Tokyo 2021: Ghana returns to the light, Simbine misses the 100m podium
South African sprinter Akani Simbine and Ghanaian boxer Samuel Takyi on August 1, 2021 in Tokyo.
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Qualified for the semi-finals, Ghanaian boxer Samuel Takyi is sure to bring home his first Olympic medal since the Barcelona Games in 1992. South African Akani Simbine narrowly missed out on the 100m podium. while the Kenyans impressed over 800m.
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BOXING
The
Ghana
is guaranteed to hold its first medal in 29 years thanks to the young
Samuel Takyi
.
The featherweight (less than 57 kilos) won his quarterfinal against Colombian Ceiber David Avila Segura, on points (3-2).
Samuel Takyi is now certain to be
at least a bronze medalist
because there is no “small final” in boxing.
After this very close fight, the 20-year-old boxer will face American Duke Ragan on Tuesday for a place in the final.
Ghanaian boxer Samuel Takyi faces Colombian Ceiber David Avila Segura at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1.
REUTERS - YARA NARDI
Note that Haitian middleweight Darrelle Valsaint Jr will not be his country's first Olympic medalist since 1928. He lost his quarter-final against Russian Gleb Bakshi.
ATHLETICS
Men's 100m
Disappointment in the 100m final.
In the absence of the suspended American Christian Coleman and after the elimination of the American Trayvon Bromell in the semi-finals, there was hope to see an African sprinter on the podium, which has not happened again. since the Namibian Frankie Fredericks in 1996. It will not be this time.
In the final,
Nigerian Enoch Adegoke
was injured and could not finish the race.
The South African Akani Simbine
, he finished at the foot of the podium in 9''93.
He may harbor regrets, knowing that he had run in 9''90 in his semi-final and that he had set a new African record in 9''84 on July 6.
The Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs succeeds Usain Bolt (9''80, new European record), the American Fred Kerley is in silver (9''84, personal best), the Canadian Andre De Grasse takes bronze ( 9''89, personal best).
South African Akani Simbine (right) finished 4th in the Tokyo Games final, won by Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs (left).
AP - Alfredo Falcone
Usheoritse Itsekiri (Nigeria), Gift Leotlela (South Africa), Ferdinand Omurwa (Kenya), Shaun Maswanganyi (South Africa) and Arthur Cissé (Ivory Coast) all stopped in the semi-finals.
Men's 800m
The successor to David Rudisha, Olympic champion in 2012 and 2016, may still come from
Kenya
.
His compatriots
Ferguson Cheruyiot Rotich
and
Emmanuel Korir
have composted their ticket for the final.
The first set the best time in the half (1'44''04), the second took 2nd place in his half (1'44''74).
Frustration for Nijel Amos: the American Isaiah Jewett dragged him down on the track.
The Botswanan, silver medalist in 2012 and in poor shape in 2016, will not have the opportunity to bring his country a second Olympic medal.
Abdessalem Ayouni (Tunisia), Abdelati El Guesse (Morocco), Michael Saruni (Kenya) and Oussama Nabil (Morocco) failed to qualify.
Kenyan Ferguson Cheruyiot Rotich is celebrating his qualification for the 800m final at the Tokyo Games in his own way on August 1, 2021. REUTERS - ANDREW BOYERS
Women's long jump
The only African representative of the qualifications,
the Nigerian Ese Brume
validated her ticket for the final with a jump to 6.76m.
The bronze medalist of the last World Championships is the qualifier who jumped the shortest of the series.
Men's 400 meters
South African Wayde van Niekerk
, world record holder and reigning Olympic champion, did not force himself to advance to the semi-finals.
He placed third in his series (45''25).
The Botswanans Isaac Makwala
(44''86) and
Leungo Scotch
(45''32) will also take part in the halfs, unlike Gilles Anthony Afoumba (Congo), Bachir Mahamat (Chad), Todisoa Franck Rabearison (Madagascar), Sadam Suliman Koumi El Nour (Sudan), Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (Kenya), Zakithi Nene and Thapelo Phora (South Africa).
Women's 100m hurdles
With a time of 12''62,
Nigerian Tobi Amusan
finished first in her semi-final.
She will play in the final on Monday, but she will have a hard time getting on the podium.
The competition showed its fangs in the half: Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn clocked a whopping 12''26 (Olympic record, fourth best performance ever), Jamaican Britany Anderson ran in 12''40 (personal best) ) and the American Kendra Harrison, world record holder (12''20), did 12''51.
Hurdler Tobi Amusan on August 1, 2021 in Tokyo.
AP - Petr David Josek
3,000 meters women's steeplechase
The young Ugandan Peruth Chemutai
achieved the second best time of the series (9'12''72) and will be one of the contenders for the medal with in particular the
Kenyan Beatrice Chepkoech
(9'19''82), world champion and world record holder.
Another Kenyan,
Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi
(9'23''17), and
two Ethiopians
,
Zerfe Wondemagegn
(9'20''01) and
Mekides Abebe
(9'23''95), will also take part in the final on Wednesday.
However, this does not work for Marwa Bouzayani (Tunisia), Purity Kirui (Kenya) and Lomi Muleta (Ethiopia).
FENCING
The Egyptians took 8th and last place in team foil after defeats against the French (45-34), future gold medalists in the quarter-finals, Italy (45-30) and Hong Kong (45-21 ) in ranking matches.
They finished 8th and second to last, ahead of Canada and behind Hong Kong.
HANDBALL
With a fourth victory in five matches against Bahrain (30-20), Egypt ranks second in Group B behind Denmark and ahead of Sweden.
The Pharaohs meet in the quarterfinals with Germany, who finished third in Group B. Their meeting is scheduled for Tuesday.
Egyptian handball players after their victory against Bahrain on August 1 at the Tokyo Olympics.
REUTERS - SUSANA VERA
STRUGGLE
Difficult first day for African wrestlers.
None managed to pass the first round: the Algerian Abdelkarim Fergat and the Egyptian Haytem Mahmoud in the under 60 kilos in Greco-Roman wrestling;
the Tunisian Amine Guennichi and the Egyptian Abdellatif Mohamed in the category of less than 130 kilos of the discipline;
the Tunisian Zaineb Sghaier and the Egyptian Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza in freestyle wrestling under 76 kilos.
WEIGHTLESS
Cameroonian Jeanne Gaelle Eyenga Mboosi finished 5th and last in the B final in the under 76 kg category.
No African took part in the A final to win a medal.
The Olympic title went to Ecuadorian Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera.
WATER-POLO
Like their male counterparts
, the South Africans lost their five group matches and left the competition on a new slap received against Australia (14-1).
In five games, they conceded 97 goals (7 scored).
It's worse than the men's team.
VOLLEYBALL
The Tunisian men's team did not succeed in its bet: to win the second match in its history at the Games, 37 years after the first at the 1984 Olympics. The Tunisians in fact lost their four group matches in Tokyo, including the last this Sunday against the Olympic team of Russia (3 sets 0).
The African champions still returned with a point thanks to the tie-break played against Argentina.
It's better than during their previous participation, in 2012.
The Tunisian volleyball players suffered against the Russians in their last match at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1.
REUTERS - CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
South African Victoria Scott-Legendre, with her horse Valtho des Peupliers, placed 34th out of 63 in the cross country eventing event.
There is still show jumping on Monday.
She is out of the race for the podium.
TABLE TENNIS
No round passed for the Egyptian pairs.
The men's double Saleh-Assar lost against China (3 sets 0) and the women's duo Helmy-Abdelaziz against Romania (3 sets 0).
VEIL
Male Laser Solitary Dinghy: Seychellois Rodney Govinden and Egyptian Aly Badawy did not take part in the medal race on Sunday.
They finished 33rd (278 points) and 34th places (283 points) in the final standings, out of 35 competitors.
Australian Matt Wearn is Olympic champion (53 points).
Women's Laser Radial single-handed dinghy: no race for medals either for the Mozambican Deizy Nhaquile and for the Egyptian Khouloud Mansy.
The first finished in 40th place (340 points), the second in 41st place (343 points), out of 44 skippers.
The Danish Anne-Marie Rindom is in gold (78 points).
Men's heavy single-handed dinghy: South African Leo Davis placed 18th in the 9th race and 19th and last in the 10th race.
Mixed multihull - Nacra 17 with foils: Tunisians Mehdi Gharbi and Rania Rahali did not finish the 10th race, before finishing 20th and last of the 11th and 12th races.
They are dead last in the standings (219 points) and will not participate in the medal race on August 3.
Women's 470 double dinghy: the tandem composed by the Mozambicans Denise Parruque and Maria Machava finished 21st and last in the 7th race, and 20th in the 8th race (knowing that the Malaysian tandem did not finish).
The 9th and 10th races will take place on Monday.
Men's double dinghy 470: Angolan coxswain Matias Montinho and his teammate Paixao Afonso took 18th place in 7th race and 19th and last place in 8th race.
They have an appointment for the 9th and 10th races on Monday.
Angolans Paixao Afonso and Matias Montinho (center), August 1, 2021 during the Tokyo Olympic Games in a 470 double dinghy. AP - Gregorio Borgia
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