August 13, 2016•Update: August 13, 2016
NEW YORK
Here is something you hardly ever hear at the Olympics: Michael Phelps lost.
The most decorated Olympian in history was upset in the 100m butterfly by Joseph Schooling of Singapore in a time of 50.39, an Olympic record.
"I'm sorry if I don't seem like I'm full of emotions but I don't know what to believe -- that I actually did it or I'm still preparing for my race. I'm between the two of them,” Schooling said after the race.
Phelps touched the wall at 51.14 and had to settle for the silver along with Chad le Clos of South Africa and Laszlo Cseh of Hungary to complete the rare triple silver.
But there was no upset for American Katie Ledecky, who broke her own world record in the 800m freestyle on her way to her fourth gold medal in Rio.
Ledecky finished the race in 8 minutes, 4.79 seconds, ahead of Jazz Carlin of Great Britain in second with Boglarka Kapas of Hungary in third place.
The American became just the second woman to win the 200, 400 and 800m freestyle events at a single Olympics. The only other swimmer to do it was Debbie Meyers in 1968 in Mexico City.
In easily one of the biggest upsets of the Rio Games, and quite possibly the biggest in women’s football history, Sweden defeated the U.S. in a penalty kick shoot-out that ended 4-3 after a 1-1 tie in their quarterfinal match.
Following the game, American goalie Hope Solo went on an angry tirade telling reporters that the Swedish team is a “bunch of cowards”.
The three-time defending Olympic champions and world title holders had not lost a match all year. Sweden is ranked No. 6 in the world and will play Brazil in the semifinals.
In a match that also went to a penalty kick shoot-out, Brazil prevailed over Australia 7-6 following a scoreless draw in regulation time. The hosts earn a spot in the semifinals against Australia.
Team USA narrowly avoided an upset after they won 94-91 against Serbia in men's basketball. While a powerhouse in Europe, the Serbs had lost to the U.S. by 29 points in the 2014 World Cup final.
East Africa continued its dominance in distance races on the first day of track and field.
Ethiopian Almaz Ayana set a world record in the 10,000m crossing the finish line 14 seconds ahead of the previous mark at 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds. Teammate and defending Olympic champion, Tirunesh Dibaba won silver and Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya took bronze.
In was the Chinese taking the top two spots in the 20-kilometer (12-mile) walk with Wang Zhen winning gold and Cai Zelin with the silver. Dane Bird-Smith of Australia finished with the bronze.
In tennis, Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez of Spain won the gold in doubles against Romania's Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau. Beijing 2008 singles champion Rafael Nadal also beat unseeded Thomas Belluci of Brazil despite a palpable home court advantage.
Three athletes were sanctioned for failed drug tests. Bulgarian steeplechaser Silvia Danekova and weightlifter Tomasz Zielinski from Poland were removed from games. Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi received a provisional suspension following a test that detected a diuretic. A final decision on her case will come before the end of the games, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
