Five Letdowns in the World Baseball Classic
What can you expect from a team that brought pitcher Ryan Dempster as starter in two of the three games?
Young Stars that Stood Out in Rio 2016
Penny Olesiak won the 100 m free style and established an Olympic record, with 52.70 sec. In 100 m butterfly, the other seven finalists were at least seven years older than her, but talent prevailed over experience and the Canadian athlete got the silver medal, with 56.46 sec, a junior world record.
Latin America’s Top Athletes, Teams in Rio Olympic Games
Brazilian Thiago Braz da Silva, 22 years old, surprised everybody in athletics by going beyond the 6.03 m mark, thus establishing a new Olympic record and giving favorite French Renaud Lavillenie the silver medal.
Latin America’s Worst Moments in Río 2016
The letdown list is headed by the Mexican soccer team, since it was the champion in London 2012 and it has now been eliminated in the first stage of the tournament.
Latin America’s Best Moments in Rio 2016 So Far
El colombiano Oscar Figueroa ganó con un total de 318 kilogramos.
Top Ten Latin American Athletes in Olympic Games
Felix Savon is another great Cuban boxer that cannot be forgotten in the Olympic history.
Top 5 Latin American Countries in the Olympic History
The list of Olympic legends also includes runner Alberto Juantorena, the only athlete in the history to win both 400 and 800-meter dash in the same edition of the Games.
10 Latin American Achievements in Olympic Games
Savon is also a three-time boxing Olympic champion, like his compatriot Stevenson and Hungarian Lazslo Papp.
Top Five Letdowns in the Copa America Centenario
The team that holds the highest number of Copa America titles (15 in all) was also one of the favorites, but, without their main star, Luis Suarez, the Uruguayan players couldn’t do much and were defeated in the first two games.
Top Five Teams in Copa América Centenario
Argentina was the big favorite of the event. A year ago, the albicelestes were also the main candidates to with the Copa América, held in Chile; nevertheless, they were defeated by the locals.
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