Track star Abby Steiner calls out ‘harmful’ speculation of pro contract
Steiner won the 200m dash at the USATF championships last week.
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New Zealand claimed gold in rugby sevens, defeating France 26-12 on Saturday.
The victory served as redemption for New Zealand, who lost to Australia in the 2016 gold-medal game in Rio, the first Olympics for the sport.
“I will never forget the person I was when we won silver because I have had a complete change in the person I was then in order to win this gold,” New Zealand star Ruby Tui said after Saturday’s win.
No words fam🙏🏽
— Rubes Tui (@rubytui) July 31, 2021
Keep getting up and fighting your battles because you are worth it💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/Zb1cygTz3y
Fiji joined New Zealand and France on the podium after defeating Great Britain in the bronze-medal game.
The United States finished sixth, losing to Australia 17-7 in a game coach Chris Brown called a “missed opportunity.”
“And that guts me,” he said, “because we played nine quarterfinals over the last year, and it’s the first one we lost.”
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