Rio Olympics 2016: While You Were Sleeping - Day Six
Rio Olympics 2016: While You Were Sleeping - Day SixALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/GETTY IMAGESROWINGPeerless men's pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have claimed back-to-back Olympic gold medals at the Rio Games. SHAUN BOTTERILL/GETTY IMAGESCANOE SLALOMNew Zealand paddler Luuka Jones has created history with a silver medal in the K1 canoe slalom at the Rio Olympics. MARCOS BRINDICCI/REUTERSQualifying seventh for the 1-women final, Jones put in a stunning run down the 24-gate 242m course. Earlier, the women's pair, women's lightweight double sculls and both the men's and women's eight boats qualified for finals. And the Ethiopian swimmer who grabbed headlines for his weight has explained why he wasn't in prime shape for the OlympicsSign up here for the Rio Olympics: Going for Gold newsletter- Stuff
Source: Stuff August 11, 2016 17:59 UTC
