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In rio shes with team uzbekistan, her home. this next athlete youre about to hear from is no stranger to the olympics. shes a two-time world champion in judo. now she will be able to represent her native kosovo which is expected to be recognized for the first time and shes determined to make her country proud. >> my opponents in my eyes look pretty small and i feel like theres no way that i can lose. i just have to win. i must win.

>> reporter: shes 41 years old. has competed in every olympic game since 1992. uzbekistans gymnast qualified in gymnastics at the age of 40. >> reporter: in 2012 when she competed in london the medal winners were all under 18 years old. she won gold in barcelona in barcelona in 92 before most of her competitors were even born. and she won silver on vault in 2008 at the age of 33. shes competed under four different flags.

Although the zika outbreak has slowed here in brazil where it is mid winter, everyone here for the olympics is still aware of the threat, and many arent taking precautions. while in miami where the first locally transmitted cases in the u.s. have just recently appeared, fear of contracting the virus is forcing some tough calls and decisions for many couples about whether to have children. more on this from sarah dallof. >> reporter: expectant mother edith mancini is putting as much distance as p...

♪ ♪ welcome back. olympic gymnastics is a sport dominated by youth. many medalists are teenagers, but in rio a gymnast who is decades older is competing in her seventh olympics. with that she is already making history. heres her story. >> reporter: shes 41 years old. has competed in every olympics games since 1992. uzbekistan gymnast qualified at the age of 40.

>> reporter: in 2012 when she competed in london, the medal winners were all 20 years old. she competed in barcelona before most of her competitors were born. she won silver at the vault at the age of 33. shes competed under four different flags. but in rio shes with team uzbekistan, her home.

Olympic games played for team usa. and all eyes on the womens gymnastics teams as they go for the gold later today. simone biles leads team usa. that 19-year-old is expected to win five gold medals. the overwhelming favorite to be the breakout star of the rio olympics. >> thats a lot of pressure. theyre expecting me to win five. like one -- >> but five. >> theyre up to it. were proud of them even if they dont bring home five. >> amen. heres a question that the clinton campaign of course is ask...

Helping to soften the rough spot at the top of their ticket and loiter well go live to rio for an update on how team usa is doing in the summer olympics. ♪ using 60,000 points from my chase ink card i bought all the framework... wire... and plants needed to give my shop... a face... no one will forget. see what the power of points can do for your business. learn more at chase.com/ink ... 83% try to eat healthy. see what the power of points can do for your business. yet up 90% fall short in get...

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For them. mens and womens tennis. a big disappointment yesterday when venus williams got knocked out. was it venus? serena? >> yeah, womens basketball, us womens team has not lost the gold since 1996. that was the first year they won and every year since. the womens 400 meter swimming and were expecting to see michael phelps for the first time and the womens gymnastics team final. this is where were really going to shine. gabby douglas, the returning all around champion, simone bihes, the most t...

After the first day of competition. the united states finished the day with five total medals, tying japan and china for the most. the united states mens basketball team was dominant until the final buzzer. a 119-62 win over china. that was the largest spread for the usa team since 1992 where they beat angola by 68. kevin durant was 10 of 14 from the field. he was also the teams leading scorer in the london olympics. theres carmelo anthony. he marked a career milestone, his 24th game. and all ey...