![]() ![]() The Matildas have been left to rue what might have been as Sam Kerr scored a brace but had a penalty saved in a dramatic 4-2 Olympics loss to Sweden.Įcuadorian cycling star Richard Carapaz has scored the biggest win of his career, soloing to the Olympic road race gold medal.Ĭarapaz dropped American Brandon McNulty with 6km left and the 2019 Giro d'Italia champion won his country's second gold in Olympic history.īelgian Wout van Aert, who was the standout in a disorganised chase group of nine riders, outsprinted two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) by a tyre width for the silver medal.Īustralia did not feature at the finish, with top hope Richie Porte unable to go with the key move. Swimming veteran Emma Keon made a slick start in her bid to join Australia's Olympic icons with a record-breaking medal haul, finishing equal-fastest in the 100m butterfly heats.Īustralia's women's 4x100m relay team cruised into Sunday's final, almost two-seconds ahead of the next-best, the Netherlands.īrendon Smith set an Australian record in the 400m individual medley heats to be the fastest into the medal race, while in the 400m freestyle Elijah Winnington and Jack McLoughlin dead-heated for first in their heat. The 28-year-old faced a nervous wait as the final division was completed at Ariake Gymnastics Centre but he held his spot to secure a place in the finals on Tuesday, August 3.īull was the first Australian men's artistic gymnast to take to the Olympic stage since Josh Jefferis at the London Olympics. He score of 14.433 was a personal best in international competition, with Bull sixth at the end of the second "subdivision", with the top eight advancing. The Victorian gymnast, Australia's only male representative in the artistic events in Tokyo, nailed his routine and after a small step landing his full-twisting double layout dismount, punched the air in delight. Read on for rolling coverage of Day 1 of the Olympics:Īustralia's Tyson Bull has delivered his best international performance to qualify for the horizontal bar final at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Tokyo Games have been declared open, albeit a year late, after athletes from around the world gathered to take part in a muted Opening Ceremony.Īustralia has sent its second largest Olympic team in history (after Sydney 2000), with 487 athletes travelling to Tokyo to compete in 33 sports, including a number of new sports including Karate, skateboarding, BMX, and surfing. LIVE Tokyo Day 1: Matildas fall to Sweden, Carapaz wins cycling gold You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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