Rio Olympics: Day 12
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Rio Olympics: Day 12

Updated 0310 GMT (1110 HKT) August 18, 2016
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Canada's Andre De Grasse, left, and Jamaica's Usain Bolt smile at each other during a 200-meter semifinal on Wednesday, August 17. Bolt finished first, just in front of De Grasse. Ian Walton/Getty Images
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson, second from right, edges the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers to win gold in the 200 meters. Thompson also won the 100-meter gold last week. Julian Finney/Getty Images
U.S. beach volleyball players April Ross, left, and Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrate their bronze-medal win over Brazil's Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Americans swept the final of the 100-meter hurdles. From left are bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold medalist Brianna Rollins and silver medalist Nia Ali. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
U.S. center DeAndre Jordan grabs a rebound during the quarterfinal game against Argentina. The Americans won 105-78. Pool/Getty Images
Japanese wrestler Kaori Icho, in red, defeated Russia's Valeria Koblova for the gold medal in the 58-kilogram (128-pound) weight class. It was the fourth straight Olympic gold medal for Icho, who became the first female in any sport to win an individual-event gold at four Olympics. Lars Baron/Getty Images
Another Japanese wrestler, Eri Tosaka, carries her coach on her shoulders after winning gold in her weight class. Markus Schreiber/AP
An athlete grips a handball during the quarterfinal round. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Darya Klishina -- the only Russian track-and-field athlete allowed to compete in Rio -- finished ninth in the long jump. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Italy's Chiara Tabani, right, reacts during the water polo semifinal against Russia. Italy won 12-9. Adam Pretty/Getty Images
Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand hits a shot during the first round of the women's golf tournament. She leads by one stroke after a 6-under 65. Alastair Grant/AP
Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto won the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Kenyan men have won every Olympic steeplechase since 1984. Matt Slocum/AP
Officials spray for mosquitoes at the media village. Kin Cheung/AP
Water polo players from Australia and Brazil tussle underwater. Adam Pretty/Getty Images
Jelle van Gorkom, a cyclist from the Netherlands, competes in a men's seeding run at the Olympic BMX Center. Pavel Golovkin/AP
Australia's Daniel Bowker and Jordan Wood paddle during the K-2 200 meters. Luca Bruno/AP
U.S. gymnast Danell Leyva prepares for his performance on the parallel bars during the exhibition gala. Leyva won silver on the apparatus on Tuesday. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
Brazilian soccer star Neymar goes for goal during a semifinal match against Honduras. He scored within the first 15 seconds, and Brazil won 6-0. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. athlete Ashton Eaton takes part in the long jump portion of the decathlon. Eaton won the decathlon at the London Games in 2012. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Brazilian freestyle wrestler Joice Silva, in red, competes against Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova in a 58-kilogram (128-pound) qualification round. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images
Antanas Kavaliauskas of Lithuania makes a layup over Australia's Damian Martin during a quarterfinal game. Australia won 90-64. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
American Evan Jager celebrates after winning silver in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images
BMX riders practice prior to the individual seeding event. Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Lindon Victor of Grenada competes in the decathlon shot put. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
Ainur Yesbergenova of Kazakhstan, left, and Croatia's Lucija Zaninovic compete in a taekwondo bout. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
The Canadian volleyball team stands during introductions before a quarterfinal match against Russia. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
Canoe teams take part in a K-2 200-meter semifinal. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Decathletes run the 100 meters. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images