Tennis considers changes for Rio 2016

          Tennis leaders contemplating implementing in the third set tiebreak in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after marathon matches this year in London.

         In addition, the parties could be eliminated by the bronze medals, to lighten the load of players competing in various events.
         The president of the International Tennis Federation, Francesco Ricci Bitti, told the AP that the parties of the Olympics this year were "very balanced and very long, and that affects the schedule a bit."

         Roger Federer won 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17 Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals in London, and then fell without offering much resistance against Andy Murray in the match medal gold.

           Take away matches for bronze, the losers of the semifinals will automatically receive the metal, as in the 1988 Games in Seoul.

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 Francesco Ricci Bitti

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It opens the controversy, Bolt will lose respect for Carl Lewis

The Jamaican described as disparaging remarks he made the U.S. on drug testing in Jamaica

When asked at the press conference if he would be compared to Lewis or Jesse Owens, Bolt lost the smile that accompanied him since he crossed the line.

"I'll say something controversial now. I have no respect for Carl Lewis," said the Jamaican. "They are very disparaging things he said about other athletes.

I think just looking for attention, because no one talks about it. "

"It was very sad to hear what he said the other day. It bothered me because I lost all respect for him. Everything."

Bolt said that what bothered him was Lewis's comments "about drugs. Speaking about drugs, a guy who is no longer in the sport.That bothered me a lot. "

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Chinese Liu Xiang will be operated by the same doctor who operated on Beckham

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will have surgery Wednesday in London after a serious injury to the Achilles tendon he suffered on Tuesday in the first round of 110 meter hurdles, said an official of the Asian delegation.

The gold medalist in Athens-2004, which received millions of messages of support from his country, returned to China after the operation, said the leader.
"It will be operated today (Wednesday)," said the spokesman of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Zhang Haifeng, told AFP.

"British and Chinese doctors examined him on Tuesday. Has almost broken his right tendon," the spokesman added.

Liu ran against the first obstacle in his series on Tuesday and fell. After being helped to his feet, limping finished the tour, passing by symbolically kissing the fences and the last one.

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