21:56: Noah Lyles infected with Corona
Athletics star Noah Lyles was taken out of the indoor arena in a wheelchair after winning bronze in the 200 meters. The US sprinter and his association then confirmed a corona infection. According to the information, Lyles had already tested positive for the virus on Monday. In the interview zone, he spoke to reporters wearing a mask.
After the 200-meter final: the injured Noah Lyles
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21:55: Grant Holloway dominates over 110 m hurdles
Late in the evening, the favorite takes the title: Gold in the 110 meter hurdles goes to Grant Holloway (USA/12.99 seconds). Silver: Daniel Roberts (USA/13.09), Bronze: Rasheed Broadbell (Jamaica/13.09).
21:45: Pakistan ahead of India and Grenada – Julian Weber has no chance in javelin throwing
Javelin thrower Julian Weber did not win a medal. The 29-year-old from Mainz threw 87.40 meters and had to settle for sixth place. Gold went to World Championship runner-up Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan, whose javelin landed at the Olympic record distance of 92.97 meters. Tokyo Olympic champion and world champion Neeraj Chopra from India came second with 89.45 meters. Former world champion Anderson Peters from Grenada took bronze with 88.54 meters.
21:35: World record over 400 meters hurdles!
Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone (USA) takes gold in a new world record time of 50.37 seconds. Silver goes to Anna Cockrell (USA/51.87), bronze goes to Femke Bol (Netherlands/52.15).
21:24: Malaika Mihambo takes silver
Long jumper Malaika Mihambo won the silver medal. Three years after winning gold in Tokyo, the 30-year-old landed twelve centimetres behind Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall, who managed 7.10 metres.
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21:06: Concern about Noah Lyles’ health
Athletics star Noah Lyles will no longer be able to achieve his gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris after his narrow victory over 100 meters. The American (19.70 seconds) was beaten by Letsile Tebogo over 200 meters and had to settle for the bronze medal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The sprinter from Botswana won gold in 19.46 seconds.
Clearly ahead: Letsile Tebogo
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100-meter Olympic champion Lyles was brought out of the stadium in a wheelchair because he could no longer leave on his own. The exact cause was initially unclear. The US association announced a statement on the sprinter’s health.
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The American Kenny Bednarek took silver, crossing the finish line in 19.62 seconds. Joshua Hartmann from Cologne at least made it to the semi-finals. By missing out on the gold medal, Lyles no longer has a chance of realizing his big Olympic goal. He wanted to win the 100 and 200 meters and also be part of the two American relay teams in the 4×100 and 4×400 meters.
20:35: Germany loses men’s hockey final
The German men’s hockey team had to settle for the silver medal after a bitter defeat in the final at the Olympic Games in Paris. The world champion team lost to European champions Netherlands 1:3 (1:1, 0:0) in a penalty shootout after a long battle and could not complete the gold medal mission as desired.
And after the game things got heated:
19:35: Basketball world champion Germany misses final
Germany lost the men’s basketball semi-final at the Olympic Games in Paris and must fight for a medal. The national team led by captain Dennis Schröder lost to host France 69:73 (33:33) and after the defeat will play for bronze in front of 15,000 euphoric spectators on Saturday (11 a.m.). The opponent will be either Olympic champion USA led by LeBron James or World Cup runner-up Serbia with Nikola Jokic. The final in the Bercy Arena will take place on Saturday evening (9.30 p.m.).
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18:35: Hinze has no chance in the Keirin final
Former world champion Emma Hinze failed to win a medal in the Keirin track cycling competitions. The 26-year-old had no chance and finished sixth and last in the final race in the Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Two-time world champion Lea Sophie Friedrich was eliminated in the semifinals.
16:00: Semanya wants to become association president
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya wants to become president of the World Athletics Federation. “I am working on my candidacy for the presidency, I like to challenge people who do not care about the rights of athletes,” the 33-year-old told ARD.
The once best 800-meter runner in the world has been fighting against the world association’s testosterone rules for years. The South African was supposed to use medication to reduce her high natural testosterone levels below a certain threshold so that she would be allowed to compete in the 800-meter race.
15:01: Pack formation in women’s hockey
The women’s hockey team from China wins against Belgium on penalties and is now in the final. However, an ugly move by Chinese midfielder Fan Yunxia causes a pack to form on the field shortly before the end.
After the final whistle, the visibly frustrated Chinese player shoots the ball towards her opponent Delphine-Daphne Marien. The latter tries to dodge the ball, but the ball hits her leg and she falls to the ground. It is not possible to say with certainty from the footage whether the hit was really intentional.
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The result of the action: whistles from the crowd and the players forming a pack. The Chinese player receives a yellow card – as does the Belgian Judith Vandermeiren. She had reprimanded the Chinese player after the punch and lightly pushed her on the chest.
China will face the Netherlands in the final on Friday at 8 p.m. Belgium will fight for bronze against Argentina (Friday, 2 p.m.).
13:58: Men’s kayak foursome sensationally wins gold
The German canoeists won gold in the kayak four. Max Rendschmidt, Max Lemke, Jacob Schopf and Tom Liebscher-Lucz won the final over 500 meters.
13:49: Women’s kayak foursome wins Olympic silver
The German canoeists won silver in the kayak four. In the final over 500 meters, Paulina Paszek, Jule Hake, Pauline Jagsch and Sarah Brüssler were only narrowly beaten by the boat from New Zealand. At the finish they were only 0.42 seconds away from the first Olympic victory by a German women’s quartet in this discipline since 2008 in Beijing.
Silver had already been won in the kayak foursome in 2012 in London and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The German quartet was delighted and even took the lead at one point. But the strong New Zealanders countered and overtook them. Bronze went to Hungary.
13:40: German Canadian pair in fifth place
Disappointing start to the final for Germany’s racing canoeists. In the first Olympic decision at the water sports center in Vaires-sur-Marne, Peter Kretschmer (32) and Tim Hecker (26) paddled to fifth place in the two-man Canadian.
12:10 pm: Shot putter Ogunleye and women’s sprint relay strong
Shot putter Yemisi Ogunleye has secured qualification for the Olympic final with a strong final attempt and underlined her outsider chances of a medal. The 25-year-old from Mannheim exceeded the required distance of 19.15 meters with 19.24 meters and received a hug from her team in the curve of the Stade de France.
Of the German sprint relay teams, only the women made it to the final. The quartet impressed by coming second in their heat. Sophia Junk, Lisa Mayer, Gina Lückenkemper and Rebekka Haase achieved a season’s best time of 42.15 seconds. Haase beamed at the finish after the successful race. Only the US relay team was faster in the direct duel, with a time of 41.94 seconds.
12:00: German heptathlete injured during warm-up over hurdles
A terrible incident occurred during the women’s heptathlon. The German athlete Sophie Weißenberg wanted to do a short test run before the 100 meter hurdles, but after the second hurdle her face twisted in pain. The 26-year-old collapsed and lay on the ground until paramedics rushed to her.
The athlete immediately puts her hands over her face and then bursts into tears. “That’s Sophie!” says ARD commentator Wilfried Hark. After the scene, Weißenberg is taken off the track in a wheelchair.
Teammate Carolin Schäfer quickly comes to her colleague before her own start in the same race. When she stands up, she can only put weight on one foot. In a conversation with the helpers, Schäfer points to her own right heel. Now the bitter diagnosis has arrived: the association announces that the athlete has suffered a torn Achilles tendon in her left foot.
Weißenberg has to be taken off the track in a wheelchair
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10:15 a.m.: Obstacle runner in hospital after horror fall
A terrible scene occurred on Wednesday evening during the final of the 3000-meter steeplechase: Ethiopian Lamecha Girma (23) got stuck on an obstacle and hit the back of his head on the track. Paramedics rushed to the scene immediately and Girma was taken to hospital.
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Eabise Negese from the International Athletics Federation published a photo on Instagram. Girma is lying in a hospital bed, even wearing his sprint outfit under a jacket. It says: “Lamecha Girma is on the road to recovery. The Ethiopian Olympic team visited him in the hospital.”
According to the Ethiopian association, he was taken to a hospital, where CT scans showed no serious injuries.
10:07 am: Beck clearly misses medal in open water swimming
Swimmer Leonie Beck clearly missed the medal places in the race in the Seine. The European champion finished ninth in the ten-kilometer open water competition.
In the competition, which had been the subject of much discussion due to the water quality and speed of the river, Dutchwoman Sharon van Rouwendaal was crowned Olympic champion in just over two hours. Silver went to Moesha Johnson from Australia. Bronze went to Italian Ginevra Taddeucci.
