Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates Heartache for Kookaburras Matildas beach volleyballers go for gold
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Donald Trump. Remember him?
The former President of the United States has had it in for his country’s women’s national football team for a while, and the feeling is absolutely mutual.
His usual target is Megan Rapinoe, who bagged two goals against the Matildas last night - including a goal directly from a corner kick to open the scoring, which is known as an ‘Olimpico’ for those of you playing at home. They’re very rare. I watch a lot of football and couldn’t tell you the last time I saw one.
Megan Rapinoe “played terriblyâ€, according to American soccer analyst Donald Trump.Credit:Getty Images
True to form, Trump hasn’t let those facts get in the way of his argument, and released a statement overnight. It’s exactly what you’d expect, and includes a swipe at Rapinoe - aka “the woman with the purple hair†- who he reckons played “terriblyâ€.
“If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would have won the Gold Medal instead of the Bronze,†he said.
“Woke means you lose, everything that is woke goes bad, and our soccer team certainly has. There were, however, a few Patriots standing. Unfortunately, they need more than that respecting our Country and National Anthem. They should replace the wokesters with Patriots and start winning again.
Donald Trump clearly didn’t watch last night’s USA vs Matildas match.Credit:AP
“The woman with the purple hair played terribly and spends too much time thinking about Radical Left politics and not doing her job!â€
Hands up who reckons Trump watched the match?
The Americans take the first set. The US pairing of April Ross and Alix Klineman - ranked number two in the world - have just closed it out 21-15 to take the upper hand in this contest.
That puts the pressure right on Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy, who struggled to deal with their opponents’ hot serve.
There’s three sets in beach volleyball, if you’re new - so Australia has to win this next one to stay alive.
We’ve just run through the anthems. It’s go time for Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy as they seek the gold medal that would make this Australia’s best ever Olympic Games.
This could be history in the making. And some much-needed revenge against the US after the Boomers and Matildas went down yesterday.
We’re under way, and the Americans take the first point.
Athletes from South Australia may face a double quarantine period on their return from the Tokyo Games, the Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed.
South Australia entry rules insist on 14 days quarantine for people coming into the state from NSW and Victoria and may add Queensland to the list after that state’s COVID-19 outbreak.
That could mean 31 South Australian-based athletes - which includes swimmers Madi Wilson and Kyle Chalmers and cyclists Matt Glaetzer and Rohan Dennis - could be forced to spend four weeks in quarantine after arriving from Japan.
Madison Wilson and other South Australian Olympians may have to do quarantine twice.Credit:Getty
“Our chief executive (Matt Carroll) is working through with authorities on the matter of avoiding double quarantine,†Australia’s chef de mission Ian Chesterman told reporters on Friday. “That would be a very difficult thing for the athletes. We’re coming out of here fully vaccinated and we’ve been tested every day. We’re going into 14 days quarantine and looking for a clear passage back into each home state.
“We should do 14 days to give everyone comfort and recognise that we are a very clean cohort. Getting these athletes back home after a gruelling campaign would be very good for them to go back to loved ones. They’ve been separated for some time and hopefully we can get to that position.â€
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Australia’s men’s 500m K-4 team has qualified for the semi-finals after coming second in this morning’s heat with a time of 1.22.662.
They were a second behind Germany, who tend to dominate this sport with the exception of yesterday’s surprise gold medal by Australia in the men’s K-2 1000m race.
Their race to get a spot in the final will take place tomorrow morning at 11.21am.
The Australian women have been less lucky this morning but are not out of the race for a medal yet.
After coming seventh in their heat this morning, Josephine Blumer and Bernadette Wallace will have another shot at getting into the C-2 500m semi final at 12.27 this afternoon. They’ll need to come in the top two to progress through to the next round.
The 500m K-4 team came fourth in heat two of the women’s race this morning. They’ll have to rally to make tomorrow’s semi final in today’s quarter final at 1.05pm.
Poor showings in London and Rio de Janeiro have become a distant memory.
The class of Tokyo 2020 has flipped the script like the athletes that competed in Sydney, where Australia’s gold tally jumped from nine to 16.
One more gold in the final three days will make it Australia’s greatest ever Games, passing the 17 golds won in Athens in 2004.
It’s day two of competition in karate, which is appearing at the Olympic Games for the very first time.
If you’re looking at this morning’s action and wondering what’s going on - and why there’s nobody fighting each other - then you probably need to read this explainer from Anthony Colangelo, who breaks it all down.
Kiyou Shimizu of Japan competes in the elimination round of the women’s kata for Karate.Credit:VINCENT THIAN
In short, there are two karate events, Kata and Kumite. Kumite, which translates to “grappling hands,†is combative â€" expect punches, elbows, kicks and some grappling.
Kata is more style-oriented, an individual event that translates to “form†- it’s equal parts grace, a show of incredible strength and balance, and intimidating.
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The countdown is on for Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy’s beach volleyball gold medal showdown with US pair April Ross and Alix Klineman. It’s on at 12.30pm.
Kerri Pottharst knows exactly what they’re about to go through - albeit without the massive crowd that spurred her and Natalie Cook on at Bondi in 2000.
“They don’t have the crowd, they have the whole of Australia behind them,†Pottharst said on Seven. “You have to decompress from the last couple of games. Their quarter-final was such a big game. They beat the number one team in the world. Their semi-final might have appeared to have been an easier match, because they played Latvia, who were 16th seed, but they still had to bring it.
Been there, done that: Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst.Credit:Julian Andrews
“Today [they need to] leave it all out on the line - their last opportunity, biggest game of their life, of all of our lives. I’m so pumped.â€
It won’t be easy though, Pottharst warned, against a US team that was seeded number two in Tokyo.
“They’ve only dropped one set. The Aussies have dropped a match but I feel the Aussies have built their game to this very moment,†she said. “The Americans have been really solid but I think it is going to be a game of nerves, a game of who will come out and hold their nerves.â€
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