Paris 2024 | Liveblog day 9 – Djokovic completes life’s work, Vos takes silver after thrilling road race

Water polo players beat Canada

Canada will also be playing against the Dutch water polo players and will win three of the four group matches. The semi-final was already certain, the opponent not yet. Italy, France or Greece could all be the opponent of the Netherlands.

Paris 2024 | Netherlands scores 20 goals and advances to quarter-finals with confidence

3×3 basketball players knock out USA

The Dutch 3×3 basketball players are in the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament. TeamNL eliminated the US in an exciting match.

Paris 2024 | 3×3 basketball players in semi-finals after win over US

Hockey players through to semi-finals

The Dutch men’s hockey team is in the semi-finals after a 2-0 defeat against Australia. The goals of Telgenkamp and Van Dam were enough. Now Spain awaits.

Paris 2024 | Van Dam makes it 2-0 with an inside cut and sends the Dutch into the semi-finals against Spain

China steals gold from under French noses

Leon Marchand has to settle for four gold medals. The French superstar has to settle for bronze after China comes alongside in the last 50 meters of the 4×100 meters relay.

Water polo players against Canada

In the group match against Canada, the Dutch water polo players are ahead by a wide margin. The knockout phase has already been reached, but it feels good to win this one too.

Van Dam shoots the Netherlands into the semi-finals!?

Yeah, there’s the 2-0 for the Netherlands. What a great goal by Thijs van Dam, who didn’t have his best season at Rotterdam, but is very important for the Dutch team here. The semi-final is getting closer with only a few minutes left to play.

Dutch hockey players in the lead!

There is the lead for the Dutch hockey men. Duco Telgenkamp uses the excellent variation. In the semi-final Spain awaits.

Paris 2024 | Duco Telgenkamp puts the Netherlands 1-0 up with a belly slide

Silver for Fox

It is silver for Marianne Vos, but that silver medal will leave a sour taste. Kopecky, Vas and Vos leave the victory to the American Faulkner, while that was not necessary at all.

Paris 2024 | Investment pays off – Kristen Faulkner Olympic champion, Silver for Vos

Gold around the neck

There is the gold medal for Novak Djokovic. The medal he had to wait for so long and which is now finally his.

Paris 2024 | Novak Djokovic takes home gold medal – career golden slam complete

You go

Marianne Vos and Blanka Vas are in the lead. Is a second Olympic gold medal on the road in the cards for the Dutch?

Scheffler Weather

Yet again Scottie Scheffler. The world number one shoots 62 and shows why he is the man to beat. Jon Rahm fades away on the last nine and falls outside the medals. Tommy Fleetwood takes silver despite the missed chip and Hideki Matsuyama conquers bronze.

Djokovic does it!

Novak Djokovic has done it at the age of 37. The Serbian tennis legend has won Olympic gold in a final of great level at the expense of Carlos Alcaraz. He dictated the rallies expertly. In 7-6(3), 7-6(2) the Serbian joins a row with Graf, Agassi, Nadal and Serena Williams. With the Serbian flag in his hands, Djokovic celebrates his achievement with great emotion.

Paris 2024 | Novak Djokovic secures career golden slam in tiebreak against Carlos Alcaraz

Chloe Dygert sets the course

Chloe Dygert largely determined the course with an action. The American rider gets stuck in a fence just before entering Montmartre and falls on a very narrow section. As a result, the peloton breaks up into pieces, precisely at the moment when they accelerate. She is able to continue without any harm, but the consequences are enormous for the rest of the peloton.

Back in Paris

Back in Paris and it’s racing! Attack after attack. The peloton in a long line. For the Netherlands, we have seen all the women in action to close the gaps, except Wiebes. The leader seems clear.

Clash of the Titans

We are watching an incredible final. The number one and two of the seeding list provide a true spectacle. The level that these two greats bring to the mat is insanely high. Enjoy it while it lasts.

The Olympic idea

The Olympic spirit at its best! Jencusova has equipment problems and the other front runners try to get her over the hill.

Paris 2024 | The Olympic idea in pictures – fellow escapees help Jencusova after material failure

First blood Djokovic

What a great final this has been so far! Novak Djokovic has to go all out to overcome an unleashed Carlos Alcaraz. The tiebreak ultimately goes to the Serb, who is still one set away from his big goal: Olympic gold!

Table tennis surprise

Truls Moregard is perhaps the surprise of Olympic table tennis. The Swede was against everyone’s expectations already in the final. Then he also shows a great level.

Paris 2024 | Great point in table tennis final Moregard – Fan

Rahm mist

An easy hole is missed by leader Jon Rahm and the gap to his closest pursuer, Briton Tommy Fleetwood, is now just two strokes. Everything is still possible on the back nine.

The audience is the winner

Whether that coveted Olympic title goes to Djokovic or Alcaraz, one winner is already clear: the audience.

Paris 2024 | Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz show their class early in tennis final

Through the streets of Paris

The women have started the road race! 158 kilometers, 1700 meters of elevation and three times the local round in Montmartre. It’s going to be tough.

Djokovic-Alcaraz from the start

The tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz has begun! Will Djokovic win his only missing trophy or will Alcaraz become the youngest male Olympic champion ever? This is a match you can’t miss!

Winning the world champion

Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot are in the quarterfinals of beach volleyball. The Dutch duo wins in two sets, 21-18 and 21-16, against the reigning world champions Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner. The Olympic adventure of the Czechs ends prematurely!

Paris 2024 | Boermans/De Groot beat world champions Perusic/Schweiner for quarter-final spot

Femke Bol runs out

Femke Bol has made it to the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles without any problems. Even before the straight, the Dutch woman was already well ahead. So it was a matter of extending her lead. With a time of 53.38, she was certainly not the fastest of the day, but that was a deliberate choice. Cathelijn Peeters is fourth in her heat, but with a time of 54.82, she is one of the three fastest who can also go through to the semi-finals! World record holder McLaughlin-Levrone can take it easy in her heat, just like Bol. Of course, she wins this one easily.

Paris 2024 | Femke Bol easily advances to 400m hurdles semi-finals

With a view to the quarter finals

The Dutch beach volleyball duo Boermans/De Groot will face the Czechs Perusic and Schweiner in the hunt for a quarterfinal spot. The first set is for the Dutch in any case. An excellent start!

More magic from Femke Bol?

Femke Bol will be in action again today in the Stade de France. The heats of the 400 meter hurdles are on the program. In the first heat, which starts at 12:35, Cathelijn Peeters will start. Femke Bol is in the third heat. In heat five, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will be in action.

India receives rare red card

The hockey quarter-final between the men’s team of India and Great Britain was turned upside down in the second quarter of the match by a red card for India. In a bizarre swing, Amit Rohidas hit Will Calnan’s forehead with his stick. The referee had no choice but to give a red card. Despite the red card, India won after a 1-1 draw thanks to a shoot-out by the British.

Paris 2024 | India shown striking red card against Great Britain

Sterke Wins 200m Bowl

A good performance by Tasa Jiya in the 200 meters. In the Stade de France the Dutch comes second in her heat with a time of 22.74. With that she is directly placed for the semi-final.

Paris 2024 | Tasa Jiya advances strongly to 200m semi-finals

Heartbreaking images

Heartbreaking images at the semi-finals of the women’s singles badminton. Spain’s Carolina Marin is well ahead, but has to retire injured after an old injury seems to return. The Olympic champion of Rio 2016 bursts into tears. The crowd can do nothing but give her a standing ovation.

Paris 2024 | Heartbreaking – Carolina Marin forced to retire injured in semi-final

Femke Was

It was a blast on the purple athletics track in Paris on Saturday. And so it was for the Eurosport commentators from the various European countries. Enjoy once again the triumphal march of Femke Bol, which, thanks to a super-fast final lap, resulted in historic athletics gold for the Netherlands in the 4×400 meter mixed relay.

Paris 2024 | Goosebumps! – Commentators from various European countries see Femke Bol win gold

Femke Bol & CO write sports history

Femke Bol ran a fabulous final lap that promoted the mixed relay team to a fresh piece of Dutch sports history. In addition to Bol, the names of Lieke Klaver, Eugene Omalla and Isaya Klein Ikkink are also added in gold ornamental letters.

A gold medal on the track, in the mother of all sports, always hits just a little harder. For Bol herself, the focus has to be on it again soon. She will be in action again around 12:30 during the heats of the 400 meter hurdles, the distance at which she hopes to excel in Paris.

Paris 2024 | Watch Femke Bol’s sensational final round – Gold in mixed relay

Bol must work hard for the main goal: glory in the 400 meter hurdles

That will not lead to a second medal for Bol anyway. Perhaps later this week. And in terms of rowing gold, the harvest is now also final. Where do there still lie opportunities? In cycling! Demi Vollering, Lorena Wiebes, Marianne Vos and Ellen van Dijk want to erase the blunder of Tokyo 2020.

The completely unknown Anna Kiesenhofer then took home the gold. Such a stunt can’t be pulled off a second time, can it? For Vollering, Wiebes, Vos and Van Dijk it is especially important to keep an eye on Lotte Kopecky. The Belgian is more than happy to take on this challenge!

The men and women will also be competing for medals in the 4*100 meter medley relay. We are talking about swimming then. To win a prize, you will need to perform really well. But who knows what is possible!

Paris 2024 | Femke Bol takes gold in 4×400 relay with a huge final sprint

Building blocks for future TeamNL medals?

Furthermore, there are mainly building blocks to be laid: the women’s water polo team is playing against Canada, there is the quarter final between the Netherlands and Australia in hockey and in beach volleyball we are approaching the eighth finals. In the meantime, don’t forget Marit Bouwmeester! She is well on track, but she can’t count her chickens before they hatch.

Apart from the performances of TeamNL, the tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is also on the program, plus in the evening the men’s 100 meter sprint with Noah Lyles vs Kishane Thompson!

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