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The results of today’s races, Saturday 31 July, and the medals of the Italian athletes competing in the Olympics

All Tokyo Olympics the first blue medal of today arrives from swimming, Saturday 31 July, thanks to Quadarella in the 800s: Simona third and conquers the bronze. The second medal of the same color comes from boxing with Irma Testa. There is expectation for athletics competitions, with Lamont Marcell Jacobs e Filippo Tortu (12.45, Italian time) to the batteries of 100 meters. Settebello challenges Japan, while the Italian volleyball teams meet China.

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Which the program of the day of the Azzurri.

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Italy, since the beginning of the Games, has won 22 medals. Here the medal table suit of the Olympics.

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7:15 am – Women saber, bronze is (only) up for grabs
Even for the blue sabers, the Olympic horizon will expect a bronze at the most. The semifinal against France, in fact, ended according to prediction: 45-39 for the “bleus” favorites, who will compete for the Olympic title against Russia, clearly winner of Korea (45-26). The Asians thus become Italy’s next opponent: the sharp defeat against the Russians is not deceiving, it will not be easy to snatch the bronze from them and avoid being left empty-handed with the wooden medal. (Flavio Vanetti, sent)

6:55 am – Boxing, Irma Testa fights but loses
Olympic games of Irma Testa stop at the bronze medal. The boxer from Torre Annunziata in the featherweight semifinal (up to 57 kg) had to surrender to the Filipino Nesty Petecio, world champion in the category: 4-1 the verdict on the points of the judges. Irma had begun by snatching the first round (but without imposing her boxing), a record that would have proved illusory. From the second round, in fact, Petecio began to attack and leave no room for the blue. I was surprised, I had to imagine he would change his way of being in the ring, Irma said. Moreover, this is a beautiful and historic Olympic medal: the first of women’s boxing. (Flavio Vanetti)

4:55 – Fourth place for the mixed 4×100 relay
By a whisker: wooden medal for the Italian relay in the mixed mixed, or men and women together, a specialty that makes its debut at the Olympics. Thomas Ceccon on the back starts well: 52”23 with an Italian record. Tete Martinenghi in breaststroke keeps control (57”73). Elena Di Liddo in butterfly remains in third place (56 “ 62), Federica Pellegrini freestyle goes close to us (52”70) but fails to repel Australia, third. The race was won by Great Britain with a world record (3’37”58) with China second. The United States, hear it, only fifths (Arianna Ravelli, reporter).

4:15 am – When is Simone Biles returning?
Simone Biles has also renounced the individual finals of vaulting and asymmetrical parallels. It will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether to compete in the finals for floor and beam exercises, explained the US gymnastics federation.

3:57 – Swimming, in the 800 sl Quadarella wins the bronze
The ransom of Simona Quadarella: after the disappointment in the 1500s, the Roman squared off and with a heart-pounding race won a bronze in the 800s in 8’18”35. In front of her the impregnable Kathy Ledecky (8’12 ” 57) who leads the lead from the first 50 and the Australian Titmus (8’13 ” 83). Simona, 22, on the other hand, starts more controlled but from the middle of the race she takes the third position that she won’t give up. I did a race with my head, I knew they would start strong, I didn’t look at them. I am on the podium with two monsters, but after the disappointment of the 1500s I had a second opportunity and I was able to take it: I said to myself Simo, you have to come back with a smile so either you take the medal or you take the medal (Arianna Ravelli, reporter).

Ore 3:43 – Record of the world in the 100 butterfly for Caeleb Dressel
Immediately fireworks in the pool: world record in the 100 butterfly for Caeleb Dressel, and who else? The American finishes in 49”45 in front of the Hungarian Milak (49”68) and the Swiss Ponti (50”74) coached by the Italian Massimo Meloni. For Dressel the third gold (after the 100 style and the 4×100). (Arianna Ravelli, reporter)

3:20 am – Archery, Nespoli in the quarters
Mauro Nespoli enters the quarter-finals of the individual men’s archery tournament. The blue overcomes the Brazilian Marcus D’Almeida 3-0 with the sets of 29-28, 28-26, 29-25.

Ore 2.34 – Olivieri in the semifinals in the 400 obstacles
The blue Linda Olivieri, fourth in her battery, qualified for the semifinal of the 400 obstacles. Among the possible fished out Yadisleidy Pedroso Gonzalez. Only sixth and therefore Eleonora Marchiando excluded.

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