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The Latest: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson wins 100m gold

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

10:40 p.m.

MEDAL ALERT: Elaine Thompson has won the women's 100-meter title in 10.71 seconds, ending fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's bid to win the event for a third straight Olympics. American Tori Bowie took silver in 10.83 and Fraser-Pryce was third in 10.86.

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10:40 p.m.

Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri has taken gold in pool swimming's most grueling race, winning the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics.

Paltrinieri pulled away from the field and was under world-record pace much of the race before fading a bit at the end.