Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya have had extraordinary success together in the past, even though they more than occasionally did not see eye-to-eye. De La Hoya, a 1992 Olympic gold medalist, now is CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, a company that Schaefer, his former manager, helped him found and run. De La Hoya told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday in a story about the 24th anniversary of his medal in Barcelona, Spain, that the only fighters he is interested in signing to pro contracts are gold medal winners.
Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was jeered out of the Olympic arena in Rio on Friday after refusing to shake hands with his Israeli opponent. El Shehaby was beaten by Or Sasson in their heavyweight first round encounter but at the end of the bout, he refused to either bow to the Israeli or shake his hand. In judo it is customary to both bow to opponents -- a sign of respect in Japan -- and shake hands after a bout is over.
Latest news from the seventh day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Friday (times GMT): 2202 BRITAIN WIN TEAM PURSUIT GOLD, WIGGINS BREAKS MEDAL RECORD Bradley Wiggins led Britain to track cycling team pursuit gold in a thrilling final against Australia. Britain were trailing for most of the 4,000m race but stormed back to win in a world record three minutes 50.265 seconds. Victory meant Wiggins, 36, became Britain's most decorated Olympian with eight medals.