- It appears as if the USOC now accepts that Lochte and his cohorts fucked up bad. Now, what's going to be your next step, past the apology? We're waiting...
- An initial report in a Brazilian newspaper had Ryan Lochte and at least one of his cohorts charged with false reporting of a crime. Later, the Rio police chief said they're still investigating. Lochte still asserts his innocence! (Deadspin)
- The two detained swimmers have now been allowed to leave the country after questioning. (Inside the Games daily blog)
- For the record, I think there's more to this night of debauchery than we're being told, even now.
- Usain Bolt is insane. The triple-double is complete (100 and 200 in Beijing, London, and Rio). The triple-triple now only needs the 4x100 relay, and that final is Friday night.
- Not only has Jordan won it's first Olympic medal, but the first gold medal won by an Iranian woman was registered in Day 13. Ahmad Abughaush won the 68 kg weight class in wrestling for Jordan, the third country in these Games (Kosovo and Fiji) to win it's first medal as an Olympic championship -- the three are the only such to break their maiden in all medals, the number of countries getting their first gold medal is now up to at least eight. Alizadeh Zenoorin won a bronze medal in the under 57 kg women's class for Iran. (Inside the Games daily blog)
- Caster Semenya won her heat easily in the 800m semifinals, is the large-scale favorite for gold, and one of the world feed actually posits that Semenya, given the right conditions, might break a nearly 30 year-old world record on Saturday night in the event.
- National Dick-Measuring Contest (For Second) Update: USA, with 4 gold medals in track and field and a massive women's wrestling upset, has spurred the gold count along after a slow early-second week. They now stand at 35 golds and an even century's worth in total, far outpacing the world. The next two countries are in a tight race for second in both regards. Great Britain is second in golds 22, China third with 20, Germany fourth with 13, and Russia and Japan tied for fifth with 12.
- In the total, China is second with 58, Great Britain third with 56, Russia fourth with 44, Japan fifth with 36.
- Eighty nations have medals in these Games (the official site has not removed the two stripped medals yet) -- London had 85. 48 nations have won gold medals, and that's odd, because the last I did a full check, the official site had 49. (London had 54.)
Nine of the ten Refugee Olympic Athletes have completed competition.
- James Chiengjek ran in the fourth heat of the 400 meters. Yes, he placed last, but his 52.89 seconds of competition meant far more than any medals.
- Yiech Biel participated in the 800 meter competition, placing seventh of the eight runners in his heat.
- Paulo Lokoro competed at 1500 meters, placing 11th out of 14 in his heat.
- Yonas Kinde is still to compete in the men's marathon.
- Rose Lokoynen competed in the women's 800 meters, finishing sixth in the second heat.
- Angelina Lohalith competed at 1500 meters for the women, placing last in her heat but defeating at least one other runner in the competition.
- Popole Misenga won his R32 match by yuko (the smallest of the three scoring criteria, usually scored by a throw to one's side) over Avtar Singh of India, but was defeated in the R16 match by ippon (the largest, immediate victory, usually scored by a forceful throw to one's back) by Gwak Dong-han of South Korea, the then-#1 rated judoka in the 90kg weight class (Dong-han won bronze in the event).
- Yolande Mikeba competed in the 70kg women's class, losing by ippon (by a legal judo choke hold -- a submission in that form is also immediate victory) in her first match to Linda Bolder of Israel (who lost in a repechage later on).
- Yusra Mardini competed in two women's swimming events, both at 100 meters. As previously reported, she won the first heat of the 100m butterfly, but was seventh in a similar heat in the freestyle.
- Rami Anis competed in the same two events for the men. He finished last out of the eight in the second heat, but would've defeated all three in the first heat, in the butterfly. He finished sixth in the second heat of the freestyle.
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