Tokyo (AFP)
They are not all Olympic champions but they are also writing the history of the Tokyo Olympics.
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PERF OF THE DAY
The Canadian Damian Warner did not miss his date with history: he won his first Olympic title in decathlon by becoming the first to exceed with his 9,018 points the symbolic figure of 9,000 points during the Olympic Games. At 31, Warner offered his first major title after collecting the podiums in major events. His achievements include a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics, a silver medal at the 2015 Worlds and two bronze medals at the 2013 and 2019 Worlds. He immediately disgusted his main rival, the French Kevin Mayer , decreased it is true by back pain, with a resounding stopwatch in 100 m. An Olympic title that Warner did not even dare to dream of when he was a child: "I remember a presentation I had to make at theschool and I wrote that I wanted to participate in the Olympics one day. Who could have imagined that I would one day become Olympic champion? ”He explained after his coronation.
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FACE OF THE DAY
She is not by far the most famous sportswoman on the planet, but New Zealander Lisa Carrington splashes with all her class and power the online canoe-kayak events of the 2020 Olympics.
On Thursday, she won her third gold medal since the start of the Tokyo Games, winning in K1 over 500m after her titles over 200m in K2 and 500m in K2.
And it's not over: she can afford a fourth title on Friday in K4 over 500 m.
She is now, with five Olympic titles, including the two conquered in London and Rio, the most successful sportswoman in New Zealand history.
New Zealander Lisa Carrington during her victory in the K1 500m event on August 5, 2021 in Tokyo Philip FONG AFP
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STORY OF THE DAY
Shanne Braspennincx is a miracle: six years after suffering a heart attack, the Dutchwoman became the Olympic champion in track cycling in keirin on Thursday.
"I thought my career was over," said the new Olympic champion, referring to the heart attack that struck her in 2015, during an internship in the United States.
"It took me a long time, six or seven months, to find out if I could resort to the highest level. And even then, it was hard to go back to my old level," she explained.
The Dutch Shanne Braspennincx after her keirin title at the Izu velodrome on August 5, 2021 Greg Baker AFP
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SENTENCE OF THE DAY
After the rout of the American 4x100m relay, the tongues were loosened. "It's unacceptable, it's really frustrating to come from so far away, to fight to be in the team and to end up doing that", admitted Cravon Gillepsie, one of the members of the US relay, pitifully eliminated. as soon as he entered the running. But it was American sprint icon Carl Lewis who best summed up the general sentiment: "The American team missed everything in the men's relay. The stick passes were bad, the runners were out of order and he It is clear that there was no + leadership. It was really embarrassing, "said" King Carl ", double Olympic champion and triple world champion in the 4x100 m relay.
The last meters of the 4x100m relay series with the United States in 6th position on August 5, 2021 in Tokyo Javier SORIANO AFP
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PHOTO OF THE DAY
For its great Olympic debut - and perhaps its only appearance at the Olympics since it will no longer be on the program of the Paris Olympics in 2024 -, karate surprised by offering events without opposition or duel, the kata which are Recited and codified sequences of movements targeting a virtual opponent.
Athletes are graded on their technical performance and on the athletic aspect of their demonstration.
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