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2016 Rio Olympics
Water Polo
Water Polo
On NBC television and streaming live.
Our older granddaughter was given a Brazilian warm-up jacket from the team captain of the Brazil team when Brazil was here in Lewisville, TX, in the Olympic qualifying tournament earlier this year.
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2016 Rio Olympics
First Woman To Individually Medal In Six Straight Olympics
First woman to medal in six straight Olympics. Except for this report which was sent to me, I had not noticed any of the major networks telling her story. Link here: http://www.foxsports.com/olympics/story/american-kim-rhode-becomes-first-woman-to-win-individual-medal-in-6-straight-olympics-081216.
Rhode captured bronze in women's skeet at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Friday, becoming the first woman and second athlete overall to earn an individual medal in six straight Olympics.And more:
But Rhode was the center of attention as she wrapped up a record that started with her double trap gold medal as a precocious 17-year-old kid at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Rhode joins Italian luger Armin Zoeggeler as the only athletes to earn medals in six straight Olympics. Her six medals are most all-time for a female shooter, and she is one of five athletes to earn a medal in six different Olympics.
"Kimberly is great; she is the best women's shooter," Cainero said. "It was an honor to be here when she made history."
After Atlanta, Rhode racked up medals as she went along in successive Olympics: Bronze in Sydney, gold in Athens, silver in Beijing, gold again in London.
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Photo Taken By 2 Year Old Sophia Of Her Mom
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