Clear victory for Coach De Giorgi’s Azzurri: 3-0 and second win in the round. Now Poland.

The Azzurri’s technical commissioner did not send them his way.

Water quality results were not within allowable levels. Apprehension among the athletes.

Federation files formal protest, stern Malagò: “Never seen anything like it, Filippo real winner.”

“My performance was not perfect, but I am very cynical,” the triumphant 100-meter backstroke finalist declares hotly.

The final in the individual foil awards Cheung Ka Long, an athlete from Hong Kong: some refereeing decisions cause discussion.

The 100-meter breaststroke final ended with Taranto just one hundredth of a second away from an Olympic medal.

The Italian, already the world record holder in the specialty, is ahead of China’s Xu Jiayu and Ryan Murphy of the United States.

“Now we’ll also have to figure out the fact that we’re playing at 9 a.m.; something we periodically get to do around the world, but it’s never easy. We will have to be ready and prepared to play another good game.”

“It hurts, indeed gives one pause, to see the all-North American women’s foil podium, two Americans and one Canadian.”

“It is really bad to see the efforts of the boys and the federation ruined in an unfair and transparent way. It makes you want to tell everyone to go to hell.”

“Celebrations after the victory? No, we went back to the village around 1 a.m., had white rice with chicken and went to sleep.”

The No. 1 on the scoreboard did not advance beyond the quarterfinals of the Olympic foil tournament.