Whoops.

Canadian announcer Elliotte Friedman apologized Thursday night after confusing Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte during the men's 200-meter individual medley.

"Finally he's going to do it!" Friedman said during the race on NBC. "Ryan Lochte is going to beat Michael Phelps in this event in the games, and Phelps might not even make the podium!"

In reality, of course, it was Phelps who beat Lochte.

"I apologize," he quickly realized on-air. "I got my lanes mixed up. Phelps with the gold."

After mistakenly informing viewers that Lochte had secured the gold, Friedman also took to Twitter to apologize for the snafu.

"I'm sorry everyone," he tweeted Thursday night. "I blew it. No excuses."

Viewers were surprisingly understanding.

"It can happen to anyone @FriedgeHNIC and you'll be laughing about it in no time. Handled it like a pro," one tweeter reassured the announcer.

"@FriedgeHNIC the bigger story is how well you've done these games. Have really enjoyed listening to you the past week," came another tweet.

For the record, Lochte didn't medal and Phelps earned his 13th individual gold and 23rd overall with the victory.

Shake on it? Not

An Egyptian judo player declined to shake hands with his Israeli opponent after their match Friday, eliciting jeers from the audience.

Or Sasson of Israel defeated Islam El Shehaby of Egypt in a first-round match.

After a moment of prayer, El Shehaby got up and seemed reluctant to perform the traditional bow to his opponent. Eventually, he gave a quick nod and left the mat. A judge and referee urged him to return.

Sasson then approached El Shehaby with his hand extended, but El Shehaby backed away. After a moment, Sasson gave up.

Throughout the competition, as at all judo matches, competitors have bowed to each other, often multiple times. To decline a handshake is extraordinarily unusual and a breech of judo etiquette.

"That is extremely rare in judo," U.S. Coach Jimmy Pedro said. "It is especially disrespectful considering it was a clean throw and a fair match. It was completely dishonorable and totally unsportsmanlike on the part of the Egyptian."

A judo federation spokesman said in an email to The Associated Press that a bow was mandatory, but that shaking hands was not. He said El Shehaby's "attitude will be reviewed after the games to see if any further action should be taken."

Rock-a-bye Simone

Thursday at the Olympics was a good day for women named Simone.

First, Simone Biles took home gold in the individual all-around, prompting questions of whether she's the greatest gymnast ever. Then, Simone Manuel touched first in the 100-meter freestyle to become the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.

The astounding success of both women prompted a question by Kevin Kaduk of Yahoo Sports:

Is the name "Simone" about to skyrocket in popularity?

According to the Social Security baby name database, Simone was the 810th most popular name in 2015, representing just 0.018 of the total female births for the year. The name's most recent peak was No. 310 in 1988, though that came well before the births of both Manuel in 1996 and Biles in 1997.

QUIZ

How old is U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte?

ANSWER

Lochte turned 32 on Aug. 3.

Sports on 08/13/2016