RIO DE JANEIRO--Kohei Uchimura left it late - very, very late - before a heart-stopping final horizontal bar routine lifted him into the pantheon of greats as he became the first gymnast in 44 years to win back-to-back Olympic all around titles on Wednesday. In the end, all it took was a razor-thin 0.099 of a point to separate triumph and disaster.
RIO DE JANEIRO--Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky won her third gold medal of the Rio Olympics by anchoring the U.S. women to victory in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay on Wednesday while struggling Missy Franklin opened her account without being in the water for the final.
RIO DE JANEIRO--China's Lin Yue and Chen Aisen won gold in men's 10 metre synchronized diving at the Rio Games on Monday, keeping alive the country's goal of a clean sweep in all eight events.
RIO DE JANEIRO--Not even the curse of the pommel horse could halt Japan's march to the men's team gymnastics title at the Rio Olympics on Monday as China's eight-year reign as champions came to an end after a day of slips, trips and stumbled landings.
RIO DE JANEIRO--Russian fencer Yana Egorian beat top-ranked team mate Sofya Velikaya in a close-fought sabre final at the Rio Olympics on Monday, with London 2012 bronze medalist Olga Kharlan of Ukraine again on the third step of the podium.
