Tokyo 2021: Ivorian Ta Lou hits hard from the start, Ethiopia's first medal
Ethiopian Selemon Barega, Olympic 10,000m champion, July 30, 2021 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Jewel SAMAD AFP
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Track and field events kicked off in Tokyo on Friday July 30, and Ivorian Marie-Josée Ta Lou wasted no time in tying the African 100m record in her first race.
Over 10,000m, Ethiopian Selemon Barega, 21, adorned himself with gold.
On the swimming side, the South African Tatjana Schoenmaker dazzled the Tokyo basin, while the Egyptian handball players definitely fear no one.
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ATHLETICS
Men's 10,000m
First medal for Ethiopia in these Olympics. After two editions where the Briton Mohamed Farah reigned over the discipline (he had failed at the end of June to qualify for Tokyo), the
Ethiopian Selemon Barega,
vice-world champion in the 5,000m
,
cut the line in the lead on this 10,000m (27'43''22), the first athletics final in these Tokyo Games. The 21-year-old founder, the child of a farmer from the Gurage zone in southern Ethiopia, resisted to the end to win the gold medal, like his elders Haile Gebreselassie (1996 and 2000) and Kenenisa Bekele (2004 and 2008).
The world record holder, the
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei
, took the silver medal, ahead of his compatriot
Jacob Kiplimo
, in bronze.
Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi finished 4th, Kenyan Rodgers Kwemoi 7th, Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha 8th, Rhonex Kipruto 9th, Eritrean Aron Kifle 12th and Kenyan Weldon Langat 20th.
Ugandan Stephen Kissa did not finish.
We have our first Olympic champion of # Tokyo2020‼ ️ @ SelemonBarega secures 10,000m gold for 🇪🇹 in 27: 43.22!
🥇 # athletics pic.twitter.com/xy2BKFHiWG
- World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 30, 2021
Women's 100m
Marie-Josée Ta Lou
hit hard Friday from the heats of the queen event. The Ivorian set the best time in the series and equaled the African record of her compatriot Murielle Ahouré (10''78). The 2017 vice-world champion in the distance will be in the semifinals, as will
Murielle Ahouré
(11''76, her best time of the season, 3rd in her series).
Nigerians Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha
(11''00, personal best, 3rd in her series) and
Blessing Okagbare
(11''05) will also be present.
Asimenye Simwaka (Malawi), Margaret Vanessa Barrie (Sierra Leone) and Natacha Ngoye Akamabi (Congo) made it through the preliminary round but not the playoffs.
Hadel Aboud (Libya), Alba Mbo Nchama (Equatorial Guinea), Amed Elna (Comoros), Djenebou Dante (Mali),
Houleye Ba (Mauritania)
and Aïssata Deen Conte (Guinea) did not pass the preliminary round.
Way to lay down a marker!
🇨🇮 @ majo10s70 equals the African record in 10.78 and leads qualifiers in the fastest #Olympics 100m heats in history!
pic.twitter.com/gteOnKOKj3
- World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 30, 2021
SWIMMING
Women's 200m breaststroke
Huge performance by
Tatjana Schoenmaker
.
Already in silver in the 100m breaststroke, the South African crushed the final of the 200m breaststroke to
win
the
gold medal with the world record
(2'18''95).
The swimmer did very well, beating by 14 hundredths the previous record which dated from 2013. Her compatriot Kaylene Corbett, she placed 5th.
South African Tatjana Schoenmaker just after winning the gold medal and breaking the world record in the 200m breaststroke in Tokyo on July 30, 2021. REUTERS - CARL RECINE
HANDBALL
For the first time since 2000 and the edition in Sydney, Egypt has qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games.
The Pharaohs, already victorious over Portugal and Japan (and beaten with difficulty by Denmark), dominated Sweden.
The vice-world champions lost 27-22 to the Egyptians, second in Group B and already guaranteed to be in the next round before their next match against Bahrain on Sunday.
Egypt's national team players celebrate their victory over Sweden on July 30, 2021. REUTERS - SUSANA VERA
BOXING
In the lightweight category (less than 60 kilos),
Algerian Imane Khelif
dominated Tunisian Mariem Homrani Ep Zayani on points (5-0).
She will challenge Ireland's Kellie Anne Harrington in the quarter-finals on August 3.
The Congolese Naomi Yumba, she will not be present at this level.
She lost to Uzbek Raykhona Kodirova on points (5-0).
The course of Mauritian Merven Clair ended in the quarter-finals.
The welterweight (less than 69 kilos) was dominated by Irishman Aidan Walsh on points (4-1).
Finally, the Mozambican Alcinda Helena Panguana (less than 69 kilos) lost in the quarterfinals against the Chinese Hong Gu on points (5-0).
CANOE KAYAK
No final for the Moroccan Mathis Soudi.
With six second penalties, the kayaker placed 18th in the semi-final out of 20 competitors, with a total time of 103.58, almost 5 seconds more than the 8th and last qualified.
JUDO
In the more than 100 kilos, the Senegalese Mbagnick Ndiaye, standard bearer of his country and titled at the 2019 African Games, was beaten as soon as he entered the round of 16 by the Russian Tamerlan Bashaev, future shooter of Teddy Riner.
In the same category, the Libyan Ali Omar held less than a minute against the Romanian Vladut Simionescu.
In the over 78 kilograms, the
Tunisian Nihel Cheick Rouhou
won her first fight against the Briton Sarah Adlington before losing in the round of 16 against the Chinese Shiyan Xu.
The Algerian Sonia Asselah and the Cameroonian Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana, also over 78 kilos, fell in the first round respectively against the Ukrainian Yelyzaveta Kalanina and against the Turkish Kayra Sayit.
BASKETBALL
Second setback for Nigerians.
Already beaten by the Americans on July 27 (81-72), the D'Tigeress also lost to the French on Friday, with an even clearer score (87-62).
They are last in Group B and will play their game in their last game against Japan on Monday.
What improvements would you like to see in our next game?
pic.twitter.com/WIodK7FDeV
- #DTigress (@DtigressNG) July 30, 2021
HOCKEY
Fourth game and fourth defeat for South Africa in the women's draw.
The South Africans lost to Germany (4-1).
They still have one game to play against India on Saturday, with almost no hope of securing a qualification for the quarter-finals.
They are last of group A.
On the men's side, South Africa played their fifth and last game against Canada and got a draw (4-4).
In the group B standings, the South Africans finished in 5th place out of six with four points;
they will not play in the quarter-finals.
RUGBY SEVEN
Third setback in three games for the Kenyans.
After New Zealand and Russia (under neutral banner) on Thursday, Great Britain dominated the only African nation represented in the women's table.
Kenya lost heavily (31-0).
He finished last in Pool A. In their classification match against the Japanese, the Kenyans ended the day on a high note with a 21-17 victory.
Kenyan rugbywoman Camilla Atieno (in red) precedes Japanese Miyu Shirako (in blue), on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo.
REUTERS - EDGARD GARRIDO
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Olympic tournament ended for the Moroccan pair Mohamed Abicha-Zouheir El Graoui with a third and final defeat in Pool E. The two men lost to the Chileans Marco and Esteban Grimalt (2 sets 0).
VOLLEYBALL
Tunisia were beaten by Argentina in straight sets for two on Matchday 4 of the first round.
The Tunisians are mathematically eliminated before the last match against the Russians.
WATER-POLO
The South Africans suffered a third loss in three matches.
Friday, the Netherlands were ruthless against them (33-1).
South Africa, last in Group A, is already eliminated with one game left to play against the Australians on Sunday.
GOLF
The second series could not be completed due to the rain.
It will resume on Saturday morning.
South Africans Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Garrick Higgo and Zimbabwean Scott Vincent are in the running.
DIVING
South Africans Julian Vincent and Micaela Bouter will not be in the semi-finals.
They took respectively 25th and 26th places (out of 27) in the qualifiers, with scores of 228.90 and 216.15.
The last direct qualifier (the Australian Anabelle Smith, 18th) signed a score of 272.05, while the leader, the Chinese Tingmao Shi, obtained 350.45 points.
ATHLETICS (CONTINUED)
Male high jump
After a jump validated at 2.17m, the Kenyan Mathew Sawe did not cross 2.21m and did not qualify for the final.
3,000m steeplechase for men
Silver medalist at the Doha Worlds, the
Ethiopian Lamecha Girma
qualified for the final by finishing first in his series and setting the best time in the series (8'09''83). The
Kenyan Benjamin Kigen
, 3rd of the same series (8'10''80) also rose. The
Kenyan Abraham Kibiwot
won his series (8'12''25) and will also be in the final, like the
Ethiopian Getnet Wale
(8'12''55, 2nd in the series behind Kibiwot). The
Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali
won the third and final series (8'19''00) and also validated his ticket.
Mohamed Lindouft (Morocco), Albert Chemutai (Uganda), Abdelkarim Ben Zahra (Morocco), Hichem Bouchicha (Algeria), Yemane Halieselassie (Erythée), Bikila Tadese Takele (Ethiopia), Leonard Kipkemoi Bett (Kenya) have not passed.
800m women
Ugandan
Winnie Nanyondo
finished 2nd in the first heat (2'02''02).
Beninese
Noelie Yarigo
finished 2nd in the second series, beating her personal best (2'00''11).
The
Ethiopian Habitam Alemu
took 2nd place in the third series (2'01''20).
The
Kenyan Mary Moraa
ranked 3rd in the fourth round (2'01''66).
And finally, the
Moroccan Rababe Arafi
finished 3rd in the fifth heat (2'00''96).
These five athletes will compete in the semi-finals.
Workua Getachem (Ethiopia) did not show up on the track, while Halimah Nakaayi (Uganda), Eunice Jepkoech Sum (Kenya), Netsanet Desta (Ethiopia), D'Jamila Tavares (Sao Tome and Principe), Emily Cherotich Tuei (Kenya) and Lokonyen Rose Nathike (South Sudan, Olympic Refugee Team) did not qualify.
Men's 400m hurdles
Direction the semi-finals for the
Algerian Abdelmalik Lahoulou
, 3rd in the first series (48''83) and for the
South African Sokwakhana Zazini
, 3rd in the fifth series (49''51).
Mohamed Touati (Tunisia), Ned Azemia (Seychelles), Creve Armando Machava (Mozambique) and Jordin Andrade (Cape Verde) remain at the berth.
5,000m women
Three Kenyans and three Ethiopians will be in the final on Monday August 2.
The
Kenyan Agnes Jebet Tirop
signed the second fastest time of the first round (14'48''01).
Her compatriot
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk
has passed, as has world champion
Hellen Obiri
.
Representing Ethiopia,
Ejgayehu Taye
,
Senbere Teferi
and
Gudaf Tsegay
also qualified.
The Ugandans Prisca Chesang, Sarah Chelangat (Uganda) and Esther Chebet (Uganda), the South African Dominique Scott, the Eritrean Rahel Daniel, the Rwandan Marthe Yankurije and the Burundian France Niyonsaba did not succeed.
Women's triple jump
Ghanaian Nadia Eke did not compose her ticket for the final.
She did not even manage to register a valid mark.
Ghanaian athlete Nadia Eke, triple jump specialist, on July 30, 2021 during the Tokyo Games.
REUTERS - DYLAN MARTINEZ
Mixed 4x400m relay
With a time of 3'13''60, the Nigerians broke the African record for the discipline.
That was not enough, however, to make it to the final, despite disqualifications from the United States and the Dominican Republic.
SWIMMING (continued)
100m male butterfly
No miracle for the Egyptian Youssef Ramadan, 8th and last in his semi-final with the worst time.
He will logically not be in the final on Saturday.
Men's 50m
They were 21 African swimmers to start the series, but none managed to slip among the 16 best qualifying times for the semi-finals.
Diosdado Miko Eyanga (Equatorial Guinea), Adam Girard de Langlade Mpali (Gabon), Charly Ndjoume (Cameroon), Ebrima Sorry Buaro (Gambia), Houssein Gaber Ibrahim (Djibouti), Joshua Wyse (Sierra Leone), Mamadou Bah (Guinea), Troy Pina (Cape Verde), Mawupemon Otogbe (Togo), Simanga Dlamini (Eswatini), Abdelmalik Muktar (Ethiopia), Eloi Maniraguha (Rwanda), Shaquille Moosa (Zambia), Alassane Seydou Lancina (Niger), Marc Pascal Pierre Dansou ( Benin), Adama Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Ghirmai Efrem (Erythea), Filipe Gomes (Malawi), Oussama Sahnoune (Algeria), Ali Khalafalla (Egypt) and Bradel Tandy (South Africa) therefore stop in the series.
50m women
Slightly more positive result among African swimmers: only one of them managed to qualify for the semi-finals.
This is the
South African Emma Chelius
(24''65, 3rd in the 10th series).
Odrina Kaze (Burundi), Haneen Ibrahim (Sudan), Alphonsine Agahozo (Rwanda), Roukaya Moussa Mahamane (Niger), Tity Dumbuya (Seychelles), Chloé Sauvourel (Central Africa), Aya Girard de Langlade Mpali (Gabon), Stefan Sangala (Congo ), Robyn Young (Eswatini), Nafissath Radji (Benin), Angelika Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Alicia Mateus (Mozambique), Jessica Makwenda (Malawi), Unilez Takyi (Ghana), Norah Elisabeth Milanesi (Cameroon), Tilka Paljk (Zambia ), Emily Muteti (Kenya), Kirabo Namutebi (Uganda), Amel Melih (Algeria) and Farida Osman (Egypt) did not make the playoffs.
Men's 1,500m
Egyptian Marwan Aly Elkamash did not take part in the 1,500 freestyle heats.
4x100m Women's Medley Relay
South Africans Mariella Venter, Tatjana Schoenmaker, Erin Gallagher and Aimee Canny took 7th and penultimate place in their series in the 4x100m medley relay.
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
South African Victoria Scott-Legendre, with her horse Valtho des Peupliers, finished 37th at the end of the first and second sessions of the first day of team and individual dressage.
VEIL
In a single-handed Laser radial dinghy (female), the Egyptian Khouloud Mansy placed 36th in the 9th race and 32nd in the 10th race, while the Mozambican Deizy Nhaquile placed 29th in the 9th race and 37th in the 10th race. race.
Mansy has 392 points and Nhaquile has 384 points before the final race on Sunday (the goal is to have the fewest points).
In the 49er single scull (men's), the South Africans Benjamin Daniel and Alex Burger finished 12th in their 7th race, 13th in their 8th race and 17th in their 9th race.
In the 49er FX single scull (female), Tunisians Eya and Sarra Guezguez were disqualified from their 7th race, then finished 21st in their 8th race and 21st again in their 9th race.
For South Africans and Tunisians, the 10th, 11th and 12th races are scheduled for Saturday.
In a 470 double dinghy (male), Angolans Mathis Montinho and Paixao Afonso finished 19th in their 5th race and 18th in their 6th race.
In the 470 double dinghy (women), Mozambicans Denise Parruque and Maria Machava finished 21st in their 5th race and again 21st in their 6th race.
For both men and women, the 7th and 8th races are scheduled for Sunday.
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