The dawn of Friday to Saturday was busy for Brazil at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The eighth official day of competitions came with a historic medal in tennis, as well as a big step towards the podium in sailing.
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Historic Bronze in Tennis
Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani made history for Brazilian tennis at the Olympics. She beat Russians Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina in the bronze dispute and won the first Olympic medal in Brazil in the sport’s history. The feat came with a victory by 2 sets 1 (4/6, 6/4 and 11/9) in the early hours of this Saturday.
Previously, the sport’s best performance in the Olympics had been in Atlanta-1996, when Fernando Meligeni finished fourth in the individual tournament.
Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze close to medal
Gold medalists in Rio, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze are very close to another Olympic podium. The pair took the lead in the 49er FX class, leaving only one race for the definition of the dispute. The decision will take place next Monday.
Djokovic off the podium
Current world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is off the podium in the Olympic Games singles tournament. After losing to Alexander Zverev in the semifinals, the Serbian was once again overcome in the early hours of Saturday. The defeat in the dispute for the bronze was against the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, by 2 sets to 1 (partial 6/4, 6/7 and 6/3).
Djoko would still have the decision for the bronze in mixed doubles, alongside compatriot Nina Stojanovic, but the tennis player withdrew from the dispute. With the defeat by WO, the Serb says goodbye to Tokyo surprisingly without a medal.
Bills gives up on two more endings
Simone Biles, today’s greatest gymnast, withdrew from two more individual finals in Tokyo. The US gymnastics team said the athlete chose not to dispute the jumping and uneven bar decisions to focus on recovering her mental health. Biles had already given up on the general individual final and retired from the team final in this edition of the Olympic Games.
Brazil loses in judo team repechage
In the dispute for mixed judo teams, Brazil suffered two defeats and ended up being eliminated in the repechage. The Brazilian team was overtaken by the Netherlands (in the quarterfinals) and then by Israel.
Brazil arrived with problems in the dispute after the injury of heavyweight Maria Suelen on Friday. She was replaced by Mayra Aguiar, a bronze medalist in the individual contest in Tokyo.
Swimming: Fratus goes to the final of the 50m freestyle
Brazil is fighting for a medal in the 50m freestyle swimming event. The Brazilian qualified for the decision after finishing the semifinal dispute with the third best time – 21s60. American Caeleb Dressel, the main name in swimming in Tokyo, was the fastest, with 21s42.
The final will be played this Saturday night, 10:30 pm (Brasilia time).
Thiago Braz is a finalist in pole vault
In athletics, Thiago Braz is competing for medals in the pole vault. The Brazilian, champion in Rio-2016, advanced to the final with the mark of 5.75m, the same height recorded by three other finalists.
It is worth remembering that, despite being the current owner of gold in the sport, Braz arrived in Tokyo after a very irregular Olympic cycle.
Camilo at the end of the 100m dash
In the qualifiers for the 100m sprint, the top three in each heat qualified for the semifinals. Paulo André Camilo, the first Brazilian to make less than 10s, made the 10.17s mark, took 3rd place in heat 6 and advanced to the semifinals. Two other Brazilians were eliminated: Rodrigo do Nascimento, who scored 10.24s and placed 6th in his heat, and Felipe Bardi, who finished 5th in his heat with 10.26s.
Unsuccessful long jump to Brazil
The two Brazilians in the long jump dispute were eliminated. Samory Fraga is 7.88m in the first jump, burned the other two and finished in 16th place. Alexsandro Melo makes 6.85m on the third jump, after having burned the first two.
Brazil classified in men’s football
With a Richarlison goal in the first half, Brazil beat Egypt 1-0 in the men’s quarter-finals and now play in the semi-finals at 5 am on Tuesday against Mexico. Spain and Japan make the other semifinal.
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