Day 15 - August 4 , 2021
An actual real on time post today!!!
The host Japanese had a surprising win in women's basketball as Saki Hayashi hit a 3-pointer with 15.2 seconds left to lift Japan over Belgium 86-85 and book a trip to the semi-finals. The host bump is real!!!
Along the same surprising lines, Qatar's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan defeated Italy 2-0 in beach volleyball to book their own trip to the semi-finals, where the Russian Olympic Committee awaits, with Latvia and the overwhelming favorits from Norway in other semi.
In a very exciting game, Argentina's women's field hockey trailed India 1-0, only to come back and win 2-1 to advance to the finals, where they will play the Netherlands. Argentina will play Great Britain for the bronze medal.
Great Britain had a bit more to celebrate on the water, where Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre won gold in the women's 2 person dinghy 470. It is her second consecutive gold in the event, and third consecutive medal as she won silver in London in 2012.
On the mat, the USA's Tamyra Mensah Stock defeated Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu 4-1 to capture gold in the freestyle 68 kg final. Her reaction to winning gold may also have won this Olympics, as she is proud to win as the first female African-American to win gold, then stating if she can do this, she can do anything, like maybe open up a gym to teach other girls how to wrestle! This is why we celebrate firsts like this.
On the men's side, David Taylor III is fast becoming a world favorite for his streak scoring, and his come-from behind victories. Today he earned a spot in the 86 kg final by defeating Ali Shabanau of Belarus 11-0 in the 1/8 final, and San Marino's Myles Amine 12-2 in the quarterfinal. He looks to be a strong contender for gold.
On a different mat, in the men's +109kg category (the superheavyweights), Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze cemented his position as the world's strongest man by not just winning gold, but setting a world record of 223 kg in the snatch, a world record of 265 kg in the clean-and-jerk, and of course, a world record in the combined of 488 kg. Iran's Ali Davoudi finished second to win silver, and Syria's Man Asaad won bronze.
In a much wider viewed venue, track and field continued with some great races. Kenya continued its superiority in the mens 800 meters with Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir winning gold and Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich winning silver. Polan's' Patryk Dobek won the bronze.
In the women's 3000 meter steeplechase, Kenya won another medal, with Hyvin Kiyeng winning the bronze, being beaten only by Uganda's Peruth Chemutai (gold) and America's Courtney Frerichs (silver).
More silver for the United States in the women's 400 meter hurdles in the form of Dalilah Muhammad, only her silver was accompanied by a gold medal, world record setting performance by Sydney McLauglin! Muhammad also set the world record. Femke Bol of the Netherland's captured bronze.
And in the last race of the day, the men's 200 meter, Canada's Andre de Grasse earned a long-awaited individual gold medal (to go with his bronze in the 100 meters), outdistacing a charging Kenneth Bednarek of the United States (who won silver) and the USA's Noah Lyles (who earned bronze). Seventeen-year old American Erriyon Knighton finished fourth, but boy does he look like he has a future!
Athlete of the Day - Lasha Talakhadze, Weightlifting, Georgia
Sets 3 World Records in earning gold, and the title "Strongest Man in the World"
Olympic Term of the Day: Snatch - In weightlifting, it is one of the two types of lifts (with clean-and-jerk), in which the objective is to lift the barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion.
Olympic Events Watched: Athletics (Track & Field), Beach Volleyball, Diving, Field Hockey, Marathon Swimming, Soccer, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting,
USA Potential Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearer (Alphabetically): Mu Athing, Caleb Dressel, Phillip Dutton, Brady Ellison, Robert Finke, Adeline Gray, Lee Kiefer, Katie Ledecky, Sunisa Lee, Sydney McLaughlin, Tamyra Mensah Stock, Kelsey Plum, Brittany Reese, Xander Schauffele, Gabrielle Thomas, Anastasija Zolotic
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