Rio Olympics Day 16
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 22, 2016, 06:57:01 IST
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Rio Olympics Day 16

India, with two medals, finished at the 67th spot while USA claimed 121 medals (46 golds) to finish at the top followed by Great Britain and China at second and third respectively.
06:57 (IST) Aug 22
Until next time
06:26 (IST) Aug 22
1432 days to Tokyo 2020... Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves now
05:47 (IST) Aug 22
This is splendid
05:39 (IST) Aug 22
Styling, SHINING and Profilying
05:14 (IST) Aug 22
A quick recap of what has happened so far...
05:11 (IST) Aug 22
It's raining in Rio and out come the umbrellas. While some athletes are happy to soak in others have pulled out their raincoats.
05:08 (IST) Aug 22
Sweet shoes!

04:59 (IST) Aug 22
DJ Dolores and the Orchestra Santa Massa, known for bringing electronic music with popular Brazilian rhythms, play the music as the athletes enter the arena.
04:57 (IST) Aug 22
04:52 (IST) Aug 22
Neither can we
04:48 (IST) Aug 22
The athletes are pouring in together, not following any order and seems like few of them have struck close friendship.
04:45 (IST) Aug 22
Now athletes have started entering the arena, together.
04:38 (IST) Aug 22
FYI: Sakshi Malik, who ended India's wait for a medal in Rio, will carry the national flag at the ceremony.
04:37 (IST) Aug 22
And the dancers after an energetic performance over traditional Brazilian tunes, come together to form the five rings of Olympics.
04:34 (IST) Aug 22
Agree?
04:34 (IST) Aug 22
02:00 (IST) Aug 22
Third consecutive men's basketball gold for USA!
USA beat Serbia 96-66 to win third consecutive men's basketball gold. This is their 15 gold medal out of 19 Olympic finals.
01:55 (IST) Aug 22
01:11 (IST) Aug 22
Men's basketball final
After the end of second quarter, USA have extended their lead to 52-29
01:09 (IST) Aug 22
01:04 (IST) Aug 22
Men's basketball final
USA are on their way to gold having already taken the first quarter 19-15 vs Serbia
00:11 (IST) Aug 22
Mongolian lifter fails drugs test
Mongolian weightlifter Chagnaadorj Usukhbayar has been kicked out of Olympics for testing positive for testosterone. The 19-year-old failed to make the final of the -56kg division and becomes the sixth weightlifter to test positive at the Games. Kyrgyzstan's Izzat Artykov was the most high-profile, having won a bronze medal in the -69 kg. (AFP)
00:02 (IST) Aug 22
The pain is real
00:00 (IST) Aug 22
Men's handball final
Denmark have beaten France in a close contest 28-26 to dethrone the two-time defending champions for gold.
23:32 (IST) Aug 21
23:03 (IST) Aug 21
Men's Volleyball final
Brazil have taken a 2-0 lead after winning the first two sets 25-22, 28-26 against Italy
22:54 (IST) Aug 21
Claressa defends her title
21:37 (IST) Aug 21
Men's basketball bronze medal match
Nothing separates Australia and Spain in the bronze medal match as the two sides are currently locked at 79-79 with just four minutes remaining in the 4th quarter.
21:30 (IST) Aug 21
Men's cross-country mountain biking is currently underway. Jaroslav Kulhavy of Czech Republic is the defending champion
21:09 (IST) Aug 21
Russia win fifth consecutive all-around rhythmic gymnastics gold
With a final score of 36.233, Russia have won their fifth successive all-around rhythmic gymnastics gold medal. Spain (35.766) have the silver while Bulgaria (35.766) take bronze
20:57 (IST) Aug 21
What's in store this time around?
20:39 (IST) Aug 21
Determination
20:38 (IST) Aug 21
Bronze for Germany
European champions Germany have beaten Poland 31-25 to clinch men's handball bronze medal
20:30 (IST) Aug 21
Men's marathon: Gopi and Kheta finish 25th and 26th respectively
Thonakal Gopi finishes at 25th spot, clocking a personal best timing of 2:15:25. Ram Kheta clocks 2:15:26, personal best, to finish 26th while Nitendra Nagar is 84th with a timing of 2:22:52.
20:15 (IST) Aug 21
Superb victory
20:14 (IST) Aug 21
Men's Marathon
20:03 (IST) Aug 21
Commendable feat
19:58 (IST) Aug 21
Kenyan in the lead
19:51 (IST) Aug 21
35 kms done
19:48 (IST) Aug 21
They've done India proud
19:46 (IST) Aug 21
Back in the stadium
19:41 (IST) Aug 21
32 kms done
19:38 (IST) Aug 21
Leader of the pack
19:34 (IST) Aug 21
You're still a champion
19:27 (IST) Aug 21
Marathon
19:26 (IST) Aug 21
Volleyball
19:23 (IST) Aug 21
Still some way to go
19:19 (IST) Aug 21
India's Thonnakkal Gopi at 55th spot, Kheta Ram at 68th place and Nitendra Singh Rawat at 73rd position at the halfway mark in marathon
19:17 (IST) Aug 21
The champ is recovering
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