Adams first to retain boxing title
RIO DE JANEIRO:Britain's Nicola Adams wrote herself into the history books once more as she became the first woman to retain an Olympic boxing title in Rio on Sunday. Already a hugely popular household name back home, Adams won a unanimous points decision over France's Sarah Ourahmoune in their flyweight final to add to the gold she won at london 2012 -- the first time women's boxing had featured at an Olympics. "It feels absolutely amazing, especially to be able to think to myself I've created history and I'm now the most accomplished British amateur boxer we've ever had, of all time, so it's a nice title to have," said Adams, 33, who celebrated wildly and wiped away tears on the podium.
lochte saga not over yet
RIO DE JANEIRO: US Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun says further action is coming in the matter of 12-time swimming medalist Ryan lochte and his three teammates whose story of a robbery overshadowed the Rio de Janeiro Games. Blackmun offered no details on what disciplinary action may be coming, but made no effort to hide his frustration with the matter. "They let down our athletes," Blackmun said. "They let down Americans." lochte originally described the incident as an armed robbery, before the story unraveled. In televised interviews that aired Saturday, lochte backtracked and said he "over-exaggerated" the story.
Taekwondo not threatened by karate
RIO DE JANEIRO: Taekwondo bosses have extended a hand of Olympic welcome to their karate counterparts ahead of the sport's entry in the Tokyo 2020 Games. But Yang Jin Bang, the director general of the World Taekwondo Federation, says things have changed and they no longer see karate as a threat. Apart from viewing karate's Games debut as deflecting from their own status, Yang believes two sports can benefit from each other.