It’s been a week XXXI summer Olympic Games, and Russia can not move from seventh place. At the end of the seventh day of competition, it remains at the same position. But don’t forget to fill up the moneybox of medals of all advantages.
“Gold” won the national team of foil fencers. To go to the finals Alexey Cheremisinov, Timur Safin and Arthur Akhmatkhuzin in a bitter struggle defeated the British (1/4) and Americans (1/2). But the main battle was waiting for them at the end. By sixth period, they were inferior to the French nine points, but was able to turn the tide and snatch victory.
Cyclist Daria Shmeleva and Anastasia voynova lost in the team sprint on the track to the Chinese Hun Csince and Zhong Tianshi. The representatives of China in the qualification showed their level, breaking the Olympic record, and in the semifinals set a world – 31,298 C. In the final he faced old rivals: Shmelev and Voynov were the best at the Games in London in 2012, Hun Csince and Zhong Tianshi then became the second. This time they changed places. Chinese women were faster than 0,294 S. (32, 107 32, p. 401). As a result, China gold, Russia the silver.
Kirill Grigoryan in the finals of the competition in rifle shooting from 50 meters from the prone position a little bit not enough luck to take second place. The Russians have long held second, but the fate of his medals was decided in a shootout with Korean chin Kim at the end of 18 rounds. Koreans were more fortunate. Grigoryan – “bronze”.
Second place Phelps
The American team in swimming continues to amaze with its results. On the seventh day of competition, the U.S. won 11 medals, 5 of them in the pool. And although swimmers won three awards of the higher test, the main sensation was three times the place Michael Phelps. At these Games he won four gold medals, becoming the 22-time Olympic champion, but lost in the 100m butterfly the Singaporean Joseph Skuling. He overcame the distance in 50,39 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. The American was one of three silver medalists. He divided the second step of the podium with the South African Chad De Clos and Hungarian Laszlo Cseh.
Records
The representative of the USA, Katie ledecky set a new world record in the final in swimming in the 800-meter freestyle. The athlete showed the result of 8 min 4,79 C., thereby updating the own world record, which stood 8 min. at 6.67 p.
Iranian weightlifter Kianoush the Growth won the gold medal in the weight category up to 85 kg, renewing the world record. He showed the result of 396 kg for two exercises (snatch and 179 kg clean and jerk 217 kg), one kilogram exceeding the previous world record, which also belonged to him.
The Ethiopian Almaz Ayana won the gold medal in the women’s 10,000 m. Now the world record is 29 min. of 17.45 p. Previous – 29 min. 31,78 S. – was set by Chinese Wang Sunisa in 1993.
Men’s team great Britain at the track Cycling won the gold medal in the team pursuit. Edward Clancy, Steven Burke, Owen Dull and Bradley Wiggins showed the result 3 minutes 50,265 S. This is a new world record. Interestingly, the previous one also belonged to them. And set it was at these Games in the semifinal race they showed the time 3 minutes 50,570 S.
Scandals
Despite the dissatisfaction of many Western athletes, politicians and journalists, the IOC allowed the Russian team to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. But the attitude has not changed. Russian athletes booed, criticized strongly, but they still perform quite successfully, the account team 22 awards – 5 gold, 9 silver and 8 bronze.
And now there were reports that unknown persons entered the room one of the Russian synchronised swimming Alexandra Patskevich and stole posted on the balcony of the Russian flag. The ROC appealed to the organizing Committee and the requirement to understand the situation.
