DAY 14 AT TOKYO IN 60 SECONDS
A GOLDEN GRAND SLAM FOR ITALY...
ITALY won their fifth Olympic gold on the athletics track yesterday in the 4x100m. It caps a memorable summer for Italy, who have now won: n Eurovision Song Contest n European Championship (football) n 100m gold, Marcell Jacobs n Four more golds on the track including: men’s 4x100m relay, men’s high jump, men and women’s 20km race walk.
FOOTBALL GOLD FOR GB?
TEAM GB’S women suffered football heartbreak but boss of winners Canada is Durhamborn Beverly Priestman. She was Phil Neville’s assistant when he was England gaffer. 3 SINCE table-tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988, a Chinese athlete has failed to win singles gold on just three occasions (in both the men’s and women’s events). Ma Long and Chen Meng won this year’s events, making it 15 golds of a possible 18.
GB’S MEDAL HOPES THIS WEEKEND DALEY’S LAST DANCE?
TOM DALEY has possibly his last chance to claim the Olympic 10m platform title. Daley won bronze in 2012 and is a two-time world champion. Catch the diving from 7am.
FRENCH FOUNDATION
AFTER Kate French’s heroics in the modern pentathlon, 2018 world champion Jamie Cooke will shoulder British hopes with Joe Choong as Team GB target double gold at 6.30am-12.15pm.
YAFAI FIGHTS FOR GOLD
FORMER car factory worker Galal Yafai can become Team GB’s first boxing gold winner in Tokyo as he takes on Carlo Paalam of the Philippines in the flyweight final at 6.30am. Then 2019 world champion Lauren Price goes for gold in the middleweight at 6.45am tomorrow v China’s Li Qian.
MORE MADISON MEDALS?
ETHAN HAYTER and Matt Walls have a chance of a medal in the men’s madison event at 8.50am. GB were European bronze medallists in 2018.
KENNYS EYE MORE GOLD
AFTER Laura Kenny’s gold, husband Jason starts his keirin campaign at 7.48am with Jack Carlin, while Katy Marchant goes in the women’s sprint at 7.30am.
IT’S SHOWTIME
THE SHOWJUMPING team event reaches its conclusion today with Ben Maher and Scott Brash hoping to win a second gold in the event at 11am after their 2012 triumph.