Pau Gasol: “I’m very happy with the achievement of this nice group of buddies”
Spanish basketball participant Pau Gasol mentioned he felt “very proud” of his teammates for the bronze medal received towards Australia (88-89) on the Rio Olympic Games and pressured the significance of having fun with as a “nice group of buddies.”
“I’m very happy with this group, we’ve got fought, we’ve got overcome the unhealthy begin of the championship. This match has additionally turn into very sophisticated on a number of events, however we’ve got continued to combat till the top,” Gasol mentioned in statements to TVE.
“I’m very happy with the group, of the spirit of this nice group of buddies and of getting received one other Olympic medal, which is a good achievement,” defined the veteran participant of Sant Boi after getting 31 factors and 11 rebounds.
“This group by no means provides up, we imagine so much in our prospects we’ve got a really compact group when there are moments of weak point or adversity the group stays collectively and we make much more pineapple, so proud to be a part of this nice group,” he mentioned the highest scorer within the historical past of Spain within the Games.
Police require passports, telephones and computer systems to members of the Irish Olympic Committee
Brazilian police seized passports, laptops, cellphones and tickets from three members of the Irish Olympic Council, the Irish Occasions reported on Sunday.
The three shall be interrogated on Tuesday as a part of an investigation for a plot of ticket resale for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with inflated costs.
The investigation has already led to the arrest of Patrick Hickey, a member of the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC), who’s being held on the most safety jail in Bangu, in Rio de Janeiro.
Carlos Coloma provides Spain his final medal in Rio 2016: mountain bike bronze
The veteran Riojan bike owner Carlos Coloma on Sunday received the bronze medal within the mountain bike race, the final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with Spanish illustration.
Coloma, 34, remained with the main males from the start, and when the take a look at started to be outlined, he remained within the privilege positions.
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The 'ÑBA' provides one other bronze to its legend: agonizing victory towards Australia and third Olympic medal
The Spanish males's nationwide basketball group received its third consecutive Olympic medal on Sunday by profitable the bronze match for Australia's 88-89 on the Rio Games.
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Meb Keflezighi slips proper on the marathon purpose, does three push-ups and ends
The American athlete Mebrahtom 'Meb' Keflezighi was one of many protagonists this Sunday of the lads's marathon regardless of ending away from the highest positions.
On the time of ending the take a look at, with a time of two:16:46, eight minutes from the winner Eliud Kipchoge, Keflezighi, of Eritrean origin, slipped proper on the end line.
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Spain achieves the silver medal in rhythmic gymnastics
The Spanish rhythmic gymnastics group has received the silver medal after completely executing the 2 workout routines within the class. The Russians managed to prevail with gold. Learn right here extra
The match for basketball bronze begins: Australia – Spain
The Spanish males's basketball group is enjoying this Sunday's final medal to which it aspires within the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
These of Sergio Scariolo dispute the bronze towards Australia within the conflict that would give the third consecutive medal to the perfect technology of Spanish basketball.
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Russia falls under Spain within the first train of rhythmic gymnastics
Russia is under Spain within the first train of the rhythmic gymnastics closing, with 17,600 factors.
Spain achieves a greater rating than yesterday within the first train of rhythmic gymnastics
The rhythmic gymnastics ladies have executed an ideal first train that has given them a greater rating than the one obtained through the classification, 17,800 factors.
The group rhythmic gymnastics closing begins: Spain has a medal possibility
At 16 hours the rhythmic gymnastics group closing has begun. Within the classification, which happened this Saturday, the Spanish ladies have been in first place, which opens the choices for a brand new medal.
Neymar will get fed up and quits being the captain of Brazil
Neymar resigned at present to the captain's bracelet of the Brazilian group after profitable the gold medal on the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
“I don't carry it with weight, it's you who put it on me,” Neymar advised SporTv on tv after the ultimate play at Maracana Stadium.
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Uncommon: Rio's condoms clog the drains of the Olympic Village
The group of the Olympic Games distributed 450,000 condoms a couple of weeks in the past among the many 10,500 athletes of the Olympic Village, at a median of 42 condoms per athlete. A quantity that triples the condoms distributed within the London Olympic Games 2012, partly due to the concern that exists towards the Zika virus in Rio de Janeiro.
The humorous factor is that, two weeks after the beginning of the Games, lots of the condoms have been thrown within the bogs producing virtually a jam within the collector that collects strong objects, in line with a number of Brazilian media.
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Percival Manglano speaks of “torture for the left” in Rio 2016 for the Spanish success
The Councilor of the Fashionable Celebration within the Metropolis of Madrid, Percival Manglano, has lashed out at “the left” on account of the outcomes of Spanish athletes on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Via Twitter, Manglano has analyzed the outcomes from his perspective. “Ruth Beitia, PP deputy; Saúl Craviotto, nationwide police; Orlando Ortega left Cuba,” he mentioned.
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A Polish athlete auctions his silver medal to assist a toddler with most cancers
Piotr Malachowski, a Polish sportsman who received silver on a file pitch on the Rio Olympics, has determined to public sale his medal to avoid wasting a 5-yr-outdated boy with eye most cancers.
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Mo Farah additionally reigns in 5,000 and repeats the double of the London Olympics
The British Mo Farah, 5-time world and European champion in background assessments (5,000 and 10,000), consumed in Rio his second consecutive Olympic double by profitable the 5,000 meters with a time of 13: 03.30.
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Brazil achieves its first Olympic title because of Neymar's objectives
Brazil received the primary Olympic title in its historical past after profitable, within the penalty shootout, Germany within the Marcacana stadium and hanging the gold medal in Rio 2016.
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Ruth Beitia wins gold and proclaims Olympic champion in soar
The Spanish Ruth Beitia, the oldest of the 17 finalists with 37 years, was lastly in a position to see her dream of her lengthy sports activities profession come true by proclaiming an Olympic champion with a soar of 1.97 meters.
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