Smashed, tied, revised or still standing: The Records of Rio 2016

Lausanne, Switzerland, September 8, 2016 – Olympic Records were shattered, tied, revised or simply left standing when the final count of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was tallied. Here’s the full roundup:After Omega Timing and the Rio 2016 Results Service revised several serving speed records downwards, the women’s Olympic Record now stands at 100 kilometres per hour. It was set Serbia’s Tijana Boskovic in the semifinal against USA. Earlier, her teammate Brankica Mihajlovic had broken the Olympic Record of 97 kph (twice in London 2012 by Turkey’s Neslihan Demir) with a 99 kph rocket against Italy.After revisions, Serbia’s Tijana Boskovic now holds the Olympic serving speed record with 100 kilometres per hour.In scoring, two performances made it to the “Over 30” list. Korea’s Kim Yeon-Koung bagged 30 points in the opening match of Rio 2016 against arch rivals Japan to become only the second player of all time to feature three times in the exclusive club of players who have scored 30 points or more in a single match at the Olympic Games.Kim Yeon-Koung became the second player in Olympic …

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