Successes were initially rare for the German team on the tenth day of the Olympic Games.

Although shooter Christian Reitz reached the final with the rapid fire pistol, there were also a number of disappointments.

The hockey women experienced the greatest when they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Shooting:

Rio Olympic champion Christian Reitz reached the Olympic final with the rapid fire pistol.

The 34-year-old police superintendent from Regensburg, who competes for SV Kriftel, finished the second part of the two-day qualification on Monday in first place with 291 rings.

With 587 total rings in the qualification, he slipped from third to first place.

Hockey:

Germany's hockey women are returning from the Olympic Games without a medal, as they did nine years ago.

The team of national coach Xavier Reckinger lost on Monday in Tokyo in the quarter-finals against Argentina with 0: 3 and was eliminated.

Agustina Albertarrio in the 27th minute, Maria Jose Granatto (29th) and Valentina Raposo (52nd) scored the deserved victory for the South Americans.

Canoeing:

Canoeing ace Sebastian Brendel and Olympic debutant Tim Hecker underscored their ambitions for the title at the start of the Canadian two-man competition.

Thanks to a strong final sprint on Monday, the German duo won their preheat over 1000 meters and qualified directly for the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Wrestling:

Wrestler Anna Schell failed in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics.

The athlete from SC Isaria Unterföhring suffered a shoulder defeat against former world champion Alla Cherkassova from Ukraine in the weight class up to 68 kilograms on Monday.

Schell now has to hope that her opponent will reach the final.

Only then should the 2019 World Cup third place in the hope round.

Athletics I:

Lisa Marie Kwayie from Berlin sprinted over the 200 meters at the Olympic Games in Tokyo into the semifinals. The 24-year-old finished fourth in 23.14 seconds. She was one of the three fastest on Monday. The Mannheim girl Jessica-Bianca Wessolly (23.41) did not get any further.

Athletics II:

Fabian Heinle, second in the European Championship, was handicapped by a muscle injury in the Olympic long jump finals in Tokyo, finishing in twelfth and last place. The 27-year-old from Stuttgart did not go beyond the distance of 7.62 meters on Monday and did not reach the final battle of the best eight. "I fought more against my body than against the opponents," said Heinle. Olympic gold went to European champion Miltiadis Tentoglou from Greece with 8.41 meters.

Beach volleyball:

Olympic champions Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch face Alix Klineman / April Ross from the USA in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. The duo defeated Lidianny Echevarria Benitez / Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega from Cuba on Monday morning (local time) in Tokyo 2-0 (21:17, 21:15). The game against the US team is on Tuesday morning.

Tennis:

Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is considering taking a short tournament break after his gold coup in Tokyo. “I usually have to fly to Canada. I don't know if I'll do that, ”said the best German tennis player after his final success at the summer games. “I might take a week or two and maybe skip a couple of tournaments. It's a special moment for me. But I'll be back at the US Open. "

Corona:

There were 17 new corona cases in the vicinity of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The organizers announced on Monday. Athletes were not affected this time. The maximum value was reached last Friday with 27 new infections. The number of positive tests relating to the competitions in Japan rose to 276. In total, 24 athletes have been infected with the corona virus so far.

Protest:

The American shot putter Raven Saunders could face the first penalty for a “political” protest at an award ceremony in Tokyo. The 25-year-old, who had won silver, crossed her arms raised above her head on the podium. With the "X-gesture" she wanted to express solidarity for the rights of "oppressed people". The IOC said it was investigating the incident. Spokesman Mark Adams said the IOC is in contact with the World Athletics Federation WA and the National Olympic Committee of the USA, which, however, had declared in the run-up to the Games that it would not sanction its own athletes during protests.

The black athlete Saunders is a public advocate for the concerns of “PoC” (People of Color), and she is also committed to the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer). At the finale, she made a garish appearance with a scary mask and brightly colored hair. The IOC had softened its strictly negative attitude towards political protests during the Games, tolerating peaceful gestures before the competition. The IOC has banned political protests at award ceremonies.