As in each edition of the Olympic Games, the total medals won by each nation during the 2021 Olympics will be scrutinized. China, United States, Russia (or “ROC” since the international sanctions), but also France.
The one who really marked this game is the Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah who won the 200 m of the Olympic Games in Tokyo Tuesday, August 3, achieving the double three the first woman to achieve the “double-double days after the 100 m, as in Rio in 2016, with the second fastest time in history (21’53). It is” on two consecutive editions of the Games.
After having established the 2nd fastest time in history on 100 m (10’61), she repeated on 200 m, to 19 hundredths of the record of the American Florence Griffith-Joyner (21’34) established in the Games of Seoul in 1988, a mark which seems less and less inaccessible. I’m thrilled with my time,” said Thompson-Herah after the race. It’s nice to be in the history books for the younger generation […]. It means a lot to me.”
Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai won the Olympic 3,000m steeplechase title in Tokyo on Wednesday in 9:01.45, ahead of American Courtney Frerichs (9:04.79) and Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng (9:04.79). American Emma Coburn and Kenyan Beatrice Chepkoech were the favourites, finishing in 14th and 7th place respectively.
Five members of the Greek artistic swimming team have tested positive for Covid-19, leading to a placement in isolation of all 12 people constituting it, announced Thursday the organizers of the 2021 Olympics.
Here is the table of the medals of these Games of Tokyo:
