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RIO DE JANEIRO: Britain’s Nicola Adams, left, and France’s Sarah Ourahmoune exchange punches during a women’s 51-kg final match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in , Brazil, yesterday. — AP Britain’s Adams first woman to retain boxing title Park wins first women’s golf gold in 116 years

had their support in the ring with me, every punch I was and one blow to the Frenchwoman’s rib cage left her week that they faced considerable pressure back in throwing.” gasping for air. Seoul to bring home gold. The only British boxer to previously clinch back-to- Bronze went to China’s -Adams’s victim in Park took the tournament lead from the second back Olympic titles was Harry Mallin, who managed the 2012 final and in the semi-final in Rio-and the round and held on despite a charge by Ko, the world BOXING that in middleweight, in 1920 and 1924. Colombian Ingrit Valencia. number one, who leapt back into contention in the Adams’s triumph rarely looked in any doubt. Meanwhile, South Korea’s Park In-Bee won the first third round on Friday. RIO DE JANEIRO: Britain’s Nicola Adams wrote herself Wearing red and in front of the watching British women’s Olympic golf title in 116 years yesterday, using Park, ranked number five in the world, started into the history books once more as she became the heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, Adams her effortless swing to take a five-stroke victory over Saturday two strokes ahead of Ko. But she soon first woman to retain an Olympic boxing title in Rio yes- enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges, but New Zealand’s Lydia Ko. stretched that advantage with four birdies on a flawless terday. Ourahmoune did catch the Briton with a decent right Park shot a five-under-par 66 to finish the tourna- front nine. She hit her tee shot into the water en route Already a hugely popular household name back that momentarily deterred her. ment at 16-under. Ko, the world number one, ended at to a bogey on the par-five tenth hole, but the typically home, Adams won a unanimous points decision over Adams, whose gold in in 2012 made her a 11 under par to take silver while China’s Feng Shanshan unflappable Park shrugged it off to card three birdies France’s Sarah Ourahmoune in their flyweight final to media darling in Britain and one of the faces of that finished a further stroke back for bronze. down the stretch against one further bogey. add to the gold she won at London 2012 — the first Games, was again on top in the second round, landing The normally impassive Park, a former world number Ko, who shot a two-under 69 for the day, couldn’t time women’s boxing had featured at an Olympics. the cleaner punches and getting the crowd on its feet one, rolled in a final par putt on the 18th hole and catch Park, but she birdied the final hole to snatch “It feels absolutely amazing, especially to be able to with one savage attack. appeared to choke up for a moment as she raised her away silver from Feng, who was already in the club- think to myself I’ve created history and I’m now the The third was more of the same. Ourahmoune was arms in victory. house. most accomplished British amateur boxer we’ve ever up against it and one Adams left jab rocked the The win adds to an impressive collection of achieve- Golf returned to the Games last week with a men’s had, of all time, so it’s a nice title to have,” said Adams, Frenchwoman, who was trying to become a second ments for Park, including seven major championships, event that concluded Sunday with Britain’s Justin Rose 33, who celebrated wildly and wiped away tears on the woman from France to win Olympic boxing gold in two and will serve to punctuate the dominance of South winning the first Olympic gold medal since 1904. podium. days after Estelle Mossely’s triumph on Friday. Korean women golfers. The last time a women’s event was staged was 1900, “I’ve had a massive amount of support from Adams just had to steer clear of trouble in the fourth South Korea had more Olympic qualifiers than any when the USA’s Margaret Abbott won a nine-hole tour- (where she is from) and the rest of the nation. I felt like I and final round, but it is not in her nature to hold back, other country, with four, and Park had said earlier in the nament at the Paris Games. — AFP Jorgensen takes gold fume after with perfect race Arsenal stalemate

Holland just taking it. Jorgensen’s win, follow- “I don’t want to talk about the deci- ing Briton Alistair Brownlee’s successful Leicester City 0 sions,” said City boss Claudio Ranieri. “The defence of the men’s title, means the sport’s managers make mistakes, the referees reputation for upset Olympic champions has make mistakes, the players make mis- TRIATHLON been firmly put to bed. takes.” It was also a long overdue gold for the coun- Arsenal 0 Arsenal defender Rob Holding was RIO DE JANEIRO: Hot favourite Gwen Jorgensen try that invented the sport after the United unconvinced that Leicester were hard produced the perfect race to win the Olympic States had previously managed only Susan LEICESTER: Leicester City and Arsenal done by. “(Musa) went down hoping for Williams’ bronze in 2004 since it joined the women’s triathlon gold yesterday, the American are still searching for their first Premier it,” said the young centre back. “I think it unusually staying with her rivals on the bike Olympic party in 2000. was the right decision.” Arsenal offered “I knew if I kept doing what I’ve been doing, League wins of the season after sharing a before surging clear of defending champion more attacking purpose in a tight open- hopefully it would work out,” Jorgensen said. 0-0 draw yesterday, with the champions Nicola Spirig-Hug on the run. left fuming after two penalty appeals ing 45 minutes although they did little to Jorgensen has dominated the sport over the “I never think you have a perfect race, it was a fun race for sure. I knew they were going to try were denied. A staid first half came to trouble Leicester’s defensive unit. last two years but usually wins her races by chas- The hosts were rocked by an injury to to break away from me. I didn’t want to be in RIO DE JANEIRO: USA’s Gwen Jorgensen life in the final minutes when Danny ing down the stronger bikers during the 10km debutant Nampalys Mendy in the 53rd run. Yesterday, however, she swam strongly, that situation where I had to claw back time.” competes in the cycling portion of the Drinkwater was felled by Laurent minute. Bellerin and Theo Walcott then gave as good as she got on the hilly 40km bike After a choppy sea swim off Copacabana women’s triathlon at Fort Copacabana dur- Koscielny but referee Mark Clattenburg forced sharp saves from City keeper course and broke the challenge of 34-year-old Beach a group of 18 quickly formed on the bike ing the Rio 2016 in Rio de waved away frantic appeals from Jamie Kasper Schmeichel although Vardy also Spirig-Hug on the run to win America’s first gold leg and everyone in the field knew that if Janeiro yesterday. — AFP Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, prompting a in the sport since it was introduced to the Jorgensen remained in that pack going into the cacophony of boos from the home fans. fired over the bar after another Leicester Games in 2000. run it would be next to impossible to beat her. over her title, however, and went clear with “I think I toed the ball a little,” said breakaway. Switzerland’s Spirig-Hug, who has had a baby However, despite occasional digs by her chief Jorgensen from the start. Koscielny. “I don’t think it was a penalty.” “They kept a lot of possession but we since her photo-finish victory in London, held on rivals on the main climb on the eight-lap 40km It was an unfamiliar sight in a major triathlon Substitute Ahmed Musa was then created clear chances,” said Ranieri. The to take silver and become the first woman to win course, the American looked comfortable and, as Jorgensen is invariably cruising through the brought down by Hector Bellerin in the game could have gone either way late on two Olympic medals in the sport. with nobody prepared to push the pace, they all field in the early stages of the run and the vast- 88th minute as Leicester’s counter- with both teams setting up dangerous Britons Non Stanford and Vicky Holland, duly rolled into the second transition together. ly-experienced Spirig-Hug seemed to be get- attacking pace put Arsenal under pres- attacks. “I am very happy,” added Ranieri. ting under the American’s skin as they who live and train together in and are The defending champion, who has competed sure, only for Clattenburg to again wave “It was a draw but I think our fans exchanged words and clashed arms heading great friends, battled it out for bronze, with sparingly since 2012 and has taken time off to play on. enjoyed the match.” — Reuters have a baby, was not about to sit back and hand into the final lap. — Reuters