Simone wins fourth gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Simone Biles closes out her Olympics with 4th gold medal of Rio Games in floor exercise.
Did Bolt trigger airport scareIJ
New York: Did boisterous celebrations over an Olympic victory by the world's fastest man lead to a false alarm about gunfire and a panicked evacuation of Kennedy AirportIJ That's one of the possibilities police were exploring Monday as they reviewed security camera footage and interviewed witnesses about the chain-reaction scare that rippled through two airport terminals Sunday night in the minutes after Usain Bolt sprinted to a gold medal victory in the 100-meter dash. An internal New York Police Department briefing document, obtained by The Associated Press, said a preliminary video review showed that some travelers had started to act "extremely disruptive" while watching the Olympics on televisions in Terminal 8. That set off a chain reaction, with other people running away from the commotion, the document said.
Walz wins unexpected Gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Marcus Walz of Spain has won a surprise gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter kayaking singles. The 21-year-old Spaniard saved his best for last after placing third in both of his qualifying heats in the event. In the final on Tuesday he surged from the back of the field to win in 3 minutes, 31.447 seconds. Josef Dostal of Czech Republic was second and Roman Anoshkin of Russia took the bronze. The Oxford, England-born Walz had never won a major title in the event and was going up against a field of Olympic, world and European medalists.
3,188 doping tests conducted
RIO DE JANEIRO: A total of 3,188 biological material samples have been tested for the purpose of doping control since the opening of the Olympic Village a week ahead of the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) medical director has said. The Summer Olympic Games are being held in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 until August 21. The Olympic Village opened on July 24, reports Sputnik. "We have done 2,701 urine samples, 191 blood samples, 296 biological passports: 3,188 altogether," Richard Budgett told reporters on Monday. He added that more than 4,000 tests overall were expected to be taken by the end of the games.
Seven hurt in camera crash
RIO DE JANEIRO: Up to seven people were injured when a giant television camera suspended by cables plummeted to the ground in the Rio Olympic Park on Monday, a spokesperson said. The black camera, known as a 'spidercam' and used to take aerial shots of the park, came crashing down just outside the basketball stadium early in the afternoon. An amateur video clip showed the camera, the size of a small motorbike, falling from a great height as people milled in the precinct below. More footage showed two shocked-looking women sitting on the ground bleeding, one from the nose while the other has blood on her arm. Another video showed a girl being taken into an ambulance on a stretcher carrying a balloon and an Olympic mascot. "Olympic Broadcasting Services had realised that the weight of the camera was too much so they started to isolate the area before it fell," a spokesperson for the Games said. "The camera and the fence hit two women. We're still working to get all the information but we think 7 people were injured.