News - Olympic champs upset twice on opening day in Cagliari fivb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fivb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
De Nederlandse beachvolleybalsters zijn het Europees kampioenschap in Wenen overtuigend begonnen. De uit Emmen afkomstige Madelein Meppelink wist met Sanne Keizer al een plek in de achtste finales veilig te stellen, net als de Oranjevrouwen Marleen van Iersel en Pleun Ypma.
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April Ross (left) and Alix Klineman finished pool play undefeated. They will be playing in the Round of 16, which begins Sunday. Photo taken July 24, 2019 and provided by FIVB.
On the sand, on the court, on the track, or in the water, Stanford athletes are putting together impressive numbers at the Tokyo Olympics and Friday is no different. Keep reading to find out who did what and what happens next.
Beach volleyball
Alix Klineman is a relative newcomer to beach volleyball. She played the indoor variety until 2017 and had hopes of playing in the Olympics.
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MEDAL ALERT
Selemon Barega of Ethiopia won the first track and field gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with victory in the men’s 10,000 meters.
Barega won in 27 minutes, 43.22 seconds to upset world champion and world-record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda. Cheptegei took the silver medal and Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda was third.
Barega won at a largely empty Olympic Stadium. It was the only medal event on the first day of track action.
MEDAL ALERT
The top-seeded pair of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic won Olympic gold in men’s doubles tennis.
Mektic and Pavic beat Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in an all-Croatian final.