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Rio Olympics Day 13: Bolt wins gold again, De Grasse takes silver in 200-metre final
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts as he finishes ahead of Christophe Lemaitre of France, LaShawn Merritt of USA and Andre De Grasse of Canada.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts as he finishes ahead of Christophe Lemaitre of France, LaShawn Merritt of USA and Andre De Grasse of Canada.

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LATEST NEWS

  • Ryan Lochte and his fellow American swimmers have seen their supposed robbery spiral into a farce, reports Stephanie Nolen.
  • As Usain Bolt won gold again, the world’s greatest sprinter began the passing of the torch. Canada’s Andre De Grasse, who won silver, is next in line, writes Grant Robertson.
  • Canada’s Erica Wiebe defeated Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan to take Olympic gold Thursday evening in the women’s freestyle 75 kg wrestling.
  • Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito has landed on the podium for a second time in Rio with a bronze medal in the women’s 10-metre platform.
  • On Friday, Canadian sprinters will race for medals in both the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay finals after each team qualified on Thursday.


WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY (ALL TIMES ET)

Men's 200-metre final

Andre De Grasse took the silver medal in the men's 200-metre final. Not surprisingly, Jamaica's Usain Bolt won gold – his second of the games and his third consecutive in the Olympic 200 m race.

De Grasse's success at his first Olympic Games has earned him due recognition as one of the fastest men on earth, but it's his strange, almost awkward sprinting form that has fans, sprinters, and even scientists scratching their heads, reports The Globe's Rachel Brady.

Wrestling

Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe won gold in the women's freestyle 75 kg wrestling Thursday evening. The 27-year-old from Ottawa defeated 38-year-old Guzel Manyurova of Kazakhstan, a silver medalist in Athens 12 years ago, in the finals. With the victory, Wiebe follows in the footsteps of two-time Olympic medalist Carol Huynh, the winner of Canada's first-ever gold in women's wrestling in Beijing eight years ago, and Tonya Verbeek, who finished on the podium at three separate Games.

Canada's Meaghan Benfeito dives to bronze in the women's 10m platform final at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Decathlon

Canada's Damian Warner took the bronze in the men's decathlon Thursday night. Ashton Eaton of the United States won gold for the title of 'the world's greatest athlete'.

Diving

Canadian divers Meaghan Benfeito has landed on the podium for a second time in Rio with a bronze medal in the women's 10-metre platform. The Montreal-born diver also won a bronze medal in synchronized 10-metre platform with partner Rosaline Filion earlier in these games, and in London in 2012.

Golf

Brooke Henderson, Canada's top women's golfer who finished the first round of the Olympic tournament at one-under, climbed the leaderboard on the second day of play. Her round of 64 leaves her at eight-under, good for a third-place tie, after two rounds.

Canada's Brooke Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., lines up a putt on the ninth hole during first round golf action at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Canada’s Brooke Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., lines up a putt on the ninth hole during first round golf action at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ryan Remiorz/THE CANADIAN PRESS

WHAT'S ON TOMORROW?

  • Men’s basketball semi-finals (2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.)
  • Men’s, women’s canoe/kayak heats, K1, C2, K4 (8 a.m.)
  • Men’s, women’s BMX finals (2 p.m.)
  • Women’s golf, third round (6:30 a.m.)
  • Soccer, women’s bronze and gold medal matches (12 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.)
  • Women’s pole vault final (7:30 p.m.)
  • Women’s 5,000 metre race (8:40 p.m.)
  • Women’s, men’s 4x100 metre relay final (9:30 p.m.)
  • Volleyball, men’s semi-finals (12 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.)

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With a report from The Canadian Press