![]() ![]() She won 800m silver in Rio before being forced to change distance because of her overly-high testosterone levels. ![]() Kenya's Hellen Obiri, who won silver in the 5,000m behind Hassan, could only finish fourth despite running a personal best while Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba came fifth. Gidey, who concentrated on just the 10,000m in Tokyo despite also being the world record holder over 5,000m, was caught some 100 metres before the line as Hassan and Gezahegne both finished with superior power. The 23-year-old, who set the world record two months ago, finished behind the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan with Bahrain's Kalkidan Gezahegne taking silver.īoth Hassan, who also won the 5,000m and took bronze in the 1500m, and Gezahegne are Ethiopian-born athletes who have switched nationalities. In the first track race of the day, Ethiopia's Letensebet Gidey - the women's 10,000m world record holder - had to settle for bronze despite leading for much of the race. Finally I got it and I am really happy about it." Makwala added that while he may compete in next year's Commonwealth Games, he has said farewell to the Games in the best possible style. We planned to break (the African record) today and knew that if we broke it, we were going to medal." ![]() "It is a big achievement for us and we are going home with a bronze medal despite COVID-19 and training not going so well. "We feel so happy, we've been working hard for this, and finally we got it," Makwala told BBC Sport Africa. Nijel Amos took the first in 2012, when winning silver in the men's 800m, but on this occasion four men combined to take the bronze.Īfter a strong start from 35-year-old Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibane Ngozi and then Bayapo Ndori ran an African record to finish behind the USA, who won gold, and the Netherlands, who won silver. Like Egypt, Botswana had a day to put down in the Olympic history books as the men's 4x400m relay team won only the country's second Olympic medal ever. Botswana's beautiful bronze Bayapo Ndori crosses the line to win Botswana's first Olympic bronze medal in history With one day of competition left, Kenya - which took a 1-2 in the women's marathon thanks to Peres Jepchirchir and Brigid Kosgei - top the medals table for Africa (lying 24th overall), with three golds, four silvers and two bronzes. But my mother really liked the idea of doing five sports and encouraged me to join!" ![]() "When I was young, my mother took me to a club to join the swimming team because I had allergies and my doctor recommended that I start swimming to enhance my breathing. He then explained why he took up the sport that has made him an Olympic hero in the first place. It was hard work and here I am with the silver medal at the Olympic Games. "I feel great about this victory," the Egyptian said afterwards. In an event that comprises fencing, swimming, riding, shooting and running, Elgendy stormed up from 13th place to achieve his historic feat. Having won bronze two months ago, he improved by one place after showing he will be a force to reckon with in the coming years. In both 19, Egypt won two gold medals, a tally which the nation has not matched in Japan.Įlgendy, a rising star at the age of just 21, built on his successful showing at the World Pentathlon Championships in June, which Egypt hosted. The 22-year-old, who beat Kazakhstan's Sofya Berultseva 5-4 in her semi-final earlier on Saturday, shed tears of joy after she beat Azerbaijan's Iryna Zaretska 2-0 in her final in Tokyo on Saturday evening.Įarlier in the day, Abdelaziz's compatriot Ahmed Elgendy became the first African to win an Olympic medal in the modern pentathlon as he took silver behind winner Joe Choong of Great Britain.Įgypt have now won a total of six medals - one gold, one silver and four bronze - in Tokyo, beating their previous best tally of five, which they achieved in 1936, 19. ![]()
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