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Tokyo 2020: Bruni 14th in the 10 km cross-country skiing, record also in the women's 400 hs

2021-08-04T06:58:21.357Z


Rachel's Olympic dream fades. World record for the American McLaughlin. Canoe sprint, blue K2 in the semifinal 1000 meters: the couple formed by Samuele Burgo and Luca Beccaro. Men's water polo, Spain first semifinalist (ANSA)


Rachele Bruni's Olympic dream vanishes in the 10 km open water of Tokyo 2020

. In the Italian night, the blue finished only fourteenth in the race that saw the Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha as the absolute protagonist, followed by the Dutch van Sharon Rouwendaal and the Australian Kareena Lee. In the waters of the Odaiba Marine Park, the blue cross-country skier came out disappointed and in tears: "I suffered immediately, I tried to stay in the first group, but when they made the final tear I didn't make it. This result was not expected. , I feel anger, I'm really sorry. I was calm - Bruni explained to Rai microphones - but I accused the fast race right from the start, I tried to stay in the group at the bottom so as not to consume energy but I consumed many, too many " . The Olympic champion Cunha, on the other hand, celebrated her success at the Games by 'outing'even if in his sport it was already known: "This gold medal is for my country, and for my girlfriend". Immediate response, via social media, of the 'namorada' Maria Clara Fontoura, known as Kaka, an expert in sports marketing: "Love! You are the champion!". 

Remaining in the water,

in the sprint canoe Manfredi Rizza obtained the qualification for the semifinals of K1 200 meters

. The blue won his battery with a time of 34 '' 867. At the Olympic stadium in Tokyo, another spectacular race

in the women's 400 meters hurdles

. After the world record set yesterday by the Norwegian Warholm, today it was the turn of the American

Sydney McLaughlin

, which with gold has also hit the new world record in 51''46, improving the 51''90 that she herself had recorded last June 26th. The blue Paolo Dal Molin instead failed to qualify for the 110 obstacles, closing one of the three semifinals in fourth place with a time of 13''40, which did not guarantee him the repechage, reserved for the two best times: " I expected to do much much better. The disappointment is great, "admitted Dal Molin.

In

volleyball

, after six years and a silver medal at Rio 2016, Osmany Juantorena says his goodbye to the blue, after the elimination of Italvolley yesterday with Argentina: "I'm so sorry, I didn't make it . It hurts to end this wonderful adventure like this with a defeat. I always put my heart into it every time I wore this shirt. It was an honor to wear these colors, but the time has come to say goodbye to the blue shirt. " Meanwhile, in the women's field, South Korea is the first semifinalist after beating Turkey at the tie break: they will face the winner between Brazil and Russia, who will play at 21.30 Japanese (14.30 Italian).

On the other side of the board, Italy-Serbia (at 10 am Italian) and USA-Dominican Republic (at 6 am Italian). In horse riding, the end of the Olympic adventure for Jessica Springsteen, daughter of the Boss, who failed to qualify for the final of the individual jump.

The Japanese Kokona Hiraki (12 days and 343 days) and the British Sky Brown (13 years and 28 days) have to give up the dream of becoming, one of the two, the youngest gold medal in the history of the Olympics. In the Tokyo 2020 women's park skateboarding competition, the victory went to the other Japanese Sakura Yosozumi, who is 19 years old. Hiraki took silver and Brown took bronze. The latter remains the record of having become the youngest athlete ever to have represented Great Britain in a competition of the Games. A record that she could not have made if the Tokyo Olympics had taken place regularly last year, given that in training, in May 2020, she had a terrible accident in which she fractured several bones and skull. The helmet saved her life.

In the program of the

canoe sprint of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the third place in the repechage, the Italian couple of K2 1000 meters, formed by Samuele Burgo and Luca Beccaro, managed to reach the qualification for the semifinals

. On the other hand, Francesca Genzo, who today was engaged in the K1 500 meters women, was eliminated: yesterday the blue participated in the final of the K1 200 meters, finishing in seventh place.

For the first time since

beach volleyball is part of the Olympics program, Brazil will not take medals in this discipline

. Today, in fact, in the quarter-finals of the men's tournament, the couple made up of Alisson and Alvaro Filho, the last remaining in the competition of the Seleçao of this sport, was beaten by the Latvians Martin Plavins and Edgar Tocs. Previously Bruno Schmidt and Evandro had gone out in the second round as well as, among women, Agatha and Duda, while Ana Patricia and Rebecca had not passed the quarterfinals. In the history of the Olympics, Brazil is the nation that has so far won the most medals, 13, in beach volleyball. But this time it will stay dry.

Spain is the first semifinalist of the men's water polo tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

: in the first quarter-final the Iberians defeated the United States 12 to 8. In the semifinal Spain will challenge the winner of Italy-Serbia, scheduled at 18.20 Japanese (11.20 Italian). On the other side of the board, Greece-Montenegro (at 8.30 Italian) and Croatia-Hungary (12.50).

Source: ansa

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