{"id":49076,"date":"2016-08-11T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T12:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/?p=49076"},"modified":"2016-08-11T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T12:36:08","slug":"ten-highlights-wednesday-10-august-rio-2016-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/diafora-en\/ten-highlights-wednesday-10-august-rio-2016-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten highlights of Wednesday 10 August at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cancellara reclaims men’s time trial title<\/h3>\n

Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara won the men’s individual time trial <\/a>and caps his career by reclaiming the title he won at Beijing 2008. It means Great Britain’s Chris Froome was denied a Tour de France-Olympic Games double. Froome was a minute behind, finishing with a bronze medal. Dutchman Tom Dumoulin took silver.<\/p>\n

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@Rio2016_en<\/a>@f_cancellara<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/aRYMp9jMq4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MiniPeople.ch (@SwissMinipeople) August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Armstrong wins third consecutive time trial<\/h3>\n

Kristin Armstrong won her third consecutive Olympic time trial<\/a>,\u00a0covering the course through driving wind and rain in 44 minutes, 26.42 seconds.\u00a0Her effort beat Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia by 5.55s. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands took the bronze medal, adding to her gold from the road race.<\/p>\n

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#USA<\/a> cyclist Kristin Armstrong, who turns 43 tomorrow, wins #GOLD<\/a> in the women\u2019s time trial at #Rio2016<\/a>👏pic.twitter.com\/X9Yl656cj0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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French class shines through in basketball<\/h3>\n

A long three from San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker rounded off France’s comeback against Serbia. France found themselves chasing the game,\u00a0then in the dying seconds a turnover gifted them possession and Parker nailed a beauty.<\/p>\n

“It’s not everyday you hit almost a buzzer beater, a game-winning shot,” said Parker. “It was great, against a great team.”<\/p>\n

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VIDEO. Basketball : Le panier de la victoire \u00e9norme de Tony Parker #Rio2016<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/y0nFPWY8Y0<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tnbcXhSIDw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 francetv sport (@francetvsport) August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n