USA Overall Champions Clinching Basketball Top Medals, Hosts Japan A Creditable Third With Admiration From All, Kenya Secure Marathon Double Golds


IOC JOC XXX11 Summer Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – 17th Day

Athletics –

Men – Marathon
Gold – Eliud Kipchoge ( Kenya )
Back to back Gold Medals – World Record Holder Both Marathons Golds won by Kenya
Silver – Abdi Nageeye ( Netherlands )Season’s Best
Bronze – Bashir Abdi ( Belgium ) – Season’s Best

Basketball –

Women – Gold Medal Match
USA beat Japan 90 – 75 ( H / T 50 – 39 )

Gold – USA
Silver – Japan
Bronze – France

This was the 07th straight Olympic Gold for USA Sue Bird – the Flag Bearer for Team USA at the Opening Ceremony, retired after USA won their 07th straight Olympic Gold. The veteran of 05 consecutive Olympic Gold Medal winning campaigns with team – mate Diana Taurasi, the 40 year old legend owns 10 Olympic & World Cup medals – more than any other Women’s or men’s player in the sport. She ends an unbeaten 55 match Olympic Games run – an incredible feat for an athlete of any level of competition.

Boxing –

Women –
Lightweight 57 – 60 Kgs
Gold – Kallie Ann Harrington ( Ireland )
Silver – Beatriz Ferreira ( Brazil )
Bronze – Sudaporn Seesondee ( Thailand )
Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen ( Finland )

Middleweight 69 – 75 Kgs
Gold – Lauren Price ( Great Britain )
Silver – Qian Li ( China )
Bronze – Nouchka Fontijn ( Netherlands )
Zenfira Magomedalieva( Russian Olympic Committee )

Men –
Lightweight 57 – 63 Kgs
Gold – Andy Cruz ( Cuba )
Silver – Keyshawn Davis ( USA )
Bronze – Hovhannes Bachkov ( Armenia )
Harry Garside ( Australia )

Super Heavyweight + 91 Kgs
Gold – Bakhodir Jalolov ( Uzbekistan )
Silver – Richard JR Torrez ( USA )
Bronze – Frazer Clarke ( Great Britain )
Kamshybek Kunkabayev ( Kazakhstan )

Cycling – Track –

Women – Sprint
Gold – Jennifer Valente ( Great Britain )
Silver – Yumi Kajihara ( Japan )
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Men – Keirin
Gold – Jason Kenny ( Great Britain )
Silver – Mohamed Azizulhasni Awang( Malaysia )
Bronze – Harry Lavreysen ( Netherlands )

Handball –

Women –
Bronze Medal Match
Norway beat Sweden 36 – 19 ( H / T 19 – 07 )

Gold Medal Match
France beat Russian Olympic Committee 30 – 25 ( H / T 15 – 13 )

Gold – France – First Olympic Gold for France in Handball. This was a rematch of the Final in Rio, 2016. France won both Gold medalsin Men’s & Women’s this time.
Silver – Russian Olympic Committee
Bronze – Norway

Rhythmic Gymnastics – Group – All Round

Gold – Bulgaria
Silver – Russian Olympic Committee
Bronze – Italy

Volleyball –

Women –
Bronze Medal Match
Serbia beat South Korea 3 – 0
Gold Medal Match
USA beat Brazil 3 – 0

Gold – USA The first ever Gold for the Top Ranking Team in Indoor Volleyball
Silver – Brazil
Bronze – Serbia

Water Polo –

Men –
Bronze Medal Match
Hungary beat Spain 09 – 05 ( H / T 05 – 05 )

Gold Medal Match
Serbia beat Greece 13 – 10 ( H / T 08 – 07 )

Gold – Serbia – back to back Olympic Golds
Silver – Greece
Bronze – Hungary

There was fairly heavy rain in around Tokyo but the Olympic Games were not disrupted.

Report by Haritha Perera
Trip to Japan facilitated by National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
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