Foul Weather Hits Olympics On Track And At Sailing

By RAF CASERT AP Sports Writer, The Macomb Daily
Mon, 08/15/2016 - 7:29pm

RIO DE JANEIRO >> The song was cued up. So when a downpour hit the Olympic stadium it wasn't long before "I'm singing in the rain" was blaring. There was little joy for the track and field athletes. Pole vault finalists, discus throwers, and hurdlers all went scurrying for cover when the rain kept falling on Monday night and turned the blue track into a series of pools and puddles.

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