Tokyo 2021: the feat of the South African Buitendag facing the patron saint of surfing
South African surfer Bianca Buitendag on July 26, 2021 during the Tokyo Games.
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In addition to the bronze medal won by Ivorian Ruth Gbagbi in taekwondo, Tuesday was marked by the performance of Bianca Buitendag, who eliminated the Australian Stephanie Gilmore, seven-time world champion in surfing.
In swimming, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker is aiming for gold.
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SWIMMING
After setting a new Olympic record in the 100m breaststroke series on Sunday (1'04''82), the
South African Tatjana Schoenmaker
set the best time in the semi-finals on Monday (1'05''07), finishing notably ahead American Lilly King, Olympic champion and world record holder.
She will be aiming for the gold medal on Tuesday.
SURF
Exploit achieved by the
South African Bianca Buitendag
.
In the round of 16, at Tsurigasaki Beach and in difficult weather conditions, the surfer eliminated the Australian Stephanie Gilmore, seven-time world champion and world number five (13.93 to 10).
A remarkable performance knowing that Bianca Buitendag was ranked 17th out of the 20 competitors entered at the start.
Tuesday, in the quarter-finals, she will face the Portuguese Yolanda Hopkins, who signed the other big surprise of the third round by eliminating the French Johanne Defay, world number two.
The Moroccan Ramzi Boukhiam, standard bearer of his country with the boxer Oumaïma Bel Ahbib, lost in the round of 16 against the French Michel Bourez (12.43 to 9.40).
TAEKWONDO
The result of the day will remain the bronze medal of the Ivorian
Ruth Gbagbi
who did it again after obtaining the same metal in 2016 at the Rio Games.
His compatriot
Cheick Cissé,
who was defending his Olympic title acquired in 2016, lost to Moroccan
Achraf Mahboub
i in the round of 16.
Egyptian
Seif Eissa
wins bronze.
Nigerian Élizabeth Oluchi Anyanacho lost in the first round while Burkinabè Faysal Sawadogo came out in the draft.
RUGBY A 7
Bronze in Rio, the South
African
men 's
team
got off to a good start in their Olympic tournament at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
In Group C, the Blitzboks first dominated Ireland (33-14).
Also in Group C, the Kenyans were beaten by the United States after a hung match (19-14).
South Africa and Kenya clashed hours later.
And the South Africans won again (14-5).
They occupy first place in Group C before Tuesday's “final” against the Americans.
South African Siviwe Soyizwapi (right) facing Kenyan Nelson Oyoo on July 26, 2021 during the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
AP - Shuji Kajiyama
BOXING
The
Zambian Patrick Chinyemba
has outpointed Australian Alex Winwood at the final 16C as the
Ghanaian Tetteh Sulemanu
who defeated the Dominican Rodrigo de la Rosa Marte.
The
Algerian Younis Nemouchi
also qualified for the knockout final against Ugandan David Kavuma Ssemujju.
David Tshama
got the better of Cameroonian Dieudonne Wilfred Seyi Ntsengue still in the round of 16.
FENCING
In foil, the
Egyptian Alaeeldin Abouelkassem
entered the round of 32 with a victory against the German Benjamin Kleibrink (15-11).
In the next round, he beat the Russian - under neutral banner - Vladislav Mylnikov (15-12).
Alaeeldin Abouelkassem then fell narrowly in the quarterfinals against Japanese Takahiro Shikine (15-13).
His compatriot
Mohamed Hamza
, still in foil, also climbed to the quarter-finals.
He first tamed the Briton Marcus Mepstead (15-13) in the 32nd, then the Italian Andrea Cassara in the round of 16 (15-13).
In the quarter-finals, Mohamed Hamza gave in to Czech Alexander Choupenitch (15-9).
Algerian foil player Salim Heroui did not pass the first round against Vladislav Myklnikov (15-6).
The Egyptian Mohamed Hassan lost for his part in the round of 16 against the reigning Olympic champion, the Italian Daniele Garozzo (15-6).
In saber, the Algerian Kaouther Mohamed Belkebir was sharply eliminated in the first round by the Chinese Hengyu Yang (15-1).
Tunisian Nadia Ben Azizi also lost to Hungarian Renata Katona (15-6).
In the round of 32, Egyptian Nada Hafez was taken out by South Korean Jiyeon Kim (15-4).
TABLE TENNIS
The
Egyptian Omar Assar
will be the third round.
The table tennis player dominated the Ukrainian Lei Kou on Monday (4 sets to 3).
He will face Sweden's Mattias Falck on Tuesday.
Nigerian Offiong Edem stopped in the second round.
She lost to the American Lily Zhang (4 sets to 1).
Egyptian table tennis player Omar Assar, July 26, 2021 during his match against Ukrainian Lei Kou in Tokyo.
REUTERS - LUISA GONZALEZ
JUDO
It was an unconvincing day for African judo.
Only the representative of
Djibouti Aden-Alexandre Houssein
spent the round of 16 on ippon against Sri Lankan Chamara Repiyallage, before falling against the Georgian Lasha Shavdatuashvili, who finished vice-Olympic champion under 73 kilos a few hours later.
For the rest, whether it is the Tunisian KHelifi Ghofran, the Ivorian Dabonne Zouleiha Abzetta, the Angolan Mucungui Diassonema, the Guinean Bah Mamadou Samba, the Burkinabè Lucas Diallo, no one has passed the first round.
For his part, the Algerian Nourine Fethi did not fight against the Sudanese Mohamed Abdalrasool.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
The Kenyan pair of Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi start with a loss.
In Group D, they lost to the Brazilian Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Rebecca Silva (2 sets to 0).
Kenya will play their second game on Thursday against Americans Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil.
BADMINTON
Already defeated on Saturday and Sunday, Egyptian mixed doubles Adham Hatem Elgamal-Doha Hany suffered a third and final defeat on Monday against the Dutch Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek (2 sets to 0).
Last of group A, they will not be in the quarter-finals.
Nigerian men's doubles Godwin Olofua-Anuoluwapo Opeyori was also beaten again, this time by Danish tandem Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (2 sets to 0).
The Nigerians are bottom of Group B and already out of the race for the next round before their final game against Russians Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov on Tuesday.
Egyptian women's double Doha Hany-Hadia Hosny was no more successful with a second fatal defeat in Group B. The Dutch Selena Piek and Cheryl Seinen were uncompromising (2 sets to 0).
Hany and Hosny will play their last game against Canadians Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai on Tuesday.
In singles, Nigerian Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan lost for her first match in Group C against Spain's Clara Azurmendi (2 sets to 0).
She has an appointment Tuesday with the South Korean Seyoung An. It's over for the Mauritian Georges Julien Paul: already beaten on Sunday, he lost again Monday against the Brazilian Ygor Coelho (2 sets to 0).
He finished last in group I.
Mountain biking
South African Alan Haterly placed 8th in the final, 1'20 behind the new Olympic champion, Briton Thomas Pidcock (1 hour 25 minutes and 14 seconds).
Namibian Alex Miller finished in 31st place, 9'12 behind the winner.
Note that the Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, victim of a heavy fall, did not go to the end of this final.
Photo taken during the MTB event at the Tokyo Olympics, July 26, 2021. AP - Christophe Ena
HANDBALL
After beating Portugal on Saturday, Egypt suffered a setback to Denmark, their second opponent in Group B at the Olympic gymnasium in Yoyogi, Tokyo.
The reigning Olympic and world champions won 32-27.
The Pharaohs, however, had a three-goal lead quickly and finished the first act by leading 15-14.
But the Danes reacted after the break.
The Egyptians face Japan on Wednesday.
TRIATHLON
In the final, Moroccan Mehdi Essadiq finished 45th, 8'21 behind Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt, Olympic champion.
South African Henri Schoeman did not finish the race.
VOLLEYBALL
Second match in group B for the Tunisian men's team and second defeat.
After Brazil on Saturday, the French team beat the Tunisians on Monday (3 sets to 0).
The Carthage Eagles will play their third game on Wednesday against the United States.
SHOOT
In women's skeet, Moroccan Ibtissam Marirhi placed 16th (117 points) in the second qualifying phase, after placing 18th on Sunday.
Senegalese Chiara Costa, she finished 28th and last Monday (108 points).
She was 25th Sunday.
They did not advance to the final won by the American Amber English.
On the men's side, the Egyptian Azmy Mehelba ranked 19th (120 points) on Monday.
Sunday, he took 13th place.
His compatriot Mostafa Hamdy, he signed the 29th place (112 points), like Sunday.
Neither of them advanced to the final won by the American Vincent Hancock.
HOCKEY
Second setback for the South African women's team.
Dominated by Ireland on Saturday, it was again beaten on Monday by Great Britain (4-1).
The South Africans are last in Group A before their next game against the Netherlands on Wednesday.
WEIGHTLESS
Tunisian
Nouha Landoulsi
finished penultimate in less than 55 kilos (7th), while Hidilyn Diaz won the first gold medal in Games history for the Philippines.
VEIL
Seychelles representative
Rodney Goviden
completed his second and third race (single-handed dinghy), as did Egyptian
Aly Badawy
.
In windsurfing, the Algerian
Nadjet Bericchi
did not finish race number 5.
SWIMMING
In the women's 200m freestyle, Moroccan
Lina Khiyara
finished fourth in her
heat
.
In the men's 200m butterfly, Seychelles representative
Simon Bachmann
finished last in his heat.
In 200m medley, the South African
Rebecca Meder
is ranked 7th and penultimate in her series.
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