Tokyo 2020NE Tokyo Olympics 2021 3 SPORT DISCIPLINE DATES SPORT DISCIPLINE DATES Swimming July 24 - Aug 1 Golf July 29 - Aug 1; Aug 1-3 Diving July 25 - 28; July 30 - Aug 7 Gymnastics Artistic July 24-29; Aug 1-3 Aquatics Artistic Swimming Aug 2 - 4; Aug 6 - 7 Rhythmic Aug 6-8 Water Polo July 24 - Aug 8 Trampoline July 30-31 Marathon Swimming Aug 4 - Aug 5 Handball July 24 - Aug 8 Archery July 23 - 31 Hockey July 24 - Aug 6 Track & Field / Marathon July 30 - Aug 8 Athletics Judo July 24 - 31 Race Walk July 30; Aug 6 - 7 Karate Kata, Kumite Aug 5 - 7 Badminton July 24 - Aug 2 Modern Pentathlon Aug 5 - 7 Baseball July 28 - Aug 5; Aug 7 July 23 - 30 Baseball / Softball Rowing Softball July 21 - 22; July 24 - 27 Rugby July 26 - 31 3x3 Basketball July 24 - July 28 Basketball Sailing July 25 - Aug 4 Basketball July 25 - Aug 8 Shooting Rifle and Pistol July 24 - 25; 27; 29 - Aug 1 Boxing July 24 - Aug 1; Aug 3 - 8 Shotgun July 25 - 26; 28-29; 31 Slalom July 25 - 30 Canoe Skateboarding Park Aug 4 - 5 Spring Aug 2 - Aug 7 Street July 25 - 26 BMX Freestyle July 31 - Aug 1 Aug 3 - 6 BMX Racing July 29 - 30 Sport Climbing Cycling Mountain Bike July 26 - 29 Surfing July 25 - Aug 1 Road July 24 - 25; July 28 Table Tennis July 24 - 30; Aug 1 - 6 Track Aug 2 - 8 Taekwondo July 24 - 27 Dressage July 24 - 25; July 27 - 28 Tennis July 24 - Aug 1 Equestrian Eventing July 30 - Aug 2 Triathlon July 26 - 27; 31 Jumping Aug 3 - 4; Aug 6 - 7 Volleyball Beach Volleyball July 24 - Aug 7 Fencing July 24 - Aug 1 Volleyball July 24 - Aug 8 July 21-22; July 24-25; Weightlifting July 24 - 28; 31; Aug 1 - 4 Football July 27-28; July 30-31; Aug 2-3; Aug 5-7 Wrestling Aug 1 - 7 Congratulations Contenders! We wish America’s top athletes good luck as they embark upon the exciting challenges of this 126 W. High Street • Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 year’s Summer Games. 812-537-0063 Go, USA! www.RegisterPublications.com Your Local Dealer: 4 Tokyo Olympics 2021 gold in that event along with Jenna Prandini. Perhaps Joe trains at Ohio State where he is coached by his wife the most competitive races to watch will be the women’s Ashley. Other field eventers to keep an eye on would be and men’s 400m Hurdles. There will be a fan- Brittney Reese and Tara Davis in the long jump, TrTrackack & Field tastic match up between Americans Sydney Deena Price in the hammer throw, Val Allman in McLaughlin (likely to be one of the faces of this the discus, and the pole vault battle between year’s Games) and Dalilah Muhammad. The last Mondo Duplantis (representing Sweden) and Track & Field is the oldest Olympic sport dating back 3 times these two have gone head to head, the American Sam Kendricks. to the original ancient Greek Olympics. It also embodies world record has been broken with McLaughlin If you are looking for some locals to root the Olympic Motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” which means coming out on top in the last match up. For for, take a look at Clayton Murphy who is from “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. This makes Track & Field the the men, the Norwegian Karsten Warholm just Greeneville, Ohio and ran for Akron University. In less than SCOTT MENZE quintessential Olympic sport and one of the most looked broke with world record, but he will be chal- Clayton won the bronze medal in the 800m forward to events of the Summer Games. This year, Team lenged by American Rai Benjamin. In the 110m High Run at the 2016 Olympics and is a favorite for the gold USA will be bringing one of its strongest teams ever and Hurdles, look out for Grant Holloway who nearly broke this year. Also, Pole Vaulter Katie Nageotte competed there are many athletes to keep an eye on at the Games. the world record in that event a few weeks ago. Another for Olmstead Falls High School outside of Cleveland and Let’s start with the men’s sprint team where there is a person who should star at the Games is Athing Mu in the Ashland University. Katie is also one of the favorites for great chance for them to sweep the medals in the 100m 800m Run. Athing is just 19 and on her way to becoming gold. When Katie was a high school student back in 2009, Dash and maybe even the 200m Dash. Watch out for a superstar in the sport. I got a chance to watch her compete against one of our athletes such as Trayvon Bromell, Noah Lyles, Fred Ker- Don’t forget about the field events! There will be a athletes at the State Meet. ley and 17 year old sensation Erriyon Knighton. On the great match up in the men’s shot put between Ameri- women’s side, 200m sprinter Gabby Thomas just recently cans Ryan Crouser (the new world record holder in the -Scott Menze is the Head Track & Field Coach at Harrison ran the 2nd fastest time ever and will look to bring home event) and Joe Kovacs (the defending world champion). High School. Since 1998 golfers for both men and women and there is no cut. the 8th player in the world, Lexi Thompson. They way seconds! On the Men… I see it, the American’s have been great collegiate I think the Americans will do well this year; they players, but have never really found their footing in Golf make up a third of the field with 20 golfers teeing it the LPGA of late to top the South Korean’s. I think the up. I think Great Britain will be there and the South Africans will do well too. Guys like Rory McElroy and Tokyo Olympics is a great time to do it. Golf is again slated for this year’s 2020-21 Tokyo Olympics. It Bryce Dechambaeu game is up and down and can My prediction: GOLD: Lexi Thompson-USA; Since 1998 first appeared in 1900, then 1904, and just like that golf was out self-destruct. That’s golf! DENNY MERCURIO SILVER: Kim Sei-Young-S. Korea;Since BRONZE 1998: Lexi of the Olympics like a lipped putt. Four years ago, at the 2016 Rio My prediction: GOLD: Brooks Koepka-USA; Thompson-USA-Bronze Olympics, golf made a triumphant return and with the popular- SILVER: John Rahm-Spain; BRONZE: Dustin Johnson-USA “I like that golf is part of the Olympics. Why not. It’s a popular On the Women… ity of the game. I think it should remain an Olympic sport. sport and many of the events have professionals like the NBA, The returning Gold medalist for the men is Justin Rose of The South Korean’s will be hard to beat. They could sweep Baseball, Softball, and Track & Field.” Great Britain. It will be hard to repeat as his game is still miss- the medals this Olympics. Inbee Park, Ko Jin Yung and Kim ing in action. The women’s champion, South Korea’s, Inbee Park sei-young, the top three players in the world, will be tough to Stop in today to see the will be hard to beat as she has won on the LPGA tour this year. beat. But the American’s have some game too, with the 4th and -Denny Mercurio is the General Manager of Sugar Ridge SinceThe format is four rounds, 72-hole,1998 individual play. 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Your Local Dealer: Tokyo Olympics 2021 5 compare this feat would be the equivalent of taking a cluding three gold medals at the World Championships, gorilla and lifting it overhead. One of our best chances at Pan American Championships and Junior World Champion- WeWeightliftingightlifting a medal CJ has completed all while just turning 21 years ships. Her best total is 248kg. old in June. Mattie Rogers will be representing the 87kg Jourdan Delacruz is a women’s 49kg lifter (192lbs) weight class in her first Olympics as (108lbs) and will be competing, like CJ in her first well. While she’s an Olympic rookie, her interna- On July 23 the Tokyo Olympics will officially begin and ever Olympics. A two time Pan American cham- with it eight of the United States best weightlifters will tional resume is astounding with 11 international pion and 2020 Rome IWF World Cup Champion, medals, two of which are gold and six national begin their hunt for the podium. Never before has the ex- Jourdan who is only 23 is as mentally tough as citement around our chances in the sport of weightlifting gold medals.