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Three US Olympic swimmers have been ordered to remain in Brazil to answer questions about a robbery that happened over the weekend. Julie Noce reports.
Members of the Great Britain Olympic Team held a press conference at Heathrow, London, on Tuesday after returning from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Team GB finished second in the overall medal standing, winning 67 medals in total; 27 golds, 23 silvers and 17 bronzes.
The US track and field athletes Christian Taylor, Will Claye and pole vaulter Sam Kendricks gave a joint press conference at the Olympic Park's Media Press centre, Tuesday, following the men's triple jump and pole vault final. Talyor, who came back to professional sports recently after a recovering from a serious injury, gained his second gold medal in the triple jump finals, making him the first US repeat champion in the sport since 1976. His team mate Will Clay took the silver medal.
Young Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak held a press conference at the Olympic Park at Barra de Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, picking up her fourth Olympic medal after winning gold in the 100m freestyle. The 16-year-old swimmer won the gold medal in the 100m freestyle, a silver in the 100m butterfly competitions and two bronze medals for the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relay. Oleksiak said that "as long as I have love for this sport, I am gonna keep progressing."
Four members of the U.S. Olympic swimming team are glad to be alive after a harrowing encounter with armed robbers on the streets of Rio on Sunday morning.
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