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2016 Olympics: Phelps, swimmers and gymnasts have secured US leadership

ОИ-2016: Фелпс, пловцы и гимнасты закрепили лидерство СШАOn the sixth day of the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro a strong lead in the medal standings is held by the Americans.

– Michael Phelps won another race and has become a 22-time Olympic champion.

The first medal (and gold at once) in its history, won the national team of Fiji.

Canadian swimmer penny Oleksiak became the first Olympic champion born in the 21st century.

– Lukas Krpalek became the first in the history of the Czech Republic, Olympic champion in judo.

Rugby-7. Men

1. Fiji
2. UK
3. South Africa

Table tennis

Men. Singles

1. MA LON (China)
2. Zhang Jike (China)
3. Dzun Mizutani (Japan)

Fencing

Women. Sword. Team

1. Romania
2. China
3. Russia

Gymnastics

Women. Individual all around

1. Simon Balls (USA) – 62,198
2. Alexander Raisman (USA) – 60,098
3. Aliya Mustafina (Russia) – 58,665

Judo

Men up to 100 kg

1. Lukas Krpalek (Czech Republic)
2. Elmar Gashimov (Azerbaijan)
3. Ryunosuke Haga (Japan) and Cyril Mare (France)

Men up to 78 kg

1. Kayla Harrison (USA)
2. Audrey Cameo (France)
3. Anamari Valencic (Slovenia) and Myra Aguiar (Brazil).

Archery

Women. Individual championship

1. Hejin Chan (South Korea)
2. Lisa Unruh (Germany)
3. Babi Ki (South Korea)

Rowing

Men. Canoe-deuce

1. Ladislav Skantar / Peter Skantar (Slovakia) – 101,58
2. David Florence / Richard Hounslow (UK) – 102,01
3. Gauthier Claus / Hiking Mathieu (France) – 103,24

Women. Kayak single
1. Maialen Chourraut (Spain) – Of 98.65
2. Luke Jones (New Zealand) – 101,82
3. Jessica Fox (Australia) – Of 102.49

Rowing

Men

Deuce oar without a rudder

1. New Zealand – 6.59,71
2. South Africa – 7.02,51
3. Italy – 7:04.52

Deuce steamroom

1. Martin Sinkovic/Valent, Sinkovic (Croatia) – 6.50,28
2. Mindaugas Of Griskonis/Saulius Ritter (Lithuania) – 6.51,39
3. Kjetil Borch/Magnus Carlsen (Norway) – 6.53,25

Light weight. The four raspashnye without the helmsman. The Final Of A

1. Switzerland – 6:20.51
2. Denmark – 6:21.97
3. France – 6:22.85

Women

Deuce steamroom

1. Poland – 7:40.10
2. UK – 7:41.05
3. Lithuania – 7:43.76

Swimming

Men

The complex, 200 m

1. Michael Phelps (USA) – 1.54,66
2. Kosuke, Hagino (Japan) – 1.56,61
3. Wang Shun (China) – 1.57,05

Back, 200 m

1. Ryan Murphy (USA) – 1.53,62
2. Mitchell Larkin (Australia) – 1.53,96
3. Evgeny Rylov (Russia) – 1.53,97

Women

Free style, 100 m

1. Simone Manuel (USA) and penny Oleksiak (Canada) 52,70
3. Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) – 52,99

Breaststroke, 200 m

1. Rie Kaneto (Japan) – 2.20,30
2. Yuliya Efimova (Russia) – 2.21,97
3. Shi Jingling (China) – 2.22,28

Freestyle, 4th 200 m

1. USA – 7.43,03
2. Australia – 7.44,87
3. Canada – 7.45,39

Medal standings after the sixth day (gold-silver-bronze):

1. USA (16-12-10) – 38
2. China (11-8-11) – 29
3. Japan (7-2-13) – 22
4. Australia (5-4-6) – 15
5. South Korea (5-2-4) – 11

38. Ukraine (0-2-1) – 3.

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