This Saturday, July 31, it was difficult for Ivory Coast with Marie-Josée Ta Lou’s fourth place in the 100 meters and elimination of football players in the quarterfinals. The only good news for the Ivorians: the qualification of Arthur Cissé for the semifinals of the 100 meters. The second clarification came from the Angolan handball players who are relaunching before the quarter-finals.
ATHLETICS (FIRST PART) 100m women
The big disappointment for Marie-Josée Ta Lou. As in the 2016 Games, the Ivorian finished fourth in the final behind the three Jamaicans Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson. After setting the best time in the heat, with an African record tied at the key (10 “78), then for the third time in the semifinals (10” 79), Ta Lou tightened his last row to the right (10 “91).
Inconsolable at RFI’s microphone after his race, the three-time African champion, will try to take a medal over 200 meters, from Tuesday.
As for the other Africans, Nigerian Grace Nwokocha (11”07), Gambian Gina Bass (11”16) and other Ivorian Murielle Ahouré (11”28) did not make it to the top eight. Nigerian Blessing Okagbare was suspended before the semi-finals started for a positive control for growth hormones.
Women’s 400m hurdles
The South African Wenda Nel qualified for the semifinals with a time of 56 ”06. Algeria’s Loubna Benhadja beat her personal best, but her time of 57”19 does not open the doors to the semifinals.
Ladies & # 39; 100 m hurdles
With the sixth time in the series, Nigerian Tobi Amusan (12”72) composted his ticket to the semifinals. It also barely passed for Liberian Ebony Morrison (13”00). Burkinabé Marthe Koala, on the other hand, stays there.
800m women
There will only be one African midfielder in the final to hope for success in South African Caster Semenya: it isEthiopian Habitam Alemu, who set the second-best time in the semifinals (1’58”40). This did not happen for Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi, for Moroccan Rababe Arafi, for Kenyan Mary Moraa, for Beninese Noelie Yarigo and for Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi.
HANDBALLAngolan women can still believe in the quarterfinals. After three losses, they got their first victory in Group B against Japan, the host country (28-25). Angola is still 6th and last in the group, but mathematically a place in the top four is still possible. It will take a victory in the latest match against South Korea on Monday and at the same time hope for a loss of the Japanese against the Norwegians.
FOOTBALL The two African teams that participated in the quarterfinals lost:Ivory Coast, after extension to Spain, while the Ivorians have led twice (5-2), andEgypt vs. Brazil, reigning Olympic champion (1-0).
BASKETBALL Tokyo Games will remain a big disappointment for D’Tigers. Coming to Japan with many ambitions, driven by prestigious victories in the preparations against the United States and Argentina, the Nigerians left with three defeats. After Australia and Germany, they were defeated by Italy (80-71).
Nigeria started very badly (29-17 in the first quarter) but turned everything upside down in the second and third quarters (22-11 and 24-16). And while they were eight points ahead at the start of the fourth quarter (64-56), the Nigerians experienced a huge slump with … 24 points released in a row! With such a failure, it is impossible to hope for a miracle. The D’Tigers finish last in Group B.
BOXINGHecatomb in the quarter-finals under 52 kilos: Cape Verdean Daniel David Varela from Pina lost to Uzbek Shakhobidin Zoirov on points (5-0), Algeria Mohamed Flissi suffered a similar fate against Filipino Carlo Paalam (5-0), just like the Ghanaian Tetteh Sulemanu against Cuban Yosbany Veitia (5-0). It was much closer for Zambian Patrick Chinyemba, but he was still eliminated by the British Galal Yafai (3-2).
Same berezina in light weights (less than 63 kilos) in the round of 16: Mauritian Louis Richarno Colin lost to Russian Gabiel Mamedov on points (5-0), as Namibian Jonas Jonas to Australian Harry Garside (5-0). Finally, in the middleweight quarterfinals (less than 75 kilos), Mozambican Rady Adosinga Gramane lost to Russian Zenfira Magomedalieva (4-1).
The Tunisian sabers Amira Ben Chaabane, Yasmine Daghfous, Nadia Ben Azizi and Olfa Hezami did not make it through the round of 16 in the team event. The Japanese won (45-29).
RUGBY À7 Stronger than Japan on Friday in their opening match (21-17), the Kenyans lost their second and final match on Saturday against Canada (24-10). They finish this Olympic tournament in 10th place, one better than 2016.
HOCKEY South Africa leaves the games without scoring a single point. The South Africans suffered a final defeat against India (4-3). With five defeats in five games, they finished in last place in Group A.
The Kenyans suffered a fatal fourth setback in the playoffs. Like Japan, South Korea and Serbia before, the Dominican Republic dominated the only African representative with 3 points to 0. Kenya is already eliminated even before they play their last Group A match against Brazil on Monday.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL The games are over for the Kenyan couple Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi. They were beaten in their third match in the opening round (Pool D) by Latvians Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka (2 sets to 0). They leave the competition with three setbacks.
TRAMPOLINE Egypt’s Seif Sherif, in the qualifiers, scored a total score of 96,190 (45,810 in the first routine, 50,380 in the second routine). He was thus ranked 10th and got a second reserve place which, however, did not open the doors to the final. Belarusian Ivan Litvinovich finished in gold.
WEIGHTLIGHT In the category under 81 kilos, Tunisian Ramzi Bahloul finished 4th and last in group B with a total of 300 kilos lift (136 kilos in jerks, 164 kilos in clean and jerk).
In the category less than 96 kilos, the Cameroonian Cyrille Tchatchet II, who represents the Olympic refugee team, ranked 2nd in group B. He lifted 350 kilos (155 kilos in jerks, 195 kilos in rebounds and jerks), 9 less than Cuban Olfides Saez Vera. Ghanaian Christian Amoah ranked fourth and second last with 315 kilos lifted (145 kilos in jerks, 170 kilos in clean and jerk).
GOLF The second round, started on Friday but interrupted by bad weather, ended on Saturday morning. South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout finished 17th, just ahead of Zimbabwean Scott Vincent, 18th. South African Garrick Higgo took 52nd place.
In the third round, Scott Vincent finished 19th this time, just ahead of Christiaan Bezuidenhout. Garrick Higgo finished 47th. Everyone has a time on Sunday for the fourth round.
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS On the second day and in the third session of the team and individual dressage, South African Victoria Scott-Legendre placed solo with her horse Valtho des Peupliers, 53rd.
WATER-POLAND One last heavy defeat before returning home: The South Africans were beaten by Greece for their last match in Group A (28-5). With 11 goals scored for 92 conceded, South Africa presents by far the worst record of any team ever eliminated in the first round of game history.
In the mixed group punch event, the Egyptian duo Maggy Ashmawy-Abdel Aziz Mehelba finished 16th and last in the qualifiers.
No more success for his compatriot Alzahraa Shaban with 50m 3 position rifle. Egypt finished 35th out of 37 in the qualifiers.
SAILING On the Skiff H 49er, the South African couple Benjamin Daniel-Alex Burger took 10th place in the 10th race before sinking in the 11th and 12th races (19th and 17th out of 19). They have no chance of getting a medal.
The same goes for their compatriot Leo Davis in a Finnish (heavy) one-handed dinghy after eight races, for the Tunisians Eya and Sarra Guezguez, last in the 49er FX singles, and the other Tunisians Mehdi Gharbi and Rania Rahali in a mixed multi-hole – Nacra 17 with foils.
ATHLETICS (CONTINUED) 100 m men
In the playoffs, seven sprinters from the African continent got their ticket to the semifinals: the Nigerians Enoch Adegoke (9”98, personal best) and Usheoritse Itsekiri (10”15), den South African Married Leotlela (10”04), Akani Simbine (10”08) and Shaun maswanganyi (10”12), den Kenyan Ferdinand Omurwa (10”01, record even) andIvory Coast Arthur Cissé (10”15).
The riders from the preliminary round Guy Manganga Gorra (Gabon), Dorian Keletela (Congo-B / Olympic Refugee Team), Oliver Mwimba (DRC), Fabrice Dabla (Togo) and Ngoni Makusha (Zimbabwe), and Mark Otieno Odhiambo (Kenya), Ebrima Camara (Gambia), Divine Oduduru (Nigeria), Emmanuel Matadi (Liberia) and Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku (Ghana) stayed in the playoffs.
Badamassi Saguirou (Niger), Didier Kiki (Benin), Aveni Miguel (Angola) and Seco Camara (Guinea-Bissau) did not succeed.
Men’s 800 m
the Kenyan Ferguson Rotich, bronze medalist at the last World Cup, set the best time in the series (1’43”75). He will be there in the semifinals. the Moroccan Abdelati El Guesse also qualified by beating his personal best (1’44”84). Silver medalist in the double lap 2012, Batswana Nijel Amos happens too, as well Kenyan Emmanuel Korir and Michael Saruni, Moroccans Osama Nabil and the Tunisian Abdessalem Ayouni.
Francky Mbotto (Central Africa), Melese Nberet (Ethiopia), James Nyang Chiengjiek (South Sudan / Olympic Refugee Team), Eric Nzikwinkunda (Burundi), Mostafa Smaïli (Morocco), Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (Kenya) and Yassine Hethat (Algeria) did not advance to the semifinals. Ayanleh Souleiman (Djibouti) did not appear on the field.
Long jump men
No African jumper qualified for the final. South African Ruswahl Samaai recorded only the 22nd best jump (7.74 m, far from his personal best of 8.49 m), and his compatriot Cheswill Johnson did not validate a mark.
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