Match 3 (16:00 16:20)Pool CGreat Britain v Kenya
Match 4 (16:30 16:50)Pool CNew Zealand v Japan
Match 5 (17:00 17:20)Pool AUSA v Argentina
Match 6 (17:30 17:50)Pool AFiji v Brazil
Session Two (from 8pm on BBC)
Match 7 (20:00 20:20) Pool BAustralia v Spain
Match 8 (20:30 20:50) Pool BSouth Africa v France
Match 9 (21:00 21:20) Pool CGreat Britain v Japan
Match 10 (21:30 21:50) Pool CNew Zealand v Kenya
Match 11 (22:00 22:20) Pool AUSA v Brazil
Match 12 (22:30 22:50) Pool AFiji v Argentina
Rock DJ: New Zealands DJ Forbes shaking off Fijian defence
Wednesday 10 August
Session Three (from 3pm on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 13 (15:00 15:20) Pool BFrance v Spain
Match 14 (15:30 15:50) Pool BSouth Africa v Australia
Match 15 (16:00 16:20) Pool C Kenya v Japan
Match 16 (16:30 16:50) Pool CNew Zealand v Great Britain
Match 17 (17:00 17:20) Pool A Argentina v Brazil
Match 18 (17:30 17:50) Pool AFiji v USA
Play-offs/quarter-finals (from 8pm on BBC)
Match 19 (20:00 20:20) 9th Place Semi-final Seed 9 v Seed 12
Match 20 (20:30 20:50) 9th Place Semi-final Seed 10 v Seed 11
Match 21 (21:00 21:20) Medal Quarter-final 1st Pool A v Seed 8
Match 22 (21:30 21:50) Medal Quarter-final 2nd Pool C v 2nd Pool B
Match 23 (22:00 22:20) Medal Quarter-final 1st Pool C v 2nd Pool A
Match 24 (22:30 22:50) Medal Quarter-final 1st Pool B v Seed 7
Flying Fijian: Fiji are the number one seed in the Olympics
Thursday 11th August
Semi-finals from 16:30pm, finals from 21:30 (on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 25 (16:30 16:50) 11th Place Play-off Loser Game 19 v Loser Game 20
Match 26 (17:00 17:20) 9th Place Play-off Winner Game 19 v Winner Game 20
Match 27 (17:30 17:50) 5th Place Semi-final Loser Game 21 v Loser Game 22
Match 28 (18:00 18:20) 5th Place Semi-final Loser Game 23 v Loser Game 24
Match 29 (18:30 18:50) Medal Semi-final Winner Game 21 v Winner Game 22
Match 30 (19:00 19:20) Medal Semi-final Winner Game 23 v Winner Game 24
Match 31 (21:30 21:50) 7th Place Play-off Loser Game 27 v Loser Game 28
Match 32 (22:00 22:20) 5th Place Play-off Winner Game 27 v Winner Game 28
Match 33 (22:30 22:50) Bronze Medal Match Loser Game 29 v Loser Game 30
Match 34 (23:00 23:20) Gold Medal Match Winner Game 29 v Winner Game 30
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Live: Rio 2016 Olympic Games Schedule / Event Calendar - Rio de Janeiro
The men"s Olympic campaign for gold starts on Tuesday August 9, and we have listed each game below. Fiji are favourites for the gold medal, but New Zealand, South Africa and Kenya have all won stages on the World Series circuit in 2015/16 so have the ability to cause an upset.
Americas clash: Argentina will face USA in the opening session
Tuesday 9th August
Session One (from 3pm on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 1 (15:00 15:20)Pool B Australia v France
Match 2 (15:30 15:50)Pool BSouth Africa v Spain
Match 3 (16:00 16:20)Pool CGreat Britain v Kenya
Match 4 (16:30 16:50)Pool CNew Zealand v Japan
Match 5 (17:00 17:20)Pool AUSA v Argentina
Match 6 (17:30 17:50)Pool AFiji v Brazil
Session Two (from 8pm on BBC)
Match 7 (20:00 20:20) Pool BAustralia v Spain
Match 8 (20:30 20:50) Pool BSouth Africa v France
Match 9 (21:00 21:20) Pool CGreat Britain v Japan
Match 10 (21:30 21:50) Pool CNew Zealand v Kenya
Match 11 (22:00 22:20) Pool AUSA v Brazil
Match 12 (22:30 22:50) Pool AFiji v Argentina
Rock DJ: New Zealands DJ Forbes shaking off Fijian defence
Wednesday 10 August
Session Three (from 3pm on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 13 (15:00 15:20) Pool BFrance v Spain
Match 14 (15:30 15:50) Pool BSouth Africa v Australia
Match 15 (16:00 16:20) Pool C Kenya v Japan
Match 16 (16:30 16:50) Pool CNew Zealand v Great Britain
Match 17 (17:00 17:20) Pool A Argentina v Brazil
Match 18 (17:30 17:50) Pool AFiji v USA
Play-offs/quarter-finals (from 8pm on BBC)
Match 19 (20:00 20:20) 9th Place Semi-final Seed 9 v Seed 12
Match 20 (20:30 20:50) 9th Place Semi-final Seed 10 v Seed 11
Match 21 (21:00 21:20) Medal Quarter-final 1st Pool A v Seed 8
Match 22 (21:30 21:50) Medal Quarter-final 2nd Pool C v 2nd Pool B
Match 23 (22:00 22:20) Medal Quarter-final 1st Pool C v 2nd Pool A
Match 24 (22:30 22:50) Medal Quarter-final 1st Pool B v Seed 7
Flying Fijian: Fiji are the number one seed in the Olympics
Thursday 11th August
Semi-finals from 16:30pm, finals from 21:30 (on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 25 (16:30 16:50) 11th Place Play-off Loser Game 19 v Loser Game 20
Match 26 (17:00 17:20) 9th Place Play-off Winner Game 19 v Winner Game 20
Match 27 (17:30 17:50) 5th Place Semi-final Loser Game 21 v Loser Game 22
Match 28 (18:00 18:20) 5th Place Semi-final Loser Game 23 v Loser Game 24
Match 29 (18:30 18:50) Medal Semi-final Winner Game 21 v Winner Game 22
Match 30 (19:00 19:20) Medal Semi-final Winner Game 23 v Winner Game 24
Match 31 (21:30 21:50) 7th Place Play-off Loser Game 27 v Loser Game 28
Match 32 (22:00 22:20) 5th Place Play-off Winner Game 27 v Winner Game 28
Match 33 (22:30 22:50) Bronze Medal Match Loser Game 29 v Loser Game 30
Match 34 (23:00 23:20) Gold Medal Match Winner Game 29 v Winner Game 30
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Usain Bolt in Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 HD SCHEDULE
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If you came here looking for someNing Zetao girlfriend news, Ning Zetao facts, and where Ning Zetao is right now, youve come to the right place.
This 23-year-old is a swimming prodigy. Despite his youth, hes a powerhouse athlete who specializes in sprint freestyle events. He also boasts of a gold medal in the 100-Meter Freestyle category, which he won last year during the 2015 World Aquatics Championship in Russia. Additionally, he is a lieutenant in the Chinese Navy, following his familys extensive military background.
Currently, hes participating for both 50m and 100m categories in the 2016 Rio Olympics. You can catch him on August 10 at 12AM for the 100m freestyle, and on August 12 at 12AM for the 50m freestyle. Needless to say, Zetao is a total package. Not only does he have amazing athletic credentials to boast of, this six-foot-three swimmer has stunning good looks and a body built like a Chinese G*d. For all these reasons, the internets thirst for more Ning Zetao updates has grown unquenchable.
Ning Zetao Has a Girlfriend?
If youre wondering about Ning Zetao girlfriend information, youre going to have a hard time finding anything useful. But that might be a stroke of good news for interested women, because as of this articles writing, he hasnt been linked to anyone at all. Chalk it up to his disciplined mind and laser-like focus on his sport. He spends most of his time training and building up his speed and resistance for global events like the Olympics. His main priority is to make his country and his family proud.
He admits during his ELLE Men interview that having a girlfriend or getting married was the least of his concerns at the moment. He even said that he hopes fans dont take it personally if he doesnt give them photos or autographs when they seem him training, because he wants to put his all into his work. But if he had didhave a girlfriend? Shed have to be filial and loyal above all else.
I havent really considered girlfriend stuff, I guess when its fate Ill think about it. For marriage, I think that my parents must agree, my grandparents must also agree, only possible if both families agree.
Dont let his cute, boyish smile fool you either. Ning Zetao is one of the fastest swimmers in the competition. Thanks to starting his career early, at the tender age of 8, Zetao has set the record for the 100M style and is the first Asian man to swim the distance in under 48 seconds, which he set in 2015. When he turned 14, he trained with the Chinese Navy Swimming Team before he began competing nationally. He also credits his talent to his time with the military.
And if it was up to him, hed be swimming for longer distances too. He was actually training for the 200m and 400m Freestyle categories, but he had to tone it down after a chronic knee condition got in the way. Lastly, you can consider Zetao a role model of sorts after he was tested positive for substance abuse back in 2011. He learned his lesson and swam for his reputation, eventually earning himself first place at the 2013 Chinese National Championships.
Are you looking to be on his radar as Ning Zetao girlfriend number one? Have you become one of his biggest fangirls, alongside lovestruck netizens? Comment below and let us know how you feel!
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Victor Thorn: Clinton Researcher & 9/11 book writer found dead
Much of the Internet was abuzz in early August 2016 over a report that Victor Thorn, a "prominent Clinton researcher," had committed suicide, as reported on the American Free Press web site:
Prolific author, AMERICAN FREE PRESS writer and seasoned Clinton researcher Victor Thorn was found at the top of a mountain near his home, the apparent victim of a gunshot wound. Family and some close friends contend Thorn took his own life on his birthday, August 1. Thorn would have been 54.
At the peak of his writing career, the author of some 20 books and 30 chapbooks, Thorn had reported for this newspaper for over a decade, writing thousands of articles on myriad subjects from conspiracy to health-related topics. Best known for his investigate research on the Clintons, Thorn wrote the Clinton trilogythree definitive works that delved into the history of the power couple including their sordid scandals, Bill Clintons sexual assaults of multiple women, and the drug running out of Mena, Arkansas while Clinton was governor of the state.
Thorn wrote for the American Free Press and was the author of books on the Clintons, including the trilogy Hillary (And Bill): The s*x Volume, Hillary (And Bill): The Drugs Volume, and Hillary (And Bill): The Murder Volume, as well as Crowning Clinton: Why Hillary Shouldn"t Be in the White House.
Thorn also penned volumes about the "entire holohoax industry," such as The Holocaust Hoax Exposed ("Debunking the 20th Century"s Greatest Fabrication") and works such as 9-11 EVIL: Israel"s Central Role in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks ("the book the ADL and the Jewish Lobby don"t want you to read") and Made in Israel (revealing that "the actual plotters [of 9/11 were] Talmudic exterminators and their neo-con political sycophants"). In addition, he authored New World Order Assassins ("reaching conclusions that far transcend even those compiled by other conspiracy researchers").
Thorn"s work for the American Free Press is perhaps not so widely known because that newspaper was classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Online conspiracy theories about the death of the conspiracy writer have questioned "suicide" reports and attributed Thorn"s death to causes such as "Clinton hit squads" and "Zionist attacks":
The last time Ireland played men"s field hockey in the Olympics was in the sport"s debut in 1908.
It has been 108 years since Ireland has had a mens field hockey team in the Olympic Games. The Irish sent a team to the 1908 Games, the first Olympics that field hockey would ever be played in. For this, they did not even need to qualify to compete.Finally, over a century later, the Green Machine will vie for a shot at an Olympic medal. However, the road to get there has not been an easy one.
Despite the seemingly never-ending Olympic drought, the Irish had chances to qualify in 2008 and 2012 that ended in heartbreak. The team just missed out on a qualification game thanks to a one goal differential in pool play before Beijing. The Irish made it to a qualification game for London, but fell short againwhen South Korea notched a game-winning goal with two seconds left, leaving them just on the cusp of another Olympics.
This timethey would not let that chance go to waste. In 2014, Ireland appointed Craig Fulton as the new head coach. Fulton earned FIH Coach of the Year in 2015 due to his efforts to lead Ireland to its first true Olympic qualification.The challenges will not stop here for this team. They have been placed in a pool with two of the top medal-contending teams, including two-time defending gold medalist Germany and theNetherlands, who is ranked second in the FIH standings.
As for the players coming into Rio, nobody has Olympic experience. In fact, the Irish team differs frommany international teams who play the sport in that manyare amateur players. They have full-time jobs that come before their hockey careers and have even had to take unpaid weeks off from work to be able to compete in the Games.
The team is led in goal by 2015 FIH Goalkeeper of the Year David Harte, who is one of the few full-time hockey players on the team. Joining Harte as another player to watch will be Paul Gleghorne, whose toughness and talent were key in Irelands road to Olympic qualification.
This Ireland mens field hockey team will also be the first team to represent the country in any sport at the Olympics since 1948. Luck is finally on Irelands side again, and they will see if it will last long enough for them to make a run at the podium in Rio.
Ireland opens up play on Saturday against India. To stream the game click here.
Ibtihaj Muhammad is d**n good at fencing. A two-time Pan American Games gold winner, five-time Senior World team medalist, and 2014 Senior World Team Champion, the 30-year-old is currently ranked as the no. 2 U.S. fencer, and no. 12 in the whole world. She will compete on Team USA at the Olympic Games in Rio this month as a saber fencer in both the individual and team competitions. Aside from her swordsmanship, Ibtihaj is also a big deal because she"s the first hijabi (a woman who wears the hijab, a traditional Islamic modesty veil) to compete for Team USA. Below, 16 things to know about this boundary-breaking athlete:
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1. She began fencing when she was 13. She didn"t like it at first, but persevered. A New Jersey native, she commutes and trains in New York City at the Peter Westbrook Foundation.
2. She was perhaps the world"s cutest kid, just by the way:
3. As a devout Muslim, one of the reasons Ibtihaj chose fencing was because of the modest outfits. Most sports require physically revealing gear, but not fencing and she says she finds the all-over uniform liberating.
4. And she will be the first U.S. athlete to compete in the Olympic Game in a hijab. "I"m just your basic hijabi Zorro," she told ESPN. (Which is amazing.)
5. She missed out on a spot in the 2012 U.S. Olympic fencing team by one spot, after suffering a hand injury. "I watched how it broke people around me when they didn"t qualify. It literally shattered their world," she told USA Today. "I could have easily walked away from the sport. I felt unfulfilled, in a sense that I wanted to leave my mark ... I wanted to provide that piece of diversity to the Olympic team, and that was really my driving force that got me here."
6. In fact, she"s the first Muslim woman to join the U.S. fencing team. In an interview with People magazine, she explained, "I want people to see Muslims in a positive light. I want people to see Muslim women in a way that they"re not used to seeing us. If I can change the thought process of just one little girl, for me, I feel accomplished. On a larger scale if I can reach a lot of people, that"s a beautiful thing."
7. But she has experienced Islamophobic prejudice. To highlight just one incident, Ibithaj shared a Snapchat photo in April of a man she said stopped her in Times Square to ask if she "was going to blow something up." Speaking to ESPN about the bigotry often shared on social media, Ibtihaj noted that, "sure, there are internet trolls everywhere. But that"s what the delete button is for." She prefers to focus on the positive, supportive comments she receives from fans.
