Vocabulary of the Summer Olympics

But he passed only four contestants down the lane of the 1 1/4-mile course for his poorest placement in seven starts.

Married to an Albanian woman, he acquired Albanian nationality last year.

He went to the club to for a meet and greet with some of the 336 participants at the outing.

The 18-time Olympic champion advanced to the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials Tuesday with the fastest time in the preliminaries.

Despite bad weather, 263,500 spectators attended the race weekend.

Now, she's a professional athlete, albeit still oozing charisma, and sponsors are betting big bucks on her to succeed again.

The players are indulging in a handshake of sportsmanship, which will, of course, ensure impeccable behaviours.

Rugby is far more satisfying and fun, and it takes a lot more stamina.

In recent history, when the Finals end with a for-it-all final showdown, the games are more battles of endurance than thrilling, free-flowing basketball.

Here’s the latest standings on who’s in and who’s out.

He was then dropped against Albania, coming on as a substitute in the second half.

The performance transformed the sold-out venue into a deafening celebration.

The 18-time Olympic champion can punch his ticket to Rio on Wednesday with a victory in the 200 fly final.

Events for the decathlon are part of the first two days, while the heptathlon events are set for Friday and Saturday.

Instead, she ran the 60-meter hurdles and won, at which point someone leaked her test results to the press.

There will be lake fishing, kayaking, archery and shooting sports, guided by expert instructors.

Put another way, how could such groups find so many people willing to die for their causes, while their opponents found so few?

Then she felt a twinge in her knee while landing a vault during practice in early April.

When horseback riding was the dominant mode of transportation, equestrian shops were as common as fresh-pressed juice bars are today.

And he delivered, doing some synchronized moves with several pros that really did make an impression.

True, the loser will have another chance to qualify, in a repechage event next year.

In the “weight over the bar” event, competitors can use only one hand to toss a 56-pound weight over a horizontal bar.

“I thought he touched it with his hand. It was a difficult decision for the referee.”

Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest.

Jesse won gold in parallel bars, rings, vaulting table and pommel horse, silver in the high bar and bronze in floor exercise.

"So! En garde!" said his antagonist, throwing off his hat and putting up his weapon.

It was the perfect riposte to anyone doubting his technique against the short ball and set the tone for a magnificent attacking century.

She tucked into a roll, turned the impact into a somersault, and came up standing.