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Japan owes the top spot to Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito, among others. They gave their country the first gold medal in table tennis. In the mixed doubles final, a new event at the Olympics, they beat Chinese couple Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen. China’s loss in the table tennis final is rare. It is only the fifth gold medal …

The Dutch quartet consisted of Kira Toussaint, Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Kim Busch. Starting swimmer Busch struggled to keep up with the rest of the field, which meant Kromowidjojo had to close a considerable gap. She and Toussaint made sure that the gap did not widen with the others. With the exception of the super strong Australians. Heemskerk had …

A new week of work, even more action at the Olympics. In mountain biking we look forward to Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock, on the tatami someone hopes to beat Shohei Ono and Louis Croenen dives for the first time in the Olympic swimming pool. Curious about what Monday has in store for you? These are the ones …

The Belgian delegation, flag bearer Nafi Thiam and Félix Denayer in the lead, entered the Olympic stadium in Tokyo at around 3:10 p.m. (10:10 p.m. in Japan) on Friday. Hockey player Denayer was accompanied by his teammates Tom Boon and Gus Meurmans, heptathlon player Thiam had invited hurdler Hanne Claes. In addition, the Belgian delegation was made up of chef …

The Dutch rowers convincingly secured a place in the final scull battle. Lisa Scheenaard de Weert and Roos de Jong set the fastest time of their semi-final: 7.08.09. Scheenaard and De Jong had to put up with Canada in the first part of their race, but took the lead in the final phase. The semi-final victory was never in danger …

It is not in the nature of an athlete to lose a match to avoid a strong opponent in the next round. Sarina Wiegman thinks so too. However, the national women’s football coach also knows that in some cases this can be a scenario to consider. For example, it is not an attractive prospect to meet the United States in …

Rowing The day started with the repechage and the rowing heats. Niki van Sprang and Guillaume Krommenhoek were to qualify for the semi-finals of the coxless duo around 3:00 am. The duo finished second in the heat and that was enough to qualify. Marieke Keijser and Ilse Paulis also had to compete in the single scull scull. Keijser and Paulis …

23-07-2021 sport Editorial The opening ceremony is yet to come, but the first Olympic Games in Japan have already been played. The Games are entirely dedicated to the coronavirus. Three Dutch participants have already tested positive and they are unlikely to be the last. Speaking of positive tests, the Olympic Games will not be free from doping cases this year …

Defending champions Brazil started the Olympic football tournament on Thursday with a 4-2 victory over Germany. At half-time, the Brazilians were already leading 3-0, thanks to a clear hat-trick from Richarlison. In additional time for the first half, Matheus Cunha missed the opportunity to score 4-0 from the penalty spot. After the break, Germany fell back to 3-1 via Nadiem …

How would you describe yourself in a few words? “Above all, a father. In addition, loyal, cheerful, positive and athletic. Are you also looking forward to the Olympics? ,, Always, even if it is a little less now, because there is no audience. High level sport without spectators never gets used to. Best feature? “Honest and direct. What you see …