The first Rio medal was handed out this morning in Women’s 10m air rifle: Gold – Virginia Thrasher (USA); Silver – Li Du (China); Bronze – Siling Yi (China) And, Canada won their first medal today in the Women’s 4x100m swimming relay! (more below) MEN’S ROAD RACE – A couple crashes, some bumpy road sections Read more about Rio Recap Day 1[…]

Opening Ceremony! Things I learned: – Brazil has the largest population of Japanese descendants and prominent Lebanese and Syrian population – The French and Brazilians recognize Brazil’s Alberto Santos-Dumont as the father of flight, having completed the first powered flight. This got a HUGE rise out of the crowd. – Brazil acknowledges global warming exists Read more about Rio Recap Day 0[…]

Men’s football all day! Highlight: Bafana tied Brazil! Nice work South Africa! Background: 4 groups, 4 teams per group Notable Games: In Group A, the hosts were unfortunately jeered by their own countrypeople as they were not able to break South Africa despite numerous chances (including a post on a wide open net) and playing Read more about Rio Recap Day -1[…]

The Olympics are upon us! Women’s football (soccer) kicked off today with all 12 teams playing their Rio Olympics opener. In Group E action, South Africa put up a solid fight against Sweden, but one unfortunate bobble in the 75th minute saw them fall 1-0 to the Swedes. Host Brazil did not disappoint with a Read more about Rio Recap Day -2[…]