J. thompson olympic games tokyo 2020
South Korea saved two match points to edge Japan 25-19 19-25 25-22 15-25 16-14 to advance, leaving the hosts in fifth place and needing to beat the Dominicans in their final match if they are to qualify for the knockouts. Games means the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, to be celebrated in Tokyo between 23 July and 8 August 2021. AWPP means Accredited Written and Photographic Press CAS means the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Dominican Republic thrashed Kenya 25-19 25-18 25-10 with Lisvel Eve (13 points and six blocks) leading the way to move the Caribbean side up to the fourth and final qualification spot in Pool A. audio content from previous Olympic Games. In the third set we recovered but it wasn't enough to win."
"In the first two sets, we didn't fight enough. "I think this was our worst performance since the beginning of the tournament," Boskovic said. Serbia's opposite spiker Tijana Boskovic was in inspired form with a match-high 32 points, with Brazil often opting for triple blocks when she went up for spikes, but she had little support while five Brazilians were in double figures. With injured talisman and captain Zhu Ting sitting out, China won 25-21 25-20 26-24 in what was essentially a dead rubber for the 2016 gold medallists.Īn emotional China coach Lang Ping apologised to the fans, saying: "It was unexpected that we could not advance to the quarter-final stage and I have to say that is my responsibility as head coach."īrazil beat world champions Serbia in the eagerly anticipated battle between Pool A's top two teams, winning 25-20 25-16 23-25 25-19 to remain the only unbeaten team after four games. Turkey's win eliminated China, who finally won their first match at the Games later in the day with a straight sets victory over Pool B leaders Italy. We are so happy to make top eight, we are going to fight for a medal," Turkey captain Eda Dundar said. Tokyo 2020: Katarina Johnson-Thompson retains Olympic Games heptathlon hope despite setback of serious Achilles injury Everything is healed, I just havent had the competition practice that I.
Worse it was her take-off foot, the one that bears extreme load and. And then, in late December 2020, Johnson-Thompson ruptured her Achilles tendon. "We beat the champions China 3-0 and I think that showed how anything is possible in our crazy group. A global pandemic shunted the Games back a year.
Turkey got their campaign back on track after two losses when they beat Pool B's bottom side Argentina 25-23 25-20 25-18 to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time. "I would think that probably is unlikely for (Monday's final pool game against) Italy and maybe hopeful for something beyond that," U.S.