Australian surfer Owen Wright is on the cusp of claiming the first ever gold medal for the sport in the Olympic Games - just years after a traumatic brain injury looked to have not only ended his career but see him never surf again.
The 31-year-old from Culburra on the New South Wales south coast has advanced to the semi-finals of the surfing at the Tokyo Games, the first time the sport has featured in the world s biggest event.
The achievement is made all the more meaningful to Wright, who suffered a brain injury in the lead up to the 2015 Pipeline Masters event on Hawaii s north shore and could barely walk the length of my house .
It s Day 4 of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Games and once again there is plenty of action to keep you enthralled.
After Kaylee McKeown claimed Australia s third gold in the pool, attention now turns to kayak star Jessica Fox and mountain biker Bec McConnell and their individual quests for gold.
Later tonight the Opals start their Olympic campaign, while the Matildas face the might of the USA in the women s football. Speaking of tough assignments, having scraped through to the quarterfinals despite a narrow loss to New Zealand, Australia s men s sevens team face Fiji also on Tuesday night.
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El surfista peruano no pudo vencer al australiano Owen Wrigth en cuartos de final de Tokio 2020.
Lucca Mesinas
26 Jul 2021 19:49 h
No se pudo. Lucca Mesinas no pudo llegar a la semifinal del surf de los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2021. El deportista peruano cayó en cuartos ante el australiano Owen Wright por 12.74 a 7.83.
En esta segunda jornada, en la playa de Tsurigasaki, el peruano fue en busca de llegar al podio para optar por una medalla; sin embargo, el rival y las olas no se la pusieron fácil.
El tablista nacional tuvo en un buen arranque pero con el pasar de los minutos no pudo mantener su ritmo y le costó encontrar buenas olas para sumar más puntos.
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