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HorndiplomatDay 3 of the Olympics and Brazil’s Rafaela Silva wins gold in women’s -57kg judo, first gold medal for the host country.Cupping has taken Rio by storm, thanks to Michael Phelps.
Plus, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky moved on from a golden Sunday, somewhat creakily in the case of the former, and returned to the Olympic pool in search of individual glory today.
South Korea’s world number one Kim Woo-jin was sent crashing out of the second round of the men’s individual archery at the Rio Olympics on Monday by unheralded Indonesian Riau Ega Agatha, sending shockwaves through the tournament.
All this while Brazilian fans continue to boo foreign athletes at multiple events. Here’s our latest on that.
And while you’re at it, enjoy our top photos from day 3 in Rio.
RIO OLYMPICS: DAY 3 | PICTURES | REUTERS
ReutersMathlynn Sasser of Marshall Islands celebrates during women’s 58kg weightlifting. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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Brazil’s Rafaela Silva wins gold in women’s -57kg judo, first gold medal for the host countryby cassandra.garrison 1:13 PM
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Silva wins first gold for host country Brazil
Brazil’s Rafaela Silva overcame top seed Sumiya Dorjsuren of Mongolia to win gold in the women’s -57kg judo on Monday, sending the crowd into joyous celebration of their first Olympic gold as host country.
Silva raised her arms to the crowd in triumph as she beat Dorjsuren on a waza-ari, following a pulsating semi-finals victory that went into extra time against Romania’s Corina Caprioriu.
Gold for Silva marks a fairytale rise to the Olympic podium from a childhood in Rio’s notorious “City of God” favela, and provides redemption for a disappointing London 2012 when she was disqualified in the early rounds for a rule violation.
Portugal’s Telma Monteiro and Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto won bronze.
(Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Ken Ferris and Meredith Mazzilli)
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Rafaela Silva celebrates. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Sumiya Dorjsuren (MGL) of Mongolia and Rafaela Silva (BRA) of Brazil compete. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Rafaela Silva (BRA) of Brazil celebrates. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Twitter users are having some fun with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Olympics doppleganger, American archer Brady Ellison who bears a striking resemblance to the Oscar winner. Take a look.
Leo DiCaprio enjoying some time off from acting to play archery in the Rio Olympics https://t.co/WHsTEyTpCS
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China duo Chen Aisen and Lin Yue win Olympic gold medal in mens 10 meter synchronized diving event.by cassandra.garrison 1:14 PM
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BRAZILIAN FANS BOO FOREIGN ATHLETES IN CULTURE CLASH
ReutersBrazilians brought a football fan’s raucous attitude to the Rio Games on Monday, wildly cheering their own athletes, booing and mocking opponents — and creating uncomfortable moments for Olympic athletes unaccustomed to no-holds-barred partisanship.
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Olympic fencing women’s individual sabre semifinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Yana Egorian (Russia) beat Olga Kharlan (Ukraine) 15-9 Sophia Velikaia (Russia) beat Manon Brunet (France) 15-14by cassandra.garrison 1:01 PM
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Gold and silver #fencing medals today give #Russia eight total, tying China for third and helping turn page on weeks of #RussianDopingnews.3:56 PM – 08 Aug 2016
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Ok, we all know that tennis players have been known to scream – but I didn’t know fencers shrieked, too! #Rio2016http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpXFzCVWYAIRgeQ.jpg
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Gemma Tattersall of United Kingdom riding Quicklook V attempts the cross of a water obstacle. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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PHELPS AND LEDECKY SEEK EVEN MORE GOLD
ReutersU.S. team mates Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky moved on from a golden Sunday, somewhat creakily in the case of the former, and returned to the Olympic pool in search of individual glory on Monday.
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ARCHERY: WORLD NUMBER ONE KIM KNOCKED OUT IN HUGE UPSET
ReutersSouth Korea’s world number one Kim Woo-jin was sent crashing out of the second round of the men’s individual archery at the Rio Olympics on Monday by unheralded Indonesian Riau Ega Agatha, sending shockwaves through the tournament.
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MICHAEL PHELPS’ PURPLE BLOTCHES SPOTLIGHT ‘CUPPING’ TREND
ReutersIt wasn’t just Michael Phelps’ big win on Sunday that had people talking about the U.S. swimming star. It was also the dark purple circles on his shoulders.
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Sophia Velikaia (RUS) of Russia competes with Manon Brunet (FRA) of France. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Right now, I’m seeing Olympic fencing for the first time. I was always under the impression that this was a quiet sport – I was wrong! The crowd is chanting, cheering and booing.by cassandra.garrison 12:11 PM
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Hanging with the president… it’s the way I tell ’em, clearly… #rio2016http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpW0el2UMAA9A4a.jpg
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Portia Woodman of New Zealand evades tackle by Emily Scarratt of United Kingdom to score a try. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
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And today in ‘Men on the Internet’ this helpful guy mansplains cycling to an Olympic athlete http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpUbF11WIAA8OM7.jpg
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Another fantastic picture by @lucy_nicholson #rio2016http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpWsee-WYAAfZ-n.jpg
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Finally, an answer to the question “Who can afford to get into equestrian sports?”
#EquestrianEventing http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpWKe_vWEAAevNc.jpg
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#IOC pres Thomas Bach pops in to @Reuters to say hello… @karolosgrohmangetting response to Paras ban #Rio2016http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpWjw5kXEAY7pOt.jpg
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Mathlynn Sasser of Marshall Islands reacts in 58kg women’s weightlifting. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
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GYMNASTICS: BILES LEADS WAY FOR SENSATIONAL AMERICANS
ReutersSimone Biles showed the world why she is an Olympic champion-in-waiting as she and her American team mates blew away the opposition by almost 10 points in women’s gymnastics qualifying at the Rio Games on Sunday.
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IT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR THE USA IN THE POOL TONIGHT AFTER THE MEN WON THE 4X100 METER RELAY, GIVING MICHAEL PHELPS HIS RECORD-BREAKING 18TH GOLD MEDAL AT AN OLYMPICS. WORLD RECORDS WERE ALSO BROKEN AS KATIE LEDECKY SMASHED THE WORLD RECORD FOR THE 400 METER FREESTYLE AFTER BRITON ADAM PEATY SHAVED MORE TIME OF THE 100 METER BREASTSTROKE.
Here’s a wrap:PHELPS TAKES HIS 19TH OLYMPIC GOLD
SJOSTROM BREAKS WORLD RECORD TO WIN WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY
PEATY BREAKS OWN RECORD FOR 100 METERS BREASTSTROKE GOLD
LEDECKY SMASHES OWN RECORD TO WIN WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE
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DOPER TURNED INFORMER, CONTE OFFERS TO HELP CLEAN UP SPORT
ReutersVictor Conte is back in business – and this time he says it’s legal.
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Women’s fencing in action. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
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Victor Conte is back in business. This time, he says it’s legal… reut.rs/2b3fYIH#doping #rio2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpWRjN9WgAAuxyF.jpg
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We’re #facebooklive discussing Rugby’s debut at the #Olympics with@nickmulvenney : reut.rs/2aLV2nCRetweeted By Amytennery -
As I walk to #OlympicPark , forced to confront reality of #Rio2016 struggle with sanitation. Brazil needs to wake up. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpWMf-zWYAAN3ZQ.jpg
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Ibtihaj Muhammad of the U.S. and Olena Kravatska of Ukraine in the Women’s Sabre Individual competition. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Majority stake in Merkle sold to Dentsu today. Reported a year ago that TCV’s stake in Merkle was for sale -
And kicking off a lifeguard version of ‘Where’s Wally’, here’s today’s starter.#RioOlympics2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpWIbRiWAAATrBp.jpg
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Swimming: Stunned Peaty thought ‘where is everybody?’ reut.rs/2aFoBJJvia @Reuters
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Swimming: Peaty takes 100m breaststroke gold in record timereut.rs/2aT9n0D via @Reuters
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Phelps takes his 19th Olympic gold reut.rs/2aFkjCq via @Reuters
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Six world records in first two nights at Olympic pool. Now that’s what I’m talking about. #Rio2016
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SWIMMING: PHELPS TAKES HIS 19TH OLYMPIC GOLD
ReutersMichael Phelps won the 19th gold medal of his Olympic swimming career on Sunday after helping the U.S. men’s team to victory in the 4×100 meters freestyle relay.
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And the USA takes first place!!!by cassandra.garrison 7:56 PM yesterday
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The moment we’ve been waiting for: the men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay. Phelps time! #Rio2016
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Here comes the men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay. Michael Phelps of the USA is on this team.by cassandra.garrison 7:51 PM yesterday
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Katie Ledecky (USA) of USA celebrates REUTERS/David Gray
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First place in that semifinal went to Australia’s Madison Wilson.by cassandra.garrison 7:40 PM yesterday
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Happening now: women’s 100m backstroke semifinal 1.by cassandra.garrison 7:37 PM yesterday
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SWIMMING: LEDECKY SMASHES OWN RECORD TO WIN WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE
ReutersUnited States’ swimmer Katie Ledecky broke her own world record on Sunday on the way to winning the women’s 400 meters freestyle gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
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SWIMMING: PEATY BREAKS OWN RECORD FOR 100 METERS BREASTSTROKE GOLD
ReutersAdam Peaty smashed his own world record for the second time in two days on Sunday to win 100 meters breaststroke gold and become the first British male swimmer in 28 years to win an Olympic title.
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Katie Ledecky (USA) of USA and Leah smith (USA) of USA celebrate REUTERS/David Gray
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DJOKOVIC KNOCKED OUT OF RIO OLYMPICS BY DEL POTRO
ReutersWorld number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out of Rio Games in the first round on Sunday by Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, who also defeated him in the bronze medal match at the London Olympics.
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First place in men’s 100m backstroke semifinal 2 went to USA’s David Plummer.by cassandra.garrison 7:22 PM yesterday
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Katie Ledecky (USA) of USA competes. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
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Like London buses, #teamgb wait two days for a #Rio2016 medal then two turn up in 5 minutes #olympicswimming https://t.co/kAPQJDE0Ci
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Now watching: men’s 100m backstroke semifinal 1.by cassandra.garrison7:13 PM yesterday
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