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edal eased some of the sting from a disappointing performance by the pool swimmers, who failed to win a medal at their home Olym
edal eased some of the sting from a disappointing performance by the pool swimmers, who failed to win a medal at their home Olym
in Gilde 25.09.2019 14:07von jj009 • 2.159 Beiträge
Dallas, Texas ?- Quarterback Austin Allens five-yard run in the second overtime period was the last of a series of big plays during an electric fourth quarter and overtime that led the Arkansas Razorbacks to a 41-38 upset win at TCU on Saturday. For winning on the road against a ranked opponent for the third straight time, and for ending TCUs 14-game home winning streak that was the third-longest in the nation, Arkansas earned the Football Writers Association of America National Team of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Sept. 10.Arkansas (2-0) fell behind 28-20 late in the fourth quarter after TCU rallied to score 21 unanswered points. But with 1:49 left, Allen was a perfect 4-for-4 passing on the ensuing drive, including a 16-yard score to wide receiver Keon Hatcher. On the two-point conversion to tie, Hatcher completed a nifty reverse-pass to Allen in the end zone with just over a minute to play.The Razorbacks then weathered a TCU drive when Dan Skipper blocked what would have been a 28-yard game-winning field goal to send the game into overtime. After trading touchdowns, TCU kicked a field goal on its second overtime possession, setting up Allens game-winning run.We want to keep you in your seats for four quarters and some, Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema said. For college football, I think this is everything you could ask for when you talk about the environment we had here tonight, and the competition that was on the field. We wanted to play our type of football. I think the part I stressed to our guys all week was code red. Being able to play at a heightened awareness on the road. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The sewage-filled waters off Copacabana werent much of an issue for the open water swimmers.It tastes like ocean, American Haley Anderson said nonchalantly.Instead, the womens Olympic race will be remembered for something more familiar in the rough-and-tumble sport -- a disqualification right at the finish line that lifted Brazil to a bronze, its first swimming medal of the Rio Games.Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed gold for the Netherlands with a dominating performance, pulling away over the final lap to win in a romp Monday.Van Rouwendaal began to spread the margin on the third of four laps, and it wasnt even close by the end of the 10-kilometer race. She reached up and touched the timing board before her closest challenger had even entered the finish chute. The winning margin was a staggering 17.4 seconds, far more than the 0.4 difference four years ago and the 1.4 spread at the inaugural open water competition in 2008.I felt so good, said Van Rouwendaal, who finished in 1 hour, 56 minutes, 32.1 seconds. I swam so easy. I felt no fatigue. After 6k, I changed my mind and thought I should push on.The bigger drama came behind the winner. Aurelie Muller of France touched next, but then it was announced she had been disqualified for an incident at the finish. Apparently confused, she was about swim into a white buoy when she tried to cut over and collided with Italys Rachele Bruni.She pushed down my arm, said Bruni, who wound up with silver.Brazils Poliana Okimoto went from just off the podium to bronze -- the first swimming medal ever won by a Brazilian woman, either in the pool or open water. Okimotos medal eased some of the sting from a disappointing performance by the pool swimmers, who failed to win a medal at their home Olympics.This was the best event of my life, Okimoto said. God is Brazilian.Van Rouwendaal didnt look like much of a medal contender as she battled an ailing right shoulder for eight months. Finally, about six weeks before Rio, she was able to get treatment in Spain that relieved the pain.Its not been a great year for me, she said.It just got a whole lot better.Defending Olympic champion Eva Risztov of Hungary wasnt a contender this time. She finished 13th, more than a minute behind the winner. Anderson, the silver medalist four years ago, was more than 48 seconds off the pace in fifth.With music blaring, scantily clad beachcombers frolicked in the ocean waters on a sunny winter day, though officials on jeet skis kept anyone from swimming out close to the course.dddddddddddd In many ways, it was just another day at the beach for sun-worshipping Brazilians -- with an Olympic event thrown into the mix.The temperature was climbing toward the low 90s, but the heat wasnt a problem. All 26 swimmers finished the race, a striking contrast from four years ago when two athletes, including Okimoto, had to be pulled from the water.London was a difficult experience for me, the bronze medalist said. I tried to keep those memories away.The start of the race didnt comply with FINA rules, which require the swimmers to jump off a fixed platform. The Rio structure was destroyed by high waves last weekend, so the swimmers -- in a scene that resembled the set of a war movie -- waded off in the water, cheered on by hundreds of Brazilian fans.About 250 yards off shore, they all bunched up together to get the signal to begin four laps around the bay. Fort Copacabana was at one end of the course, while Sugarloaf loomed over the far end of the 2.5-kilometer circuit. A Brazilian naval vessel lurked close by, ensuring there were no security issues.While the hotel-lined beach provided a glorious backdrop, the race was held in waters that an Associated Press study found could be dangerous to ones health because of raw sewage dumped into the citys waters. Brazilian officials had vowed to clean up the waters after winning South Americas first Olympics, but those promises were never carried out.The quality of the water was a major embarrassment leading up to the games, also affecting venues for rowing, canoeing, sailing and triathlon.Anderson took antibiotics and probiotics for extra protection, but said it seemed like any other ocean race.My tongue is like salty right now, she said.This was only the second Olympic competition held in open ocean waters. At the first Summer Games in 1896, before custom-built pools were the norm, swimming was held in the Bay of Zea.The inaugural open water event in 2008 was staged at Beijings rowing and canoeing canal. Four years ago, the open water in London took place in the Serpentine lake at Hyde Park.The mens 10K race will be held Tuesday on the same course at Copacabana.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry . ' ' '
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