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The Latest: First American with hijab competes in Olympics


RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " The Latest from the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro (all times local):11:20 a.m.Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history Monday by becoming the first American to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. History will also be made as U.S. team member Ibtihaj Muhammad becomes the first American to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab. His parents won medals in table tennis at the Seoul Games in 1988. The Philippines is celebrating the silver medal won by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz at the Rio Olympics " a happy break to the Southeast Asian nation's 20-year medal drought. ___6 a.m.Officials for Australia and China are jumping into the fray as a feud over doping between swimmers Mack Horton and Sun Yang keeps boiling at the Rio Olympics.


Source: New Zealand Herald August 08, 2016 08:44 UTC



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