Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kipchoge wins men’s marathon, cycling and more on final day – LIVE!

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Women’s Indoor Volleyball: It is South Korea vs Serbia for bronze. Serbia won the first set and leads 4-2 in the second. Serbia was the silver medalist in 2016, so there is some pedigree.

A striking feature from the end of the marathon was the (small) crowd on the streets of Sapporo cheering the house of Kipchoge and company at the end of their heroic efforts (everyone I could see was wearing a mask) ). It’s great to hear that athletes get the cheers they deserve in such a big way, but there was also a sadness as to what could have happened if the Games were in normal times.

Men’s Marathon: Galen Rupp of the United States, the 2016 bronze medalist, finished eighth. A great effort – and it also means the US men’s track team will end up without an individual gold for the first time since 1980.

Men’s Marathon: Now the real race is of Silver and Bronze. Abdi Ngei of the Netherlands won the silver medal and Bashir Abdi of Belgium joined him for the bronze medal. Lawrence Cherono looked like he was going to make it Kenyan 1-2 but his legs betrayed him for the last time.

What race and what champion. He is only the third athlete to defend the men’s marathon title. He stayed with the pack for most of the race and then went over the horizon when he wanted to – and no one was holding him. It was a scorching heat today, but after covering 26.2 miles he didn’t seem tired in the slightest. He wins the field of the best runners in the world by more than a minute. His winning time is 2hr 8min 38sec. brilliant.

Men’s Marathon: We cross the two-hour mark and walk through the shady alleys of the Kipchoge Hokkaido University campus. He has 2 km to go and his lead is 1 minute and 17 seconds.

Men’s Marathon: Have to go two miles. What a shame that Kipchoge won’t be rewarded for this stellar performance with the roar of a packed stadium. At least, there is cheer from the people of Sapporo as he roams the streets.

Men’s Marathon: Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono, Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, Spain’s Ayad Lamdasem and Netherlands’ Abdi Ngeye are still tied in the chasing pack. I think there’s going to be a sprint for silver and bronze. Japan’s Suguru Osako is making a move from behind though, and could Maybe Grab a medal.

Men’s Marathon: I’m going to risk it and say that Kipchoge is unhappy at Champion. This is probably the least risky statement ever made. The 36-year-old is almost 5km away from becoming a double Olympic champion and looks very comfortable. It will be interesting to see who ends up in Silver and Bronze.

Men’s Marathon: 7km to go and Kipchoge’s lead is now 28 seconds ahead of the pack. He completed the last 5 km in 14 minutes and 28 seconds. The last one was about 15 seconds. Oh. The chasing pack now includes Lawrence Cherono of Kenya, Bashir Abdi of Belgium and Ayad Lamdasem of Spain. Abdi Ngei of the Netherlands is seconds away from her and she still has a chance for a medal.

Men’s Marathon: At this pace, how demoralizing would it be to run in that heat and then just watch Kipchoge accelerate into the distance. He grabs some ice from the cooling station, knocks himself down and runs away from his competition.

Men’s Marathon: The world record holder and current Olympic champion and all-around superhuman, Iliad Kipchoge, basically said: “No, let’s get this crap out of the way,” and walks away from the pack looking very comfortable. What a wonderful athlete. Everyone else looks like they are hurting. Kipchoge looks like he has been kicked out to get some bread (the shop must be far away). His lead is 14 seconds and is increasing as he moves 10 km.

Men’s Marathon: If you’re wondering how Australians/British/Kiwi/Canadians/Americans are doing (I’m just doing my biggest market, we all love marathon runners) here you go. At 18 miles, the USA’s Galen Rupp has left the leading pack, New Zealand’s Zane Robertson in 19th place, almost a minute away from the leaders, Canada’s Ben Preisner 50th, GB’s Callum Hawkins 57th and Australia’s Liam Adams 46th. are in place. There are other runners in each of those countries but they are further behind. Basically none of those runners will give up the gold.

Men’s Marathon: For the first time since 1980 (and they had a good excuse if they didn’t participate) the US men’s track team failed to win an individual Olympic gold (they won in the 4x400m replay). He has his last chance in this race in the form of Galen Rupp. He is in the leading pack but I would be very surprised if he won a medal, let alone gold.

Men’s Marathon: Daniel do Nascimento of Brazil, who stood in front of the bundle for a long time, stumbled and fell and seemed to be in trouble. But he is up and walking again. I hope he is fine and is not plowing when he needs medical help. And he has stopped again. The right decision to stay and the medics quickly take care of him.

Men’s Marathon: A reminder that the race is underway in Sapporo, 500 miles or more north of Tokyo, to escape the sweltering heat of the capital. Current temperature in Sapporo: 26C. Current temperature in Tokyo: 24C. In fairness, the weather is hard to predict (though the word on the street is long-term trend warm). In other news, the New York Mets are being destroyed by the Philadelphia Phillies. Again. Now what are we going to do in disgust after the Olympics (except everyone) are over?

Men’s Marathon: we’ve reached the halfway point and Stephen Mokoka of South Africa. But it’s a half-way-yes-two-second lead and the pack soon catches it again. Still around 30 athletes within a few seconds of each other.

Hi! And bad news for fans of the 24-hour liveblog of multi-sport events around the clock because this is our last of the games. But the good news is that in three years there is the Summer Olympics again! And the Winter Olympics, maybe … two months? I dunno, around then. I think the World Cup is next week.

Anyway, on day 16 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! The marathon is currently underway, but what else is on today, courtesy of my colleague Martin Bellum:

All events are listed here in local Tokyo time. Add one hour for Melbourne, subtract eight hours for Cardiff, 13 hours for Albany and 16 hours for Seattle.

• Volleyball at 9 am and 1.30 pm – The women’s bronze medal match is first, not Serbia v Russia, featuring the US and Brazil in the women’s final at lunchtime
• 9.30am-4.30pm Water Polo – After two ranking matches and then a Bronze fight, the final is at 4.30 pm
• 10am-12.25pm ​​Track Cycling The medal race starts at 11.45 a.m. and ends at 12.25 p.m. in the women’s sprint, men’s keirin and women’s omnium points.
• 11am Rhythmic Gymnastics – This group is an all-around final. There are two rotations before the medal is determined.
• Handball at 11 am and 3 pm – It’s a swift end to the women’s tournament. First the bronze medal match between Norway and Sweden and then the 3 pm final that did not feature France and Russia
• Basketball at 11.30 – This is the women’s final, where Japan faces an American team that has won their last 54 consecutive matches at the Olympics
• 1.40 hrs And Water Polo at 4.30 pm – Hungary plays Spain for men’s bronze, and then it’s Greece vs. Serbia for men’s gold
• 2pm-3.55pm Boxing – Today’s season consists of four finals – Women’s and Men’s Light, Women’s Middle and Men’s Super Heavy to round off. Team GB’s Lauren Price fights at 2.45
• 8 p.m. Closing Ceremony – Don’t dream it’s over.

You can find our full interactive event schedule Here.

as it stands

emoji table is as follows Stand With a day to go:

1 China 38 31 18 Total : 87
2 USA 36 39 33 Total: 108
3 Japan27 12 17 Total: 56

4 ️ Russia No 20 26 23 Total: 69
5 Great Britain 20 21 22 Total: 63
6 Australia 17 7 22 Total: 46
7 Germany 10 11 16 Total : 37
8 Netherlands 10 11 12 Total: 33
9 Italy 10 10 19 Total: 39
10 France 9 12 11 Total : 32