The American News Agency Associated Press, the largest information distributor in the world, awards 20 medals to Spain in the Tokyo Olympics, according to the prediction of the podiums in all the tests of its Olympic experts. The Spanish delegation would only bring 3 gold medals (compared to 7 in Rio 2016), 7 silver and 10 bronze. The forecast is more conservative than that of the consulting firm Gracenote, which in April predicted equalizing the 22 medals of Barcelona, although without equaling the victories (7-9-6).
Spain arrives in Tokyo after the most successful Olympic cycle of this century with 30 current world medals in sports that will be in Tokyo, although for AP it will be 10 less and it will play the anthem only three times: the Spanish men’s soccer team, I am Sherazadishvili in judo and Sandra Sanchez in karate kata, despite the local Kiyou Shimizu being a favorite.
The forecast relies heavily on Olympic shooting, canoeing and sailing, although without awarding them any gold, and especially judo, perhaps guided by the last World Cup in Budapest at the end of June, where Spain made its best performance although with many casualties. important from the rest of the countries. On the other hand, he forgets that Spain wins medals in other sports to which it is strong, such as water polo or boxing.
When it comes to running sports, the AP rules out Orlando ortega and awards only one bronze to Spain in athletics, that of Mohamed Katir in the 5,000 meters, and another third box in the triathlon for Mario Mola.
The 20 medals of Spain in Tokyo according to AP
3 golds
- Men’s soccer
- Niko Sherazadishvili, -90kg, judo
- Sandra Sánchez, kata, karate
7 silver
- Men’s basketball
- Men’s handball
- Cubelos-Peña, K2 1,000m, canoeing
- Craviotto-Arévalo-Cooper-Germade, K5 500m, canoeing
- Damian Quintero, kata, karate
- Xammar-Rodriguez, 470, sail
- Ana Pérez Box, -52kg
10 bronzes
- Mohamed Katir, 5.000m atletismo
- Mario Mola, triathlon
- Javi Pérez Polo, -68kg, taekwondo
- Joan Cardona, finn, vela
- Mas-Cantero, 470, candle
- Alberto Fernández, pit, Olympic shooting
- Alberto Fernández-Fátima Gálvez, mixed pit, Olympic shooting
- Julia Figueroa, -48kg, judo
- Fran Garrigós, -48kg, judo
- Saúl Craviotto, K1 200m, canoeing
Four golds for Biles, two for Ledecky
The forecast of the US agency is not clear about the absolute triumph of some of the country’s stars, such as Simone Biles, which awards individual gold, team, jump and floor in gymnastics, but silver in the bar and nothing in asymmetric of artistic gymnastics, or Katie Ledecky, who would win 800 and 1,500 freestyle and would be defeated against the Australian Ariarne Titmus in 200 and 400m free swimming.
And in athletics? Joshua Cheptegei would win gold in 5,000m (ahead of the Ethiopian Getnet Wale and Katir) but would not go up to the 10,000m podium, where his compatriot Jacob Kiplimo would win. Sifan Hassan | She would win the 10,000m but it would be silver in 1,500 and 5,000m, although she has assured that she will only compete in two tests and not three.
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