Who the hell is Yu? Veteran Trinidad and Tobago swim star George Bovell’s Rio 2016 Olympic campaign ended in just 22.30 seconds, as he was beaten at the line by 20 year old China rising star Yu Hexin (22.20) and 25 year old Poland swimmer Filip Wypych (22.23) in the …
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The Rio 2016 Olympic Games looks to be the toughest tournament for athletes yet. Just how tough is it? Well, Belgian judoka Dirk Van Tichelt beat off some of the most vicious athletes in the world to win bronze on Monday. And then get knocked on his backside by a …
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“Whoday Whoday oy!” As it turns out, the first major event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games was synchronised oogling, as the Tonga man—the nation’s flag bearer and taekwondo fighter Pita Nikolas Taufatofua—became the first hit of the most popular sporting event on the planet by whipping up an oil …
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