Belgium Win Field Hockey Title; Unexpected Gold for U.S
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ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUGUST 6-7, 2021 16 Albert Batyrgaziev, of the Russian Olympic Commit- tee, connects with a punch to Duke Ragan, of the United States, during their fi nal round feather weight 52-57kg fi nal boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com BELGIUM WIN FIELD HOCKEY TITLE; UNEXPECTED GOLD FOR U.S. IN POLE VAULT India end drought with bronze Chinese teens sweep top two spots, rare medal for Ghana TOKYO, Aug 5, (AP): The celebrations started simul- taneously in Tokyo and across India for a bronze medal that’s taken 41 years to forge. For the most successful nation in Olympic fi eld hockey competition, India’s 5-4 victory over Germany in the bronze-medal match at the Tokyo Games was celebrated like a gold. It was India’s 12th Olympic medal in the sport, but its fi rst since 1980. India rallied from 3-1 down and then fended off a German penalty corner in the last few sec- onds. Meanwhile, Belgium defeat- ed Australia in a shootout to win gold in men’s fi eld hockey. The score was tied 1-all at the end of regu- lation before Warner Belgium won the shootout 3-2. Alexander Hendrickx scored the penalty stroke that put Bel- gium ahead in the shootout and Vin- cent Vanasch got the clinching save. Belgium were the 2016 Olympic runners-up. The India fi eld hockey team pose for a photo with their bronze medal after taking third place in the men’s fi eld hockey event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas won the men’s Olympic 400-meters gold medal, pulling away from the Medals Table fi eld at the halfway point and fi nishing Kuwait Olympic Committee in 43.85 seconds. Gardiner adds the Olympic gold to TOKYO, Aug 5: Olympic Games med- the world title he won in Qatar two als table on Thursday. rewards shooter Al-Rashidi years ago. G S B T China 34 24 16 74 Jose Anthony Zambrano of Colom- United States 29 35 27 91 KUWAIT CITY, Aug 5, (KUNA): champion Abdullah Al-Turgi Al- bia took silver, also the same as he did Japan 22 10 14 46 Kuwait Olympic Committee an- Rashidi after achieving a bronze at worlds. The bronze medal went to Australia 17 5 19 41 nounced on Thursday a reward medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ Grenada’s Kirani James, who now has ROC 16 22 20 58 Great Britain 16 18 17 51 worth KD 30,000 to the shooter skeet competition. gold, silver and bronze from the last Germany 9 9 16 34 three Olympics. France 7 11 9 27 Hansle Parchment of Jamaica won Italy 7 10 18 35 Netherlands 7 9 10 26 Waterway. the 1,500-meter freestyle on the last day gold in the 110-meter hurdles. New Zealand 7 6 6 19 Carrington won her third gold medal of swimming at the pool. South Korea 6 4 9 19 in three days, to go with her victories The silver went to Hungary’s Kristof Hungary 5 7 3 15 in the kayak single 200 and double 500. Rasovsky in 1:48.59.0, while Italy’s Gre- OLYMPICS Canada 5 5 8 18 United States’ Samantha Mewis and Australia’s Chloe Logarzo go for a Cuba 5 3 4 12 header in the women’s bronze medal soccer match at the 2020 Summer She is still scheduled to race the 500 gorio Paltrinieri picked up the bronze in Brazil 4 4 8 16 Olympics in Kashima, Japon. (AP) fours. 1:49.01.1. The Italian was silver medalist American Grant Holloway, the Czech Rep 4 3 2 9 Like her earlier races, Carrington in the 800 freestyle at the pool. world champion, was in front through Spain 3 4 5 12 vacs fi nished second and Tomas Walsh rounds on three of the fi ve judges’ cards. Australia’s Keegan Palmer won the Switzerland 3 4 5 12 was dominant from start to fi nish. Ta- nine out of the 10 hurdles, but sud- Poland 3 3 4 10 of New Zealand was third. Lázaro Álvarez of Cuba and Samuel mara Csipes of Hungary won silver. last skateboarding gold of the Tokyo denly faded on the last. Parchment fl ew Croatia 3 3 2 8 Crouser was already the world-re- Takyi of Ghana won bronze medals. Denmark’s Emma Aastrand Jorgensen Games. past him to add an Olympic gold to the Jamaica 3 1 3 7 cord holder after breaking a 31-year-old Takyi’s medal is the fi fth won by Gha- won bronze. He won in men’s park, breaking what bronze medal he won at the 2012 Lon- Belgium 3 1 1 5 Sweden 2 5 0 7 mark on June 18 at the U.S. Olympic na in all sports in their Olympic history, Australia’s Thomas Green and Jean had been Japanese domination in all don Games. Chinese Taipei 2 4 6 12 trials. His throw that evening went and their fi rst since 1992. van der Westhuyzen won the men’s three previous events. Parchment won in his season’s best Georgia 2 4 1 7 23.37 meters. Hungary’s Sandor Totka won the gold kayak double 1,000 at the Sea Forest The silver time of 13.04 seconds. Denmark 2 2 4 8 In the heat at Olympic Stadium, medal in the men’s kayak 200-meter, be- went to Pedro Iran 2 2 1 5 Waterway with a fi nishing kick over the Damian Warner of Canada won the Norway 2 2 1 5 Crouser took the lead on his fi rst attempt coming the fi rst non-British paddler to fi nal 200. Barros of Bra- decathlon after two grueling days of Slovenia 2 1 1 4 and saved his best for his fi nal one. win the event since it started in 2012. Germany’s Mox Hoff and Jacob zil. Cory Juneau competition in the Tokyo heat and hu- Ecuador 2 1 0 3 Pedro Pichardo of Portugal won the Rizza Manfredi of Italy took silver Schopf were 0.304 seconds behind took bronze, the midity. Greece 2 0 1 3 second skate- Uzbekistan 2 0 1 3 men’s triple jump gold medal. and defending Olympic champion Liam to to take silver. Rodek Slouf and Jo- Warner, who wore an ice vest often Kosovo 2 0 0 2 The Cuban-born Pichardo recorded Heath of Britain won bronze. sef Dostal of the Czech Republic won boarding medal during the competition to battle those Qatar 2 0 0 2 17.98 meters on his third attempt to Totka beat Heath for the European bronze. for the United conditions, posted an Olympic record Ukraine 1 3 9 13 clinch his fi rst Olympic title. He previ- championship earlier this year and States. Romania 1 3 0 4 Sandra Sánchez of Spain won the of 9,018 points for the gold. He im- Venezuela 1 3 0 4 ously won silver medals at the 2013 and bolted off the start line before claiming fi rst Olympic gold medal in karate, Palmer’s gold proved on his bronze fi ve years ago in Hong Kong 1 2 2 5 2015 world championships while repre- victory in a photo fi nish that saw 0.045 beating Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu in the was the fi rst Rio de Janeiro. Kenya 1 2 2 5 senting Cuba. seconds separate gold from silver. fi nal matchup in women’s kata. medal in skate- Kevin Mayer of France (8,726 South Africa 1 2 0 3 boarding for Slovakia 1 2 0 3 China’s Zhu Yaming took silver at The United State’s Nevin Harrison The 39-year-old Sánchez scored a Nageotte points) took the silver, as he did in Rio. Austria 1 1 5 7 Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium with 17.57. won the women’s canoe sprint 200 in 28.06 in the fi nal bout, her screams ech- Australia. All Ashley Moloney of Australia (8,649) Turkey 1 1 5 7 Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zan- the event’s Olympic debut, overtaking oing off the walls at the Budokan as she the golds in the other three events went won the bronze medal. Serbia 1 1 4 6 go claimed the bronze with 17.47, the Canada’s Laurence Vincent Lapointe at put in a spirited demonstration of karate to Japanese skaters. Indonesia 1 1 3 5 Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd Nafi ssatou Thiam successfully de- Bulgaria 1 1 2 4 fi rst Olympic medal ever for his West the halfway mark and powering across form. Shimizu’s score was 27.88. fended her Olympic title in the heptath- Portugal 1 1 2 4 African country. the fi nish line. Grace Lau of Hong Kong, China, and each scored a pair of goals and the lon as a seventh-place fi nish in her heat Belarus 1 1 1 3 Chinese teenagers Quan Hongchan The Olympics were the fi rst time Viviana Bottaro of Italy won bronze. United States won the bronze medal in in the last event, the 800 meters, was Ethiopia 1 1 1 3 and Chen Yuxi swept the top two spots Harrison and Vincent Lapointe faced Steven Da Costa gave France the women’s soccer with a 4-3 victory over Philippines 1 1 1 3 Australia.