HIGHLIGHTS-Olympics-Day 10 at the Rio Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 10th day of competition at the Rio Olympics (times GMT): 2246 RUSSIA'S TISHCHENKO WINS HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING GOLD Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko won the Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medal after beating Kazakhstan's Vasily Levit 3-0 on points. Levit took silver, with the bronze medals going to Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan and Erislandy Savon of Cuba. 2244 ITALY'S VIVIANI REFUSES TO BLAME CAVENDISH FOR CRASH "No. It's not his fault. The Korean guy was halfway on his wheel to the right, normally you stay on the wheel. Cav was in the front and changed direction so it's all normal. It's a normal crash on the track," said gold medallist Elia Viviani. "For sure it was a bad moment in the race. When I saw the Korean guy in front of me go down I thought: 'No chance. I'm going down'. My body was ok, I got back on the bike. My adrenaline went up so I was really ready." 2204 DIVING WORLD CHAMP HE OF CHINA PONDERING RETIREMENT China's He Chao hinted at retirement after failing to qualify for the semi-final of the men's 3m springboard preliminary. "I am not sure what I will do next. I have some thoughts about not training anymore, but I am still only thinking about that. I don't have a fixed plan yet," he said. 2154 CUBA'S NUNEZ WINS GRECO-ROMAN 130KG GOLD Mijain Lopez Nunez won Cuba's second gold medal of the 2016 Olympics as he beat Turkey's Riza Kayaalp to win the Greco-Roman wrestling 130kg title. Sabah Shariati of Azerbaijan and Russia's Sergey Semenov take the bronze medal. "I promised I was going to do it, and I did it. I got my goal. I did it because I had good preparation in my training," Nunez said. READ MORE Badminton-Langridge and Ellis fill British hearts with pride Diving-Winds help knock Chinese world champion out in preliminaries Boxing-Russia's Tishchenko wins heavyweight gold Beach volleyball-Brazil master wind to reach semis Boxing-U.S. coach angered by judging after Mayer defeat Gymnastics-Brazil flips over homegrown gymnasts Table Tennis-Japan's men beat Germany to reach first team final Gymnastics-Wevers switches tactics at last minute to beat Biles Athletics-U.S. pole vault champion Suhr falls ill in Rio Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli 2134 JAPAN EARN 'PAYBACK' WITH MEN'S WIN OVER GERMANY IN SEMIS, SAYS MIZUTANI Japan's men's table tennis team avenged their women counterparts' painful semi-finals loss by beating Germany 3-1 on Monday to secure a spot in the final, and also guaranteed themselves the country's first medal in the men's team event in the process. "We were actually all together watching TV last night ... that was such a close game and such an unfortunate result," Jun Mizutani said when asked whether this victory was revenge for Germany's triumph in the women's team event on Sunday. "This time we committed ourselves; this time, we have to give the payback." 2118 MID-RACE CRASH DOES NOT STOP ITALY'S VIVIANI FROM GOLD Italy's Elia Viviani recovered from a mid-race crash to win the gold medal in the track cycling men's omnium. Britain's Mark Cavendish was second with 2012 champion Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark taking the bronze. 2048 FIRST-TIME OLYMPIAN CHAKVETADZE 'HAPPIEST MAN' AFTER WINNING GOLD Russia's Davit Chakvetadze won gold on his Olympic debut in the Grego-Roman -85kg wrestling category with a 9-2 victory over Ukranian Zhan Beleniuk. Javid Hamzatau of Belarus and Germany's Denis Maksymilian Kudla took bronze. "I am the happiest man on earth," said Chakvetadze. "I want to thank everyone who supported me." 2044 BILES' SLIP-UP LED TO CHANGE IN STRATEGY, SAYS WEVERS "The final was just nerve-wrecking," said Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers, who upset the odds by beating American duo Laurie Hernandez (silver) and favourite Simone Biles (bronze) for gold in the women's balance beam final. "The plan was to go all-out, but then I saw Simone Biles making mistakes. Well, she didn't fall off, but she definitely lost some points. "After seeing her score, I knew I had to change my strategy. I went all-out, but also with the thought that I would go for execution rather than just difficulty. The combination of both is crucial. It is something that I decide myself." 2027 AMERICAN BILES HAPPY WITH BRONZE BUT RUES PERFORMANCE "I'm not disappointed in the medal that I received because anyone would love to have a bronze at an Olympic Games," United States' Simone Biles said after she lost out to Dutchwoman Sanne Wevers and compatriot Laurie Hernandez in her quest for a record fifth gold at a single Olympics. "I'm disappointed in the routine that I did. Not so much the entire routine just the front tuck I guess, because the rest of the routine was pretty good." 1954 PAIN IS SECOND NATURE FOR RUSSIANS - ABLIAZIN "This is true. But we are Russians, so we are used to enduring," said Russia's Denis Abliazin, who won bronze in the men's rings final and silver in the men's vault final, when asked about a coach's comments that some vaults cause him pain. However that did not deter Abliazin who said: "I was not going to bring the level down...There was not even a question that I would change or simplify anything," when asked if he considered performing simpler vaults in order to win a medal. 1951 SAILORS FEEL NO STRESS AFTER POSTPONEMENT OF MEN'S LASER RADIAL MEDAL RACE The men's Laser-class was postponed by World Sailing after delays because of a lack of wind left insufficient time before sunset to complete the competition. Croatia's Tonci Stipanovic, who is already assured of a gold or silver in the medal race, and Australia's Tom Burton, who is the only sailor that can only be deny Stipanovic a gold medal, saw no reason to sweat over it. "It's no problem. This is a sport like that, sometimes you have wind and sometimes not... Tomorrow is a new day. I hope we will have wind, then we will sail," Stipanovic said. Burton said the postponement was "not a big surprise". 1947 GERMAN COACH HENZE DIES FROM HEAD INJURIES SUSTAINED IN RIO CAR CRASH - GERMAN TEAM The coach of Germany's canoe slalom team, Stefan Henze, died from head injuries sustained in a car crash last week in Rio de Janeiro, the German Olympics team said. Henze was travelling with a team mate in a taxi to the athletes' village on Friday when the car crashed into a concrete barrier. 1930 EGYPTIAN JUDOKA SENT HOME OVER HANDSHAKE REFUSAL WITH ISRAELI Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee said. 1925 DUTCH WOMAN WEVERS UPSETS AMERICAN BILES TO WIN BEAM GOLD The Netherlands' Sanne Wevers caused a huge upset when she ruined United States' Simone Biles' chances of scooping a record five golds at a single Olympics by winning the balance beam title. United States' Lauren Hernandez also beat out compatriot Biles, who finished with a score of 14.733, to take the silver medal. 1921 MEN'S LASER AND WOMEN'S LASER RADIAL MEDAL RACE POSTPONED UNTIL TUESDAY The final medal race in the men's Laser-class single person dinghy and the women's Laser Radial class medal race have been postponed until Tuesday, said World Sailing, the sports governing body. The men's Laser-class was postponed after delays because of a lack of wind left insufficient time before sunset to complete the competition. The women's Laser Radial class medal race was set to start at 1925 GMT after a nearly three-and-a-half hour delay. Winds picked up immediately after the men's race postponement, promising a fast race for the women. 1916 RETIREMENT LOOMING LARGE FOR VALEGRO - DUJARDIN "It is on the cards to retire him. We have not said when or what is going to happen. I think that is a discussion for Carl Hester and I to have when we get home," Charlotte Dujardin said after she won gold in the equestrian dressage individual grand prix freestyle event with Valegro. Dujardin also won individual and team gold medals with Valegro at the 2012 London Games. "I think that is why I have been so emotional today, because I know I am not going to do another Olympics with him. He has been the horse of a lifetime, a complete legend," she added. 1818 SWEDEN COACH PIA SUNDHAGE HOPES HOME ADVANTAGE CAN PUT PRESSURE ON BRAZIL "At this level it's about pressure and I learnt from coaching in the United States that if you embrace the pressure that can be something special," Sundhage said ahead of Sweden's semi-final match against Brazil on Tuesday. "There are so many things we can do in the changing room to get prepared, but it will be a great atmosphere and hopefully it will be an advantage to us." 1820 NORTH KOREA'S RI WINS MEN'S VAULT TITLE Ri Se-gwang became the first North Korean man to win the Olympic vault title as he soared to victory with an average score of 15.691. Ri beat Russia's Denis Abliazin by 0.175 of a point. Japan's Kenzo Shirai won bronze. 1732 GREECE'S PETROUNIAS WINS GOLD IN MEN'S RINGS Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece took the gold medal in the men's rings final with a score of 16.000. Brazil's Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti lost out on the top prize by just 0.234 of a point while Russia's Denis Abliazin had to settle for bronze. 1726 BRITAIN'S DUJARDIN HEAPS PRAISE ON HER HORSE "Valegro definitely could not do any more. He always goes in to give me his very best. It felt absolutely effortless," Charlotte Dujardin said after she won gold in the equestrian dressage individual grand prix freestyle event with Valegro. Dujardin also won individual and team gold medals with Valegro at the 2012 London Games. 1713 GERMANY AND NEW ZEALAND REACH MEN'S HOCKEY SEMI-FINALS Germany beat the United States 2-1 to make the women's hockey semi-finals. In another quarter-final encounter, New Zealand beat Australia 4-2. 1713 MUHAMMAD ALI DEVASTATED NOT TO BE ON PODIUM "It's going to be heartbreaking to see them on the podium and I'm just here. I just feel like it's the end of the world. I was just too anxious," the Briton said after he lost to Venezuela's Yoel Finol in the flyweight last 16 boxing bout. 1631 BRITAIN'S DUJARDIN TAKES GOLD IN INDIVIDUAL DRESSAGE Charlotte Dujardin won gold in the equestrian dressage individual grand prix freestyle event with Valegro, the horse she won individual and team gold medals at the 2012 London Games. Germany's Isabell Werth and Kristina Broring-Sprehe took silver and bronze, respectively. 1624 AGE IS NOT A FACTOR FOR AUSTRALIA'S MARTIN MARINOV "Never say never. I don't know. It's interesting, when I qualified for these Olympics I was just with a month of training and my level was low," said 48-year-old Martin Marinov after his men's canoe sprint C-1 1,000 metres semi-final. "I don't feel that age is really bothering me, it's just my fitness level." 1559 WLODARCZYK CREDITS YEARS OF HARD WORK TO HAMMER THROW WORLD RECORD "I believed I could get the gold medal but wasn't sure about the world record. Before the third throw I felt the power and knew it would be the best moment. After many years of hard work I'm on top," said Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk, who threw a world-record 82.29 metres to win gold. 1552 UZBEKISTAN'S GIYASOV MAKES MEN'S WELTERWEIGHT FINAL Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan defeated Morocco's Mohammed Rabii 3-0 to reach the final of the men's welterweight boxing event. 1549 AUSTRALIA'S MEARES BLOWS MEDAL HOPES IN SPRINT Australian track cycling great and reigning sprint champion Anna Meares failed to qualify for the quarter-finals after being narrowly beaten by Hong Kong's Lee Wai Sze in the Rio velodrome. 1548 ITALY'S BRUNI ON MULLER'S DISQUALIFICATION IN WOMEN'S 10KM "She pushed down my arm at the finish and was disqualified," said Italian Rachele Bruni, who was awarded silver in the open water women's 10km swimming event, after France's Aurelie Muller was disqualified. 1515 JEBET UPBEAT AFTER MISSING WORLD RECORD "This is the second time I missed the world record. I admit it was too easy for me but nobody told me about the record. I wanted the gold medal," said Ruth Jebet of Bahrain after narrowly missing out on the world record in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase. 1512 CHINA AND GERMANY REACH WOMEN'S TABLE TENNIS FINAL China defeated Singapore 3-0 to reach the women's table tennis team final and next meet Germany who ousted Japan 3-2. 1451 WLODARCZYK TAKES WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW GOLD Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland won gold in the women's hammer final with a world record of 82.29 metres. China's Zhang Wenxiu won silver and Sophie Hitchon took bronze, claiming Britain's first-ever Olympic medal in the event. 1432 JEBET CLINCHES WOMEN'S 3,000 STEEPLECHASE GOLD Ruth Jebet won Bahrain's first-ever Olympic gold medal with victory in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi took the silver and Emma Coburn of the United States won bronze. 1427 JAMAICA'S CAMPBELL-BROWN EXITS WOMEN'S 200 Double Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica made an early exit in her fifth Games after finishing third in the ninth heat of the 200 metres with a time of 22.97. 1425 FRANCE'S MULLER DISQUALIFIED FROM WOMEN'S 10KM SWIMMING France's Aurelie Muller was disqualified in the open water women's 10km swimming after finishing second. Sharon van Rouwendaal of Netherlands took the gold medal while Italy's Rachele Bruni was awarded silver and Brazil's Poliana Okimoto grabbed the bronze. 1420 WLODARCZYK SETS WOMEN'S HAMMER WORLD RECORD Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own world record with a throw of 82.29 metres in the hammer final, surpassing the previous mark of 81.08 metres she achieved at the start of the month. 1415 WOMEN'S BOXING CHAMP TAYLOR MAKES QUARTER-FINAL EXIT Katie Taylor of Ireland, the Olympic women's lightweight champion, lost her quarter-final bout 2-1 to Finland's Mira Potkonen. 1406 VAN ROUWENDAAL TAKES WOMEN'S 10KM SWIMMING GOLD Sharon van Rouwendaal of Netherlands took the gold medal in the open water women's 10km swimming event. France's Aurelie Muller claimed the silver while Rachele Bruni of Italy won bronze. 0505 WALSH JENNINGS PROUD TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM U.S. MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM "Every time I caught a glimpse they were so in it and after we won they seemed so proud. I loved that they aren't above the Olympics," said American Kerri Walsh Jennings after the U.S. beat Australia in the women's quarter-finals. 0404 LIVERPOOL WIN BEST PREPARATION FOR WORLD RECORD BREAKER "I watched the Liverpool match before, I was losing my mind because it was a tight match. My brother is an Arsenal fan. Now I've got the world record and Liverpool beat Arsenal (4-3)," 400 metres champion and Liverpool fan Wayde Van Niekerk explains how he prepared for the race of his life. (Reporting by Simon Jennings, Ian Rodricks and Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Nina Chestney, Mark Lamport-Stokes, Peter Rutherford)