ESuccess was initially rare for the German team on the tenth day of the Olympic Games. There were a number of disappointments. The hockey women experienced the greatest when they were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Shoot: Rio Olympic champion Christian Reitz could not prevent the medalless performance of the German sport shooters. The rapid fire specialist only came fifth on Monday over the 25-meter distance in the last shooting competition in Tokyo. Reitz, who was born in Löbau, Saxony, had to go second in the finals of the top six. The Frenchman Jean Quiquampoix won gold with an Olympic record, while the silver went to the Cuban Leuris Pupo. The Chinese Yuehong Li won the bronze medal.
Hockey: Germany’s hockey women are returning from the Olympic Games without a medal, as they did nine years ago. The team of national coach Xavier Reckinger lost on Monday in Tokyo in the quarter-finals against Argentina 3-0 and was eliminated. Agustina Albertarrio in the 27th minute, Maria Jose Granatto (29th) and Valentina Raposo (52nd) scored the deserved victory for the South Americans.
Kanu: Canoeing ace Sebastian Brendel and Olympic debutant Tim Hecker underscored their ambitions for the title at the beginning of the Canadian two-man. Thanks to a strong final sprint on Monday, the German duo won their pre-run over 1000 meters and qualified directly for the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Sail: Too weak winds led to the cancellation of the sailing races on the Monday before Enoshima. This also affected the medal races of the women’s 49er FX with Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke (Holzhausen / Strande) and the men’s 49er with Erik Heil and Thomas Plößel (Kiel / Hamburg). The two German crews are in a promising position in their classes in the battle for precious metals. According to the organizers, the decisive races are to be rescheduled on Tuesday.
Rings: Wrestler Anna Schell failed in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The athlete from SC Isaria Unterföhring suffered a shoulder defeat against former world champion Alla Cherkassova from Ukraine in the weight class up to 68 kilograms on Monday. Schell now has to hope that her opponent will reach the final. Only then should the 2019 World Cup third place in the hope round.
Athletics I: Lisa Marie Kwayie from Berlin sprinted the 200 meters into the semifinals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 24-year-old finished fourth in 23.14 seconds. She was one of the three fastest on Monday. The Mannheim girl Jessica-Bianca Wessolly (23.41) did not get any further.
Athletics II: European Championship runner-up Fabian Heinle ended up in twelfth and last place in the Olympic long jump final in Tokyo, handicapped by a muscle injury. The 27-year-old from Stuttgart did not go beyond the distance of 7.62 meters on Monday and did not reach the final battle of the best eight. “I fought more against my body than against the opponents,” said Heinle. Olympic gold went to European champion Miltiadis Tentoglou from Greece with 8.41 meters.
Beachvolleyball: Olympic champions Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch face Alix Klineman / April Ross from the USA in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. The duo defeated Lidianny Echevarria Benitez / Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega from Cuba on Monday morning (local time) in Tokyo 2-0 (21:17, 21:15). The game against the US team is on Tuesday morning.
Tennis: Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is considering taking a short tournament break after his gold coup in Tokyo. “I usually have to fly to Canada. I don’t know if I’ll do that, ”said the best German tennis player after his final success at the summer games. “I will maybe take a week or two and maybe skip a few tournaments. It’s a special moment for me. But I’ll be back at the US Open. “
Corona: There were 17 new corona cases in the vicinity of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The organizers announced on Monday. Athletes were not affected this time. The maximum value was reached last Friday with 27 new infections. The number of positive tests relating to the competitions in Japan rose to 276. In total, 24 athletes have been infected with the corona virus so far.
Protest: The American shot putter Raven Saunders could face the first sentence for a “political” protest at an awards ceremony in Tokyo. The 25-year-old, who had won silver, crossed her arms raised above her head on the podium. With the “X-gesture” she wanted to express solidarity for the rights of “oppressed people”. The IOC said it was investigating the incident. Spokesman Mark Adams said the IOC is in contact with the World Athletics Federation WA and the National Olympic Committee of the USA, which, however, had declared in the run-up to the Games that it would not sanction its own athletes during protests.
The black athlete Saunders publicly advocates the interests of “PoC” (People of Color), and she is also committed to the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer). At the finale, she made a garish appearance with a scary mask and brightly colored hair. The IOC had softened its strictly negative attitude towards political protests during the Games, tolerating peaceful gestures before the competition. The IOC has banned political protests at award ceremonies.
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