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It's #gold for #CZE in the men's #CanoeSlalom final!
Jiri Prskavec won bronze five years ago in Rio, but now he's the Olympic champion! #TeamGB's Bradley Forbes-Cryans finishes in sixth. ��
Jiri Prskavec won bronze five years ago in Rio, but now he's the Olympic champion! #TeamGB's Bradley Forbes-Cryans finishes in sixth. ��
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What a stunning win by Sindhu to enter the semis against Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi's game is very unique in that she isn't that attacking and doesn't play the overhead smash too often and she is very short. But she has just endless stamina and keeps retrieving the shuttle from all corners of the court and so you have to really make her make unforced errors which she doesn't often.
She looked a bit overwhelmed with the weight of the nation on her shoulders playing at home in the Olympics and looked completely flustered in the first game. She made an incredible comeback in the second game after trailing by nearly 5 points and was at game point, at which point Sindhu seemed a bit gassed out and I thought she might be bested by Yamaguchi if the match went to the third game. But Sindhu rallied back and regained her composure, winning two points on the bounce to be equal with her opponent at 20 all and then finished the match in one game point. Massive win beating the player with the home support.
She looked a bit overwhelmed with the weight of the nation on her shoulders playing at home in the Olympics and looked completely flustered in the first game. She made an incredible comeback in the second game after trailing by nearly 5 points and was at game point, at which point Sindhu seemed a bit gassed out and I thought she might be bested by Yamaguchi if the match went to the third game. But Sindhu rallied back and regained her composure, winning two points on the bounce to be equal with her opponent at 20 all and then finished the match in one game point. Massive win beating the player with the home support.
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We Indians must be treated with a lot more respect within the subcontinental community.
We are now 2 medal winners at Tokyo Olympics.
Get out of our way, the champs are here.
We float like butterflies and sting like killer bees.
We are now 2 medal winners at Tokyo Olympics.
Get out of our way, the champs are here.
We float like butterflies and sting like killer bees.
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Upset alert in Tennis - Novak trailing 1-4 in the deciding set of the semifinal against Zverev.
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And he's done it. Djokovic is out of the race for the gold medal.
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Great news for us Federerites.
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Zverev knocks out Djokovic
Men's tennis semi-finals
That's it, it's all over. Alexander Zverev breaks Novak Djokovic again in the deciding set to clinch a 1-6 6-3 6-1 victory.
Who saw that coming?! The top seed and world number one is OUT.
Zverev will face Russian Karen Khachanov for the gold medal on Sunday.
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Excellent match but the Japanese player seemed so unfit!
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Indian men’s hockey team lead hosts Japan 2-1 in their last Pool A game.
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PV Sindhu defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 to book her spot in the semi-finals of Badminton women’s singles
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Indians have found their hot streak and they will now stop at nothing until the gold medal is achieved.
Ready the armada. We will use the old ways!
Ready the armada. We will use the old ways!
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I've watched her games bhai and Akane Yamaguchi's main plus point is her endless stamina and her ability to keep retrieving the shuttle, even the near impossible ones and putting it back into play, waiting for her opponent to make the error. She doesn't look like your average athlete and is pretty short. But she compensates for it with her speed in the court and plays some delectable drop shots. She's primarily a defensive player and was actually ranked one rank higher than Sindhu going into the match.
I think the pressure of trying to win a gold at home in the Olympics got to her, especially in the first game when she looked mentally disintegrated almost. She came back very well in the second and I think she would've won if the match had went into the third game as Sindhu looked tired after that incredible 54 shot rally, but Sindhu kept her nerve and finished the match in the 2nd game itself. It was also a tough match up for her as Sindhu is a quite tall player and Yamaguchi has her worst head to head record against Sindhu amongst all her top opponents.
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Pakistan swimmer in 50m freestyle 7 out of 8th - lost 
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Pakistan's next chance:
August 1:
Shooting; Khalil Akhtar & GM Bashir in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol, stage 1 at 4:30 am (PST)
August 1:
Shooting; Khalil Akhtar & GM Bashir in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol, stage 1 at 4:30 am (PST)
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Shooting and archery are events where the subcontinent countries need to target and hope for medals in the future. They probably require "relatively" less investment than other sports. Weight lifting too. Was following Talha Talib's match, was a tight one that. Unfortunate to not get a bronze.
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India featuring in 400m mixed relay race. live now
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Finished last. Long way to go before India catches on in Athletics. Our best bets are in other events
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Another easy win for Mens Hockey, finish second comfortably . Unfortunately the only thing this ensures is avoiding Belgium in Quarters, the older format we where in semis
She always has been that in Olympics! This is what her 3rd or 4th Olympics, and story is still the same.
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Gold for Ethiopia! Selemon Barega maintains Ethiopia’s fine 10,000m tradition, bursting clear at the back straight and holding off a resurgent Cheptegei, who takes silver, and fellow Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo in bronze.
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi is fourth, with USA’s Grant Fisher fifth and Canada’s Ahmed sixth.
Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi is fourth, with USA’s Grant Fisher fifth and Canada’s Ahmed sixth.
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Tokyo Olympics: Russians face backlash from fellow competitors
When Russian athletes stand on the podium after winning an Olympic gold in Tokyo, they hear a Tchaikovsky piano concerto rather than their national anthem.
And some of them also hear questions.
More than 300 athletes across 30 sports are competing as the Russian Olympic Committee rather than as their country as part of sanctions for doping scandals.
They are fourth in the medal table, with 10 golds and 32 medals, but their success has not sat well with some of their fellow competitors who believe they should not be at the Games because of the country's doping record.
American swimmer Ryan Murphy said Friday's 200m backstroke final was "probably not clean" after he lost his Olympic title to Russian Evgeny Rylov.
While Murphy later rowed back on his comments, saying he was speaking about doping generally, Rylov said the American was entitled to his thoughts given Russia's doping past.
British swimmer Luke Greenbank, who won bronze in that race, said: "It's obviously a very difficult situation not knowing whether who you are racing against is clean.
"Obviously, there's a lot of media around the Russian federation coming into the Olympics. It's frustrating seeing that as an athlete, having known that there is a state-sponsored doping programme going on and more could be done to tackle that."
American rower Megan Kalmoe had said the previous day that "seeing a crew who shouldn't even be here walk away with a silver is a nasty feeling" after Vasilisa Stepanova and Elena Oriabinskaia's medal in the pairs.
Meanwhile, tennis player Daniil Medvedev reacted angrily earlier this week when he was asked whether Russian athletes at the Olympics carried a "stigma of cheaters".
"It's the first time in my life I'm not going to answer a question and you should be embarrassed of yourself - I don't want to see you again," the world number two told the reporter.
The Russian Olympic Committee tweeted after Murphy's comments in the pool that its athletes were in Tokyo "absolutely rightfully".
"Whether someone likes that or not," it added. "You need to know how to lose. But not everyone does.
"The old hurdy-gurdy [musical instrument] is once again playing the tune about Russian doping. Someone is diligently turning the handle."
These are the third successive Olympics at which Russia's athletes have been restricted in the way they are able to compete.
In 2014 revelations of a doping scandal came to light, eventually leading to a report in 2016 finding that Russia had operated a state-sponsored doping programme for four years across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports. That included tampering with tests at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, where as hosts they finished top of the medal table.
At the Rio 2016 Olympics Russians competed across a range of sports but track and field athletes were banned, while at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games athletes with no record of doping were allowed to compete under the name Olympic Athlete from Russia.
There will be only 10 track and field athletes representing the Russian Olympic Committee in Tokyo, with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe saying earlier this week that the country - whose athletics federation remains suspended - should be grateful to have anyone at all given their long history of "obfuscation" and little progress over doping.
"The debate around the table was quite a tough one," he said. "There were colleagues of mine who questioned whether any neutral athletes should be there. It was decided by the task force that 10 was an appropriate number and the council endorsed that."
What happens when ROC competitors win medals?
There is no Russian flag on the outfits worn by ROC competitors at these Olympics, although they are allowed to wear blue, red and white tracksuits as long as they do not have the word 'Russia' on them or any other national emblems.
If they win a medal then a flag featuring the Olympic rings and three flames is lifted during the ceremony.
And if they win gold, Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 is played rather than their thunderous national anthem.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58023171
When Russian athletes stand on the podium after winning an Olympic gold in Tokyo, they hear a Tchaikovsky piano concerto rather than their national anthem.
And some of them also hear questions.
More than 300 athletes across 30 sports are competing as the Russian Olympic Committee rather than as their country as part of sanctions for doping scandals.
They are fourth in the medal table, with 10 golds and 32 medals, but their success has not sat well with some of their fellow competitors who believe they should not be at the Games because of the country's doping record.
American swimmer Ryan Murphy said Friday's 200m backstroke final was "probably not clean" after he lost his Olympic title to Russian Evgeny Rylov.
While Murphy later rowed back on his comments, saying he was speaking about doping generally, Rylov said the American was entitled to his thoughts given Russia's doping past.
British swimmer Luke Greenbank, who won bronze in that race, said: "It's obviously a very difficult situation not knowing whether who you are racing against is clean.
"Obviously, there's a lot of media around the Russian federation coming into the Olympics. It's frustrating seeing that as an athlete, having known that there is a state-sponsored doping programme going on and more could be done to tackle that."
American rower Megan Kalmoe had said the previous day that "seeing a crew who shouldn't even be here walk away with a silver is a nasty feeling" after Vasilisa Stepanova and Elena Oriabinskaia's medal in the pairs.
Meanwhile, tennis player Daniil Medvedev reacted angrily earlier this week when he was asked whether Russian athletes at the Olympics carried a "stigma of cheaters".
"It's the first time in my life I'm not going to answer a question and you should be embarrassed of yourself - I don't want to see you again," the world number two told the reporter.
The Russian Olympic Committee tweeted after Murphy's comments in the pool that its athletes were in Tokyo "absolutely rightfully".
"Whether someone likes that or not," it added. "You need to know how to lose. But not everyone does.
"The old hurdy-gurdy [musical instrument] is once again playing the tune about Russian doping. Someone is diligently turning the handle."
These are the third successive Olympics at which Russia's athletes have been restricted in the way they are able to compete.
In 2014 revelations of a doping scandal came to light, eventually leading to a report in 2016 finding that Russia had operated a state-sponsored doping programme for four years across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports. That included tampering with tests at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, where as hosts they finished top of the medal table.
At the Rio 2016 Olympics Russians competed across a range of sports but track and field athletes were banned, while at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games athletes with no record of doping were allowed to compete under the name Olympic Athlete from Russia.
There will be only 10 track and field athletes representing the Russian Olympic Committee in Tokyo, with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe saying earlier this week that the country - whose athletics federation remains suspended - should be grateful to have anyone at all given their long history of "obfuscation" and little progress over doping.
"The debate around the table was quite a tough one," he said. "There were colleagues of mine who questioned whether any neutral athletes should be there. It was decided by the task force that 10 was an appropriate number and the council endorsed that."
What happens when ROC competitors win medals?
There is no Russian flag on the outfits worn by ROC competitors at these Olympics, although they are allowed to wear blue, red and white tracksuits as long as they do not have the word 'Russia' on them or any other national emblems.
If they win a medal then a flag featuring the Olympic rings and three flames is lifted during the ceremony.
And if they win gold, Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 is played rather than their thunderous national anthem.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58023171
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Day seven headlines so far
If you’re just joining us, here are the big stories from Friday in Tokyo:
Alexander Zverev has dashed Novak Djokovic’s “golden slam” dream and will face Karen Khachanov in the men’s tennis final
US swimmer Ryan Murphy has claimed that the 200m backstroke final, where he came second to ROC’s Evgeny Rylov, was “probably not clean”
Australia have beaten Team GB 4-3 in extra time to reach the women’s football semi-finals
Britain’s Beth Schriever and Kye Whyte claimed gold and silver in BMX racing
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was third-fastest in the women’s 100m heats with Dina Asher-Smith qualifying in 11th
Team GB beat USA to reach the women’s rugby sevens semi-finals, while Fiji stunned defending champions Australia
And Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega has won men’s 10,000m gold as athletics events began
If you’re just joining us, here are the big stories from Friday in Tokyo:
Alexander Zverev has dashed Novak Djokovic’s “golden slam” dream and will face Karen Khachanov in the men’s tennis final
US swimmer Ryan Murphy has claimed that the 200m backstroke final, where he came second to ROC’s Evgeny Rylov, was “probably not clean”
Australia have beaten Team GB 4-3 in extra time to reach the women’s football semi-finals
Britain’s Beth Schriever and Kye Whyte claimed gold and silver in BMX racing
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was third-fastest in the women’s 100m heats with Dina Asher-Smith qualifying in 11th
Team GB beat USA to reach the women’s rugby sevens semi-finals, while Fiji stunned defending champions Australia
And Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega has won men’s 10,000m gold as athletics events began
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">STAT ALERT: This is the first time Uganda have won two medals in the same event!<br><br>Jacob Kiplimo takes <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bronze?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bronze</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UGA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UGA</a> in the men’s 10,000m <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Athletics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Athletics</a> final.<a href="https://twitter.com/WorldAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WorldAthletics</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrongerTogether?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StrongerTogether</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Tokyo2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tokyo2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/QTWQikOeyj">pic.twitter.com/QTWQikOeyj</a></p>— Olympics (@Olympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/1421082446553092099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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India Beat Japan 5-3 In Men's Hockey, Finish Second In Pool A
The Indian men's hockey team registered a comprehensive 5-3 win over hosts Japan to cement its quarterfinal spot with a second-place finish in Pool A at the Olympics here on Friday.
Already assured of a quarterfinal berth going into the match, India scored through Gurjant Singh (17th, 56th), Harmanpreet Singh (13th), Shamsher Singh (34th), and Nilakanta Sharma (51st) to register their third consecutive win at the Oi Hockey Stadium.
By virtue of this win, India finished second in Pool A behind Australia with four victories out of five Games. The Kookaburras ended their pool engagements on top with four wins and a draw.
India's lone defeat -- a 1-7 drubbing -- came at the hands of Australia. The top four teams from each pool of six qualify for the quarterfinals.
The Indian men's hockey team registered a comprehensive 5-3 win over hosts Japan to cement its quarterfinal spot with a second-place finish in Pool A at the Olympics here on Friday.
Already assured of a quarterfinal berth going into the match, India scored through Gurjant Singh (17th, 56th), Harmanpreet Singh (13th), Shamsher Singh (34th), and Nilakanta Sharma (51st) to register their third consecutive win at the Oi Hockey Stadium.
By virtue of this win, India finished second in Pool A behind Australia with four victories out of five Games. The Kookaburras ended their pool engagements on top with four wins and a draw.
India's lone defeat -- a 1-7 drubbing -- came at the hands of Australia. The top four teams from each pool of six qualify for the quarterfinals.
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From Assam to Tokyo, Lovlina Borgohain punches against all odds to secure India’s 2nd medal at the Olympics
Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain defeated Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen to help India secure its second medal at the Olympics. The 22-year-old boxer from Assam defeated her Chinese Taipei opponent convincingly by 4-1 to storm into the semifinals.
Lovlina is third Indian boxer after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to win boxing medal
From Assam’s Golghar district's remote village Bara Mukhia to Tokyo, Lovelina has punched her way through an age-old patriarchy and the fiercest opponents in the ring. On Friday, Lovlina created history as she assured India of its second medal in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina defeated former world champion Chen Nien-Chin of Taiwan in the quarter-final of Women’s Welterweight to storm into the semi-finals.
Lovlina is only the third Indian boxer after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to win a boxing medal for India at the Olympics. “Emphatic win for the entire contingent. After Mary Kom’s loss, the morale was low but Lovlina’s medal has injected us with a new energy,” India’s women’s boxing coach Ali Qamar told IndiaToday.In from Tokyo.
“She used her height very well. Her height is her biggest strength, as no other boxer in her category is as tall as her. It was also a mental battle for her because she had gone through a lot in the past 1 year. We want her to win the gold” said Qamar.
Lovlina, Assam’s first female boxer to the Olympics, hasn’t had the most perfect preparation for the Games. In February this year, Lovelina had to take a break from the national camp and fly down to Kolkata as her mother underwent a kidney transplant.
In July last year, when most of her compatriots were attending the national camp, Lovelina was with her mother, who was hospitalized for nephrological ailments, besides helping her father in their paddy field.
Even though the 22-year-old boxer is in Tokyo, playing in her maiden Olympics, she keeps a tab on her ailing mother. “She calls me twice every day to ask about her mother,” Lovlina Borgohain's father Tiken Boroghain told IndiaToday.in from Assam.
“During the lockdown she used to train with a cylinder at home and had promised her mother that she would return with a medal. And she did it. We want her to go for gold now,” he added.
Lovlina began her boxing training at Netaji Subhas Regional centre in Guwahati in 2012. Her first coach was Padum Boro. During the lockdown, when most athletes spent time on various online courses, binge-watching series and movies and in other indoor activities, Lovlina's sole focus was on her game and she utilized her time watching videos of her opponents.
“She knows the strength and weakness of all the opponents in her weight category. She has used the lockdown time very well,” said Ali Qamar.
“She joined the India camp in 2017 and has improved significantly. She was expected to do well and I am glad with her performance so far,” said Qamar.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/tokyo-olympics-lovlina-punching-against-her-odds-to-win-india-s-second-medal-1834535-2021-07-30
Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain defeated Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen to help India secure its second medal at the Olympics. The 22-year-old boxer from Assam defeated her Chinese Taipei opponent convincingly by 4-1 to storm into the semifinals.
Lovlina is third Indian boxer after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to win boxing medal
From Assam’s Golghar district's remote village Bara Mukhia to Tokyo, Lovelina has punched her way through an age-old patriarchy and the fiercest opponents in the ring. On Friday, Lovlina created history as she assured India of its second medal in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina defeated former world champion Chen Nien-Chin of Taiwan in the quarter-final of Women’s Welterweight to storm into the semi-finals.
Lovlina is only the third Indian boxer after Mary Kom and Vijender Singh to win a boxing medal for India at the Olympics. “Emphatic win for the entire contingent. After Mary Kom’s loss, the morale was low but Lovlina’s medal has injected us with a new energy,” India’s women’s boxing coach Ali Qamar told IndiaToday.In from Tokyo.
“She used her height very well. Her height is her biggest strength, as no other boxer in her category is as tall as her. It was also a mental battle for her because she had gone through a lot in the past 1 year. We want her to win the gold” said Qamar.
Lovlina, Assam’s first female boxer to the Olympics, hasn’t had the most perfect preparation for the Games. In February this year, Lovelina had to take a break from the national camp and fly down to Kolkata as her mother underwent a kidney transplant.
In July last year, when most of her compatriots were attending the national camp, Lovelina was with her mother, who was hospitalized for nephrological ailments, besides helping her father in their paddy field.
Even though the 22-year-old boxer is in Tokyo, playing in her maiden Olympics, she keeps a tab on her ailing mother. “She calls me twice every day to ask about her mother,” Lovlina Borgohain's father Tiken Boroghain told IndiaToday.in from Assam.
“During the lockdown she used to train with a cylinder at home and had promised her mother that she would return with a medal. And she did it. We want her to go for gold now,” he added.
Lovlina began her boxing training at Netaji Subhas Regional centre in Guwahati in 2012. Her first coach was Padum Boro. During the lockdown, when most athletes spent time on various online courses, binge-watching series and movies and in other indoor activities, Lovlina's sole focus was on her game and she utilized her time watching videos of her opponents.
“She knows the strength and weakness of all the opponents in her weight category. She has used the lockdown time very well,” said Ali Qamar.
“She joined the India camp in 2017 and has improved significantly. She was expected to do well and I am glad with her performance so far,” said Qamar.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/tokyo-olympics-lovlina-punching-against-her-odds-to-win-india-s-second-medal-1834535-2021-07-30
Lol you say that because Djokovic hasn’t got a gold medal, not even in doubles.
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Table tennis: Another medal for China. Ma Long has beaten his compatriot Fan Zhendong in the all-China final. That victory makes him the first man to win four table tennis gold medals at the Olympics; he won team golds in 2012 and 2016, as well as the singles event at Rio.
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Great Britain suffered a heartbreaking extra-time defeat in the Olympic women's football quarter-finals as Chelsea's Sam Kerr dealt the final blow to give Australia a dramatic 4-3 victory.
World champions the United States reached the semi-finals of the Olympic women's football tournament at Tokyo 2020 following a penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands.
World champions the United States reached the semi-finals of the Olympic women's football tournament at Tokyo 2020 following a penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands.
Whether Djokovic has a medal or not is not going to change the fact it's not as important as slams or YEC. If he won this, awesome, great stuff another achievement marked down for him. But he hasn't and it's big blow for him.
But the Olympics happens every 4 years and those amateur athletes who never get the spotlight should be the ones who get it, that's why all professional sports should be dropped.
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#TeamIndia Mens in Hockey Tokyo 2020 Olympics:
- Beat NZ (3-2)
- lost to AUS (1-7)
- Beat ESP (3-0)
- Beat ARG (3-1)
- Beat JAP (5-3)
Storms into the quarter-final with 4 wins in the group stage.
- Beat NZ (3-2)
- lost to AUS (1-7)
- Beat ESP (3-0)
- Beat ARG (3-1)
- Beat JAP (5-3)
Storms into the quarter-final with 4 wins in the group stage.
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Hockey Update: Indian men's team will face Great Britain in the quarter-final on August 1
The other quarter-finals lineup are: Australia vs Netherlands | Germany vs Argentina | Belgium vs Spain. All the last-8 matches will be played on August 1.
The other quarter-finals lineup are: Australia vs Netherlands | Germany vs Argentina | Belgium vs Spain. All the last-8 matches will be played on August 1.
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India's mixed relay team finished last in heat with their season-best time of 3:19.93 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The Indian quartet of Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan, and Rajiv Arokia finished eighth in the heat to bow out of the quadrennial event.
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Japan expands state of emergency as COVID-19 surge shadows Olympics
Japan said on Friday it will expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike in the capital and around the country, overshadowing the Summer Games. Tokyo, already under its fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began, announced 3,300 new daily cases, after a record 3,865 on Thursday. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a news conference the virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed largely because of Delta variant, adding he is worried the country's hospital beds could become stretched. (Reuters)
Japan said on Friday it will expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike in the capital and around the country, overshadowing the Summer Games. Tokyo, already under its fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began, announced 3,300 new daily cases, after a record 3,865 on Thursday. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a news conference the virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed largely because of Delta variant, adding he is worried the country's hospital beds could become stretched. (Reuters)
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Amit Panghal lost in the Round of 16. Thats a big blow, was a genuine medal prospect.
Atanu Das bowing out as well. Not a great day so far.
Atanu Das bowing out as well. Not a great day so far.
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Simone Biles has pulled out of Sunday's vault and uneven bars gymnastics finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The four-time Olympic champion, 24, withdrew from Tuesday's women's team final as well as Thursday's individual all-around final saying she had to focus on her mental health.
The American is yet to decide if she will compete in the floor (2 August) and balance beam (3 August) finals.
A US Gymnastics statement said Biles would "continue to be evaluated daily".
It added: "After further consultation with medical staff, Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the event finals for vault and the uneven bars.
"MyKayla Skinner, who had the fourth-highest score in vault during qualifications, will compete in vault finals for the US alongside Jade Carey, who finished with the second-highest score.
"We remain in awe of Simone, who continues to handle this situation with courage and grace, and all of the athletes who have stepped up during these unexpected circumstances."
Biles scored her lowest Olympic vault score in the opening rotation before withdrawing from the team final.
The four-time Olympic champion, 24, withdrew from Tuesday's women's team final as well as Thursday's individual all-around final saying she had to focus on her mental health.
The American is yet to decide if she will compete in the floor (2 August) and balance beam (3 August) finals.
A US Gymnastics statement said Biles would "continue to be evaluated daily".
It added: "After further consultation with medical staff, Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the event finals for vault and the uneven bars.
"MyKayla Skinner, who had the fourth-highest score in vault during qualifications, will compete in vault finals for the US alongside Jade Carey, who finished with the second-highest score.
"We remain in awe of Simone, who continues to handle this situation with courage and grace, and all of the athletes who have stepped up during these unexpected circumstances."
Biles scored her lowest Olympic vault score in the opening rotation before withdrawing from the team final.
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Team GB:
Jess Learmonth, Johnny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee won gold in the triathlon mixed relay - it was Brownlee’s first gold medal in his final Olympic race
The 4x100m mixed medley relay team beat China and Australia in world record time to claim Team GB’s fourth swimming gold medal
Dina Asher-Smith is fancied to run well in her 100m semi-final ahead of a possible tilt at gold later tonight
In the rugby sevens, Team GB’s GB women will play Fiji for bronze after losing their semi-final to France
In sailing, Emma Wilson and Tom Squires are competing in RS:X windsurfing medal races
Boxer Karriss Artingstall takes on Japan’s Sena Irie in the women’s featherweight semi-final
Jess Learmonth, Johnny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee won gold in the triathlon mixed relay - it was Brownlee’s first gold medal in his final Olympic race
The 4x100m mixed medley relay team beat China and Australia in world record time to claim Team GB’s fourth swimming gold medal
Dina Asher-Smith is fancied to run well in her 100m semi-final ahead of a possible tilt at gold later tonight
In the rugby sevens, Team GB’s GB women will play Fiji for bronze after losing their semi-final to France
In sailing, Emma Wilson and Tom Squires are competing in RS:X windsurfing medal races
Boxer Karriss Artingstall takes on Japan’s Sena Irie in the women’s featherweight semi-final
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BMX racer Connor Fields suffered a brain haemorrhage in his crash in Thursday's Olympic semi-final.
The 28-year-old, who won the Olympic title in 2016, has been moved out of a critical care unit in a Tokyo hospital.
"Cognitively, he's doing well. He knows where he is. He knows his birthday. He recognises people," his father Mike told USA Today.
A USA Cycling statement said: "Doctors report there has been no additional bleeding and no new injuries found."
It continued: "Fields has been moved out of the critical care unit and will remain in the hospital until cleared."
The Las Vegas native was one of the favourites for gold.
The American went down hard in a first-corner crash in the third and final heat of the semi-final, having already qualified for the final.
Fields was accompanied to St Luke's International Hospital intensive care unit by the chief medical officer of the US Olympic Team and USA Cycling's medical team and coaches.
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The 28-year-old, who won the Olympic title in 2016, has been moved out of a critical care unit in a Tokyo hospital.
"Cognitively, he's doing well. He knows where he is. He knows his birthday. He recognises people," his father Mike told USA Today.
A USA Cycling statement said: "Doctors report there has been no additional bleeding and no new injuries found."
It continued: "Fields has been moved out of the critical care unit and will remain in the hospital until cleared."
The Las Vegas native was one of the favourites for gold.
The American went down hard in a first-corner crash in the third and final heat of the semi-final, having already qualified for the final.
Fields was accompanied to St Luke's International Hospital intensive care unit by the chief medical officer of the US Olympic Team and USA Cycling's medical team and coaches.
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American Caeleb Dressel set a world record to win the men's 100m butterfly as he gained his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.
The 24-year-old touched home in 49.45 seconds - although was pushed late on by Kristof Milak of Hungary, who finished just 0.23secs behind. Noe Ponti of Switzerland took the bronze.
Fellow American Katie Ledecky won the 800m freestyle gold for the third successive Olympics, while Australian Kaylee McKeown took gold in the women's 200m backstroke.
The 24-year-old touched home in 49.45 seconds - although was pushed late on by Kristof Milak of Hungary, who finished just 0.23secs behind. Noe Ponti of Switzerland took the bronze.
Fellow American Katie Ledecky won the 800m freestyle gold for the third successive Olympics, while Australian Kaylee McKeown took gold in the women's 200m backstroke.
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Teahna Daniels of the US is third in a PB of 10.98.
That's quicker than Dina Asher-Smith's time, and so Asher-Smith WILL NOT be in the 100m final.
But there will be a Brit on that start line. Daryll Neita takes the second fastest loser spot and she's absolutely delighted!
That's quicker than Dina Asher-Smith's time, and so Asher-Smith WILL NOT be in the 100m final.
But there will be a Brit on that start line. Daryll Neita takes the second fastest loser spot and she's absolutely delighted!
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Novak Djokovic threw one racquet and smashed another as his bid for an Olympic medal ended in defeat by Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.
The Serb, whose gold bid was ended by Alexander Zverev on Friday, lost 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in the bronze-medal match.
Djokovic then pulled out of his mixed doubles bronze-medal match with an injury to leave Tokyo empty handed.
The Serb, whose gold bid was ended by Alexander Zverev on Friday, lost 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in the bronze-medal match.
Djokovic then pulled out of his mixed doubles bronze-medal match with an injury to leave Tokyo empty handed.
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PV Sindhu vs Tai is going to be epic by looks of what's happened until now. Keep fighting Sindhu
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PV Sindhu has lost and now will compete to win a bronze medal. What a champ though
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Sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test.
The Nigerian - a rival to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July.
The AIU said Okagbare was notified of her provisional suspension on Saturday.
It added it would not be making any further comment at this stage.
The Nigerian - a rival to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July.
The AIU said Okagbare was notified of her provisional suspension on Saturday.
It added it would not be making any further comment at this stage.
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Totally impressive - well done to her and India.
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Sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test.
The Nigerian - a rival to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July.
The AIU said Okagbare was notified of her provisional suspension on Saturday.
It added it would not be making any further comment at this stage.
Okagbare, Olympic long jump silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, had posted a time of 11.05 seconds in her 100m heat and was set to line up against Asher-Smith and Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herath in the first semi-final.
The news comes two days after 10 other Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible for the Games.
The AIU ruled they were unable to take part because of non-compliance with out-of-competition drug testing requirements in the run-up to the Olympics.
Elsewhere, Kenyan 100m sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo will also not take part in the Games after he tested positive for a banned substance.
He was due to run in the 100m heats on Saturday, but has been provisionally suspended.
Otieno Odhiambo denies any knowledge of the violation and has requested a re-test of his B urine sample.
He told news outlets earlier in the month that he was looking forward to proving Kenya could be equally successful in the sprint distances as the long distance events.
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The Nigerian - a rival to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith - had won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July.
The AIU said Okagbare was notified of her provisional suspension on Saturday.
It added it would not be making any further comment at this stage.
Okagbare, Olympic long jump silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, had posted a time of 11.05 seconds in her 100m heat and was set to line up against Asher-Smith and Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herath in the first semi-final.
The news comes two days after 10 other Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible for the Games.
The AIU ruled they were unable to take part because of non-compliance with out-of-competition drug testing requirements in the run-up to the Olympics.
Elsewhere, Kenyan 100m sprinter Mark Otieno Odhiambo will also not take part in the Games after he tested positive for a banned substance.
He was due to run in the 100m heats on Saturday, but has been provisionally suspended.
Otieno Odhiambo denies any knowledge of the violation and has requested a re-test of his B urine sample.
He told news outlets earlier in the month that he was looking forward to proving Kenya could be equally successful in the sprint distances as the long distance events.
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Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of the Olympic 200 metres
Massive news, huge blow for Great Britain’s campaign. Asher-Smith has just told BBC radio that she’s pulling out of her pet 200 metres event. Says that she has a hamstring injury from before the games and can’t make it work. She did run the 100 metres heats an hour or so ago, and didn’t look entirely comfortable, but still turned in a pretty fast time. That’s very sad.
Massive news, huge blow for Great Britain’s campaign. Asher-Smith has just told BBC radio that she’s pulling out of her pet 200 metres event. Says that she has a hamstring injury from before the games and can’t make it work. She did run the 100 metres heats an hour or so ago, and didn’t look entirely comfortable, but still turned in a pretty fast time. That’s very sad.
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Athletics: Qualifiers for the men’s long jump final:
Tajay Gayle the world champ looks in trouble though, he’s injured his knee and had it heavily strapped. Landed badly on one jump, seemed to get his foot jammed in the sand and maybe hyperextended the joint? So there’s a lot of doubt about whether he can come good for the final.
Cuba: Juan Miguel ECHEVARRIA
Spain: Eusebio CACERES
Sweden: Thobias MONTLER
Jamaica: Tajay GAYLE
China: Changzhou HUANG
Italy: Filippo RANDAZZO
Finland: Kristian PULLI
Germany: Fabian HEINLE
USA: Juvaughn HARRISON
Greece: Miltiadis TENTOGLOU
Japan: Yuki HASHIOKA
Cuba: Maykel MASSO
Tajay Gayle the world champ looks in trouble though, he’s injured his knee and had it heavily strapped. Landed badly on one jump, seemed to get his foot jammed in the sand and maybe hyperextended the joint? So there’s a lot of doubt about whether he can come good for the final.
Cuba: Juan Miguel ECHEVARRIA
Spain: Eusebio CACERES
Sweden: Thobias MONTLER
Jamaica: Tajay GAYLE
China: Changzhou HUANG
Italy: Filippo RANDAZZO
Finland: Kristian PULLI
Germany: Fabian HEINLE
USA: Juvaughn HARRISON
Greece: Miltiadis TENTOGLOU
Japan: Yuki HASHIOKA
Cuba: Maykel MASSO
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Tokyo Olympics - Tennis
Elena Svitolina comes from behind to beat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to win the Olympics bronze medal in women's singles.
Elena Svitolina comes from behind to beat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to win the Olympics bronze medal in women's singles.
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Murali Sreeshankar finishes 25th overall with a best of 7.69. He finished 13th in his Group A qualification.
Murali Sreeshankar finishes 25th overall with a best of 7.69. He finished 13th in his Group A qualification.
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PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu Ying - Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu loses the women's singles semi-final 18-21, 12-21 in just 40 minutes to Taiwan's Tzi Tzu Ying. She will play for the bronze medal against China's He Bingjiao.
PV Sindhu loses the women's singles semi-final 18-21, 12-21 in just 40 minutes to Taiwan's Tzi Tzu Ying. She will play for the bronze medal against China's He Bingjiao.
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Murali Sreeshankar failed to qualify for men’s long jump finals after finishing 25th overall in qualification.
PV Sindhu loses the women’s singles semi-final 18-21, 12-21 in just 40 minutes to Taiwan’s Tzi Tzu Ying. She will play for the bronze medal against China’s He Bingjiao.
PV Sindhu loses the women’s singles semi-final 18-21, 12-21 in just 40 minutes to Taiwan’s Tzi Tzu Ying. She will play for the bronze medal against China’s He Bingjiao.
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Very ordinary show by Pooja and she loses 0-5 in the quarterfinals now. She misses out on a medal here, but in all fairness she didn't look like she had a chance.
Very ordinary show by Pooja and she loses 0-5 in the quarterfinals now. She misses out on a medal here, but in all fairness she didn't look like she had a chance.
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India women’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their last Pool A match but will have to wait for the result of Ireland vs Great Britain to know their fate.
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Archer Atanu Das lost to Takaharu Furukawa of Japan 4-6 in the men’s individual pre-quarterfinals to bring down the curtains on India’s campaign in Archery.
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Boxer Amit Panghal lost to Colombia’s Yurberjen Herney Martinez Rivas by 4-1 split decision in the Men’s 52kg Round of 16.
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Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik bag Malaysia’s first medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze in men’s doubles.
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Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa finishes third in Men's 100M Round 1-Heat 5. He sails through to Semi-Finals
He makes history as the first Kenyan to make it to Olympics Semi-Finals in 100M
He makes history as the first Kenyan to make it to Olympics Semi-Finals in 100M
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Elaine Thomson-Hera wins the women’s 100m:
She sets an Olkympic record in a time of 10.61sec, a new Olympoic record.
She looked home and hosed by the 50-metre mark and to say Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce looks gutted would be a considerable understatement.
She and Jackson offer their congratulations to Thompson-Herah ... eventually, but it’s very muted. There is clearly no love lost between them.
She sets an Olkympic record in a time of 10.61sec, a new Olympoic record.
She looked home and hosed by the 50-metre mark and to say Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce looks gutted would be a considerable understatement.
She and Jackson offer their congratulations to Thompson-Herah ... eventually, but it’s very muted. There is clearly no love lost between them.
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A wretched day for India today.
Only consolation is Kamalpreet Kaur in Discuss. Hope she grabs a medal on Monday
Only consolation is Kamalpreet Kaur in Discuss. Hope she grabs a medal on Monday
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Australian distance runner Patrick Tiernan has insisted there was no way he was going to be stopped making it to the finish of the Olympic 10,000 metres race, despite collapsing twice on the final lap.
Tiernan, in considerable distress, crashed to the floor twice, including a heavy fall in the final straight of the 25th lap, after he hit the wall on a humid Tokyo Friday night – yet, somehow, he still managed to drag himself over the finishing line.
“It’s the Olympics and I’ve been waiting for five years for it,” Tiernan said after being given the all-clear following medical attention at the Olympic Stadium. “It was about 180 to go that I collapsed the first time. You don’t stop when you’ve got 180 metres to go.
Tiernan, in considerable distress, crashed to the floor twice, including a heavy fall in the final straight of the 25th lap, after he hit the wall on a humid Tokyo Friday night – yet, somehow, he still managed to drag himself over the finishing line.
“It’s the Olympics and I’ve been waiting for five years for it,” Tiernan said after being given the all-clear following medical attention at the Olympic Stadium. “It was about 180 to go that I collapsed the first time. You don’t stop when you’ve got 180 metres to go.
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India Women qualified into the quarter-final for the first time in history in Hockey.
India Women waited 36 years to qualify into the Olympics for the first time since 1980 and 5 years later they have qualified into the Quarter-final for the first time in history.
India Women waited 36 years to qualify into the Olympics for the first time since 1980 and 5 years later they have qualified into the Quarter-final for the first time in history.
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Men’s basketball: Despite an early setback, the Americans are headed to the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Games with a shot of being good as gold once again. Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 23 and set a pair of USA Basketball men’s Olympic records, and the US defeated the Czechs 119-84 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the knockout stage.
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Damn..It was always going to be an uphill battle against the world no.1 though.
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Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal at Tokyo 2020 as Duncan Scott's silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay set a new landmark for medals won by a Briton at a single Games.
The quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finished 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA.
Italy finished third to take bronze.
The quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finished 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA.
Italy finished third to take bronze.
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American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Monday's floor final at the Tokyo Olympics but is yet to make a decision on whether she will compete in the beam final on Tuesday.
The four-time Olympic champion, 24, had already withdrawn from the women's team final and individual all-around final to focus on her mental health.
She also withdrew from Sunday's vault and uneven bars finals.
A tweet from USA Gymnastics said: "We're all behind you, Simone."
It means Great Britain's Jennifer Gadirova enters the floor final having been first reserve.
The four-time Olympic champion, 24, had already withdrawn from the women's team final and individual all-around final to focus on her mental health.
She also withdrew from Sunday's vault and uneven bars finals.
A tweet from USA Gymnastics said: "We're all behind you, Simone."
It means Great Britain's Jennifer Gadirova enters the floor final having been first reserve.
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New Zealand's Valerie Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a single field event after claiming bronze in the women's shot put.
The 36-year-old was the Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012 and won silver in 2016.
Adams also became the first athlete to compete in five different Olympic shot put finals.
The 36-year-old was the Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012 and won silver in 2016.
Adams also became the first athlete to compete in five different Olympic shot put finals.
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Organisers Investigating After Athletes Drinking Violates COVID-19 Curbs
Tokyo Games organisers said they are investigating after a group of athletes were found drinking alcohol in the Olympic village this week, violating measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The athletes were caught drinking in a park in the athletes' village on Friday night, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto told a news conference, adding police were later present at the incident.
Tokyo Games organisers said they are investigating after a group of athletes were found drinking alcohol in the Olympic village this week, violating measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The athletes were caught drinking in a park in the athletes' village on Friday night, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto told a news conference, adding police were later present at the incident.
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French boxer Mourad Aliev said he staged a remarkable protest after defeat to Frazer Clarke because of the "injustice" of his disqualification.
The 26-year-old Frenchman was disqualified in round two of his +91kg quarter-final against Britain's Clarke for excessive use of his head.
Aliev spent 30 minutes sat on the ring apron after the fight and left the arena, only to return to the same spot.
"I sat down to protest against the unfairness for me," said Aliev.
"I prepared for these Games for four years. I really wanted to fight against the injustice, so that was my way to show that I don't agree with that decision."
Aliev kicked the canvas and remonstrated angrily upon hearing of his disqualification, behaviour he said was "natural" because he has "prepared my whole life for this event".
Head clashes had caused cuts above each of Clarke's eyes and the British boxer - who is now guaranteed a medal - had his cuts checked over twice by a ringside doctor.
The 26-year-old Frenchman was disqualified in round two of his +91kg quarter-final against Britain's Clarke for excessive use of his head.
Aliev spent 30 minutes sat on the ring apron after the fight and left the arena, only to return to the same spot.
"I sat down to protest against the unfairness for me," said Aliev.
"I prepared for these Games for four years. I really wanted to fight against the injustice, so that was my way to show that I don't agree with that decision."
Aliev kicked the canvas and remonstrated angrily upon hearing of his disqualification, behaviour he said was "natural" because he has "prepared my whole life for this event".
Head clashes had caused cuts above each of Clarke's eyes and the British boxer - who is now guaranteed a medal - had his cuts checked over twice by a ringside doctor.
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It took Emma McKeon 27 years and two months of dreaming and preparation to reach the Tokyo Games and on Sunday, just 23.81 seconds to win her third gold medal for the week in the 50m freestyle. I counted one breath. The time was an Olympic record.
Leisel Jones made a valid point: the rarer moments in these Games were when McKeon didn't break Olympic records.
Quiet, consistent, unassuming, free of an attention-seeking entourage, she is a champion of the old school. You sense that if the breakfast cereal brands wanted to use her image, McKeon would ask to be hidden somewhere on the back of the box.
Thirty-eight minutes after her 50m freestyle event, McKeon and her teammates appeared for the 4x100m medley relay. "Everyone, start screaming at your TVs now," Ian Thorpe said as Cate Campbell stormed home in the final leg, but little encouragement was needed. The Australians won a thrilling gold medal, another Olympic record.
It was McKeon's fourth gold, her seventh medal of these Games and 11th all up — another series of records for an Australian. If the Japanese government wants to recoup its expenses, it might consider charging McKeon rent for all the time she's spent on the medal podium.
Will anything an Australian does in the rest of these Games top it? Sunday's last flurry of events capped Australia's most successful Olympic campaign in the pool. In these grim times of lockdowns and lives delayed, it has given many Australians a kind of primal release.
Is it also just a case of Australians being frontrunners, crowing over a sport that most other countries don't care for? Perhaps. Were we French, we would probably obsess similarly about handball.
But cast your mind back: just as telling as this week's backslapping were the howls of outrage following the drug-fuelled debacle of London 2012. Back then, Australia's swimmers took home just one gold medal and were accused of damaging the national psyche. The "Stilnox Six" were labelled and treated not unlike the Bali Nine.
Australians love their swimming alumni, too. The other great star of the week has been Thorpe, our expert guide through proceedings and an absolute rarity: a TV sport analyst more interested in the present-day competitors than himself, who tells us things we can't see for ourselves.
Is he really nearing 40? The chunky sneakers and billowing trousers freeze him in time as the overgrown teenager with fins for feet. Where once Thorpe ran rings around opponents, now it's his broadcasting colleagues. The only shame is that where his equivalents in the football codes are forced on us year round, the Commonwealth-Olympic Games cycles mean we'll get Thorpey for only five or six weeks per decade.
The gold rush itself is perfectly explicable: Australia's elite swimmers have the funding, facilities and mentors required to succeed, and in Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and Zac Stubblety-Cook, the required number of young stars peaking at just the right time. This was what Thorpe referred to as "the purity of the sport" — its ability to unexpectedly inspire.
Ariarne Titmus is leaving Tokyo with two gold medals in the 200m and 400m swims and a silver in the 800m. (Supplied: AAP: Joe Giddens)
Harder to quantify but no less interesting is the place of swimming in the broader Australian culture, a bigger one than we tend to acknowledge with the cliches of Max Dupain and Bondi, and which goes far beyond the patriotic fervour of the Olympics' small window of mainstream fascination.
In the 1950s, when Australians dominated Olympic pools, Sports Illustrated explained how the Aussies punched above their weight: "The average Australian child learns to swim; the average American, if he learns anything, learns not to drown."
The likes of Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky have since had something to say about the latter, but the former remains true. Among the most troubling aspects of Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak for locals was the implications for the city's iconic sea baths. Regular swimmers gasped at the thought of 10-person limits and the loss of their daily swim.
There is plenty of swimming life beyond Sydney. McKeon hails from Wollongong — surrounded by beaches and pools, exactly the sort of Australian town you'd expect to produce a champion swimmer — but Titmus emerged from Launceston's Riverside Swimming Centre, as far from the sun-bleached cliche as could be imagined.
Outside the pool, the Australian swimming moment that drew the most eyeballs around the world was the barricade humping of Titmus's coach Dean Boxall. More relatable, most Australians felt, was McKeown's reaction when asked for some words to her family back home: a now infamous f-bomb.
Old-timers might have cast their mind back to the late John Konrads, a golden youngster of a previous era, who once held all eight world records between 200 metres and 1,650 yards (1,508m). Fresh from a gold-medal performance in the 1958 Empire Games, the 16-year-old was asked what he thought of a Scottish rival who might threaten his dominance.
His answer revealed an Australian attitude — not quite arrogance, but an unshakable belief in certain natural advantages — that holds true today. "He's very good," Konrads conceded. "With Australian conditions and Australian coaching I reckon he could be really great."
Leisel Jones made a valid point: the rarer moments in these Games were when McKeon didn't break Olympic records.
Quiet, consistent, unassuming, free of an attention-seeking entourage, she is a champion of the old school. You sense that if the breakfast cereal brands wanted to use her image, McKeon would ask to be hidden somewhere on the back of the box.
Thirty-eight minutes after her 50m freestyle event, McKeon and her teammates appeared for the 4x100m medley relay. "Everyone, start screaming at your TVs now," Ian Thorpe said as Cate Campbell stormed home in the final leg, but little encouragement was needed. The Australians won a thrilling gold medal, another Olympic record.
It was McKeon's fourth gold, her seventh medal of these Games and 11th all up — another series of records for an Australian. If the Japanese government wants to recoup its expenses, it might consider charging McKeon rent for all the time she's spent on the medal podium.
Will anything an Australian does in the rest of these Games top it? Sunday's last flurry of events capped Australia's most successful Olympic campaign in the pool. In these grim times of lockdowns and lives delayed, it has given many Australians a kind of primal release.
Is it also just a case of Australians being frontrunners, crowing over a sport that most other countries don't care for? Perhaps. Were we French, we would probably obsess similarly about handball.
But cast your mind back: just as telling as this week's backslapping were the howls of outrage following the drug-fuelled debacle of London 2012. Back then, Australia's swimmers took home just one gold medal and were accused of damaging the national psyche. The "Stilnox Six" were labelled and treated not unlike the Bali Nine.
Australians love their swimming alumni, too. The other great star of the week has been Thorpe, our expert guide through proceedings and an absolute rarity: a TV sport analyst more interested in the present-day competitors than himself, who tells us things we can't see for ourselves.
Is he really nearing 40? The chunky sneakers and billowing trousers freeze him in time as the overgrown teenager with fins for feet. Where once Thorpe ran rings around opponents, now it's his broadcasting colleagues. The only shame is that where his equivalents in the football codes are forced on us year round, the Commonwealth-Olympic Games cycles mean we'll get Thorpey for only five or six weeks per decade.
The gold rush itself is perfectly explicable: Australia's elite swimmers have the funding, facilities and mentors required to succeed, and in Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and Zac Stubblety-Cook, the required number of young stars peaking at just the right time. This was what Thorpe referred to as "the purity of the sport" — its ability to unexpectedly inspire.
Ariarne Titmus is leaving Tokyo with two gold medals in the 200m and 400m swims and a silver in the 800m. (Supplied: AAP: Joe Giddens)
Harder to quantify but no less interesting is the place of swimming in the broader Australian culture, a bigger one than we tend to acknowledge with the cliches of Max Dupain and Bondi, and which goes far beyond the patriotic fervour of the Olympics' small window of mainstream fascination.
In the 1950s, when Australians dominated Olympic pools, Sports Illustrated explained how the Aussies punched above their weight: "The average Australian child learns to swim; the average American, if he learns anything, learns not to drown."
The likes of Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky have since had something to say about the latter, but the former remains true. Among the most troubling aspects of Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak for locals was the implications for the city's iconic sea baths. Regular swimmers gasped at the thought of 10-person limits and the loss of their daily swim.
There is plenty of swimming life beyond Sydney. McKeon hails from Wollongong — surrounded by beaches and pools, exactly the sort of Australian town you'd expect to produce a champion swimmer — but Titmus emerged from Launceston's Riverside Swimming Centre, as far from the sun-bleached cliche as could be imagined.
Outside the pool, the Australian swimming moment that drew the most eyeballs around the world was the barricade humping of Titmus's coach Dean Boxall. More relatable, most Australians felt, was McKeown's reaction when asked for some words to her family back home: a now infamous f-bomb.
Old-timers might have cast their mind back to the late John Konrads, a golden youngster of a previous era, who once held all eight world records between 200 metres and 1,650 yards (1,508m). Fresh from a gold-medal performance in the 1958 Empire Games, the 16-year-old was asked what he thought of a Scottish rival who might threaten his dominance.
His answer revealed an Australian attitude — not quite arrogance, but an unshakable belief in certain natural advantages — that holds true today. "He's very good," Konrads conceded. "With Australian conditions and Australian coaching I reckon he could be really great."
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