RIO DE JANEIRO -- Sun Yang of China wont be defending his Olympic title in the mens 1,500-meter freestyle.Sun finished 16th in Fridays preliminaries and only the top eight advanced to the final on Saturday, the last day of swimming at the Rio Olympics.Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy had the fastest time of 14 minutes, 44.51 seconds. He won the world title last year when Sun failed to appear on the blocks for the start of the grueling race.Sun heard rumors that he wouldnt compete Friday, but he showed up and was clocked in 15:01.97.I actually think even if I finished in 16 or 17 minutes, as long as I did it, that would be encouragement for myself, he said through a translator.Sun said he had been sick after winning the 200 free on Monday and also hasnt swum the 1,500 often in the last few years.Connor Jaeger of the United States was second in 14:45.74. American Jordan Wilimovsky, who also qualified in open water swimming, was third at 14:48.47.Mack Horton of Australia was fourth. He called Sun a drug cheat after beating the Chinese to win the 400 free.It really doesnt matter if he is there or not, Horton said of Sun missing out.Another former 1,500 champion also failed to advance. Ous Mellouli of Tunisia, who won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finished 21st. He will compete in the 10-kilometer open water race next week at Copacabana Beach.This is the Olympics of upsets, Wilimovsky said.A day after becoming the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic gold, Simone Manuel of the United States was back in the pool for the 50 free. She was all business in advancing out of the preliminaries with the 11th-fastest time of 24.71 seconds.Pernille Blume of Denmark was the top qualifier in 24.23. Also reaching the semifinals were sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell of Australia, defending Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands, American Abbey Weitzeil, and 39-year-old Therese Alshammar of Sweden.Manuel shared the 100 free title with 16-year-old Canadian Penny Oleksiak, who didnt enter the shorter sprint.Chinas Chen Xinyi withdrew after testing positive for a banned substance.Britain topped the qualifying heats for the mens 4x100 medley relay. Chris Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Duncan Scott were clocked in 3 minutes, 30.47 seconds.The U.S. team of David Plummer, Kevin Cordes, Tom Shields and Caeleb Dressel were second fastest in 3:31.83. Michael Phelps will join the team for the final on Saturday in the last race of his record-setting career.Also moving into the final was host country Brazil, ensuring fans at the Olympic Aquatics Center will be cheering loudly.The United States blew away the field in the womens 4x100 medley relay heats.Olivia Smoliga, Katie Meili, Kelci Worrell and Abbey Weitzeil qualified fastest in 3:54.67 -- 2.13 seconds ahead of second-place Canada. In the final on Saturday, Manuel is expected to be part of the U.S. team.The Canadians were timed in 3:56.80, followed by Denmark in 3:56.98. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. jerseys china . PAUL, Minn. http://www.wholesalejerseyscheapchina.net/ .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. wholesale jerseys cheap free shipping . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. wholesale cheap jerseys .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. ZURICH -- Bojan Krkic will not be allowed to play for Serbia because he has already represented Spain in a competitive match.Serbia wanted Bojan to represent the country because the Stoke forwards father is Serbian, but FIFA denied a request to change his international eligibility.Serbia made the request despite a long-established FIFA rule that means players are not permitted to change national teams after appearing in a competitive match.Eight years agoo, the former Barcelona player made one appearance for Spain, where he was born.dddddddddddd At 18, Bojan came on as a substitute in Spains 4-0 win over Armenia in Albacete in September 2008. Spain went on to win the 2010 World Cup.Serbia is in a six-team 2018 World Cup qualifying group that includes Wales, Austria and Ireland. Cheap NFL T-shirts Discount Jerseys Wholesale NFL Gear Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping China Jerseys Cheap Stitched Jerseys NFL Jerseys China Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic ' ' '