The United States has won gold in the men’s 1,500 meters and in the women’s 200 meters, achieving 24 gold medals. It is followed in the classification by China, Australia and France.
The American Cole Hocker gave the Olympic bell on Tuesday night by beating the favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr in the 1.500 metros. Hocker won the race in an Olympic record time of 3 minutes 27.65 seconds, moving from fifth to first place in the final 300 meters to beat his personal best by more than 3 seconds.
He led Kerr by 14 seconds, while Ingebrigsten, who set the pace in the first 1,200 meters, finished fourth, behind the American Yared Nuguse.
Gabby Thomas also won at full speed the women’s 200 meterswith a time of 21.83 seconds, thus adding a gold medal to the bronze he obtained in the Tokyo event three years ago.
The 27-year-old athlete, who graduated from Harvard and has a master’s degree in public health, took the lead in the carrera in the curve and his pulse no longer trembled in the final stretch.
Ecstasy also for Greece, since Miltiadis Tentoglou won the men’s event long jump and got the first gold medal of the country at Paris 2024. Tentoglou became the second man, after Carl Lewis, to win two consecutive Olympic long jump titles.
But the joy of the Greek delegation was partially dampened by the news of an athlete suspended for testing positive in a doping control. His name was not made public.
In other athletics news, Rana Reiderthe coach of Olympic champions Andre De Grasse and Marcell Jacobs, was expelled from the Olympic Games by allegations of sexual misconduct.
Dutch trio defend Olympic team sprint title
The Dutch Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland defended their olympic gold medal of team speed, easily defeating the British trio of Ed Lowe, Hamish Turnbull and Jack Carlin and beating their own world record established above.
The Dutch already had a big advantage in the three lap race when Van den Berg took the lead, and Lavreysen just increased the lead even further. When he got out of the way, Hoogland reached the finish line speed cruising.
Their time of 40.949 seconds beat the mark of 41.191 that the Dutch set in their tie against Canada.
The Cuban fighter retires winning his historic fifth gold
Mijaín López has retired at the top. The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Chilean Yasmani Acosta Fernández 6-0 in the 130 kilo final to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Thus it becomes the first Olympian to win gold in an event in five consecutive Games. After the match, he placed his shoes in the center of the mat, thus symbolizing his retreat.
The women’s soccer final will pit Brazil and the United States against each other
Brazil will face the United States in the final of the Olympic tournament Women’s Football after beating Spain, world champions, 4-2. Gabi Portilho, Adriana and Kerolin scored at the Stade de Marseille after a own goal of Irene Paredes will overtake the two-time silver medalist.
With this victory, Marta, the Brazilian star, will have the opportunity to end her brilliant international career competing for gold, after being suspended for the quarterfinals and semifinals.
France, Germany, Serbia and the United States, in the men’s basketball semifinals
France had an unpleasant couple of days after their group stage defeat against Germany. But he turned them into possibly his most beautiful performances of the olympic tournament till the date.
Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points after entering the starting lineup, Victor Wembanyama had 12 rebounds and France beat Canada 82-73 to advance to its second consecutive Olympic semifinal men’s basketball.
The semifinals begin this Wednesday. France will face Germany at 5:30 p.m. and Serbia will face the United States at 9:00 p.m.
