SecondOn Saturday, the German Olympic team did not win another medal. But there are reasons to be satisfied with beach volleyball. In addition, other German athletes are also satisfied with their results.
Swimming me: Sarah Köhler obviously missed another medal. Three days after winning the bronze medal in the 1500m freestyle, the Frankfurt driver finished seventh with 8 points and 24.56 points over the 800m.Americans become Olympic champions Katie LedkeyShe is ahead of Ariarne Titmus, the two-time Tokyo Olympic champion from Australia. The bronze medal is Simona Quadarella, the 1500m world champion from Italy.
Swimming 2: On the penultimate day of the Olympic pool swimming competition, American Caeleb Dressel set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly competition. Drexel leads Hungary’s Christophe Mirac and Switzerland’s Noe Ponti with 49.45 seconds.
Swimming three: The medley relay from England set the fifth swimming world record. Catherine Dawson, Adam Petty, James Gay and Freya Anderson completed the 4 x 100m medley at the Olympic premiere with 3 points and 37.58 points. The Chinese team took the silver medal and the bronze medal went to Australia. The German team was eliminated in the preliminary round.
Track and field me: The German mixed relay of more than 4 x 400 meters can now start in the Olympic finals. The four-person team rose to the ninth team. The final will be held on Saturday (2.35 pm / CEST). The relay finished fifth in the Heat on Friday. Since the jury later withdrew the disqualifications of the United States and the Dominican Republic, they only won the ninth place, so they were temporarily out. DLV protest-success.
Track and Field Two: Three German discus throwers entered the finals. Kristin Pudenz (63.73 meters) from Potsdam, Marike Steinacker (63.22) from Leverkusen and Claudine Vita (62.46) from Neubrandenburg qualified for the medal competition. American Valary Allman won the highest distance in the qualifying race with 66.42 meters, and Rio Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic from Croatia also entered the final.
Track and Field Three: German pole vaulters Oleg Zernikel and Bo Kanda Lita Baehre reached the finals. Lita Baehre from Leverkusen was fourth in the World Championship. She overcame all 5.75m jumps in her first attempt. The German champion Zernikel, who lives in Landau, is 5.65 meters long and participates in the medal competition on Tuesday (12:20 pm EST). In contrast, Leverkusen’s Torben board was eliminated.
Gymnastics: Turn star Simone Byers After withdrawing from the all-around finals, he also gave up the decision to jump and uneven bars. The American Gymnastics Association announced that the 24-year-old American gymnast made this decision after consulting with a medical team. It is now time to evaluate whether Byers will start in the floor and balance beam finals every day. Prior to this, Byers was disqualified from the individual all-around competition due to mental problems.
Beach Volleyball: Beach Volleyball World Championship runner-up Clemens Wikler And Julius Thole are both in the round of 16. The two teams defeated the Japanese Shiratori Kebo/Ishishima Yusuke 2-0 (21:16, 21:11) in the last group match. It is unclear who they will face in the knockout rounds.
