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RIO DE JANEIRO -- For the first time, the U.S. will have a defending Olympic judo champion when the Rio de Janeiro Games begin -- and she will be backed up by arguably the strongest team ever produced by the Americans in the Japanese martial art, with a serious chance of taking three medals.Kayla Harrison made history when she became the first American to win a judo gold at the London Games in 2012 and even though she had intended to quit -- and become a firefighter instead -- the lure of defending her title was too great. She will be joined in Rio by two other leading medal contenders: Marti Malloy, who won a bronze in London and Travis Stevens, who finished fifth.U.S. judo has had an unprecedented run with these three athletes, said the teams head coach Jimmy Pedro, noting their numerous recent medals at major global competitions.Realistically, three medals would be the ultimate, he said, when asked to predict the teams hardware count. I would absolutely love to see two golds, but we will have to see what happens in Rio. All three of them have proven that they can beat anyone on the right day.The top-ranked Harrison is expected to meet her biggest rival, second-seeded Mayra Aguiar when the 78-kilogram womens division is fought on August 11, either in the final, or should things not go according to plan, a bronze-medal match. Even though Brazilian native Aguiar will undoubtedly have the home-crowd advantage, Pedro doesnt expect Harrison to be bothered by thousands of fans cheering on her opponent.Kayla is very poised and will thrive on the energy of the crowd, he said. On all the big stages -- the World Championships, the Pan-Am Games -- Kayla always comes out on top. Still, Aguiar might yet pull off a victory; she caught Harrison off-guard at a competition in Paris earlier this year and won with a match-ending throw.Malloy will likely be the teams first shot at a medal, when the Washington state native competes in the 57-kilogram category.Theres nobody in Martis division that she cannot beat, Pedro said, adding he is confident that her acquired experience since the London games will help her remain focused.And while Stevens didnt pick up a medal in London, he did recently win gold at the World Masters tournament in May, which includes only the worlds top-ranked judoka. The two-time Olympian also picked up a gold at Torontos Pan-American Games last summer and has a mental toughness that makes him a force to be reckoned with on the judo mat, according to Pedro.Rounding out the U.S. squad are first-time Olympians Angelica Delgado and Colton Brown, and Nicholas Delpopolo, who was disqualified at the London games for marijuana use.These guys are getting stronger every day and they can compete at the highest level, Pedro said.I would love to see some of these young kids get to the medal rounds, he said. I have no doubt that this team can take home three medals, and any of our athletes can do that. Anything can happen at the Olympics.---This story has been corrected to show the judo athletes name is Travis Stevens, not Travis Taylor. cheap jerseys from china . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. cheap china jerseys . 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BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Nico Rosberg of Mercedes will start from pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull.Rosbergs fourth pole position of the season -- and 26th of his career -- was confirmed later Saturday by officials after reviewing whether the overall leader had slowed down enough during a yellow flag situation.Qualifying was hampered by heavy rainfall, which delayed the start by 20 minutes and also led to several interruptions and crashes, including by Felipe Massa of Williams and Saubers Marcus Ericsson.Rosberg posted a time of 1 minute, 19.965 seconds according to provisional results, 0.143 seconds faster than Hamilton, who barely made it to the last of the three qualifying sessions, finishing 10th in session two. Ricciardo was third, 0.172 seconds off Hamiltons pace.Red Bulls Max Verstappen, the only non-Mercedes winner so far this season, was fourth, followed by Ferraris Sebastian Vettel.It was a challenging qualifying. I just got a really good lap in the last lap, so Im really happy with that, Rosberg said. Im happy to be on the pole because its a great chance for me to win a grand prix tomorrow.Replays seemed to show that Rosbergs last and fastest lap included a stretch while yellow caution flags were out, after a spin by McLarens Fernando Alonso.Race stewards summoned Rosberg several hours after the end of qualifying to discuss the incident, but Rosberg was adamant he had lifted his foot off the accelerator to slow his pace on seeing the flags.I had a very, very big lift and lost a lot of time as a result, Rosberg said. I was also slower than on my previous lap in that yellow sector ... so Im sure it will be OK.Stewards agreed, saying technical data showed Rosberg had reduced speed significantly.The flags prevented Hamilton from completing his last lap at full speed and also hampered Ricciardos final attempt.I was pretty angry on that last lap because I was up a bit and I think it would have put me closer to pole, Ricciardo said. Im a litttle bit disappointed .dddddddddddd.. but at the same time the session went really well.Rosberg welcomed the officials decision to stop the first qualifying session when the rain returned, even though it made Q1 last over an hour.These puddles made it uncontrollable, said Rosberg, who leads the championship with 168 points halfway through the 21-race season, one point ahead of Hamilton, the two-time defending champion.The track was mostly dry by the time of the third qualifying session and drivers were able to use their super-soft tires on the final laps.Hamilton is seeking a record fifth victory at the Hungaroring circuit. Michael Schumacher also has four wins in Hungary.Im not really too disappointed with starting second, Hamilton said. It was a tricky session and I did the best I could do.Rosberg was fastest in the morning practice session, which was completed about 45 minutes before rain drenched the Hungaroring circuit.Hamilton, who recovered from a crash early in Fridays second practice, was fourth fastest.Before the last practice, motorsports governing body reaffirmed its commitment to zero tolerance for cars going off the track.Charlie Whiting, the FIAs Formula One race director, confirmed in a note to the teams that lap times achieved by leaving the track will be deleted during qualifying.During the race, drivers leaving the track three times at turns 4 and 11 -- where electronic sensors have been installed -- will be shown a black and white warning flag. One more infraction will likely lead to a drive-through penalty, Whiting said.The penalties, however, would not be applied if FIA found that the driver left the track for reasons beyond his control.The issue of going wide on the tracks controversially surfaced again at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. Several drivers, including Hamilton, had qualifying laps deleted by race stewards.---Pablo Gorondi contributed to this report. ' ' '