Shields becomes 1st American boxer with 2 Olympic golds (Yahoo Sports) Claressa Shields had Olympic gold around her neck and a secret keepsake in her warmup jacket pocket. ''I'm going to let the world know and they'll never forget that I have two Olympic gold medals,'' she said. Shields had all the answers as she breezed through three unanimous decision victories in the tournament. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Men's flyweight final results (Reuters) Aug 21 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's flyweight final result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Shakhobidin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) beat Misha Aloian (Russia) 3-0 … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Shields wears two golds around her neck (Reuters) * American Shields retains her 2012 title * First double U.S. boxing gold medallist since 1904 * Silver for Netherlands (Adds details) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Claressa Shields brought one gold medal to the ring with her and left with two hanging around her neck after retaining her Olympic … [Read more...]

Kenya's Kipchoge wins gold in marathon, 1 color he'd lacked (Yahoo Sports) Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya smiled as he crossed the finish line and later directed cheering fans from the podium. ''I've won my Olympic gold medal,'' Kipchoge said. Kipchoge's golden moment came was overshadowed by the silver medalist, Feyisa Lilesa, taking his opportunity to support protests back in his native … [Read more...]

Olympics-Mountain bike-Men's cross country results (Reuters) Aug 21 (Gracenote) - Olympic mountain bike men's cross country result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. 1. Nino Schurter (Switzerland) 1 hour 33 minutes 28 seconds 2. Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic) 1:34:18 3. Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Spain) 1:34:51 4. Maxime Marotte (France) 1:35:01 5. Jonathan Botero (Colombia) 1:35:44 6. Mathias … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Men's super heavyweight final results (Reuters) Aug 21 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's super heavyweight final result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Tony Yoka (France) beat Joseph Joyce (Britain) 2-1 … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Men's light welterweight final results (Reuters) Aug 21 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's light welterweight final result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (Uzbekistan) beat Collazo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan) 2-1 … [Read more...]

Boxing: Uzbek Gaibnazarov wins men's light-welter gold (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Gaibnazarov won the Olympic light-welterweight gold by beating Azerbaijan's Cuban-born Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo on a 2-1 split decision on Sunday. The gold was Uzbekistan's second of the afternoon and third of the boxing tournament. Russia's Vitaly Dunaytsev and Germany's Artem … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Shields wins women's middleweight gold (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Claressa Shields defended her middleweight title on Sunday to become the first U.S. boxer in 112 years to win two Olympic gold medals. Shields beat Nouchka Fontijn, whose silver medal was the first by a Dutch boxer since heavyweight Arnold Vanderlyde won bronze in 1992, by a unanimous points … [Read more...]

Nino Schurter of Switzerland wins Olympic mountain bike race (The Associated Press) Nino Schurter of Switzerland pulled away from reigning champion Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic on the penultimate lap to win the Olympic mountain bike race on Sunday. It was a reversal of their finish at the 2012 London Games, when Kulhavy overtook Schurter on the final section of turns within 200 … [Read more...]