Australian team flag bearer Anna Meares started her Olympic campaign with an agonising near-miss.Meares and Stephanie Morton were leading the bronze medal ride against Germany until well into the second of their two laps.But Kristina Vogel overhauled Morton late to give Germany the win, 32.636 seconds to 32.658.China broke the world record on the way to beating Russia for the gold medal, with their 31.928 the first sub-32 second ride.So close - Id be lying if I said I wasnt disappointed, Meares said.Thats brutally disappointing to finish that close to an Olympic medal.At the same time, Im really proud of the performances that Stef and I put forward.Meares and Morton said they would not change anything about how they rode against Germany.Its agonising to come so close, but to get three really quality rounds, Im really happy, Morton said.We dont usually race three rounds, thats the first time Ive done it.So Im really happy with my rides ... 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I know my game is in really good shape, and I know that if I happen to get into contention that I can get it done, so it definitely gives me a lot of confidence.She enjoyed being introduced on the pro-am tee as a major champion.The first time I heard it was this morning, and I was smiling so big, Lang said. They said, you know, `Solheim participate, winner, and then Manulife winner. And then they said `major champion. I was smiling teeing off. It was a dream come true. Its pretty special.Nordqvist also is in the field along top-ranked Lydia Ko, No. 2 Brooke Henderson, Ariya Jutanugarn and Stacy Lewis, the Texan who was born in the area.Its always great. I saw a few of my family members today, Lewis said. I just got into town kind of late yesterday, so things have been a little crazy these last couple weeks, been really busy. Im just trying to get caught up on sleep and resting my energy for this week and for next week and the week after that. Theres just a lot going on, and just trying to take it one day at a time.She played alongside Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer in the pro-am.His game is pretty good, Lewis said. He actually started out pretty good, and I think we all got a littlee tired because we were out there for so long, but he made a couple putts there at the end.ddddddddddddHe was awesome, though, just great with all the people, made sure he went up and found every kid and signed everything for all the kids. The coolest part I thought was every kid he asked what their name was and personalized everything and took time to do it. He didnt have to do that.Ko won in consecutive weeks in Southern California this year, the second the major ANA Inspiration, and tied for third last week in the U.S. Womens Open. The 19-year-old New Zealander was asked if the Zika virus was a big concern going into the Olympics.Its not something Ive been really worried about, Ko said. I believe in all the experts and everybody thats taking care of this. I truly believe that if it was so dangerous that we couldnt compete and it wasnt right that Im sure they would pull us off in the first place. Weve got the worlds best experts there handling all the situations, so as an athlete perspective, I think its right for us to believe and trust them.Henderson is making her first appearance in the event. The 18-year-old Canadian was 64th last week at CordeValle. She beat Ko in a playoff in the major KPMG Womens PGA and successfully defending her title in Portland, Oregon.I love this golf course, Henderson said. Walking in, seeing the trees and the bentgrass, it kind of reminds me of home a little bit, and courses that I tend to play well on are those tree-lined courses like the three that Ive won on the LPGA Tour. 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