Reuters Sports News Summary

08/14/2016 12:57

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Lochte robbed in taxi hold-up after leaving party, friend says

U.S. gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed in a taxi hold-up in Rio de Janeiro after leaving a party where he had been celebrating the end of the Olympic swimming program, he told fellow competitor Thiago Pereira. A spokesman for Brazilian Pereira told Reuters on Sunday Pereira had called Lochte after hearing reports the U.S. swimmer had been the victim of a gun-point robbery the night before.

Marathon: U.S.'s Linden can wear Rio T-shirt with pride

U.S. marathon runner Desiree Linden has been there, done that and can now wear the T-shirt with pride. After dropping out of the Olympic marathon in London four years ago, Linden, 33, hung on on Sunday to finish in a seventh-place two hours, 26 minutes and eight seconds. The result allows her to let go of the bad 2012 memories, which had left her reluctant to describe herself as an Olympian, she said.

United States wins 1,000th Olympic gold medal

The United States won its 1,000th Olympic gold medal on Saturday when the American women's 4x100 meter medley relay team clinched victory at the Rio Games. The honor of reaching the milestone was shared by Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel, who got to the wall first ahead of Australia.

Golf: Stenson, Rose in two-way race for gold medal

Britain's Justin Rose and Swede Henrik Stenson were battling it out for golf's first Olympic gold medal in the modern era with Rose fighting to protect a one-stroke lead in the final round. Stenson briefly joined him at the top of the leaderboard after starting his round with two birdies but the Briton responded with two birdies of his own to move to 14 under par.

Cycling: The Rio volunteer setting the pace for champions

He rides with champions but his name is not on any team list or competition schedule. Ivo Siebert, 35, a semi-professional who owns a bike shop in southern Brazil, is setting the pace for the track cycling keirin event, calmly riding an electric bike while the world's fastest racers prowl behind him, preparing to sprint.

Phelps leaves Olympic pool but not the sport

Michael Phelps left the Olympic pool for the last time on Saturday having fulfilled a childhood dream, but it is clear he will not be walking away from the sport that has turned him into a global household name. Phelps' swimming career ended with his 23rd gold medal in the 4x100 medley relay medal on Saturday, which extended his record as the most decorated Olympian of all-time.

Swimming: Phelps wins last relay gold as U.S. dominate

Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men's and women's medley relays. Denmark's Pernille Blume beat a field of world and Olympic champions to take gold in the women's 50 freestyle and Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri won the men's 1,500 freestyle after dominating almost from the start.

Athletics: Kenya's Sumgong evades protester to win Olympic marathon

Kenyan Jemima Jelagat Sumgong evaded a protester who leapt onto the Rio marathon course on Monday to become the first woman from her country to win Olympic marathon gold in two hours, 24 minutes and four seconds. Bahrain's Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa claimed silver in 2:24:13 and Ethiopian Mare Dibaba snatched the bronze in 2:24:30.

Russia athletics suffers final disgrace as last competitor barred

Russian track and field suffered a final humiliation at the Rio Games on Saturday when the sport's governing body suspended long jumper Darya Klishina, removing from competition the nation's only athlete to have so far survived a blanket ban for doping. The suspension, announced three days before she was due to compete, relates to new evidence uncovered by an anti-doping probe into allegations Russia ran a systematic, state-backed cheating program, said a source familiar with the matter.

Swimming: We need to talk about doping - Horton

The Australian swimmer who set off a chain of anti-doping comments at the Olympics says he has no regrets and nothing to apologize for after receiving hundreds of thousands of hate messages on social media. Mack Horton, 20, called Chinese rival Sun Yang a "drug cheat" before defeating Yang and winning a gold medal in the men's 400 meters freestyle final on Aug 6, inciting the wrath of Chinese social media users.

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