Women’s street skateboarding gold medalist Momiji Nishiya of Japan celebrates The lows Surfing also made its Olympics debut, with Brazil and the US taking golds in the men’s and women’s competitions respectively. His win was only the fifth medal for Tunisia in Olympics history.įor the first time ever, the Olympics featured skateboarding as an event – with Japan’s Momiji Nishiya, 13, clinching gold in the women’s street skateboarding competition to become the country’s youngest gold medal winner. Hafnaoui went into the final race with the slowest qualifying time of the eight swimmers. In swimming, 18-year-old Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia shocked the sporting world after winning the 400 metres freestyle. Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made history winning his country’s first-ever Olympic track and field gold. Felix achieved the feat by winning gold in the 4×400-meter relay on Saturday. Meanwhile, US Sprinter Allyson Felix won a record 11th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated track and field women Olympic athlete of all-time and the most decorated in US history. Allyson Felix of the United States in action in the 4×400-meter relay on Saturday
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first woman to win a “double-double” winning gold in both the 100m and 200m races in Tokyo to retain her two golds in the same events at Rio 2016. While the men’s result came as a surprise, Jamaica’s women sprinters predictably dominated their sprints, winning the 100m, 200m and 4×100metre relay races. Italy’s 4×100-metre sprint relay team, including Jacobs, went on to triumph in another astounding win that took Italy’s athletics gold tally in Tokyo to five – surpassing the previous best of three. Jacobs’s 9.80-second victory also set a new European record. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a shock men’s 100 metres gold, the first time someone other than the retired Jamaican legend Usain Bolt win the Olympic event since 2004. The United States finished top of the medal table with 39 gold medals, one more than China at 38, and hosts Japan at 27. Nevertheless, the event saw many memorable moments from historic sprinting wins, to legendary gymnast Simone Biles drawing praise for her mental health stance, to the scandal over a Belarusian sprinter, and sulking boxers. No spectators were allowed into Tokyo’s Olympic stadium during the closing ceremony on Sunday, as was the case throughout the games as the coronavirus pandemic loomed large over the competition. The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics has drawn to a close after two weeks of thrilling action as more than 11,600 athletes competed for glory.
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