Rio 2016 Olympics

Usain Bolt wins men’s 200-meter semifinal at Rio 2016 Olympics

Usain Bolt wins men’s 200-meter semifinal at Rio 2016 Olympics

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Usain Bolt advanced to the final for the 200 meters with the fastest time of the year and is one win away from his eighth Olympic gold medal.

Bolt ran 19.78 seconds, pushed all the way by Canada’s Andre de Grasse in the lane beside him, in the second of two semifinal heats at Rio. He earns an automatic place in Thursday’s final. De Grasse finished in 19.80 seconds to advance. –Associated Press
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Haitian swimmer hopes to end country’s dry spell at Rio 2016 Olympics

Haitian swimmer hopes to end country’s dry spell at Rio 2016 Olympics

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It’s been nearly 90 years since Haiti earned a medal at the Olympic Games. But Haitian Olympic swimmer Frantz Mike Itelord Dorsainvi is aiming to break that dry spell. Swimming barely exists as a sport in Haiti, where there are few pools. Many Haitians, even some who fish for a living, never learn how to swim. More →