Cycling road race: Van Avermaet outshines Tour champ Froome to win gold at Rio Olympics

    By Matt Majendie

    Updated 2028 GMT (0428 HKT) August 6, 2016

    Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrates with her teammate April Ross after winning a beach volleyball match against Australia, 21-14, 21-13, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early in the morning on Sunday August 7.
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    Kerri Walsh Jennings celebrates with her teammate April Ross after winning a beach volleyball match against Australia, 21-14, 21-13, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early in the morning on Sunday August 7.
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    Kosuke Hagino of Japan celebrates winning gold in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley on the first day of competition at the 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, August 6.
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    Kosuke Hagino of Japan celebrates winning gold in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley on the first day of competition at the 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, August 6.
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    Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens cries after defeating Venus Williams of the United States in the women's tennis competition 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
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    Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens cries after defeating Venus Williams of the United States in the women's tennis competition 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
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    Hungary's Katinka Hosszu celebrates after breaking the world record by more than two seconds in the women's 400-meter individual medley final.
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    Hungary's Katinka Hosszu celebrates after breaking the world record by more than two seconds in the women's 400-meter individual medley final.
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    Carli Lloyd of United States celebrates with her team after scoring during the women's Group G first round match between United States and France. The United States won the match 1-0.
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    Carli Lloyd of United States celebrates with her team after scoring during the women's Group G first round match between United States and France. The United States won the match 1-0.
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