At the end of the fifth day of the XXXI summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. has strengthened its championship medal standings. To date, the American athletes have become owners of 11 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals. Second place firmly holds China with 10 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze medals. Russia is in sixth place.
Fencer Inna Deriglazova brought in a moneybox of the national team award of the highest standard. The finals on the rapier took place with varying success, she confidently was in the lead, allowed the opponent to minimize the gap, but in the end, defeated Italian ELISA Di Francesca OS a score of 12-11.
Cycling is also graced us with the medal. Highway race with separate start was held under the rain, and, according to commentators, only the wet asphalt did not allow her to Olga Zabelin to win. American Kristin Armstrong was ahead of her in just 5.5 s. Russia got silver.
A full set of medals of Russia ensured the performance of the swimmer Anton Capkova. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke. Interestingly, victory in the race won by the representative of Kazakhstan’s Dmitry Balandin, who got the eighth track (the favourites of the competition are on the third and fourth).
Records
Not without records. Pleased the fans weightlifters. In this kind of sport was set two new world achievements. The representative of China Lu Xiaojun, acting in the category up to 77 kg), and raised the bar in the snatch with a weight of 177 kg. And Nijat Rahimov from Kazakhstan in the clean and jerk 214 kg. Both athletes for the sum of pounds has shown equal outcome – 379 kg, but because of the lighter weight personal the victory of the Rakhimov.
Great shot
Fans pay attention not only on the results of the competitions of the Olympic Games, but also on the, how are their members. It turned out, a great shot can “make” out of the ordinary athlete celebrities. So, I found the similarities between the American Archer Brady Ellison and Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. A French cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prevost very much resembles the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.
