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By Malcolm Moran, Frank Gogola and Rebecca Harris | @malcolm_moran, @FrankGogola and @MsRebeccaHarris Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – The Olympic Aquatics Stadium was emptying, and the video board above the pool was showing the time of day: 23:59:00…10…30…50…58…59… The digits all turned to zero, the new day had begun, and all I …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — On July 30, Rajeev Ram was sitting at home in Carmel, Ind., wondering how he would spend the rest of his summer. Then he got a call that changed his August plans, as he found out he would be sent to the 2016 Rio Games after all …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Molly Huddle broke an eight-year-old American record in the 10,000-meter as she finished sixth on Friday at Olympic Stadium. Huddle credited the weather – cool with intermittent rain, ideal for running – in helping her set the new American record at 30:13.17. Huddle’s time was 9.05 …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Eight years after the last time an American stood on the podium for men’s boxing, first-time Olympian Nico Hernandez will receive the bronze medal in the men’s light flyweight event, ending the sport’s drought at the Olympics. Deontay Wilder won a bronze in Beijing in the …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – I had been waiting for the Olympic Games to start. I attended the Opening Ceremony and saw interim Brazil interim president Michel Temer declare the first Olympic Games in South America open. I saw spectators flock into the Olympic Park and watched …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — As he was being chased down, nearly tripping off of the strip entirely, American saber fencer Daryl Homer somehow snuck his blade into German fencer Matyas Szabo’s ribs for a point during his quarterfinal bout. The point was heralded with chants of “U-S-A” from the audience, …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Josh Prenot couldn’t tell where he was in the water in relation to the other seven swimmers. He saw glimpses of the other racers, but that meant nothing to him. So, not long after making the turn at the 100-meter wall, he started sprinting. An 80-meter …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program RIO DE JANEIRO – Shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani had to stop himself from crying. He was standing on top of the podium, gold medal around his neck. He should have been the happiest person Wednesday at the Olympic Shooting Center. But he had to hold back his …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing on the platform before their final dive Monday at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, David Boudia and Steele Johnson recited Philippians 4:6, a Bible verse about anxiety. They smiled, fist-bumped and executed a back 2 ½ somersault with 2 ½ twists in the men’s 10-meter …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Glenn Eller is excited to be representing the United States on multiple fronts during the Olympic Games. Eller will be a face of Team USA when he shoots in the double trap on Aug. 10 at the Olympic Shooting Centre in Deodoro. The Sgt. First Class will also be a …