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By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris RIO DE JANEIRO — Caleb Paine wasn’t supposed to be here, standing on the podium accepting an Olympic bronze medal. During the Finn European Championship in March, the final Rio qualifying event for US Sailing, he was lagging 10 points behind Beijing 2008 silver medalist Zach Railey, who looked prime …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola RIO DE JANEIRO – Less than 10 seconds separated Sarah Robles from a personal goal and a historic performance. That was her coach’s message to her heading into her final lift on Sunday at Riocentro – Pavilion 2. “I said to her, ‘Do you want to be on the medal …

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 …

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 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 …