Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova defended her right to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday by pointing to the most decorated swimmer of all time, Michael Phelps. Eric Rowe Super Bowl Jersey .Efimova mentioned Phelps when answering a question related to American Lilly Kings declaration that anyone caught doping should never be allowed to compete in the Olympics.Then what would she say about Michael Phelps? Efimova said.A Russian Swimming Federation spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal that Efimova was referring to Phelps three-month suspension by USA Swimming after he was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe as well as his six-month ban following a 2014 DUI arrest.Efimova made her comments at a news conference after winning the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke.She was suspended 16 months after she tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid in 2013. She was also provisionally suspended this year after testing positive for meldonium, but that ban was lifted following a World Anti-Doping Agency recommendation.I am of course not for doping, and I have never done it on purpose, Efimova said. But I know very many cases in which people do it out of not knowing or out of stupidity or out of naivete.Efimova has maintained since her 2013 failed test that she did not know that a supplement she was taking contained a banned substance.King and Efimova engaged in a public finger-wagging war ahead of the 100-meter breaststroke final, in which the American won the gold medal, and King labeled Efimova a drug cheat. Im not a fan, King told NBC after the semifinals.There must always be another chance, Efimova said Thursday. When you drive a car and break a rule, you just get a ticket. You dont lose your license for life or get put in jail.Information from ESPN senior writer Bonnie D. Ford contributed to this report. Steve Grogan Jersey . 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Harrison, who had just missed the Olympic team by finishing fourth in the 100 hurdles at last months U.S. Olympic trials, said yes.?So, which was better, winning another Olympic medal or getting engaged??I feel like the engagement was probably better, Claye said. Just to see her face in the moment was special, and to see how happy she was despite the fact that she was supposed to be competing here too, and her event was going on at the same time. For us to share that moment, I feel like it trumped the hurt she had of not making the team.?I woke up this morning thinking this was going to be the best day of my life, and that came true.?That proposal took some attention away from Christian Taylor, who also had a great day and was equally deserving of coverage. Not because he asked anyone to marry him -- he did not -- but because he won his second consecutive gold medal.?Taylor leaped 17.86 meters on his first attempt, and it wound up being the days best mark, with Claye second at 17.76. He became the fifth athlete to win consecutive gold medals in the event, and the only American to do so since Myer Prinstein in 1900 and 1904. Given that Prinstein won his second triple jump gold at an Olympics where there were very few athletes outside the United States or Canada, Taylors feat is much greater.?As proud as he is of that accomplishment, Taylor was disappointed he did not break the world record of 18.29, or exactly 60 feet.?Every time I compete that record is what is on my mind. Thats what I live for, said Taylor, whose personal best is 18.21 meters (59 feet, 8 ? inches). Records are made to be broken. My coach and I pushed so hard in training, and I thought today was my moment. Ive seen world records go left and right here, and I thought, Yeah, let me add to that story. Logan Ryan Jersey. To come away with a gold medal is not a bad day at the office, but I think thats what separates us from everyone else. That passion, that hunger, it just burns really deep.?The triple jump record was set 21 years ago by Great Britains Jonathan Edwards. Asked why no one has broken it since then, Taylor replied, Its 60 feet!?Thats virtually the same distance from home plate to the pitchers mound. Imagine Clayton Kershaw leaping that distance in just three jumps. And not hurting himself.?When you stretch that measurement and take off, you realize how long it is, Taylor said. In training, my coach and I visualize and visualize and visualize it, and Ive jumped 8 centimeters close to it. To be so close and yet so far -- I keep telling myself, no one remembers second. Im second all time, but I just have to keep on going.?Taylor and Claye plan to do that, perhaps again at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Which might be harder for Taylor, who would be 30 by then and already calls himself old.?There have been a lot of sacrifices and a lot of different moves, so it was a lot harder [than London], Taylor said. I have targets on my back. Ever since we stepped off the podium in London, we said, Its the road to Rio. Im going to enjoy tonight, but tomorrow, it will be the road to Tokyo. Just five minutes ago, we were already talking about that. One door closes and the next one opens. Were always thinking whats next.?Claye, of course, probably would prefer to win gold in Tokyo, but he probably will not propose to anyone in the stands there. Taylor, who calls Claye a brother because they both attended the University of Florida, was just shocked Tuesday that his teammate proposed after the event.I had no idea. I couldnt even imagine what was going through his head, Taylor said. To carry your engagement ring in your equipment bag? No. I wouldnt carry in anything. Everyone here has a story, and Im glad I got to witness that. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '