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Social Media Buzz: Rio Olympics Dominate Online
Resume![Gold medalist Simone Manuel of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100m Freestyle Final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Aug. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/0812_social-media-rio-getty-1000x667.jpg)
The Olympics have been dominating social media this week.
Fans of American swimmer Simone Manuel took the social media when she became the first African-American woman to win an individual swimming event — gold in the women's 100 meter — and NBC did not play her medal ceremony live.
Chinese swimmer Fu Yuahhui has also been getting a lot of attention online, as has a story that was retracted by the Daily Beast about gay Olympians.
Here & Now's Robin Young hears more from Femi Oke of Al Jazeera English.
Guest
Femi Oke, host of "The Stream" on Al Jazeera English. She tweets @FemiOke.
This segment aired on August 12, 2016.