How is bulgaria doing in the olympics

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More from Reuters. Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. Sign up. She calmed her nerves when she needed it most, holding in the emotions on the shooting range to earn her first medal in her third Olympics. Jiang was second, 0. The Americans were shut out on the first day, but hauled in six medals in swimming on Day 2.

The year-old Shaner qualified third and was steady in the finals at his first Olympics, boosted by the confidence of winning a World Cup event earlier this year. Sheng Lihao, a year-old Chinese shooter with little international experience, took silver and teammate Yang Haoran earned bronze. Shaner was one of the top youth shooters in the country and has already had a decorated career at the University of Kentucky, finishing second at the NCAA individual championships and winning team gold in consecutive seasons.

He also was a first-team All-American as a freshman. Sheng has made big strides in a short time, earning an Olympic medal despite getting a late start in shooting at Sections U.

Science Technology Business U. The reaction back home in Russia has been brutal. The country is barred from using its name, flag or anthem at the Olympics because of a doping scandal. Dina Averina, the year-old gymnast who won the silver medal, also said shortly after the competition that she believed the judges had not been fair to her from the very start of the competition, when Ashram quickly took the lead. In Streetwise Hebrew for the Times of Israel Community, each month we learn several colloquial Hebrew phrases around a common theme.

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