Hosts Japan Clinch 03 Gold Medals, USA Bag Both 400 M Relays & Confirm Basketball Supremacy, India Register Best Olympic Medal Haul

IOC JOC XXX11 Summer Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Hosts Japan Clinch 03 Gold Medals, USA Bag Both 400 M Relays & Confirm Basketball Supremacy, India Register Best Olympic Medal Haul, Pentathlon Champs From Great Britain, Dutch Glory In Women’s Middle Distance Running – All Despite Sometimes Heavy Rain All Day

IOC JOC XXX11 Summer Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – 16th Day

Artistic Swimming –

Team – Free Routine
Gold – Russian Olympic Committee
Silver – China
Bronze – Ukraine

Athletics –

Women – Marathon
Gold – Peres Jepchirchir ( Kenya ) Season’s Best
Silver – Brigid Kosgei – ( Kenya ) Season’s Best World Record Holder
Bronze – Molly Seidel ( USA ) Season’s Best

10,000 M
Gold – Sifan Hassan ( Netherlands ) Double Gold & Bronze Medalist in Women’s Long Distance Running
Silver – Kalkidan Gezahegne ( Bahrain )
Bronze – Letesenbet Gidey ( Etiopia ) World Record Holder

High Jump
Gold – Mariya Lasitskene ( Russian Olympic Committee )Season’s Best
Silver – Nicola McDermot ( Australia )Area Record
Bronze – Yaroslava Mahuchikh ( Ukraine )

4 X 400 M Relay
Gold – USA – 07th straight Olympic Gold Allyson Felix – Record 11th Olympic Medal 05th Olympic Games – the most decorated Team USA Track & Field Star in Olympics
Silver – Poland – National Record
Bronze – Jamaica – Season’s Best

Men – Javelin Throw
Gold – Neeraj Chopra ( India )
First Olympic Gold Medalist in Track & Field since Independence
Silver – Jakub Vadlejch ( Czech Republic ) Season’s Best
Bronze – Vitezslav Vesely ( Czech Republic ) Season’s Best

1500 M
Gold – Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( Norway )
Silver – Thimothy Cheruiyot ( Kenya )
Bronze – Josh Kerr ( Great Britain ) Personal Best

4 X 400 M Relay
Gold – USA – Record 18th Olympic Gold World & Olympic Record Holders
Silver – Netherlands – National Record
Bronze – Botswana – Area Record

Baseball –

Men –
Bronze Medal Match
Dominican Republic beat South Korea 10 – 06
Gold Medal Match
Japan beat USA 2 – 0

Gold – Japan Historic first Olympic Gold Medal for the hosts
Silver – USA
Bronze – Dominican Republic

Basketball –

Women –
Bronze Medal Match
France beat Serbia 91 – 76 ( H / T 43 – 40 )

Men –
Bronze Medal Match
Australia beat Slovenia 107 – 93 ( H / T 53 – 45 )
Gold Medal Match
USA beat France 87 – 82 ( H / T 44 – 39 )

Gold – USA – 04th straight Olympic Gold
Silver – France
Bronze – Australia

Beach Volleyball –

Men –
Bronze Medal Match
Qatar beat Latvia 2 – 0
Gold Medal Match
Norway beat Russian Olympic Committee 2 – 0

Gold – Norway
Silver – Russian Olympic Committee
Bronze – Qatar

Boxing –

Women – Flyweight 48 – 51 Kgs
Gold – Stoyka Zhelyazkova ( Bulgaria )
Silver – Buse Naz Cakiroglu ( Turkey )
Bronze – Tsukimi Namiki ( Japan )
Hsio – Wen Huang ( Chinese Taipei )

Welterweight 64 – 69 Kgs
Gold – Busenaz Surmeneli ( Turkey )
Silver – Hong Gu ( China )
Bronze – Lovlina Borgohain ( India )
Oshae Jones ( USA )

Middleweight 69 – 75 Kgs
Gold – Hebert Sousa ( Brazil )
Silver – Oleksandr Khyzhniak ( Ukraine )
Bronze – Lauren Price ( Great Britain )
Qian Li ( China )

Men – Flyweight 48 – 52 Kgs
Gold – Galal Yafai ( Great Britain )
Silver – Carlo Paalam ( Philippines )
Bronze – Ryomei Tanaka ( Japan )
Saken Bibossinov ( Kazakhstan )

Cycling –

Men – Madison
Gold – Denmark
Silver – Great Britain
Bronze – France

Equestrian –

Jumping – Team
Gold – Sweden
Silver – USA
Bronze – Belgium

Football –

Men –
Gold Medal Match
Brazil beat Spain 2 – 1 after extra time ( H / T 1 – 0, F / T 1 – 1 )
Gold – Brazil
Silver – Spain Bronze – Mexico
Back to back Gold Medals for the South Americans

Golf –

Women – Individual Stroke Play
Gold – Nelly Korda ( USA ) – 17 under par 267
Silver – Mone Inami ( Japan ) – 16 under par 268 play off 4 & 5 on 18th hole
Bronze – Lydia Ko ( New Zealand ) – 16 under par 268 play off 4 & 5 on 18th hole

Handball –

Men – Bronze Medal Match
Spain beat Egypt 33 – 31 ( H / T 19 – 16 )Gold Medal Match
France beat Denmark 25 – 23 ( H / T 14 – 10 )

Modern Pentathlon –

Men – Individual
Gold – Joseph Choong ( Great Britain )
Silver – Ahmed Elgendy ( Egypt )
Bronze – Woongtae Jun ( South Korea )

Rhythmic Gymnastics –

Individual – All Round
Gold – Linoy Ashram ( Israel )
Silver – Dina Averina ( Russian Olympic Committee )
Bronze – Alina Harnasko ( Belarus )

Volleyball –

Men – Bronze Medal Match
Argentina beat Brazil 3 – 2 Gold Medal Match
France beat Russian Olympic Committee 3 – 2

Waterpolo –

Women – Bronze Medal Match
Hungary beat Russian Olympic Committee 11 – 09 ( H / T 07 – 05 )
Gold Medal Match
USA beat Spain 14 – 05 ( H / T 07 – 04 )

Wrestling –

Women – Freestyle 50 Kgs
Gold – Yui Susaki ( Japan )
Silver – Yanan Sun ( China )
Bronze – Sarah Ann Hildebrandt ( USA )
Mariya Stadnik ( Azerbaijan )

Men – Freestyle 65 Kgs
Gold – Takuto Otoguro ( Japan )
Silver – Haji Aliyev ( Azerbaijan )
Bronze – Bajrang Punia ( India )
Gadzhimurad Rashidov ( Russian Olympic Committee )

Freestyle 97 Kgs

Gold – Abdulrashid Sadulaev ( Russian Olympic Committee )
Silver – Kyle Frederick Snyder ( USA )
Bronze – Reineris Salas Perez ( Cuba )
Abraham de Jesus Conyedo Ruano ( Italy )

The Men’s Basketball Finals were held between defending champions USA & France, the next hosts. Saitama Super Arena, situated 46 Kms from the Main Press Centre is a sprawling state of the art ultra modern indoor facility. After losing to France in the preliminary stage, the Team USA were aiming for sweet revenge apart from their fourth bid for the top medal.

France began with a bang, running up a 10 – 04 lead before the Technical Time Out called by USA. The hot favourites before the Games started to get a feel of the court as they got level on 15 – 15 with 02 minutes remaining. At the end of the 01stQuarter USA led 22 – 18 against France. The leaders missed four 3 pointers whilst getting one in. 02 Slam Dunks in & three 03 pointers missed by France indicated a case of fluctuating fortunes for them. In the 02nd Quarter both teams seemed intent on applying pressure on their opponents. At one stage late in the 02nd period of play, the North American team enjoyed a 38 – 26 advantage over their European rivals, who pulled it back to go in for the halftime break at 44 – 39. The leaders were very erratic in their shooting. The lay ups were not done with conviction & USA were feeling the pressure going into the breather. France had 01 Slam Dunk & one 03 pointer during the time on court.

USA came out with their powerplay to commence the 03rd Quarter. France were equal to the task. At 56 – 45 in favour of USA, France took a Technical Time Out. The French mistakes were beginning to take place more frequently. They had four 03 pointers missed but an equal number in too. USA had four 03 pointers in against 02 missed. Both teams accounted for 01 Slam Dunk each. USA led 71 – 63 when the 03rd Quarter ended.

During the decisive last Quarter both teams executed a Slam Dunk each. France recorded two 03 pointers in but USA managed only one. The substitutions were by now playing a major role for both teams. As USA with their vast experience were managing the on court proceedings more confidently as France experienced unforced errors, such as missing penalty baskets. The game ended at 87 – 82 in favour of the USA stars. France were dejected to lose but earned the respect of all present for their relentless ability to be offensive. They had two 03 pointers as against one by USA. 01 Slam Dunk for each team. Other than Kevin Durant, none of the others were consistent with their allround play. The all time highest scorer for Team USA displayed the full variety of his special shooting ability to power his team to victory, contributing 29 points. He rarely missed & was generous & intelligent in passing the ball for others to net. Often it was not to be. The shooting of Team USA seemed very ordinary, at times presenting possession to their opponents.

The Men’s Football final at the empty International Stadium in Yokohama was a sorry sight, really. 42 Kms from the Main Press Centre, it would have been a real treat if it was full. Brazil as defending champions had to pull off a stunner, as the soccer pundits believed. The opponents from either side of the Pacific Ocean had different styles & cultures as far as the game is concerned. Brazil soccer fans amongst a small crowd of volunteers, athletes & officials witnessed Brazil kick off. The initial time of play was somewhat incident free. After a few missed kicks at Goal & also a few good saves by the Spanish Goal Keeper – Simon, the Video Assisted Referee system for a possible penalty was effected. As the Australian Referee ruled for the penalty, spanish eyes were wet. As Forward Cunha lined up in the 38th minute of play, it seemed a normal situation. He kicked over the net, to the utter disbelief of even the most fanatic spanish football fan. Spain forced a corner after a free kick but as a save off a Brazil kick at Goal was also witnessed, the short whistle was sounded, the South Americans led 1 – 0 against the Euro outfit.

Spain attacked looking for the equaliser as the 02nd half got underway. The Spanishmanaged to keep possession for most part of the early action after resumption of play. Brazil still managed a powerful kick at Goal that was parried away by the Spanish custodian, Simon. As the Forwards & Mid Fielders combined effectively, there were a lot more opportunities created by the Spanish footballers. They equalised through a collective effort with OyarZabal netting the ball to level the score. The Forward saw the ball & was at the right position & well poised to beat the Brazilian Santos. Spain were unlucky as 02 long range kicks hit the crossbar that signalled a response by Brazil to break the deadlock. They almost succeeded but at full time, it was 1 – 1.

Both sides made player substitutions to start playing during extra time. With aggressive running & meaningful ball control both teams took turns in running the ball long & wide. With a flurry of activity & near misses the first half of extra time ended without any addition. Malcom brought in as an extreme for Brazil seemed exciting, the moment he stepped onto the field. Receiving the ball from inside his half, with fresh legs, he produced a solo run that was too much to match. As the ball sank into the back of the Spanish net, in the 03rd minute of the 02nd session of extra time, the fate of the match was sealed. Despite some late desperate moves Spain simply could not breach the solid defence put up by Brazil. So when play was over, with the sound of the long whistle by the referee, it was yet another samba celebration before the medal ceremony. Yes, Spain were very unlucky. But Brazil were destined & deserved to win.

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