White-knuckle finishes in soccer semis highlight Day 7 at Tokyo Olympics
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The unpredictable nature of this Games owing to COVID-19 disruptions and delay has created high drama at the top of the medal tally in the first week. China ended Day 7 of competition with 19 golds, while host country Japan had 17 ahead of the United States with 14.
In soccer, Britain’s women suffered heartbreak in extra time as a Sam Kerr double helped Australia to a 4-3 victory after her first goal in the 89th minute had brought the scores level at 2-2 to force the extra period. Later, the U.S. women, who have won four World Cups and four Olympic golds, managed to stave off the Netherlands in a penalty shootout.
In a surprise victory, world No. 8 Japan claimed the gold medal in the finals of the men’s team epee event with a 45-36 victory over the Russians. Japan had trounced top-ranked France in the quarter-finals, and cruised to victory over South Korea in the semis.Czech heavyweight Lukas Krpalek won gold in the men’s judo +100-kg division. defeating Guram Tushishvili of Georgia in the final, after double Olympic champion Teddy Riner suffered a shock defeat in the quarters.
The final day of Olympic rowing also delivered thrills when Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos upset the favourites in the men’s single sculls and Canada ended U.S. dominance of the women’s eights.Selemon Barega of Ethiopia won the men’s 10,000 metres gold medal, the first of the Olympic athletics programme, on Friday, defeating world champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda. Cheptegei’s compatriot Jacob Kiplimo took bronze.
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