Gasol elected to be an IOC member

Two-time NBA champion and He got 1,888 of more than international sports bodies, three-time Olympic medalist 6,800 votes cast by ath- business leaders and 12 ath- Spain’s Pau Gasol Pau Gasol won an election letes for the four vacant IOC letes elected by their peers. watches from the bench Wednesday at the Tokyo seats. Polls closed Tues- His new colleagues in- during a men’s Games that means he’ll be day, the day Gasol played clude the Emir of Qatar, preliminary round game mixing with royals and repre- six minutes in Spain’s 95-81 Queen Elizabeth’s daughter against Slovenia at the senting athletes for the next loss to the United States in Princess Anne, the former 2020 Summer Olympics seven years at the Interna- the quarterfi nals. presidents of Costa Rica on Aug. 1, in Saitama, tional Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old Span- and Croatia, Laura Chin- Japan. (AP) Gasol was one of 30 can- ish basketball star joins an chilla and Kolinda Grabar- didates who were competing IOC membership list drawn Kitarovic, and two-time at the ballot box and in their variously from European and Olympic champion runner Olympic sports in Tokyo. Middle East royal families, Sebastian Coe. (AP)

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Stewart leads US to semis with 79-55 win over Australia rally to reach semifi nals by ousting China SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 4, (AP): Ana throws with 1:53 to go, giving her quarter in each contest. Stewart made times down the stretch to set up the Dabovic scored nine of her 13 points nine straight points and putting Serbia sure that wouldn’t happen against Aus- thrilling fi nish. in the fourth quarter as Serbia to beat ahead to stay. tralia. Trailing 5-2, she scored seven Hayashi put Japan ahead to stay with China 77-70 Wednesday to reach a Jelena Brooks led Serbia with 18 consecutive points to start a 19-1 run. her 3 from near the top of the key with second straight semifi nals. points. Vasic fi nished with 16 points, The Americans led 26-12 after the 15.2 seconds left. Kim Mestdagh had a The Serbians (3-1) now will play nine in the fourth quarter, and also opening quarter as Australia had 10 shot to give Belgium the win, but her either the United States or Australia grabbed 10 rebounds. turnovers in the period. pull-up jumper from near the in the semifi nals on Friday trying to scored 17 points to lead Australia was able to get within nine line as time expired bounced off the rim. improve on the bronze they won at the China. Han added 15, and Li Yueru in the second quarter before the U.S. Then the celebration began for the 2016 Rio Games. had 12. closed the half with a 20-8 run to go host nation. Players rushed the court, At the fi nal buzzer, they gathered in US 79, Australia 55 up 48-27. hugging teammates and yelling out ex- a circle on the court and danced before Breanna Stewart scored 20 of her The Opals never threatened in the hilarating screams of joy after advanc- hugging in celebration after rallying 23 points in the fi rst half to help the second half as the lead ballooned be- ing to the medal round. from a nine-point defi cit for the win. U.S. beat Australia 79-55 in the quar- hind Brittney Griner, who scored 10 of Miyazawa fi nished with 21 points Dabovic helped fuel the comeback terfi nals. her 15 points in the third quarter. for Japan. Takada had 19, Hima- with a deep 3-pointer that was closer Japan 86, Belgium 85 wari Akaho added 12 points and Rui to the Olympic logo at halfcourt than Saki Hayashi hit a 3-pointer with Machida fi nished with 10 points and the 3-point line as Serbia grabbed the BASKETBALL 15.2 seconds left, and Japan advanced 14 rebounds. Nako Motohashi had 10. momentum with a 12-0 spurt to open to the semifi nals by edging Olympic France 67, Spain 64 the fourth. The Americans will face Serbia on newcomer Belgium 86-85. Marine Johannes scored 18 points China (3-1) went undefeated in pool Friday in the semifi nals looking to Japan joined the U.S. and Serbia in and France edged Spain 67-64 in the play and led 58-49 at the end of the advance to their seventh consecutive United States’s Breanna Stewart drives to the basket over Australia’s Ezi the semifi nals of the women’s basket- quarterfi nals of the women’s basket- third quarter. With Yao Ming watching gold medal game. The Serbians, who Magbegor (13) during a women’s basketball quarterfi nal round game at the ball tournament Friday and will face ball tournament. from the bench, the Chinese missed won the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 4, in Saitama, Japan. (AP) either Spain or France. The French team will face host Ja- reaching the semifi nals for the fi rst Games, rallied to beat China 77-70 in Yuki Miyazawa made three of her pan in the semifi nals on Friday in a re- time since the 2008 Beijing Games. the quarterfi nals. looked like the dominant team that’s ing back to the 1992 Barcelona Games. seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, match of a group play game. The U.S. ’s layup tied it up at 70 with For the fi rst time since getting to- won the last six gold medals and 53 During the pool games the U.S. got helping Japan erase Belgium’s nine- plays Serbia in the other medal round 2:13 left. Sonja Vasic hit two free gether about three weeks ago the U.S. consecutive games in the Olympics dat- of to slow starts, trailing after the fi rst point lead. Japan tied it the game four matchup. India women’s fi eld hockey drop semifi nal to Argentina Casas’ 3rd homer, Kazmir TOKYO, Aug. 4, (AP): India’s wom- Gurjit Kaur scored for India in the en’s fi eld hockey team lost to Argen- second minute to provide hope, but tina 2-1 in an Olympic semifi nal on Argentina’s Maria Noel Barrionuevo Wednesday night. responded with two goals to push In- India has a spectacular history in dia into the bronze medal match Friday the sport, but it mostly has been on against Britain. help US beat Dominicans the men’s side. The men won Olympic India will be motivated to win the gold seven times between 1928 and fi rst medal ever for its women’s team. 1964 and again in 1980. India’s 1-0 win over Australia in the India’s women had only qualifi ed quarterfi nals on Monday was a stunner. Japan defeat to earn spot in title game for the Olympics twice before. They Australia had been dominant up to that fi nished fourth in 1980 and 12th in point, fi nishing pool play with a 5-0 re- YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug 2016. cord and outscoring its opponents 13-1. 4, (AP): For Triston Casas, the Olympics feel as com- Olympic Medalists fortable as spring training. That’s because when he stepped to the plate in the United States’ elimination game against the Do- ARTISTIC SWIMMING SILVER: Peder Fredricson, Sweden Duet BRONZE: Maikel van der Vleuten, minican Republic on Wedesday, GOLD: ROC (Svetlana Romashina, Netherlands he was facing Boston Red Sox Svetlana Kolesnichenko) MARATHON SWIMMING SILVER: China (Wenyan Sun, Xuech- Women’s 10km Double-A teammate Denyi Reyes. en Huang) GOLD: Ana Marcela Cunha, “I have one career at-bat off of him BRONZE: (Marta Fiedina, SILVER: Sharon van Rouwendaal, in spring training, and I hit a home run Anastasiya Savchuk) Netherlands over the batter’s eye, as well,” Casas ATHLETICS BRONZE: Kareena Lee, Australia said after he crushed a two-run, fi rst- Men’s 200m SAILING GOLD: Andre de Grasse, Canada Men’s Two Person Dinghy - 470 inning drive that started the Americans SILVER: Kenneth Bednarek, United GOLD: Australia (Mathew Belcher, to a 3-1 win. “So 2 for 2 with a walk.” States Will Ryan) Tyler Austin, a former major leagu- BRONZE: Noah Lyles, United States SILVER: Sweden (Anton Dahlberg, er in his home ballpark of the Central Men’s 800m Fredrik Bergstrom) GOLD: Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir, BRONZE: Spain (Jordi Xammar, Nico- League’s Yokohama Bay Stars, added Kenya a solo home run in the fi fth against Ga- SILVER: Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich, las Rodriguez Garcia-Paz) Kenya Women’s Two Person Dinghy - 470 briel Arias, his second long ball of the BRONZE: Patryk Dobek, GOLD: Britain (Hannah Mills, Eilidh tournament to go with a .412 average Men’s Hammer Throw McIntyre) and fi ve RBIs. GOLD: Wojciech Nowicki, Poland SILVER: Poland (Agnieszka Skrzy- SILVER: Eivind Henriksen, Norway pulec, Jolanta Ogar) BRONZE: Pawel Fajdek, Poland BRONZE: France (Camille Lecointre, BASEBALL Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Aloise Retornaz) GOLD: Peruth Chemutai, Uganda SKATEBOARDING The U.S. (3-1) plays defending SILVER: Courtney Frerichs, United Women’s Park States GOLD: Sakura Yosozumi, Japan champion South Korea (3-2) on Thurs- BRONZE: Hyvin Kiyeng, Kenya SILVER: Kokona Hiraki, Japan day night for a spot in Saturday’s gold Women’s 400m Hurdles BRONZE: Sky Brown, Britain GOLD: Sydney McLaughlin, United medal game, with the loser facing the States WEIGHTLIFTING Dominicans for the bronze. Japan (4-0) Japan’s Tetsuto Yamada hits a three run double in the eight inning of a semi-fi nal baseball game against South SILVER: Dalilah Muhammad, United Men’s +109kg defeated South Korea 5-2 to earn a spot Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 4, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP) States GOLD: Lasha Talakhadze, in the title game. BRONZE: Femke Bol, Netherlands SILVER: Ali Davoudi, Iran ter,” he said of the Olympics. “I feel BRONZE: Man Asaad, Syria Scott Kazmir (1-0) escaped a bases- , Greece, Spain advance BOXING loaded, one-out jam in the fi rst. The like it puts pressure on both sides of Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) the ball, on defense and on offense, re- GOLD: Arlen Lopez, Cuba Men’s Greco-Roman 67kg 37-year-old left-hander pitched two-hit SILVER: Benjamin Whittaker, Britain GOLD: Mohammadreza Geraei, Iran ball over fi ve scoreless innings, retiring ally stay engaged in every pitch, really BRONZE: Loren Berto Alfonso SILVER: Parviz Nasibov, Ukraine just trying to focus on winning. In af- Dominguez, 14 of his fi nal 15 batters around José Filipovic, Serbia overpower BRONZE: Frank Staebler, Germany Bautista’s leadoff double in the third. fi liated ball, sometimes you can get out BRONZE: Imam Khataev, ROC BRONZE: Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed of that mindset. CYCLING TRACK Elsayed, Egypt “I felt like I still had a lot in me,” Men’s Team Pursuit Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Kazmir said. Reyes (0-1), a 24-year-old right- Italy in water polo quarters GOLD: Italy (Simone Consonni, Filip- GOLD: Zhan Beleniuk, Ukraine A 21-year-old fi rst baseman at Port- hander, allowed two runs and two hits po Ganna, Francesco Lamon, Jona- SILVER: Viktor Lorincz, Hungary in four innings. He is 3-1 with a 2.90 than Milan) BRONZE: Denis Maksymilian Kudla, land, Maine, Cassas homered follow- TOKYO, Aug. 4, (AP): Filip Filipo- Italy went 3-0-2 in group play, but it SILVER: Denmark (Lasse Norman Germany ing a one-out walk to Austin. Cassas, ERA in two starts and 11 relief appear- vic pumped in a shot from the side, got off to a slow start and never recov- Hansen, Niklas Larsen, Frederik Mad- BRONZE: Zurabi Datunashvili, Serbia batting .313 with eight RBIs, was the ances at Portland. and then held his arm out and yelled. ered. Prlainovic scored twice in the last sen, Rasmus Pedersen) Women’s Freestyle 62kg 26th overall pick in the 2018 amateur Before he made two starts and a re- Dusan Mandic and Andrija Prlainovic minute of the fi rst half, lifting Serbia to BRONZE: Australia (Leigh Howard, GOLD: Yukako Kawai, Japan lief appearance for San Franciso in late Kelland O’Brien, Lucas Plapp, Sam SILVER: Aisuluu Tynybekova, Kyr- draft and is hitting .271 with six hom- each made a couple of big plays. a 9-3 lead at the break. Welsford, Alexander Porter) gyzstan ers and 30 RBIs for the Sea Dogs this May and June, Kazmir had not pitched It’s beginning to look a lot like 2016. Each of the semifi nals is a rematch EQUESTRIAN BRONZE: Iryna Koliadenko, Ukraine season. in the major leagues since 2016. He Filipovic and Serbia overpowered Ita- from the fi rst day of group play in To- Jumping Individual BRONZE: Taybe Mustafa Yusein, Bul- hopes agent Brian Peters can get him GOLD: Ben Maher, Britain garia (AP) “I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s bet- ly 10-6 on Wednesday, joining Hungary, kyo. Spain beat Serbia 13-12 in their ter, but the atmosphere makes it bet- signed for later this season or 2022. Greece and Spain in the men’s water fi rst matchup, and Greece held off Kazmir was available for the Olym- polo semifi nals at the Tokyo Olympics. Hungary for a 10-9 win. pics because he was assigned outright Krisztian Manhercz scored seven times Greece is one win away from its fi rst South Korea outlast Turkey in 5 sets to Triple-A Sacramento on June 11. to lead Hungary to a 15-11 win against men’s water polo medal at the Olym- Kazmir startied on 16 days’ rest on Croatia. Greece advanced with a 10-4 pics. It is making its fi rst appearance in a broiling day with a 90-degree Fahr- victory over Montenegro, and Spain the semis since it fi nished fourth at the enheit (32.2 Celsius) temperature at held off the United States for a 12-8 win. 2004 Athens Games. US advance to women’s volleyball semifi nals game time and high humidity. With a Filipovic, 34, was the MVP when fastball in the 91 mph range and a cut- Serbia won gold at the TOKYO, Aug. 4, (AP): Five years af- nals short-handed with starters Jordyn ter he’s developed, he threw 77 pitch- WATER POLO ter their quest for a fi rst Olympic gold Poulter and Jordan Thompson both Games, and he remains in fi ne form in es, struck out fi ve and walked one. his fourth Olympics. He scored three medal was denied in the semifi nals, the sidelined by right ankle injuries. But Playing 14 hours after their ninth- United States women’s volleyball team both players have surprised Kiraly with times against the reigning world cham- Konstantinos Genidounias, who inning comeback win over Israel, the pions. scored five goals in the victory over has returned to that stage after a rela- how quickly they are recovering and Dominicans (2-3) loaded the bases tively easy quarterfi nal win. could have played in an emergency. Montenegro, said winning a medal with one out in the fi rst. Johan Mieses for Greece “means absolutely every- The short-handed Americans over- They weren’t missed against the Do- grounded into a forceout at the plate, came the absence of two starters to beat minicans with fi ll-ins Micha Hancock thing.” the Dominican Republic 25-11, 25-20, and Annie Drews setting the tone early. bringing up Melky Cabrera, who was 3 Backed by a noticeable cheering 25-19 on Wednesday and advance to the Hancock’s set led to a spike by Drews on for 10 against Kazmir in his big league section comprised of people from the semifi nals. the fi rst point of the match and Hancock career. Cabrera bounced to Todd Fra- country’s Olympic party, Greece lim- ended a lopsided fi rst set with an ace. zier, who stepped on third for the in- ited Montenegro to one goal in the fi rst VOLLEYBALL Serbia swept Italy and is seeking to ning-ending forceout. half. Genidounias then scored three get back into the gold medal game after David Robertson allowed Charlie times in the third quarter to help his losing it to China fi ve years ago follow- Valerio’s two-out homer and a walk, team open a 6-1 lead. The U.S. will play Serbia on Friday then struck out Yefri Pérez with a man Spain improved to 6-0 in Tokyo, Brazil’s Fernanda Garay Rodrigues ing the big semifi nal win over the U.S. for a spot in the gold medal game in a re- on for his second save. The U.S. was outscoring its opponents 73-39, but it celebrates a point during a women’s Tijana Boskovic, the leading scorer in match of a semifi nal the Americans lost outhit 5-3 and overcame three errors was pushed into the second half in the volleyball quarterfinal match against the tournament, ended Italy’s run with fi ve years ago in Rio de Janeiro. and a 0-for-12 afternoon from its Nos. United States’ best performance of the the Russian Olympic Committee, at a spike that gave her a game-high 24 This marks the sixth time in the past 6-9 batters. tournament. the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug. points in the match. eight Olympics that the U.S. has made it South Korea outlasted Turkey in fi ve Bautista came up with two on Spain was clinging to a 7-6 lead in 4, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) this far in the tournament but the coun- sets earlier Wednesday to make it into and two outs in the seventh against Spain’s Alberto Munarriz Egana the fourth quarter when a video review try is still seeking their fi rst gold in the radewo Gunderson left following the the other semifi nal against Brazil. The McGough, a 31-year-old former Mi- (2) shoots as he is defended by showed U.S. attacker Luca Cupido sport. The U.S. won a medal at the past fi rst set with a knee injury has served Brazilians beat the team representing ami reliever who blew a save against United States’ Marko Vavic (3) entered too early after an exclusion. three Olympics, getting silver in 2008 the Russian Olympic Committee in four Japan two nights earlier. The six-time during a quarterfi nal round men’s Alberto Munarriz Egana buried the en- and ’12 and bronze in 2016. as fuel ever since and Kiraly’s crew is sets to get back to the semifi nals after All-Star, now 40, took consecutive water polo match at the 2020 suing penalty shot, and Blai Mallarach That fi ve-set loss to Serbia in 2016 ready to try to avenge it. losing in the quarterfi nals at home fi ve sliders and was called out by plate um- Summer Olympics, on Aug. 4, in Guell and Roger Tahull Compte added after star middle blocker Foluke Akin- The U.S. came into the quarterfi - years ago. pire Jair Fernández of Mexico. Tokyo, Japan. (AP) big goals down the stretch.