Russia's Tishchenko Wins Heavyweight Boxing Gold

Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko won the Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medal, defeating Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit in a match so close that spectators booed the judges' unanimous decision. Levit appeared to control much of the fight, but the three judges gave Tishchenko the win in a score of 29-28. Track cycling In the track cycling men's omnium, Italy's Elia Viviani looked as though he would be out of contention for a medal following a mid-race crash, but he...

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