11 23 JULY - 8 AUGUST OLYMPIC GAMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 Hassan launches treble OLYMPIC MEDAL TABLE TOTAL China 29 17 16 62 bid with gold USA 22 25 17 64 Yesterday night’s stirring Hassan’s treble hopes looked to produced a devas- Japan 17 6 10 33 Sifan Hassan wins 5,000m victory capped a remark- be in jeopardy after she dramati- tating turn of speed Australia 14 4 15 33 • able day for Hassan, who only 12 cally tumbled to the track after a over the final 350 Olympic 5,000m in first hours before had produced an heavy collision at the start of the metres to finish first ROC 12 21 17 50 step in treble gold bid improbable comeback to advance last lap. and advance. Great Britain 11 12 12 35 from her opening 1,500m heat. But she picked herself up and “It has been an TDT | Manama amazing day,” said France 6 10 7 23 Hassan after her Germany 6 6 11 23 5,000m win. utch runner Sifan Hassan “When I fell South Korea 6 4 9 19 stayed on course for a his- down and had Netherlands 5 7 6 18 Dtoric Olympic treble with to jump up I felt a brilliant victory in the 5,000m like I was using so Italy 4 9 15 28 yesterday. much energy. Ethiopia-born Hassan put on a “I can’t believe it. New Zealand 4 3 4 11 masterclass in distance running I used all my ener - Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 to claim gold, surging clear of the gy this morning and field with around 250 metres to I was kind of tired. I Canada 3 4 7 14 go in a time of 14min 36.79sec. felt terrible afterwards Kenya’s Hellen Obiri took silver and I never thought I while Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay am going to be Olympic collected bronze. champion.” The win means Hassan’s Hassan’s victory was dreams of claiming three gold one of five gold medals medals in Tokyo -- the 1,500m, decided on day four of 5,000m and 10,000m -- remain Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan (R) and Kenya’s Agnes Jebet Tirop (L) in action during the Olympic track and Women’s 5000 metres Final very much alive. field competition. Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s 5,000-meters final Puerto Rico win first Jamaican sprint duo Canada stun US to set up final with Sweden look strong in 200 metres anada stunned world ball in her hands, but Flem- Cchampions the United ing took the responsibility and efending Fraser- States yesterday, handing kept her cool to slot home. Dchampion Pryce, 200m them a shock 1-0 defeat in the The US, pre-Games favour- Elaine Thomp- silver med- semi-finals of the women’s ites for the gold medal, went son-Herah and allist in 2012 Olympic football tournament close to an equaliser when fellow Jamai- and silver to set up a clash with Sweden Carli Lloyd struck the bar with can Shelly-Ann winner in in Friday’s showpiece match. a header but Canada held on Fraser-Pryce the 100 in The Swedes beat Australia for a famous victory - and their laid down the Tokyo, has 1-0 thanks to a 46th minute first appearance in an Olympic gauntlet to the barely run goal from Fridolina Rolfo to final. young pre - the 200 return to the final after their The Americans have won tenders in the since win- silver medal in Rio five years the gold medal four times and Olympic wom- ning the ago. have not lost to Canada for en’s 200 me- world title Canada celebrated their first over 20 years. It is only the tres yesterday, in 2013. Af- win over the US in over fourth time the Canadians Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico in action delivering em- ter a very 20 years after Jessie have beaten their neighbours phatic perfor- comfortable Fleming’s 75th min- in 62 meetings. n the women’s 100m hur- when she crashed out in the mances in their morning ute penalty settled Idles, Puerto Rico celebrated semi-finals after falling at the semi-finals. heats run the contest. the country’s first ever ath- last hurdle. Thomp- Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica she upped The crucial mo - letics gold at the Olympics “For such a small country it son-Herah, reacts after the semi-finals the effort ment, in a game as US-born Jasmine Cama- gives little people hope,” Ca- seeking a to win the which had produced cho-Quinn upset world record macho-Quinn said. “I wanted second successive Olympics opening semi in 22.13. little incident, came holder Keni Harrison to win in to be a gold medallist and I sprint double after bagging World leader Gabby Thom- when US defend- 12.37sec. manifested that. I spoke it into the 100m gold on Saturday, as, whose 22.61 at the U.S. trials er Tierna David- It completed a fairytale existence.” Harrison claimed looked in third gear through- made her the second-fastest in son challenged redemption story for Cama- silver in 12.52sec while Ja - out but still matched her per- history behind Florence Grif- Deanne Rose on cho-Quinn, who had exited maica’s Megan Tapper took sonal best of 21.66 seconds, fith-Joyner, also looked sharp the edge of the the 2016 Olympics in tears bronze in 12.55sec. from lane nine. in 22.01. penalty area. After a vid- eo review, a Janine spot kick was Beckie of China edge out Germany to win first Kenyan reign ends awarded. Canada Canada’s vet- in action velodrome gold eran striker Christian with Crystal Sinclair initially had the Dunn of the hina clinched the first the men’s team pursuit after United States Ctrack cycling gold medal his handlebars snapped off, of the Tokyo Olympics in the while Germany smashed a women’s team sprint yester- world record in the women’s day and set a new world record event to advance as favourites American Valarie Allman wins as Germany took silver on a for gold on Tuesday. dramatic first day at the Izu It meant some consolation gold medal in women’s discus Velodrome. for the German team, who Australia’s Alexander Porter were edged out in the women’s also suf- fered a nasty crash team sprint final by Chinese during qualifying for pair Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi. Bao and Zhong had earlier broken China’s own world record with a time of 31.804sec in the Soufiane El Bakkali of Team Morocco reacts as he wins the gold medal in the Valarie Allman of the United States celebrates with her national flag after heats and they men’s 3000 metres steeplechase winning gold were too quick in the final, their n the men’s 3,000m steeple- every Olympic steeplechase he women’s discus saw The women’s discus saw the 31.895 just ahead Ichase, Morocco’s Soufiane el gold medal since the 1984 Tthe United States bag their United States bag their first Zhong Tianshi of Germany’s 31.980. The Bakkali ended Kenya’s 37-year Olympics. Lamecha Girma of first track and field gold of the track and field gold of the To- celebrates after Russian Olympic Committee dominance of the event to take Ethiopia was second in 8:10.38, Tokyo Games with Valarie All- kyo Games with Valarie All- China won gold in the beat the Netherlands to take gold in 8:08.90. while Kenya’s Benjamin Kigen man’s throw of 68.98m enough man’s throw of 68.98m enough women’s team sprint bronze. Kenyan runners had won claimed bronze in 8:11.45 to secure victory. to secure victory..