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Diasabra 31 Juli 2021

Swimming wraps up with Dressel going for another gold medal

Manuel, who will swim her seconds. Her Jamaican rival, finals, which will be played
only individual event of these defending Olympic champi- in Saitama on Tuesday. Hav-
Games after failing to qualify on Elaine Thompson-Herah, ing a top-four seed is criti-
for the American team in the finished in 10.82. cal because it would mean
100 free, an event she won that the Americans would
at the Rio Games. Manuel And Marie-Josee Ta Lou, the not face any group winners
revealed at the U.S. trials Ivory Coast sprinter who fin- in the knockout stage before
that she had been diagnosed ished an excruciating fourth the semifinals. The game will
with overtraining syndrome, in Rio de Janeiro, kept say- be streamed live Saturday at 8
which forced her to halt ing “Wow! Wow!” after she a.m. on Peacock with encores
training for nearly a month. crossed the finish line in a later on both NBC and NBC
Cate Campbell and 100 free blistering personal best of Sports Network.
champion Emma McKeon 10.78.
are also expected to be among BEACH VOLLEYBALL
the leading contenders in the They were the fifth, sixth
50 free. and seventh-fastest times of The knockout round begins
(AP) — The final night Kevin Durant and the U.S. the year, produced on a day in beach volleyball and the
of swimming gives Cae- men’s basketball team face The Americans also are the when seven of 54 sprinters top American team of April
leb Dressel and four-time Czech Republic in its final two-time defending Olympic hit a personal best — all in an Ross and Alix Klineman
Olympic medalist Simone game of group play. champions in the women’s opening round. made it through the prelimi-
Manuel more chances to 4x100 medley relay, but will naries unscathed, winning all
collect hardware on Day 8 Here are some things to be challenged by an Austra- In the mixed 4X400 relay, three of their matches.
of the Tokyo Games. watch (all times Eastern): lian women’s team that had a medal for the Americans
won five gold medals as of would push Allyson Felix That puts the Americans
Dressel is a gold medal fa- SWIMMING Friday. past Merlene Ottey of Jamai- on the opposite side of the
vorite in the men’s 50-meter ca as the female Olympian bracket from the overall
freestyle and is the two-time The final day of swimming is Fast day at pool, track on Day with the most track and field No. 1 overall, Canada. They
reigning world champion. a big one for Caeleb Dressel. 7 of Tokyo Olympics medals. She currently has 10 would not meet until the gold
Manuel will compete in the He’ll go for two more gold In the men’s 1,500 free, medals. Much of the track medal match. The elimina-
women’s 50-meter freestyle, medals in his sights in the American Bobby Finke could and field coverage will be tion rounds will be on NBC
which she won silver in 2016 50-meter freestyle and the take another medal after a on NBC in primetime, but in primetime.
in Rio. The U.S. is also ex- 4x100-meter medley relay. surprising victory in the 800 select qualifying rounds will
pected to contend for the The Americans are big favor- free. Swimming will be the also air live in primetime on FOR THE LATE CROWD
gold medal in the men’s and ites in both events. highlight of NBC’s prime- USA Network.
women’s 4x100m medley re- time coverage that begins at The elimination round of
lay. Though the 50 free is always 8 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL men’s beach volleyball will
a bit of a crapshoot decided be aired live on NBC be-
Allyson Felix will attempt by a few hundredths of a sec- TRACK & FIELD The U.S. men’s basketball ginning at midnight, along
to pass Merlene Ottey of Ja- ond, Dressel has turned his team can secure second place with coverage of the men’s
maica as the female Olym- brilliant underwater tech- The women’s 100-meter in Group A and clinch a berth 1,500-meter free and the
pian with the most track and nique into 50 free titles at the dash will be decided after a in the Olympic quarterfinals BMX Freestyle Finals.
field medals in the mixed past two world champion- spirited round of early heats. on Saturday when it faces the
4x400 relay and the women’s ships. The U.S. men, mean- Czech Republic. The finals in men’s and
100-meter dash will be de- while, have never lost a med- Reigning world champion women’s singles tennis will
cided after a spirited day of ley relay at the Olympics. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran A win would also give the be presented on the Olympic
heats. her heat in the nearly empty U.S. a chance at securing a Channel beginning at 2 a.m.
Also keep an eye on Simone Olympic Stadium in 10.84 top-four seed for the quarter-

Kolisi says ref didn't respect him as much as Jones

(AP) — South Africa overshadowed the buildup lack of a neutral alternative to a series that the Lions could
captain Siya Kolisi says all week. Erasmus’ persistent Springboks assistant coach Pickering. clinch on Saturday.
referee Nic Berry didn’t attacks, including an extraor- Mzwandile Stick, sitting be-
give him as much respect dinary 62-minute video, have side Kolisi, defended the cap- “World Rugby’s integrity Earlier, Lions assistant coach
as British and Irish Lions drawn reaction from World tain by insisting the whole was challenged by another Robin McBryde dismissed
counterpart Alun Wyn Rugby and Rugby Australia. discussion around the of- human being when Marius the Erasmus complaints as
Jones in the first test last ficials’ performance should Jonker was appointed as the nothing more than a “side-
weekend in Cape Town. The match officials rotate this have been nipped in the bud TMO,” Stick said. “That ap- show.”
week, with Berry running the by World Rugby before the pointment was publicly chal-
His comment on Friday touchline to assist New Zea- series when the Lions last lenged by the coach of the McBryde said that a meeting
backed up the initial claim by land referee Ben O’Keeffe. week were reportedly an- other team and until today, I with the match officials on
South Africa director of rug- Mathieu Raynal of France is gered by Jonker’s appoint- haven’t heard any statement Thursday went well.
by Rassie Erasmus on Thurs- the other assistant, and South ment as the television match about him apologising for
day that Berry treated Kolisi African official Marius Jonk- official. that. World Rugby said on Thurs-
differently from Jones. er the TMO again. day it was asking SA Rugby
The South African was a late “If Rassie gets into trouble about Erasmus. Meanwhile,
“I didn’t feel respected and I “I’m looking forward to a replacement for New Zea- for what he said on social Rugby Australia defended its
feel I wasn’t given a fair op- new game and a new refer- land’s Brendon Pickerill, media, the gentleman who referee Berry by calling Eras-
portunity,” Kolisi said at the ee,” Kolisi said. “I think Ben who could not travel because challenged the integrity of mus’ comments “unaccept-
captain’s run a day before will give a fair opportunity of the pandemic. the game when he challenged able and against the spirit and
the second test at Cape Town for both captains and that’s the appointment of the TMO values of the game.”
Stadium. all we’re asking.” Stick suggested that calling destroyed the dignity of the
out Erasmus for his social series and challenged World
The Springboks lost the Kolisi was further pressed by media analysis of the first test Rugby’s integrity.”
first test 22-17, and the per- a journalist as to how he felt defeat was a double standard,
formance of Berry and his disrespected but replied that as Lions coach Warren Gat- The exchanges between the
fellow match officials has he “didn’t want to get into it.” land reportedly fumed at the sides have only added spice to