LONDON (AP) – The U.S. women’s soccer team avenged one of its toughest losses by nipping Japan 2-1 to win the gold medal as Carli Lloyd scored both goals.
The Americans had lost a heartbreaker to Japan last year in the women’s World Cup final.
LONDON (AP) – America’s Ashton Eaton can now be called, “The
World’s Greatest Athlete.” He earned that title by winning the
Olympic decathlon gold medal by 198 points.
Eaton set the decathlon world record at the U.S. trials in June and backed it up with an Olympic victory with 8,869 points.
Two-time world champion Trey Hardee of the U.S. settled for
silver with 8,671 points.
American runner Manteo Mitchell ran the last 200 meters of the opening lap of the Olympic 4×400-meter relay preliminaries with a broken leg.
Mitchell told The Associated Press he had about half a lap to go when he
felt a popping in his left leg.
He finished the lap in 46.1 seconds and helped the Americans to
a tie for first with the Bahamas in 2 minutes, 58.87 seconds.
A few hours later, doctors told him he had a broken left fibula. The
relay final is set for today.
LONDON (AP)- Usain Bolt is the world’s fastest man — in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
The Jamaican flash won his second straight gold medal in the 200 meters just days after winning the 100 for the second straight Olympics.
Christian Taylor of the U.S. won the Olympic triple jump gold
medal, overtaking U.S. teammate Will Claye with his fourth jump in
the final.
Taylor, the world champion, earned the Olympic title
with a best jump of 17.81 meters.
LONDON (AP) – Claressa Shields is the first U.S. woman to win a
boxing medal in an Olympics.
The 17-year-old shuffled, danced and slugged her way past her 33-year-old opponent from Russia, winning the championship bout of the 75-kilogram class 19-12.
The teenager won the 12-member American team’s only gold medal
in London.
LONDON (AP) – The unbeaten U.S. women’s volleyball team advanced
to the Olympic final with a straight-set victory over South Korea
and will play for the title Saturday against defending Olympic
champion Brazil.
The American team lost to Brazil 3-1 in the final at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Brazil advanced with a straight-set win over Japan.
LONDON (AP) – The U.S. women’s basketball team goes for its fifth straight gold medal today at the London Olympics.
The American women are set to play France in the championship game.
LONDON (AP) – The United States continues to hold the lead in
the overall medals race and the gold rush at the London Olympics.
Team USA increased its total to 90, including 39 gold. China is
next in both races with 80 and 37.
Russia sits third overall with 56, and Britain has 52. But the
host country is third in the gold medal standings with 25 to just
12 for Russia.
