Summary
A shower of medals for the German team: wrestler Aline Rotter-Focken and bush rider Jutta Krajewski are Olympic champions. The track bike duo Lea-Sophie Friedrich / Emma Hinze and discus thrower Kristin Pudenz take silver. Overview of results and news from Tokyo from Monday, August 2, 2021.
Eventing rider: Julia Krajewski cannot be beaten with Amande
Another triumph for the German riders at the Olympic Games in Tokyo: Julia Krajewski from Warendorf won gold in eventing with Amande. In the team, the German team had just missed the medal ranks in the final jumping competition. Go to Article
Wrestling: Aline Rotter-Focken crowns her career with an Olympic victory
Aline Rotter-Focken from Krefeld is the first German Olympic champion in women’s wrestling. In the last fight of her career, the ex-world champion defeated the American Adeline Gray in the final of the weight class up to 76 kilograms in Tokyo. Go to Article
Athletics: Discus thrower Kristin Pudenz surprises with silver
First medal for the German athletes in Tokyo: 25 years after Ilke Wyludda, Kristin Pudenz has again won an Olympic medal for Germany in discus throwing. In the chaos of rain, the German champion from Potsdam won a sensational silver with a personal best of 66.86 m. Go to Article
Track cycling: Friedrich / Hinze take silver – four with a world record
A brilliant track bike prelude for the women’s four and the team sprint world champions. Lea-Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze took silver. The women’s four-man track set a world record. Go to Article
Sports policy: Belarusian sprinter receives Polish visa
The Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanowskaja, who was apparently forced to return to her home country due to criticism of association officials in her country, has been in the Polish embassy in Tokyo since Monday (02.08.2021) and has received a humanitarian visa. Go to Article
Beach volleyball: Thole / Wickler move into the quarter-finals
The vice world champions Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler are in the quarter-finals of their first Olympic Games. The duo from Hamburg won their round of 16 against the Americans Jacob Gibb and Tri Bourne with 2: 1 (17:21, 21:15, 15:11). Go to Article
Shooting: Christian Reitz is only fifth
The German shooters remain without a medal, Christian Reitz missed the podium on the rapid fire pistol. Reitz came in fifth over the 25-meter distance in the last shooting competition. Frenchman Jean Quiquampoix won gold with an Olympic record. Go to Article
Diving into the water: Hausding is eliminated, Wolfram continues
In the fight for the semi-finals, Martin Wolfram convinced from the three-meter board. Patrick Hausding was surprisingly eliminated in the preliminary fight. The 32-year-old ended his Olympic career with a disappointment. Go to Article
Sailing: competitions postponed
The sailing races scheduled for Monday at the Olympic Games off Enoshima have been canceled due to lack of wind. This also affects the medal races of the women’s 49er FX and the men’s 49er, each with German participation. The races should be rescheduled on Tuesday (August 3rd, 2021).
Hockey: German women are eliminated from the Olympics
Germany’s hockey women missed the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Against Argentina, the team conceded a 0: 3 (0: 2) defeat. Go to Article
Canoe: Sebastian Brendel and Co. strong in the heats
The German canoe and kayak boats with Sebastian Brendel and Tim Hecker and Jacob Schopf are on course for medals in Tokyo. For the women, both K2 boats paddled their way over the 500-meter route into the semifinals. Go to Article
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