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Usain bolt made history by winning his 3rd consecutive medal in the 100m dash. Besides the games, Bolt has been taking time to get to know Brasil.
The 2024 Olympic Torch is unveiled during an event on the River Seine with Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet, IOC chief Thomas Bach and legend Usain Bolt, with one year to go to the Summer Games. IMAGES
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."
Sprinter Usain Bolt confirmed that the 2016 Olympics will be his last, speaking during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. "I've done enough and I've proven myself over and over" said the two time gold medal winner.
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