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run in the 10,000m at the Olym- pics. No athlete has won 1500m, US shot putter Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Laura Muir excited 5,000m and 10,000m golds at the same Olympics. Raven Saunders Hassan's gruelling schedule means she will have to run six rac- in first Olympic for 1500m semi-final after comfortable heat es in eight days in the Tokyo heat and humidity. podium protest Team GB's Laura Muir Team GB's Katie Snowden US shot putter Raven Saun- warned she is saving her best for also progressed in four minutes last after successfully launching ders has risked disciplinary ac- 02.77 seconds, but Revee Walcott- tion after making the first podi- her bid for 1500m Olympic glory Nolan missed out by 0.01s. with qualification for the semi-fi- um protest of the Olympic Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou Games. nals. took the men's long jump title with The Scot clocked four min- The 25-year-old athlete, a leap of 8.41m after world cham- who was nicknamed “Hulk” in utes 3.89 seconds in Tokyo on pion Tajay Gayle pulled out in- Monday to safely progress into high school after the Marvel su- jured while Jasmine Camacho- perhero, crossed her arms in an the next round on Wednesday. Quinn of Puerto Rico claimed gold Muir, the European champi- “X” gesture during Sunday’s in the women's 100m hurdles. medal ceremony at the Olym- on, came second in her heat be- In the women's 200m - with- hind Canada's Gabriela DeBues- pic Stadium after claiming sil- out Team GB's world champion ver in her event on Sunday. Stafford and after, insisted there Dina Asher-Smith after she pulled was plenty left in the tank. US media outlets reported out following her battle with a that Saunders, who is Black and "You don't want to have any hamstring injury - the 100m cham- disrespect to any of the girls out an outspoken supporter of LG- pion Elaine Thompson-Herah BTQ rights, said her gesture here, but I want to save as much progressed to the semi-finals. as I can for the final," she said was made in solidarity with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, “oppressed people”. ahead of Wednesday's semis. who claimed 100m silver, won her "It's gone as smooth as it could After clinching her silver heat in 22.22s but Shericka Jack- medal, Saunders said she want- be - I've been out in Japan for a son missed out after the sprinter couple of weeks now so feeling ed to represent “people all completed a Jamaican clean sweep around the world who are fight- really prepared and it's really good. in the 100m on Saturday. "It didn't feel that fast so that's ing and don’t have the platform Great Britain's Beth Dobbin to speak up for themselves.” good. I just wanted to qualify for ran a season's best of 22.78s to the next round as comfortably as Saunders’s protest is the reach Monday evening's semis. first test of International Olym- possible. So that felt really good She said: "I can't ask for much out there today and I am looking pic Committee rules which ban more than that, I ran the bend how protests of any kind on the forward to the semi-final." I wanted to and the straight felt Rival and favourite, the Neth- 10,000m. the Dutch runner sped past a cou- straight. her when she returns in the medal podium at the Olympics. really controlled. There's more in The IOC tweaked its rules erlands' , fell at the Hassan tried, but failed, to ple of runners down the back Hassan had already qualified evening session to try for her first the legs later. start of the final lap in her heat hurdle over Kenya's Edinah Jebi- straight, had reached the leading to run in the 5,000m final later gold of the Games. regarding athlete protests ahead "I could see I was in conten- of the games, saying that peace- but still managed to win after over- tok, who tumbled just in front of pack by the last bend, and won Monday at the Olympic Stadium, Hassan won a 1,500m and tion so I tried to stay relaxed. hauling the field in a stunning fi- her as runners jostled for position from Australia's Jessica Hull and although the energy she expended 10,000m double at the world ful protests before competition There's a couple of tenths from would be allowed. nal 350m. Hassan is attempting at the start of the final lap. American Elinor Purrier St. Pierre on that last-lap scramble in the championships in , Qatar in that run. I need to see how I re- to win the 1500m, 5,000m and Staring at a shock elimination, after powering down the home 1,500 heats might catch up with 2019. She has said she will also However the Olympics cover. governing body has maintained a strict rule against protesting Tyson Fury has lot of options on the medal podium. Hungarian GP: Sebastian Vettel disqualified The IOC is in contact with , the internation- for US fight if Anthony al governing body for the sport, after insufficient fuel sample after race, loses P2 and the United States Olympic Joshua loses to Oleksandr and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), IOC spokesman Sebastian Vettel has been dis- not in compliance with the requirements of Art. 6.6 FIA technical regulations. Mark Adams told a news con- Usyk, says Bob Arum qualified from the Hungarian GP "According to Art. 6.6.2 competitors must ensure that a 1.0-litre sample of fuel may be taken from the ference on Monday. It is unclear for a fuel rules breach after the car at any time. what sanction, if any, Saunders race, losing his second place for "The procedure was followed however the 1.0-litre sample of fuel was unable to be taken. may face. Aston Martin. "The stewards determine to apply the standard penalty for technical infringements. Therefore they took Updated IOC guidelines re- Aston Martin have notified into account, that it shall be no defence to claim that no performance advantage was obtained." leased last month say that dis- the FIA of their intent to appeal ciplinary consequences for pro- the decision. The team have until tests will be “proportionate to Thursday to formalise a challenge. the level of disruption and the In the publication of the FIA's degree to which the infraction is 'official' final race classification not compatible with Olympic late on Sunday night, Vettel re- values”. mained listed as being in second The USOPC said before the place but it was noted that the games it would not sanction its "classification is provisional" athletes for protesting. pending the outcome of any chal- It softened its position on lenge from Aston Martin. podium protests after a review Should the stewards' verdict of rules following nationwide ultimately stand, the result will protests in the United States lift new championship leader last year in the wake of the kill- Lewis Hamilton up to second in ing of George Floyd. the race, and Carlos Sainz into Experts say the IOC is un- third. likely to take a heavy-handed Four-time F1 champion Vet- approach against athletes for Tyson Fury has 'a lot of good cause he is Vasiliy Lomachenko's tel had driven superbly on Sun- protesting in Tokyo, mindful of opponents' for another US fight, friend," said Arum. "He is a ter- day, narrowly missing out on the the possible public relations if a defeat for Anthony Joshua rific guy, funny, articulate and win on a chaotic afternoon, be- backlash. delays an undisputed world title smart. fore taking his second runner-up clash, says promoter Bob Arum. "It is against my economic berth of the season. Joshua risks his WBA, IBF interest, but I will be rooting for F1 regulations state that "com- and WBO titles against Usyk on him in the fight! I just can't help petitors must ensure that a 1.0 li- September 25, live on Sky Sports myself." tre sample of fuel may be taken at Distance no issue for badminton-mad Indonesian fans Box Office, and then Fury's WBC Joshua has vowed to topple any time during the event" - and belt is at stake in a rescheduled his WBO mandatory challenger, only an insufficient 300ml could third fight against Deontay Wild- telling Sky Sports: "I'm looking be removed from Vettel's Aston Jakarta, Indonesia – On Sat- fans were thrilled. one of the giants of the game, re- be a proud supporter.” er on October 9. to do a good job, to handle busi- Martin in Budapest. urday morning, when Greysia Among them was Cindy Sus- nowned not only for its talented The nation won its first two Fury's elusive fight with ness, because I have my eyes set Vettel did not finish his cool- Polii and Apriyani Rahayu became anti, 33, a photographer, who had players but also the passion of its gold medals from badminton – the Joshua could be further delayed if on other things." down lap after the chequered flag, the first Indonesian women dou- been waking up early to watch fans; a dedication undimmed even women’s and men’s singles – at his Brit rival suffers defeat to Arum admits the naturally returning to the pits for the post- bles team to make a badminton every single badminton game at amid a devastating pandemic. the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Usyk, setting up an immediate smaller Usyk's supreme skills race celebrations on foot. final at the Olympics the two the Olympics. From her apart- Susanti has loved the game when badminton first became an rematch, but Arum says his fight- might not be enough against a huge What did the stewards say? women’s delight echoed around an ment in North Jakarta, Susanti since she was a child. She recalls Olympic event. Most of Indone- er's growing popularity in Ameri- puncher like Joshua. The stewards met with Aston almost empty arena. shouted with joy as Polii and Ra- many students would bring rack- sia’s Olympic glory has come ca means he is not short of alter- "This is a new era. We have Martin team boss Otmar Szafnau- With spectators banned from hayu won an emphatic straight- ets and shuttlecocks to school and from the sport, which is dominat- native options. never seen heavyweights of the er after Vettel's insufficient fuel most Olympic venues because of set victory: 21-19 and 21-17. play during physical education ed by countries in the Asia Pacif- "There are a lot of good heavy- size that we see now," he said. sample was referred to them by the COVID-19 pandemic, there “There were people below my classes and break times. ic. Only 13 of 116 medals award- weights that we could fight," Top "We've never seen a guy of 6'9'' FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer. were none of the usual “IN-DO- apartment unit who also watched “I would go to my neighbour’s ed in the tournament have gone to Rank boss Arum told Sky Sports. like Tyson fight the way he does. The stewards' report read: NE-SIA!” chants, or loud thun- the match. I could hear their house to watch the matches be- non-Asian athletes. "Tyson, because of his per- Or Joshua. They are all huge. "After the race it was not possi- der-stick bangs that usually ac- screaming from here,” Susanti cause they had a colour television. “Because of badminton, Indo- sonality, has really appealed to Joshua says he's willing to ble to take a 1.0 litre sample of company the players’ victories. laughed: “They shouted IN-DO- Mine was still black and white,” nesia can be known globally,” the American audience and is such settle rivalry with Fury without fuel from car 5. But thousands of miles from NE-SIA!” Badminton has a huge she recalled, adding that she Broto Happy, the Indonesian a big favourite in the US. any world titles on the line, in an "The team was given several the stadium, in their homeland, following in the Asia Pacific and would try not to miss a single Badminton Association (PBSI) "He is larger than life, he is a exclusive interview on Gary Nev- opportunities to attempt to re- Indonesia’s legion of badminton Indonesia has long been known as tournament. Since living in Jakar- spokesman told Al Jazeera. straight talker, and people in the ille's The Overlap YouTube chan- move the required amount of fuel ta, she has made a point of going Happy, who was a senior States love him. nel. from the tank, however it was to the Istora indoor stadium, the sports journalist before he joined Usyk has returned to his am- "Evander Holyfield was a only possible to pump 0.3 litres country’s top sports venue, each PBSI, says the Indonesian bad- ateur trainer, Anatoly Lomachen- light-heavyweight, then a cruiser- out. year to watch the Indonesia Open. minton team is a source of nation- ko, the father of pound-for-pound weight, then a great heavyweight. "During the hearing in [the] On the same Saturday that al pride. He recalls the first pivot- star Vasiliy Lomachenko, ahead of Other than Riddick Bowe there presence of the FIA technical del- Indonesia’s women’s duo made al win when the badminton team the Joshua fight. weren't many big guys that he egate and the FIA technical direc- history, Cindy also watched the won the Thomas Cup, badmin- The Ukrainian is a fellow fought. "Mike Tyson was rela- tor the team principal of Aston seasoned men’s doubles pair, ton’s most prestigious tourna- Olympic gold medallist like tively little. "In ordinary times a Martin stated that there must be Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra ment, in Singapore in 1958, just Joshua and has previously unified guy like Usyk, against a 6'2'' 1.44 litres left in the tank, but Setiawan, lost to Malaysia’s 13 years after independence. Un- the cruiserweight division during heavyweight, has a really good they are not able to get it out. Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh. til today, Indonesia has chalked 18 professional fights without a shot. "But against a massive guy "This figure is calculated us- “There are times when our up the most Thomas Cup victo- defeat. like Joshua? It may be a bridge ing the FFM or injector model. national teams do not win as we ries, with 13 wins. is be- "Usyk is a friend of mine be- too far." Given this situation, car No. 5 is expected but I will always be there hind it with nine wins. for them,” she said. “I will always