Mat Belcher has become Australia s most successful sailor in Olympic history after teaming up with Will Ryan to win the men s 470 gold medal in Tokyo.
Mat Belcher and Will Ryan have secured Australia s second sailing gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in style, winning the 470 medal race that served as a ceremonial victory lap.
Belcher and Ryan held an unassailable lead at the start of Wednesday s finale, as was the case when fellow sailor Matt Wearn secured one of Australia s four gold medals on a record-breaking Sunday.
Mathew Belcher (left) and Will Ryan of Team Australia celebrate winning gold in the Men s 470 class on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Enoshima Yacht Harbour
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La pareja española logra la décima medalla española en Tokio tras quedar terceros en la Medal Race , por detrás del equipo australiano y del sueco Xammar y Rodríguez, bronce en vela en el 470 - Foto: RFEV
El barcelonés Jordi Xammar y el vigués Nicolás Rodríguez lograron este miércoles el bronce en el 470 masculino en Tokio 2020, tras quedar quintos en la Medal Race (regatas por las medallas) y defender el tercer puesto con el que llegaron a la prueba definitiva.
Los australianos Mathew Belcher y Willian Ryan, que habían asegurado el oro en la jornada previa a la disputa de la Medal Race, han encabezado el podio por delante de los suecos Anton Dahlberg y Fredrik Bergstrom y de los españoles.
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson, of Britain, reacts after falling during a heat in the heptathlon women s 200-meter at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
TOKYO – The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
World champion the Netherlands is out of the women’s handball competition at the Tokyo Olympics after a 32-22 loss to France in the quarterfinals.
France led 19-11 at half time as it crushed the Dutch hopes of a first ever Olympic medal in the sport. Laura Flippes led the French team with six goals.
clase 470 masculina de
Tokio 2020 en la jornada previa a la disputa este miércoles de la Medal Race (regatas por las medallas), estarán acompañados en el podio por los suecos Anton Dahlberg y Fredrik Bergstrom, plata, y por los españoles
Jordi Xammar y Nicolás Rodríguez, bronce.
Tras esta regata definitiva se situaron en la general los tres barcos que llegaron en esas posiciones a la Medal Race, mientras que Nueva Zelanda, que peleaba por el bronce desde la cuarta posición, no pudo deshacerse del control de los españoles.
En la Medal Race, primero fueron los australianos, segundos los suecos, terceros los neozelandeses, cuartos los estadounidenses y quintos los españoles.
Great Britain, Australia add more gold as sailing wraps up
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Hannah Mills (left) and Eilidh McIntyre float with the flag after winning gold Wednesday on the last day of Tolyo Olympic sailing competition.
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The gold medals were essentially formalities Wednesday on the last day of sailing competition of the Tokyo Olympics, but the other medals were in doubt up until the very end.
Australia s
Mat Belcher and
Will Ryan needed to do little more than make it safely around the course in the men s 470 medal race but went out and won it anyway for an emphatic finish. Sweden s