RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):8:45 a.m. The International Paralympic Committee says Brazilian athlete Luciano Dos Santos Pereira will miss his home Paralympics after receiving a four-year doping ban. It's one happy day in Britain as the country celebrates the five gold medals it won Sunday at the Rio Olympics. Gymnast Max Whitlock scored a historic double gold win " the first time a British athlete has claimed an Olympic gold for gymnastics. Simone Biles, the Olympic all-around champion, is seeking her fourth gold medal in Rio, this time on the balance beam.
Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 06:37 UTC