The Olympic day that will take place between Saturday night and Sunday morning in Argentina will be, perhaps, the most intense of the entire sporting event. Representatives of hockey, volleyball and basketball play their luck in Tokyo with different presents and obligations.
The first team to take to the pitch were The Lions. The Olympic champions in Rio 2016 they could not against Germany and fell 3-1. In this way, the Germans reached the semifinals of men’s hockey and the Argentine team was eliminated from the competition in the capital of Japan.
The next step came with the Argentine basketball team, which was forced to beat Japan after falling to Slovenia and Spain. And so they did: it was a resounding 97-77 against the locals to advance to the quarterfinals.
Already at the close of the day, the men’s volleyball team (from 9.40am) who will have an all or nothing presentation: he will have to beat United States to qualify for the quarterfinals after having lost to Russia Y Brazil, but add triumphs against France Y Tunisia.
In addition, it debuted Bethlehem Casetta in athletics: In his 3000m hurdles series, he set a time of 9:52.80 to finish 12th and complete his participation in his second Olympics. After the test, he showed all his frustration at a physical discomfort that complicated it.
During the morning -night in Tokyo- a new king of the men’s 100 meters following the retirement of Usain Bolt. In relation to artistic gymnastics, Simone Biles confirmed in the last hours that she will not appear in the two finals that will be played this Sunday.
SATURDAY, JULY 31
Male hockey: Argentina 1-3 Germany / quarter-finals
Athletics: Belén Casetta set a time of 9: 52.80 in the 3000 meter hurdles and finished 12th in her series
SUNDAY AUGUST 1
Candle: Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza classified the Medal Race in 7th place / Nacra 17 mixed
Candle: María Belén Tavella and Lourdes Hartkopf start in 19th place with two races remaining / 470 women
Men’s basketball: Argentina 97-77 Japan
Male handball: Argentina 27-36 Spain
Candle: Facundo Bazan Olezza / finn (LIVE)
Tennis: Krejcikova-Siniakova (CZE) vs. Krejcikova-Siniakova / Women’s Doubles Final (3.00)
Tennis: Zverev (ALE) vs. Khachanov (RUS) / men’s singles final (not before 4.00)
Artistic gymnastics: Women’s final medal jump (5.45)
Artistic gymnastics: Final uneven bars per medal (7.27)
Men’s volleyball: Argentina vs. United States (9.45)
Athletics: Men’s 100 meters final by medal (9.50)
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