Posted on August 19th, 2016 in 2016 Rio Olympics, Student Work by fgogola

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO — Dalilah Muhammad won the gold medal and Ashley Spencer took bronze in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Thursday at Olympic Stadium. Both are first-time Olympians. Their double-medal performance came one night after the U.S. swept the podium in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. Muhammad ran a time of …

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Posted on August 15th, 2016 in 2016 Rio Olympics, Student Work by fgogola

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. women’s fencing contingent found a reason to celebrate as the women’s saber team won the bronze medal, beating Italy 45-30 and matching the 2008 bronze-medal finish in Beijing. The team saber event was not included in London. The group included the most-decorated U.S. fencer …

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