But before I consign these Olympics to the dustbin of history — empty out my small brain to make room for baseball and stuff — one final backwards look at Rio. The repeat all-round individual gold medal winner (and team gold, too) is such a legend in Japan that his carrier service publicly relented and knocked down the amount owing to 50 bucks. Were given permission to mount a proposal outside the “traditional time frame” for the 2020 Summer Olympics — lost to Tokyo. W: Wiggins, Bradley, Sir — the 2012 Tour de France winner who collected cycling gold in Rio for team pursuit. Z: Zirocco Blue, the splendid stallion viciously lashed by his Dutch rider after twice balking on the show-jumping obstacle course.

Source: thestar August 22, 2016 00:00 UTC