Bolt cruised in what he says is his final Olympic 200-meter race. However, Bolt initially displayed disappointment when he saw the clock read 19.78 seconds, more than a half-second slower than his own world record of 19.19. The Jamaican had said he wanted to top the mark on Thursday, but he was good enough to earn his eighth Olympic gold medal.
Bolt will go for a ninth gold as part of Jamaica's 4x100-meter relay on Friday,
Silver medalist Andre de Grasse of Canada was .24 seconds behind, followed by Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre.
Eaton successfully defended his Olympic decathlon title. The 28-year-old finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set in 2004. Eaton closed out the victory with a surge on the final lap of the 1,500 meters. Kevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver. Canadian Damian Warner earned the bronze.
Meanwhile, Brazilian police say that Lochte and three U.S. teammates were not robbed after a night of partying, as the swimmer alleged. Instead, the intoxicated athletes vandalized a gas station bathroom and were questioned by armed guards before they paid for the damage and left.
The police account raises questions about whether it's possible Lochte and the swimmers believed they were victims of a robbery. Lochte's attorney had earlier maintained that one took place and insisted the swimmer had nothing to gain by making the story up.
Earlier Thursday, a Brazilian police official told The Associated Press that two of the swimmers said Lochte had made the story up and that the gas station manager actually demanded money from them to pay for the door. The swimmers handed over money and left.
Also in Rio:
— Two-time world champion Kerron Clement of the U.S. finished first in the 400-meter hurdles. The 30-year-old sandwiched world titles in 2007 and '09 around his Olympic silver medal in Beijing.
— Dalilah Muhammad completed a U.S. sweep of the 400-meter hurdles by winning the women's event in 53.13 seconds. Denmark's Sara Slott Peterson was second, followed by Ashley Spencer of the U.S.
— Ryan Crouser threw two personal bests in the shot put before his Olympic record of 22.52 meters beat world champion and fellow American Joe Kovacs. It's the first major title for Crouser.
— Sue Bird wasn't missed by the U.S. women's basketball team as Diana Taurasi scored 18 points to lead the Americans to an 86-67 win against France. Bird was unavailable due to a sprained knee suffered in the quarterfinal game. The five-time defending champions won their 48th straight game and will play Spain for the gold medal Saturday.
— Given a second chance following a protest, the U.S. team qualified for the women's 4x100-meter relay final by recording the fastest time of the day in a solo re-run before the night session began. The Americans dropped the baton during the morning preliminaries and appeared to be out of contention before filing a protest. Track officials upheld the U.S. protest because Allyson Felix was jostled as she tried to hand the baton over to English Gardner.
— The top-ranked U.S. women's volleyball team will leave Rio without a gold medal. The Americans forced a fifth set in their semifinal match against Serbia before losing.
— South Korea's Inbee Park has the lead after 36 holes of the women's Olympic golf tournament. She finished with two straight birdies for a second 5-under 66 and a one shot lead over American Stacy Lewis, who is 9-under. Lewis had a spectacular second round with 11 birdies and a 63.
— The U.S. has reached the century mark in total medals and leads each category with 35 gold, 33 silver and 32 bronze. Britain is second in the gold medal count with 22. China is second in overall medals with 58, 42 behind the Americans.
