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What's going on on the 13th day of Paris Games?

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

With only four days remaining at the Paris Games, more than 30 gold medals are up for grabs.

Athletics, sailing, boxing, taekwondo and wrestling will all be finalized.

The Seine River is contaminated with water, and the marathon swimming event will take place amid this concern.

SPRINT DOUBLE FOR LYLES

Noah Lyles, the newly-crowned world's fast man, takes the track once again to try and complete his prestigious sprint triple by winning the 200m title in addition to last week's 100m win.

Lyles would be the first American since Carl Lewis to have achieved the Sprint Double.

Sydney McLaughlin Levrone, the favorite to win the 400m hurdles race that will be held on a fast track is expected to make it a great night for America.

The Olympic champion, who already broke her record three times, is likely to break a world record.

Former Boxing Champions Compete for Medals

There are two boxing medals up for grabs. France's Billal Bennama will face 2016 flyweight champion Hasanboy Dusmatov and China's Chang Yuan will take on Turkey's Hatice Acbas in women's Bantamweight.

Cindy Ngamba will face former Panamanian world champion Atheyna Biylon in the semi-finals of the middleweight women's division for bronze.

The EGYPT vs Morocco Football Bronze

Egypt and Morocco face off in Nantes to determine who will finish on the podium in their respective countries' men's soccer tournament.

Egypt came close to beating France, but lost the match 3-1 after extra time. Morocco was defeated by Spain 2-1 in the semifinals.

Jones aims for third Taekwondo gold

Jade Jones, from Britain, will be aiming for a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the featherweight women's category. She is hoping to forget her disappointing performance in Tokyo where she lost her first fight against the former Refugee Team Athlete Kimia Alizadeh.

Alizadeh, who was born in Iran, will be competing again under the Bulgarian banner at this Olympics. She begins with her first match against Nahid Kiyanichandeh, who she used to share a room with.

Watch out for Zongshi Lio, China's World Champion 2022, while Yushuai Liang, men's champion, will be aiming to top the podium. Ulugbek Rashitov is the first Uzbekistan Athlete to win a gold medal in Taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Wrestling Win Streak on the Line

Akari Fujinami, of Japan, will be looking to win her first Olympic Gold in the 53kg women's freestyle. She has a record-breaking 130 matches won.

Zhan Beleniuk of Ukraine will defend his title at the 87kg Greco Roman event for men, and Cuban Luis Orta is aiming to win a second consecutive gold after moving up from the 60kg to 67kg weight class in Tokyo.

The finucane is aiming for a second track cycling medal

The action continues at the velodrome, with Britain's Emma Finucane as one of the favorites to win the women’s keirin. She has already won a gold medal in the sprint team.

CARRINGTON GOES IN SEARCH OF SEVENTH MEAL

First medals are on the line in sprint events. Lisa Carrington will be looking to build upon her five gold medals, and one bronze, when she competes in the final of the women's four-person kayak 500m.

VARFOLOMEEV SUBJECT TO PRESSURE IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Darja Varfolomeev of Germany, the number one rhythmic gymnast in world will be competing with nine other athletes to qualify for the individual all-around on Friday.

Gymnasts from Bulgaria, Italy and other countries that have traditionally been successful in the Olympics will be her main competitors.

Varfolomeev faces pressure from the Germans to perform, as they haven't won a medal in rhythmic gymnastics at an Olympic Games since 1984.

Another Climbing Record?

The American Sam Watson is hoping to replicate his record-breaking run up a 15-metre wall at the final of the Speed Climbing competition. Reporting and editing by Clare Fallon in Paris.

(source: Reuters)

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