Kenyan-born Eunice Kirwa, who now runs for Bahrain, was nine seconds behind and world champion Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia took bronze. Seven runners have broken clear of the rest of the field in the women's Olympic marathon at the 30 kilometer mark. Unheralded Japanese wrestler Shinobu Ota stunned seven-time world champion Hamid Soryan of Iran 5-4 in the opening set of Greco-Roman bouts in Arena Carioca 2. Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia is looking to add Olympic gold to the world title she won last year. His trade team, Team Sky, confirmed that Roche will miss the Vuelta a Espana due to the illness.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 14, 2016 07:07 UTC