(updated): Canadian cyclist Kelsey Mitchell won her track sprint race to advance to the quarterfinal. Meanwhile the Canadian duo of Michael Foley and Derek Gee competed in the men’s madison final but didn’t finish.ģ:27 a.m.
She beat her teammate Lauriane Genest, who won the bronze medal in keirin earlier this week, in two straight heats to win the best-of-three quarterfinal. with her fist” and that “her actions were deemed to be in violation of (the rules).” She was also heard calling to Schleu to whip the horse harder.ĥ:35 a.m.: Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell has advanced to the semifinal in women’s sprint and will have a chance to race for a medal later Saturday. The International Modern Pentathlon Union said it reviewed footage showing Raisner “appearing to strike the horse. That cost German athlete Annika Schleu a chance of winning the gold medal.
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TV footage showed Kim Raisner leaning over a fence to strike the horse Saint Boy, which refused to jump the fences in the show jumping round on Friday. They shared gold.ħ:05 a.m.: A German coach at the Tokyo Olympics was suspended Saturday after being filmed hitting an uncooperative horse during the women’s modern pentathlon competition. What happened next was an act of sportsmanship and solidarity but also the cementing of a friendship. They had been perfect in the competition until then. In the Japan National Stadium last Sunday, Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy both missed all three attempts at clearing the Olympic-record height of 2.39 meters. “Everyone has been telling me how much of a historic moment it was. You made me cry,’” the Qatari high jumper told The Associated Press. “This Japanese lady, she came up to me and she was like, ‘I’m so happy. Now he’s getting approached in Tokyo streets by people who were touched by how the Olympic high jump competition finished with two men sharing the title. Fenix now has 11 Olympic medals, passing Carl Lewis for the most by a runner.Ĩ:25 a.m.: Until that gold-medal moment he shared with his friend, Mutaz Barshim wasn’t used to getting much attention outside of the track and field stadium. Petersburg, delivered the winner as a fresh-legged substitute, scoring off a long lead pass in the 108th minute.Ĩ:37 a.m.: Canada finished just off the podium in the women’s 4x400-metre relay, coming in fourth place. Malcom, a 24-year-old forward who plays for the Russian club Zenit St. Playing in the same stadium in Yokohama, Japan, where its national team won the 2002 World Cup final, Brazil repeated as Olympic champion Saturday by beating Spain, 2-1, in extra time. Decisions like this one happen too often.”ġ2:00 p.m.: It took Brazil 64 years to win its first Olympic gold medal in soccer. “I would love to be able to say I’m over it, but I’m not. “The Olympics were stolen from me,” Barrette said. In a phone interview with The Canadian Press hours after his elimination, the 30-year-old cyclist said he was still overwhelmed by what happened. A new Olympics news file will be published this evening as Day 16 begins in Tokyo.ġ2:50 p.m.: Canadian cyclist Hugo Barrette claims the Olympics were “stolen” from him after he was eliminated from the men’s keirin in track cycling under controversial circumstances at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday. Dave Feschuk: Canadian Olympic runner Moh Ahmed finds daylight just in time for historic silver in the 5,000 metres: ‘It’s fricking unbelievable’
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