Olympic bronze medal-winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt&nbsp;may get the gold after the winner of his 60kg event failed a dope test, Hindustan Times reported. 
 
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), however, is yet to release a statement confirming that London Games gold&nbsp;medallist&nbsp;Toghrul Asgarov had taken a banned substance. 
 
Thirty three-year-old&nbsp;Dutt had originally won the bronze medal four years back. 
 
But his medal was upgraded to a silver medal earlier this week for similar reasons.&nbsp; 
 
The elevation in Dutt&#39;s medal colour comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) improved its dope-testing techniques. 
 
Dutt, though, will have to wait for the gold medal. He will also need to clear the doping test. 
 
If he does, he will become the India&#39;s second&nbsp;individual athlete after shooter Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold. 
 
(WION)

Although WADA is yet to confirm, the upgrade is likely to happen because the winner of his 60kg event has reportedly failed a doping test

Olympic bronze medal-winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt may get the gold after the winner of his 60kg event failed a dope test, Hindustan Times reported. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), however, is yet to release a statement confirming that London Games gold medallist Toghrul Asgarov had taken a banned substance. Thirty three-year-old Dutt had originally won the bronze medal four years back. But his medal was upgraded to a silver medal earlier this week for similar reasons. The elevation in Dutt's medal colour comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) improved its dope-testing techniques. Dutt, though, will have to wait for the gold medal. He will also need to clear the doping test. If he does, he will become the India's second individual athlete after shooter Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold. (WION)

Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze medal might turn into gold

Simone Biles bowed out of her fabulous Olympic debut in Rio with a record-equalling fourth gold, short of the record five she sought, but with her name in lights among the gymnastics greats. 
 
&quot;It&#39;s been a long journey, but I`ve enjoyed every moment,&quot; said the Texan whose early life struggles had not set her out as the future face of women`s gymnastics. 
 
The 19-year-old took gold on floor on Tuesday ahead of US teammate Amy Raisman, muscles flexed and with the steely determination she had shown on her way to the team, all-around and vault titles. 
 
The only blip standing between her and history, a slip on the beam on the penultimate day of competition, which gave her bronze. 
 
She is the fifth woman to win four gold at the same Games after Hungarian Agnes Keleti (1956), Soviet Larissa Latynina (1956), Czech Vera Caslavska (1968) and Romanian Ecaterina Szabo (1984). 
 
But Biles remains unfazed. 
 
&quot;To walk away from your first Olympics with five medals and four in gold, how can you be disappointed,&quot; she said. &quot;It`s exciting it`s over, but kind of sad too.&quot; 
 
Biles missed London 2012 because she was too young to compete but has dominated gymnastics in the four-year cycle since. 
 
Finishing off on the podium beside her idol Raisman, 22, was more than she could have hoped for. 
 
&quot;I remember watching her (in London) and saying &#39;I just want to be like her&#39;. Just standing next to her is amazing. It`s the cherry on top me and Aly finishing 1-2 on the floor.&quot; 
 
Her long-time coach Aimee Boorman believes the sport will never be the same after the Biles whirlwind. 
 
&quot;Right now I would say she`s the greatest gymnast,&quot; said Boorman, who has coached Biles since she was six years old. 
 
&quot;She has really raised the bar. But then four years ago nobody thought they would see a Simone Biles.&quot; 
 
Her epic Olympic adventure has seen Biles photographed alongside Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt and US swimming greats Michael 
Phelps and Katie Ledecky. 
 
But she brushes aside all comparisons. 
 
&quot;I`m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps, I`m the first Simone Biles,&quot; she says. 
 
It has been a long journey for the 1.45m (4ft 9ins) gymnast who moved to Texas from her native Ohio at the age of three, adopted with her little sister Adria by her maternal grandfather Ron Biles and his wife Nellie.&nbsp; 
 
The children had been in foster care as their mother struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. 
 
For Biles it all seems normal.&nbsp; 
 
She calls her grandparents `Mom` and `Dad` and says that when she was small she thought all children were adopted. 
 
She started gymnastic lessons after a daycare field trip to a Houston gym aged six. Her raw talent and ability to do amazing flips soon caught the attention of Boorman. 
 
&quot;When I first saw her, I was like, &#39;Wow, this kid has something&#39;. But what it was and how far she could go with it, I had no idea,&quot; Boorman said. 
 
Biles&#39; talent developed from a bungling novice who could not stay on the beam and struggled with uneven bars because her hands were so small.&nbsp; 
 
Under Boorman, 43, Biles has won more world championships than any other woman in history, taking two gold at her first worlds in 2013. 
Four more gold at worlds in Nanning 2014 made her realise it was no fluke. 
 
&quot;When I was young like every kid I always said I wanted to go to the Olympics but I wasn`t really serious about it,&quot; recalls Biles.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Everything just hit me. I thought maybe I`m good! It`s unreal how it happened,&quot; she said. 
 
She is the first woman to win three straight world all-around titles and first to win ten gold medals at world championships. 
 
Everything has been geared towards her drive to become the greatest gymnast ever. Biles spent all her secondary education being homeschooled. 
 
&quot;I wanted to see how far I could go in this sport. I don`t have any regrets, because of how far I`ve come.&quot; 
 
The task now will be getting back to normal with college on the horizon. 
 
&quot;We`ll make it as normal as possible. It will be crazy. I don`t think anybody is ready for it but Aly and Gabby (Douglas).&quot; 
Boorman added: &quot;One thing is sure, she definitely won`t be back in the gym next week, except to sign autographs.&quot; 
 
(AFP)

The teenage sensation has come a long way from her hardscrabble childhood to scale rare heights at these Games

Simone Biles bowed out of her fabulous Olympic debut in Rio with a record-equalling fourth gold, short of the record five she sought, but with her name in lights among the gymnastics greats. "It's been a long journey, but I`ve enjoyed every moment," said the Texan whose early life struggles had not set her out as the future face of women`s gymnastics. The 19-year-old took gold on floor on Tuesday ahead of US teammate Amy Raisman, muscles flexed and with the steely determination she had shown on her way to the team, all-around and vault titles. The only blip standing between her and history, a slip on the beam on the penultimate day of competition, which gave her bronze. She is the fifth woman to win four gold at the same Games after Hungarian Agnes Keleti (1956), Soviet Larissa Latynina (1956), Czech Vera Caslavska (1968) and Romanian Ecaterina Szabo (1984). But Biles remains unfazed. "To walk away from your first Olympics with five medals and four in gold, how can you be disappointed," she said. "It`s exciting it`s over, but kind of sad too." Biles missed London 2012 because she was too young to compete but has dominated gymnastics in the four-year cycle since. Finishing off on the podium beside her idol Raisman, 22, was more than she could have hoped for. "I remember watching her (in London) and saying 'I just want to be like her'. Just standing next to her is amazing. It`s the cherry on top me and Aly finishing 1-2 on the floor." Her long-time coach Aimee Boorman believes the sport will never be the same after the Biles whirlwind. "Right now I would say she`s the greatest gymnast," said Boorman, who has coached Biles since she was six years old. "She has really raised the bar. But then four years ago nobody thought they would see a Simone Biles." Her epic Olympic adventure has seen Biles photographed alongside Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt and US swimming greats Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. But she brushes aside all comparisons. "I`m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps, I`m the first Simone Biles," she says. It has been a long journey for the 1.45m (4ft 9ins) gymnast who moved to Texas from her native Ohio at the age of three, adopted with her little sister Adria by her maternal grandfather Ron Biles and his wife Nellie. The children had been in foster care as their mother struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. For Biles it all seems normal. She calls her grandparents `Mom` and `Dad` and says that when she was small she thought all children were adopted. She started gymnastic lessons after a daycare field trip to a Houston gym aged six. Her raw talent and ability to do amazing flips soon caught the attention of Boorman. "When I first saw her, I was like, 'Wow, this kid has something'. But what it was and how far she could go with it, I had no idea," Boorman said. Biles' talent developed from a bungling novice who could not stay on the beam and struggled with uneven bars because her hands were so small. Under Boorman, 43, Biles has won more world championships than any other woman in history, taking two gold at her first worlds in 2013. Four more gold at worlds in Nanning 2014 made her realise it was no fluke. "When I was young like every kid I always said I wanted to go to the Olympics but I wasn`t really serious about it," recalls Biles. "Everything just hit me. I thought maybe I`m good! It`s unreal how it happened," she said. She is the first woman to win three straight world all-around titles and first to win ten gold medals at world championships. Everything has been geared towards her drive to become the greatest gymnast ever. Biles spent all her secondary education being homeschooled. "I wanted to see how far I could go in this sport. I don`t have any regrets, because of how far I`ve come." The task now will be getting back to normal with college on the horizon. "We`ll make it as normal as possible. It will be crazy. I don`t think anybody is ready for it but Aly and Gabby (Douglas)." Boorman added: "One thing is sure, she definitely won`t be back in the gym next week, except to sign autographs." (AFP)

Rio Olympics 2016: Simone Biles wins fourth gold, etches her name in history

Teenager&nbsp;Ruth&nbsp;Jebet&nbsp;won Bahrain&#39;s first ever Olympic gold medal on Monday, blowing away the competition in the women&#39;s 3,000 metres steeplechase but narrowly missing out on the world record.

The 19-year-old stormed into the lead after a few laps and set a blistering pace to win in eight minutes 59.75 seconds, shy of the 8:58.81 world record set by Russia&#39;s Gulnara Galkina at the 2008 Beijing Games.

&quot;I admit it was too easy for me but nobody told me about the record. I wanted the gold medal,&quot; Jebet&nbsp;said.

Galkina and Kenyan-born&nbsp;Jebet, who was the world junior champion, are the only two women to have run a sub-nine minute time.

Jebet&nbsp;is the second Kenyan-born runner to win a medal at Rio Games, following Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa&#39;s silver in the women&#39;s marathon on Sunday.

A host of athletes from Kenya&#39;s running heartlands have switched allegiance to compete for Middle Eastern countries over the past decade, in part due to the dearth of support and financial rewards for aspiring runners in the East African nation.

Kenya&#39;s Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi, who won the world title in Beijing last year, was almost 50 metres behind&nbsp;Jebet&nbsp;in second place.

&quot;I am so happy,&quot; said Jepkemoi. &quot;The last two laps were really hard. I just tried to stay strong and see if I could catch her.&quot;

American Emma Coburn won United States&#39; first ever medal in the steeplechase as she grabbed bronze and a new national record.

&quot;I feel very honoured,&quot; Coburn said. 
 
(Reuters)

Kenyan-born teenager finished almost 50 metres ahead of second-placed athlete but narrowly missed out on the world record

Teenager Ruth Jebet won Bahrain's first ever Olympic gold medal on Monday, blowing away the competition in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase but narrowly missing out on the world record. The 19-year-old stormed into the lead after a few laps and set a blistering pace to win in eight minutes 59.75 seconds, shy of the 8:58.81 world record set by Russia's Gulnara Galkina at the 2008 Beijing Games. "I admit it was too easy for me but nobody told me about the record. I wanted the gold medal," Jebet said. Galkina and Kenyan-born Jebet, who was the world junior champion, are the only two women to have run a sub-nine minute time. Jebet is the second Kenyan-born runner to win a medal at Rio Games, following Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa's silver in the women's marathon on Sunday. A host of athletes from Kenya's running heartlands have switched allegiance to compete for Middle Eastern countries over the past decade, in part due to the dearth of support and financial rewards for aspiring runners in the East African nation. Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi, who won the world title in Beijing last year, was almost 50 metres behind Jebet in second place. "I am so happy," said Jepkemoi. "The last two laps were really hard. I just tried to stay strong and see if I could catch her." American Emma Coburn won United States' first ever medal in the steeplechase as she grabbed bronze and a new national record. "I feel very honoured," Coburn said. (Reuters)

Rio Olympics 2016: Ruth Jebet glides through 3,000m steeplechase to win maiden gold for Bahrain

Michael Phelps seized another slice of Olympic history on Thursday with a dominant victory in the 200-metre individual medley at the Rio Games, his fourth straight in the event. 
 
Phelps became the third Olympian to win the same individual event at four straight Games, joining discus thrower Al Oerter and Carl Lewis in the long jump in achieving the feat. 
 
Lurking in second until the end of the breaststroke third leg, he surged home on the closing freestyle lap to win in 1 minute and 54.66 seconds. 
 
That was almost two seconds in front of silver medallist Kosuke Hagino of Japan, the 400-metre individual medley champion who powered from fifth at the final wall to touch in 1:56.61. 
 
China&#39;s Wang Shun was third in 1:57.05. 
 
Phelps&#39; old foe Ryan Lochte led at the halfway point, but the world record-holder in the event couldn&#39;t hang on and finished fifth. 
 
Brazilian contender Thiago Pereira, buoyed by an ecstatic crowd, led after the opening butterfly lap and was equal second at the halfway point, but faded to finish seventh. 
 
Phelps claimed his 22nd Olympic gold medal and his fourth at the Rio Olympics. 
 
The most decorated Olympian of all time was back in the pool later on Thursday in the 100-metre butterfly semi-finals. 
 
(AFP)

This is Phelps' fourth gold in the ongoing Rio Olympics

Michael Phelps seized another slice of Olympic history on Thursday with a dominant victory in the 200-metre individual medley at the Rio Games, his fourth straight in the event. Phelps became the third Olympian to win the same individual event at four straight Games, joining discus thrower Al Oerter and Carl Lewis in the long jump in achieving the feat. Lurking in second until the end of the breaststroke third leg, he surged home on the closing freestyle lap to win in 1 minute and 54.66 seconds. That was almost two seconds in front of silver medallist Kosuke Hagino of Japan, the 400-metre individual medley champion who powered from fifth at the final wall to touch in 1:56.61. China's Wang Shun was third in 1:57.05. Phelps' old foe Ryan Lochte led at the halfway point, but the world record-holder in the event couldn't hang on and finished fifth. Brazilian contender Thiago Pereira, buoyed by an ecstatic crowd, led after the opening butterfly lap and was equal second at the halfway point, but faded to finish seventh. Phelps claimed his 22nd Olympic gold medal and his fourth at the Rio Olympics. The most decorated Olympian of all time was back in the pool later on Thursday in the 100-metre butterfly semi-finals. (AFP)

Rio Olympics 2016: Phelps wins 200m individual medley for 22nd gold

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