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The United States entered as the defending Olympic champions while Jamaica was the reigning world champions from 2015, having defeated the Americans there. Great Britain entered with the fastest time recorded that year (3:25.05 minutes), which it had achieved to win the 2016 European title .
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The women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 19 August 2016. [1] It was the 6th edition of the women's Olympic football tournament.Together with the men's competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament was held in six cities in Brazil, including Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the final at the Maracanã Stadium. [2]
This is a chronological summary of the medal events of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports , including rugby sevens and golf , which were added to the Olympic program in 2009.
Muhammad celebrating. The 2012 Olympic champion Natalya Antyukh could not have entered due to Russia's team doping ban.Of the medallists from the 2012 Olympics and 2015 World Championships only Czech athlete Zuzana Hejnová was present, though her form was lacking that season.
The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 6 to 20 August 2016. China won their third gold by defeating Serbia in the final. [1]
The women's middleweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 14 to 21 August at the Riocentro. [1]The medals were presented by Wu Ching-kuo, Chinese Taipei, IOC member and President of the AIBA, and the gifts were presented by Franco Falcinelli, Vice President of the AIBA.
At 9:30 in the morning, the race started with temperatures around 19 °C (66 °F). The pack stayed bunched, with Mare Dibaba, Visiline Jepkesho, Rose Chelimo, Volha Mazuronak and Tirfi Tsegaye each taking their turns in the spotlight.