5/21/2023 0 Comments Egypt olympic games tokyo 2020South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker set her second Olympic record of Tokyo 2020 as she qualified fastest from the heats for Thursday's semi-finals of the women's 200m breaststroke. Swimming South African swimmer Chad le Clos in action at the Tokyo Olympics It was an Olympics that South Africa's football team will want to forget as they lost 3-0 to Mexico to follow their defeats by Japan (1-0) and France (4-3), as they ended bottom of Group A. While the Ivorians can call on the experience of the likes AC Milan's Franck Kessie, Turkey-based Max Gradel and Manchester United's Eric Bailly the Spanish boast several players who played for the senior team at the recent Euros. The Ivorians took the lead when Benjamin Henrichs deflected the ball into his own net in the 67th minute as he was put under pressure by Youssouf Dao.Ī superb free kick from substitute Eduard Lowen from the edge of the area saw the Germans draw level just six minutes later but it was not enough for his side. Ivory Coast qualified thanks to a 1-1 draw with Germany to ensure they ended as runners up from Group D as their opponents crashed out of the tournament. Ivory Coast's Idrissa Doumbia (left) and Max Gradel celebrate reaching the Olympic quarter-finals Spain, who drew their final pool game 1-1 with Argentina, win the group and will now face Ivory Coast on Saturday in the quarter-finals. They made sure of the win with five minutes remaining as Ammar Hamdy scored following a fumble from the Australian keeper Tom Glover as he failed to gather a shot from Nasser Mansi.Įgypt will face the gold medal holders Brazil, who won Group D ahead of the Ivorians, in their last eight match on Saturday. ![]() ![]() The Egyptians progressed with a 2-0 win over Australia to finish as Group C runners-up ahead of Argentina on goal difference, as both teams finished on four points.Īhmed Rayan scored for Egypt from close range just before half time after he was set up by some great individual work from Ramadan Sobhi. Tokyo Olympics: Africa's highlights from day threeĮgypt and Ivory Coast both reached the quarter-finals of the men's tournament on Wednesday but South Africa crashed out as they lost their third straight game at Tokyo 2020.Tokyo Olympics: Africa's highlights from day four.Nigeria men's basketball suffered their second loss in Tokyo at the hands of Germany but there is victory for Egypt in the men's handball as they boost their chances of reaching the last eight. Jesus Vallejo then picked up a loose header down the right wing and tried to score from a tight angle but his the side-netting during stoppage time.īoth teams will now wait and see what Group C rivals Argentina and Australia do in their upcoming encounter.South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker set her second Olympic record of the Games after the earlier disappointment for her compatriot Chad le Clos as he finished fifth in the 200m butterfly final. The Furia Roja struggled to create threats in the second half but came extremely close to a winner on 88 minutes when a superb cross from Bryan Gill down the left flank found Rafa Mir unmarked but his header went straight to Elshenawy's hands. ![]() The Real Madrid ace rattled Mohamed Elshenawy's post when his wonderful curling shot just missed the bottom left corner. The former Arsenal loanee created the game's biggest opportunity on 27 minutes before his injury. Mingueza limped off on 22 minutes following a rough challenge whereas Ceballos hobbled off during stoppage time due to a clash with Taher Mohamed. The Furia Roja were the better side but also the unluckiest as they lost both Oscar Mingueza and Dani Ceballos to injury in the first half. ![]() Spain and Egypt remained goalless after a rather hapless Tokyo 2020 start at the Sapporo Dome.
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