After two weeks of the XXXI summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Russia, despite a weakened team, can boast of 48 medals – 13 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze. This, of course, does not compare to the Games in London in 2012, when our athletes brought home a medal 81, 24 of which were gold. But some of the victories we did not take.
So, the first place of the Russian synchronized swimmers initially no one in doubt. Svetlana Romashina, Natalia Ischenko, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Maria Shurochkina, Vlad chigirev, Alla Shishkina, Helena Topilin and Elena Prokofieva the results of the technical program took the leading position (97,0106 points), ahead of closest rivals from China almost 1.5 points. Random showed that Russians, in principle, not yet rivals – 99, 1333 points. The total result in 196,1439 item was out of reach for others.
The silver medal was won in wrestling in category to 74 kg, Aniuar Guesde. In the first round he’s clearly he’s clearly superior to the Iranian’s Hassan Yazdani (6:0). But in the second the opponents were unable to even the score (6:6), not allowing the Russians to score points. In the end, gold was awarded to the representative of Iran – the last successful action.
“Bronze” bring home the women’s team in water Polo. In the game for the third place Russians in the penalty shootout defeated the representatives of Hungary. On the Olympic podium in the sport, our athletes did not rise from the 2000 Games in Sydney.
The award of this rank will receive the Russian boxer Vitaly Dunaitsev acting in the category up to 64 kg. In the semifinal fight, he lost to the athlete from Uzbekistan to Fazliddin Gaibnazarov. But because in the martial arts two third places, the medals get all reach the semi-finals.
Records
Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt, although not set at the Olympics a new record for speed, still managed to achieve an improbable result: in three games in a row he has won three gold awards. The same achievement could boast of but two of the athlete Finn Paavo Nurmi (running) and American Carl Lewis in running and long jump). In the last three Olympics, Bolt won the 100 m, 200 m and in the relay 4 x 100 m.
By the way, the Americans were the favorites of the race, was disqualified for wrong transfer of the baton. Apparently they were overtaken by the fate after the women’s relay team of the USA has allowed more time to qualify after losing a stick. Showing a good time (rivals, which may prevent, it was not), they were in the finals and won the gold.
Scandals
The situation with the American begoniae and swimmers on everyone’s lips. But few know that the IOC Executive Board member Patrick Hickey was in a Brazilian prison. The President of the National Olympic Committee of Ireland, supported Russia in the struggle for the right to participate in the Games in Rio de Janeiro, was arrested on charges of illegal sale of tickets for the Olympics.
