The latest from the Olympic Games. Nadal will face Djokovic while Australia and Japan lead the gold medal table followed by the United States and France.
On an Olympic Sunday full of stars, the Spanish Rafael Nadal beat the hungarian Marton Fucsovics in three sets and qualified for the second round of the clash of the titans against the Serbian Novak Djokoviche matchup number 60 between these two old tennis rivals.
Meanwhile, the Seine River water quality remains below safety levels, which threatens to postpone Tuesday’s triathlon.
LeBron’s Olympic comeback propels USA against Serbia in first basketball game
In the 110-84 victory over Serbia, LeBron James scored 21 pointscaptured nine rebounds and distributed seven assists, while Kevin Durantof the Suns, made his first eight shots and scored 23 points in less than 17 minutes.
The two most experienced players on Team USA opened their Paris Olympics with a near-perfect performance, setting their sights on a fifth consecutive gold medal for the Americans.
Rafael Nadal wins the men’s singles and will face Novak Djokovic
The red flags of Spain waved in the stands while Nadal beat the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics by 6-1, 4-6 and 6-4 in the first round of men’s tennis and faced his rival Novak Djokovic on Monday or Tuesday.
The tennis program was altered on Friday due to rain on the outdoor courts.
“It’s always been very special to play against Novak, hasn’t it? Undoubtedly. But the difference is that normally we have been playing for finals or semi-finals. This,” Nadal, 38, said with a laugh, “is a second round.”
Nadal also won his opening doubles match on Saturday night, playing alongside his fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Controversy continues over alleged blasphemy at the opening ceremony
The heated debate over a alleged offense to Christians during the opening of the Olympic Games on Friday is still going strong.
The DJ and producer appeared on the scene of Friday’s ceremony Barbara Butch -and LGBTQ+ icon– flanked by drag performers and dancers.
After the artistic director Thomas Jolly denied any intentional evocation of the Last Supper, Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps said that “There was never any intention to be disrespectful. to any religious group.”
“On the contrary, I think that (with) Thomas Jollywe really try to celebrate community tolerance,” he said.
Protests on and off the Internet continued on Sunday, with a rally outside the French embassy in Bucharest.
Convicted Dutch player Steven van de Velde booed before playing
Steven van de Velde, the Dutch beach volleyball player who He served a prison sentence for having sexual relations with a 12-year-old girlreceived a mix of boos and applause when he was introduced before losing his opening match Sunday at the Paris Olympics.
Van de Velde did not speak to reporters after the three-set loss to Italy, a break with long-standing IOC policy.
ADVERTISING“He’s not here because he wanted to rest and focus on the game,” said teammate Matthew Immers.
Marchand makes hosts proud with swimming gold in 400 IM
The swimmer Leon Marchand He carried on his broad shoulders the comparisons with Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation.
On Sunday night, with a flag-waving crowd cheering his every stroke, the 22-year-old gave France gold with a dominant victory in the men’s 400m individual freestyle.
The Italian Martinenghi won the men’s 100 breaststroke against the record holder Adam Peatymarking the end of his dominant streak and winning the first gold for Italy.
ADVERTISINGPeaty, a gold medalist in both Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, took a long break due to mental health issues.
Upon his return, he regained his rhythm and reached the final as the best classified.
The water quality of the Seine remains poor: Triathlon session canceled
The pre-race triathlon event, scheduled for Sunday on the Seine River, was canceled due to persistent concerns about water quality.
Heavy rain during the opening ceremony revived fears about whether the Seine would be clean enough to accommodate swimmers when the triathlon competition begins on Tuesday.
ADVERTISINGHowever, the Parisian authorities are confident that triathletes can swim in the city’s famous waterway during next week’s tests.
The latest tests carried out by the French water agency indicated that when the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, bathed in the river to check that it was safe, a little over a week ago, E. coli levels already exceeded the safe limit determined by European standards.
For the first time in the Games, some surfers sleep on a cruise ship off Tahiti
Cardboard beds could be Paris’ solution to provide athletes with a place to sleep at the 2024 Olympics. But almost 20,000 kilometers away, in Tahiti, where the surf competition is held, the athletes are staying on a cruise ship .
He Route 5 It has capacity for about 230 passengers and has a spa and gym. “It’s not common, but they seem to like it,” declared the President of French Polynesia, Moetai Brotherson.
ADVERTISINGSpain defeats China, number 2 in the world, in women’s basketball
Maria Araujo He hit a three-pointer with 3:06 left in overtime and Spain came back to beat China 90-89. Queralt Casas She threw the ball into the air when the horn sounded after Li Yueru scored inside with 4 seconds left, and then the Spanish team merged into a giant hug, jumping up and down to celebrate the defeat of the number 2 team in the world. Alba Torrenscaptain of Spain, described it as “incredible victory“.
Ferrand-Prevot finally wins mountain bike gold for France
After more than a decade trying, the French cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prevot He finally won the Olympic gold medal that had always eluded him.
She soon distanced herself and was never seen again, finishing 2 minutes, 57 seconds ahead of everyone else, as a sun-drenched crowd refused to stop serenading her at the finish line.
Happy day for Japan with golds in judo and skateboard
The Abe brothers’ dream of winning judo gold medals for Japan on the same day at their second straight Olympics ended early Sunday with Uta Abe’s stunning loss to Uzbekistan’s Diyora Keldiyorova in the round of 16.
ADVERTISINGHowever, Hifumi Abe, Uta’s older brother, persevered to win his second gold medal later that day, but the double victory they had chased for three years did not come.
The two brothers had won gold on the same day at their native Tokyo Olympics.
Your Japanese compatriots Coco Yoshizawa y Liz Akama They took gold and silver in women’s urban skating. Akama took first place after performing her first two tricks, before Yoshizawa slid down the track’s large rails on her fourth trick attempt, earning a score of 96.49 and beating her teammate. The trick, which drew gasps from the audience, earned the highest score of the day.
Partners but not rivals: South Korean fencers win gold and silver
They are roommates and Olympic record breakers, but not rivals. Not even in the duel for the gold medal. Two South Korean shooters with a special bond fought for gold without rancor. Oh Ye Jin took the gold and Kim Yeji silver in the women’s 10 meter air pistol – and both broke the previous record – but they said it didn’t matter much who won.
ADVERTISING“She’s like my little sister, and I always want to take care of her and be by her side,” said silver medalist Kim. “I don’t see her as my rival.”
