United States Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson today announced that Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas have been named to the U.S. Team as Captain’s Picks for the 44th Ryder Cup, which will take place September 29 - October 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy.

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A record contingent of 292 women will be part of a powerful 555-strong United States team at next month&#39;s Rio Olympics. 
 
The team, announced on Saturday by the US Olympic Committee (USOC), will contest 244 of 306 medal events. 
 
The Americans topped the gold medal (46) and overall medal (104) table at London 2012. 
 
The record number of women on the US team tops the previous mark of 289 by China in 2008. It is the second time the American roster has featured more females than males. 
 
&quot;I am especially excited for the historic achievement of our women&#39;s delegation which is a true testament to the strength and growing number of women&#39;s sport opportunities in the United States,&quot; USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said. 
 
The American team includes 191 returning Olympians. Equestrian rider Phillip Dutton and shooters Emil Milev and Kim Rhode are heading to their sixth Games. 
 
Among those going to their fifth Olympics are swimmer Michael Phelps, middle-distance runner Bernard Lagat, tennis player Serena Williams and beach volleyballer Kerri Walsh Jennings. 
 
Phelps, who owns an Olympic record 18 golds, will swim in at least three events in Brazil. 
 
Runner Allyson Felix, the most decorated US Olympic woman with four golds and six overall, makes a fourth Games appearance, competing in the 400 metres and probably the 4x400 relay. 
 
Among the strongest medal favourites are the women&#39;s basketball team and gymnast Simone Biles in the women&#39;s all-around. 
 
The women&#39;s rowing eight seek to continue a dynasty on the world stage. They have not lost an Olympic or world championship title since 2006. 
 
Dutton, 52, will be the oldest team member, with 16-year-old table tennis player Kanak Jha the youngest. 
 
(Reuters)

US team tops China's benchmark of 289 women participants in 2008 Olympics team

A record contingent of 292 women will be part of a powerful 555-strong United States team at next month's Rio Olympics. The team, announced on Saturday by the US Olympic Committee (USOC), will contest 244 of 306 medal events. The Americans topped the gold medal (46) and overall medal (104) table at London 2012. The record number of women on the US team tops the previous mark of 289 by China in 2008. It is the second time the American roster has featured more females than males. "I am especially excited for the historic achievement of our women's delegation which is a true testament to the strength and growing number of women's sport opportunities in the United States," USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said. The American team includes 191 returning Olympians. Equestrian rider Phillip Dutton and shooters Emil Milev and Kim Rhode are heading to their sixth Games. Among those going to their fifth Olympics are swimmer Michael Phelps, middle-distance runner Bernard Lagat, tennis player Serena Williams and beach volleyballer Kerri Walsh Jennings. Phelps, who owns an Olympic record 18 golds, will swim in at least three events in Brazil. Runner Allyson Felix, the most decorated US Olympic woman with four golds and six overall, makes a fourth Games appearance, competing in the 400 metres and probably the 4x400 relay. Among the strongest medal favourites are the women's basketball team and gymnast Simone Biles in the women's all-around. The women's rowing eight seek to continue a dynasty on the world stage. They have not lost an Olympic or world championship title since 2006. Dutton, 52, will be the oldest team member, with 16-year-old table tennis player Kanak Jha the youngest. (Reuters)

US Olympic team features record number of women participants

Gymnast Simone Biles on Monday described her excitement at having made the US Olympics team after she recorded yet another crushing victory at the US Olympic women&#39;s gymnastics trials a day earlier. 
 
&quot;It&#39;s still unreal at the moment, but it&#39;s still very exciting &#39;cause I know that I am on the team but it&#39;s still sinking in,&quot; Biles told journalists in San Jose. 
 
The three-time reigning world all-around champion, who has not lost a major competition since 2013, will lead a powerhouse US squad into Rio that includes London Olympic gold medalists and Fierce Five team mates Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman, 16-year-old Lauren Hernandez and Madison Kocian, the reigning world champion on uneven bars. 
 
Already in the discussion as the greatest gymnast of all-time, Biles punched her ticket to Rio in what has become typically ruthless style outdistancing the rest of the elite 14 women field by a whopping 2.100 points. 
 
With the formality of making the US team out of the way Biles has set her sights on the games in Rio where she is expected to challenge for five gold medals. 
 
(Reuters)

Simone Biles, the three-time reigning world champion, has not lost a major competition since 2013

Gymnast Simone Biles on Monday described her excitement at having made the US Olympics team after she recorded yet another crushing victory at the US Olympic women's gymnastics trials a day earlier. "It's still unreal at the moment, but it's still very exciting 'cause I know that I am on the team but it's still sinking in," Biles told journalists in San Jose. The three-time reigning world all-around champion, who has not lost a major competition since 2013, will lead a powerhouse US squad into Rio that includes London Olympic gold medalists and Fierce Five team mates Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman, 16-year-old Lauren Hernandez and Madison Kocian, the reigning world champion on uneven bars. Already in the discussion as the greatest gymnast of all-time, Biles punched her ticket to Rio in what has become typically ruthless style outdistancing the rest of the elite 14 women field by a whopping 2.100 points. With the formality of making the US team out of the way Biles has set her sights on the games in Rio where she is expected to challenge for five gold medals. (Reuters)

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