Summer Olympics – London 2012 – Round Up 4
Today’s round up is a combination of the results from August 6th and 7th. Lots of medals were won yesterday, mostly by China but that’s not really surprising. Over at the Olympic Stadium, athletics were well underway, though several disciplines are still in the qualifying stage, some medals were awarded on Monday. Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic won gold in the men’s 400 meters, and Kirani James of Grenada took the gold in the 400 meters (that medal is Grenada’s first medal in the Olympic games, EVER).
Yesterday at the ExCel arena, weightlifting qualifiers and finals were held. Our very own Karam Gaber wrestled in the Greco-Roman 84 kg category. He sailed through the qualifying stages, but unfortunately was stopped short in the final against Russia’s
Alan Khugaev, who won the gold. Gaber took home silver, while Damian Janikowski of Poland received the bronze medal. That gives Egypt a total of 2 medals in the Olympics, so far.
The team showjumping finals took place yesterday in Greenwich Park, the equestrian event had the arena filled with spectators. The fences were enormous and the course was tricky, but the host nation’s team completed the course with the utmost ease.
Team GB won the gold medal, which they have not done since the 1952. Holland came in second place and in third, to everyone’s surprise, was Saudi Arabia. They performed magnificently and truly deserved a spot on the podium, winning Saudi Arabia’s third medal ever in Olympic history.
Men’s football produced some interesting results today, as favourites Japan received a 3-1 lashing by Mexico, and Brazil annihilated South Korea 3-0, sending them through to the final with against Mexico.
Beach volleyball has been awesome to watch, and it is now down to the final stages for both women and men. The women’s final will be two American teams battling it out for gold, while the men’s final will be a showdown between Brazil and most probably Germany (I say most probably because I am currently watching the Germany vs Holland semi-final).
Today in the Olympic Stadium, Usain Bolt ran in the 200 meter qualifier… sorry did I say “ran”? I meant lightly jogged. He cruised to an easy win the first heat of the qualifier, undoubtedly the actually race will be a tiny bit harder for him but by the looks of things he wont have any trouble. In the men’s 1500 meters, Algerian Toufik Makhloufi won gold, beating out Kenyan favorite Asbel Kiprop. In other track and field disciplines, Russia’s Ivan Ukhov won gold in the men’s high jump, Australia’s Sally Pearson snatched the gold medal in the 100 meter hurdles, and Robert Harting of Germany took top honours in the men’s discus throw.
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PS – the beach volleyball semi-final just ended. Germany won, which sends them through to the final against Brazil.
