OLYMPICS: Tokyo, '2020': Latest News (Wolf watch)

Aussie Hockey High-drinks,... - I mean jinks:


Ian Chesterman, chef de mission of the Australian Olympic committee, speaks to the media on August 02 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images) (James Chance/Getty Images)

Five members of Australia's field hockey team have been punished for leaving the Olympic Village early Thursday to buy BEER, a violation of the strict protocols put in place to prevent Covid-19 from infecting athletes and other people involved with the Games.

Ian Chesterman, the chef de mission for Australia's Olympic delegation, told reporters a group of three athletes left the village at 3 a.m. in search of beer and went to a local convenience store. They were out of the village for about 20 minutes, he said.
Another group left at 6 a.m. but returned without purchasing anything.

"We have reprimanded them. We have isolated them in their rooms and I think they're going home," Chesterman said. "They know that they have let their own teammates down, we're here talking about this and I think from our point of view there will be no further action taken."
The field hockey players are not the first Australian representatives to make headlines for bad behavior during the Games.

• Other Olympians were criticised for "excessive alcohol consumption" and "loud and disruptive" behaviour on their flight home.

 

American golfer Nelly Korda wins GOLD: From CNN's Jill Martin

Nelly Korda watches her tee shot during the women's golf final round on August 7. (Andy Wong/AP)

• Nelly Korda is an Olympic champion.

The world's top-ranked female golfer took home the GOLD medal in the Olympic women's competition, winning Team USA its 33rd gold medal.
Korda, who won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title in June, finished 17-under for the tournament.
Both golds in golfing were won by Americans. Xander Schauffele won the men's gold earlier in Tokyo.

• Japan's Mone Inami and New Zealand's Lydia Ko both finished 16-under, and will playoff to determine the SILVER and BRONZE.

 

GOLD on the beach:



It was Sunshine and smiles for Team Norway's Ander Mol and Christian Sorum after they beat ROC's Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy in a thrilling men's beach volleyball GOLD medal match at Shiozake Park.

Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum defeat ROC to win gold in men's beach volleyball; Qatar take bronze

 

U.S.A. grab Basketball GOLD:



The United States held off France 87-82 to claim its fourth straight Olympic men's basketball crown at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Kevin Durant leads Team USA to men's basketball gold

 

Although at the other end of the Pool: -
Spare a thought for Canadian diver Pamela Ware scored a 0.0 in the Pool



Canadian diver Pamela Ware has admitted she is still in 'shock' after she scored a 0.0 during the Tokyo Olympics for a feet-first dive during the 3m springboard semi-final.
Ware made a misstep on the springboard and bailed out of her routine at the last minute, causing her to enter the water feet first.

• Because it was a failed dive, the Canadian was given a score of 0.0 and sealed her fate

 

Ashram wins GOLD for Israel in Rhythmic gymnastics:

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Ashram wins GOLD for Israel's first Olympic medal in rhythmic gymnastics.

The 22-year-old athlete came out firing with three beautifully executed routines in ball, hoops and clubs to gain an early lead. While she dropped the ribbon during her last routine, she still scored 23.000 enough to keep her on top to win Israel's first Olympic medal in rhythmic gymnastics
ROC's Dina Averina settles for SILVER and
Alina Harnasko from Belarus clinches BRONZE.

Linoy Ashram wins gold in Rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around (olympics.com)

 

Danish duo grab GOLD in Mens Madison:


Danish pair of Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Morkov won an exhilarating men’s madison race at the Izu Velodrome to claim GOLD with a winning total of 43 points.

The 50km race came down to the wire, with Great Britain finishing second for GB just three points adrift after winning the final sprint lap, which earned them the maximum 10 points to leapfrog France.
The French were relegated into third place finishing with 40 points.

Danish pair Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Morkov win men's madison gold medal (olympics.com)

 

Choong wins GOLD for GB in men's Modern Pentathlon:

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Before today, GB men had not made the podium in the individual event at the modern pentathlon – they have now!
James Choong bagged the GOLD.

Ahmed Elgendy claimed SILVER, the first modern pentathlon medal won by an African athlete at an Olympic Games.
JUN Woongate collected the BRONZE for Republic of Korea

Tokyo Olympics: Joe Choong wins gold for Great Britain in men's modern pentathlon - BBC Sport

 

USA wins third-straight women’s water polo GOLD: - From CNN's Wayne Sterling


Ashleigh Johnson celebrates the United States' win over Spain in the water polo final. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
The United States won gold in women’s water polo for the third-straight Olympics after routing Spain 14-5 behind Madeline Musselman’s hat-trick on Saturday.
The win for the Americans is the largest margin of victory in the history of water polo GOLD medal matches.

• The US is the only nation to have medaled in each of the last six editions of the women’s tournament at the Olympics (three golds, two silvers and a bronze).
• Margaret Steffens and Melissa Seidemann become the first women to win three Olympic gold medals in water polo.

SILVER placed Spain, meanwhile, is the second nation to lose multiple finals in women’s water polo tournament after the US in 2000 and 2008.

Hungary claimed BRONZE by beating the Russian Olympic Committee 11-9.

 

Disappointment for Daley as Chinese divers win GOLD and SILVER in men’s 10m platform: - From CNN’s Seamus Fagan


Cao Yuan competes in the 10 meter platform final. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
China’s Cao Yuan won GOLD in the men’s 10-meter platform diving, securing victory with a total score of 582.35.

• The Chinese diver is now the first athlete to win Olympic gold medals in three different diving events - he previously won the 10m synchronized in London 2012 and 3-meter springboard in Rio 2016.

Cao narrowly edged fellow Chinese diver Yang Jian, who took SILVER with a score of 580.40. China now holds the most Olympic medals in this event.
Great Britain’s Tom Daley, who took gold in the men’s synchronized 10m platform earlier in these Games, earned BRONZE with a score of 548.25.

• Daley becomes the first British athlete to win at least four Olympic medals in diving and the second British athlete to win multiple medals in diving at a single Olympics.

 

German pentathlon coach punches Horse:



Coach Kim Raisner was heard on German TV urging tearful athlete Annika Schleu to "really hit" the horse while she struggled to control Saint Boy during the showjumping round of Friday's women's event.

Tokyo Olympics: German pentathlon coach thrown out for punching horse - BBC Sport

 

Brazil's Hebert Sousa wins men's middleweight with Knockout GOLD:



Unheralded Brazilian Hebert Sousa won the Olympic middleweight boxing gold on Saturday with a stunning third-round knockout of Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak, turning around a fight he had all but lost to win Brazil's second-ever Games gold in the sport.

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil's Hebert Sousa wins men's middleweight gold by knockout against Oleksandr Khyzhniak - BBC Sport

 

Norwegian GOLD:
Norway's 20-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen won GOLD, as he overhauled world champion Timothy Cheruiyot who picked up SILVER with Great Britain's Josh Kerr claimed BRONZE in the Men's 1500m gold.


Kerr, far left, set a personal best and became the second fastest Briton over 1500m as he claimed his first major medal

Norwegian star Ingebrigtsen is the fastest man in the world this year over 5,000m, but opted to train his sights on 1500m instead.
He had had a grim run of form against Cheruiyot, who had won all 10 of their previous meetings over the distance, but Ingebrigtsen proved far stronger in the closing stages to reverse that trend and win the first major title of an immensely promising career in an Olympic record 3:28.32.

 

GB Faux Pas interview:


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Ethan Hayter (left) swore in his post-race interview after winning silver in the men's Madison event with Matt Walls

Team GB cyclist Ethan Hayter accidentally swore live on the BBC after he and his teammate Matt Walls won silver in the men's Madison in the Izu velodrome.
Hayter was visibly exhausted after finishing the gruelling 50km race, in which they were just pipped to gold
In a live interview with the BBC, Hayter and Walls were discussing their race tactics and just how tiring the 200 lap event was when Hayter made the gaffe.
Hayter said: "I think my legs started to go first, the f******, the flipping first 100 laps were so hard."
Walls was clearly amused by his mate's blunder as he giggled alongside the 22-year-old and was also keen to emphasise just how brutal the event was.

Team GB cyclist's X-rated response live on BBC after winning Tokyo 2020 silver medal (msn.com)

 

Hassan Hat-Trick:



Netherlands' Sifan Hassan won the 10,000m to seal her second GOLD and third medal of the Tokyo Olympics.

The 28-year-old, who had been seeking an unprecedented golden treble, had missed out on that feat when she took BRONZE in the 1500m but still takes home a hat-trick of medals after adding Saturday's gold to her 5,000m title.

Hassan surged past Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey, who then faded further to take BRONZE after Bahrain's Kalkidan Gezahegne passed her to get the SILVER.

 

And it continues...


The 24-year-old Belarusian removed from the Tokyo Olympics and taken to the airport against her wishes expanded on her previous comments.
Tsimanouskaya had been set to run the 200m but after complaining publicly that coaches had entered her in the 4x400m relay, to replace one of two runners deemed ineligible to compete because they had not been subjected to enough doping tests only days before the event, it set into motion the ensuing events.

She added that few athletes who excel at the shorter sprints can add the speed endurance necessary to be competitive over 400m, widely regarded as one of the most demanding of all distances. To do it without any preparation would be extraordinarily tough and it was this that sparked off the controversy

Olympics-Relay controversy key to Belarusian sprinter's defection (msn.com)

 

USA wins GOLD in men's 4x400m relay:



The USA closed out the track athletic events at Tokyo 2020 with a spectacular 18th win in the men's 4x400m relay at an Olympic Games.
The team raced home 100m ahead of nearest rivals the Netherlands, followed by Botswana to record a season's best time of 2:55.70

USA wins gold in men's 4x400m relay for a record 18th time (olympics.com)

 

Lasitskene rises to win women's High Jump GOLD:

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ROC's Mariya Lasitskene has won the women's High Jump GOLD medal after producing a huge jump of 2.04m in the Olympic final.
Lasitskene was the only athlete to clear the mark,
Australia's Nicola McDermott picked up the SILVER and Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh the BRONZE.

ROC's Mariya Lasitskene rises above the competition to win women's high jump gold (olympics.com)

 

Brazilian Football GOLD:



Brazil defended their Olympic men's football title following a dramatic extra-time victory over Spain at the Nissan Stadium.
Substitute Malcom raced in behind and slotted home the winner after 108 minutes to hand Brazil the GOLD medal.

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil defend men's football title with win over Spain - BBC Sport

 

India's First GOLD medal:



India claimed their First ever Olympic GOLD in athletics, as Neeraj Chopra won the men's GOLD in the Men's javelin at Tokyo 2020.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, 23, registered a best throw of 87.58m on Saturday to win a historic medal for India.

• Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch won SILVER with 86.67m, while compatriot Vitezslav Vesely took BRONZE (85.44m).

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra wins India's first athletics gold in men's javelin - BBC Sport