Almost a fairy tale took place in Tokyo at the Olympics a few days ago, it definitely deserves attention even now. Jamaican 110-meter hurdles champion Hansle Parchment ran for the gold medal, but threatened not to compete at all. Before the semifinal run, he got the bus wrong and instead of going to the stadium, … Read more
American volleyball players will play for gold at the Olympic tournament in Tokyo Frank Augstein, ČTK / AP – The American volleyball players played relatively clearly in the opening two sets of the reigning world and European champions. They were more accurate and also more imaginative in attack, although again they had to do without … Read more
hsing The first gold medal for Taiwan at the Tokyo Games was won by weightlifter Kchuo Hsingchun. In the category up to 59 kg, today she won the Olympic record of 236 kilograms. Coincidentally, the Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron dominated the even-weighted match in the heavier 64 kg category. – Vzpěračka Kchuo Hsing-čchun Luca Bruno, … Read more
Synchronized jumps from the women’s tower were also dominated at the Olympic Games by the sixth Chinese competitor. In Tokyo, world champions Chen Yi-si and Chang Jia-chi won with a sovereign lead of almost 50 points over the American duo Jessica Parratt, Delaney Schnell. The Mexicans Gabriela Agúndezová Garcíaová and Alejandra Orozcová Lozaová won the … Read more
And the fact that she took the last sixteenth place in the fight for the finals could not spoil her joy. “It simply came to my notice then. It was one of dreams. I’m very happy, I didn’t expect to be able to swim here in the semifinals, “she said after the swim. What dreams … Read more
Kateřina Minařík Kudějová from the Czech Republic. Yara Nardi, Reuters – Kateřina Minařík Kudějová was unexpectedly absent in the fight for medals, who, after a night of medical indisposition, took 15th place in the semifinals and did not make it into the top ten. The 31-year-old Czech competitor did not improve her position from Rio, … Read more
From left, silver Daniele Garozzo from Italy, gold Ka Long Cheung from Hong Kong and bronze Alex Choupenitch Hassan Ammar, ČTK / AP – The third day of the Olympic Games in Tokyo brought the Czechs their first medal success. Canoeist Lukáš Rohan in the C1 category was not enough only for the Slovenian Benjamin … Read more
German footballer Max Kruse used a live broadcast from the Olympic Games to ask for a hand. After today’s 3: 2 victory over Saudi Arabia, he borrowed a microphone during an interview for the ARD television station, took off his jersey and knelt. On the bottom T-shirt he had an inscription in Kurdish addressed to … Read more
The Olympic Games in Tokyo continue with Monday’s competition program, in which sports shooters Barbora Šumová and Jakub Tomeček, who can attack the medal, will be the first Czechs to skeet. In fencing, a big day awaits flereticist Alexander Choupenitch. Czech tennis players Barbora Krejčíková, Markéta Vondroušová, Karolína Plíšková and Petra Kvitová are fighting for … Read more
Skier Jan Fleissner on the Sea Forest Waterway during a repair ride. Carl Recine, Reuters – Skier Jan Fleissner won the repair ride with confidence and advanced to Sunday’s quarterfinal of the rowing regatta. The double skiff Lenka Antošová and Kristýna Fleissnerová took third place in the corrective race and are already in the semifinals. … Read more