RIO 2016

Nigel Paul’s Olympic campaign came to an abrupt end at Riocentro Pavilion 6, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago super heavyweight boxer lost by knockout at two minutes, 44 seconds in the opening round of his preliminary bout with Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba.

MICHELLE-LEE Ahye produced a solid run in her very first individual Olympic final at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night.

It was little wonder the faces of the smattering of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members who attended the first-ever men’s rugby sevens gold medal match at the Games were adorned with smiles.

Maryam Nah Muse finished her 400m sprint heat with a time of 1:10:14 seconds

The Olympics have often been a stage upon which issues of race play out. Think Jesse Owens and his four gold medals in 1936, obliterating Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy. Think Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their black-gloved fists on the medals podium in 1968.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is in a terrible way: There is a Zika epidemic, the economy is in the toilet and a bare-knuckle brawl for the presidency has paralyzed the nation.

• Thompson, 24, pulls away at the 50m mark to win in 10.71sec
• USA’s Tori Bowie takes silver and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce settles for bronze

Trinidad and Tobago's Cleopatra Borel earned her best-ever Olympic placing at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night, throwing the iron ball 18.37 metres for seventh spot in the women's shot put final.

The 37-year-old field athlete told the Express she was very satisfied with her performance, and is now seriously considering retiring from the sport.

Veteran field athlete Cleopatra Borel finished seventh out of 12 finalists with a best heave of 18.37 metres during the final of the Women’s Shot Put event at the XXXI Olympic Games on a cool Friday night at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.