Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kipchoge wins men’s marathon, cycling and more on final day – live! | sport

One striking thing about the end of the marathon was the (small) crowd on the streets of Sapporo cheering Kipchoge and Co home at the end of their heroic efforts (everyone I could see was wearing a mask). It was nice to hear the athletes receive the cheers they so deserve, but there was also a melancholy over what could have been if these Games had been held in normal times.

Men’s Marathon: American Galen Rupp, bronze medalist in 2016, finished eighth. A great effort – and that also means the US men’s track team will end up without an individual gold medal for the first time since 1980.

Men’s Marathon: Now a real race is on for silver and bronze. Dutchman Abdi Nageeye sprinted for silver and Belgian Bashir Abdi stayed with him for bronze. Lawrence Cherono looked like he was about to do a Kenyan 1-2, but his legs ultimately gave him away.

What a race and what a champion. He is only the third athlete to defend the men’s marathon title. He stayed with the peloton for most of the race, then drifted toward the horizon when he wanted – and no one caught up with him. The heat was intense today but he didn’t look tired at all after a wonderful 26.2 miles. He won by more than a minute on a peloton of the best riders in the world. His winning time is 2h 8min 38sec. Wow.

Men’s Marathon: We pass the two hour mark and Kipchoge walks through the shady alleys of the Hokkaido university campus. He has 2km left and his lead is 1min and 17 seconds.

Men’s Marathon: Two miles to go. What a pity that Kipchoge is not rewarded for this magnificent performance with the roar of a crowded stadium. There is, at least, a scattering of cheers from Sapporo residents as he glides through the streets.

Men’s Marathon: Kenyan Lawrence Cherono, Belgian Bashir Abdi, Spaniard Ayad Lamdassem and Dutch Abdi Nageeye are still tight in the chasing pack. I think there will be a sprint for silver and bronze. Suguru Osako from Japan takes a step from behind and could may be take a medal.

Men’s Marathon: I’ll risk that and say Kipchoge is the nailed champion. This is perhaps the least risky statement I have ever made. The 36-year-old is around 5km away from becoming a two-time Olympic champion and looks very, very comfortable. The interesting part will be who finishes in silver and bronze.

Men’s Marathon: At 7 km from the finish, Kipchoge’s lead now has a 28-second lead over the peloton. He ran the last 5 kilometers in 14min and 28sec. The previous one was about 15 seconds. Ouch. The fighter squad now consists of the Kenyan Lawrence Cherono, the Belgian Bashir Abdi and the Spaniard Ayad Lamdassem. Dutchman Abdi Nageeye is seconds away and still has a chance for a medal.

Men’s Marathon: It must be so demoralizing to run at this pace, in this heat, and then to see Kipchoge accelerate in the distance. He catches ice in the cooling station, dabbles himself and walks away from his competition.

Men’s Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge, the world record holder and reigning Olympic champion and all-around superhuman, said roughly, “No, let’s get this nonsense over,” and accelerates away from the peloton looking very. comfortable. What a superb athlete. Everyone seems to be in pain. Kipchoge looks like he was bitten to buy bread (the store must be far away). His lead is 14 seconds and increases at 10 km from the finish.

Men’s Marathon: If you’re wondering how Australians / Brits / Kiwis / Canadians / Americans are doing (I just do our biggest markets, we all love marathon runners) then let’s go. At 18 miles, the American Galen Rupp has just dropped the lead peloton, the New Zealander Zane Robertson is 19th about a minute behind the leaders, the Canadian Ben Preisner is 50th, the GB Callum Hawkins is 57th and the Australian Liam Adams is 46th. There are other runners from each of these countries but they are further behind. Basically none of these runners will win gold.

Men’s Marathon: For the first time since 1980 (and they didn’t compete so they had a good excuse), the US men’s track team failed to win an individual Olympic gold medal (they did won in the 4x400m replay). Their last chance is in this race in the form of Galen Rupp. He is in the top group but I would be very surprised if he won a medal, let alone gold.

Men’s Marathon: Brazilian Daniel do Nascimento, who had been leading the pack for a long time, tripped and fell and appeared to be in trouble. But he gets up and runs again. I hope he is doing well and not working when he needs medical help. And he stopped again. The right decision to stop and the doctors dealt with him quickly.

Men’s Marathon: Recall that the race takes place in Sapporo, about 500 miles north of Tokyo to avoid the brutal heat of the capital. Current temperature in Sapporo: 26C. Current temperature in Tokyo: 24C. In all fairness, the weather is hard to predict (although word on the street is that the long term trend is HOT). In other news, the New York Mets are destroyed by the Philadelphia Phillies. Still. What are we going to turn to in disgust now that the Olympics are (anything but) over?

Men’s Marathon: We have reached the halfway point and Stephen Mokoka of South Africa leads. But it’s a shy two-second lead and the peloton soon swallows it up again. Another thirty athletes a few seconds apart.

Good morning! And bad news for fans of 24 hour live blogging about quadrennial multisport events as this is our last of the Games. But the good news is that it’s the Summer Olympics again in three years! And the Olympic Winter Games in maybe … two months? I don’t know at that time. I think the World Cup is next week.

Anyway, it’s Day 16 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! The marathon is currently run, but here is what is happening today courtesy of my colleague Martin Belam:

All events are listed here in local Tokyo time. Add one hour for Melbourne, subtract eight hours for Cardiff, 13 hours for Albany, and 16 hours for Seattle.

• 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Volleyball – the women’s bronze medal match is the first, Serbia v Russia, with the women’s lunchtime final featuring the United States and Brazil 🥇
• 9.30am-4.30pm Water polo – after two classification matches then the battle for bronze, the final is at 4.30 p.m. 🥇
• 10 a.m.-12:25 p.m. Track cycling – the medal races start at 11:45 am and feature the women’s sprint, the men’s keirin and the women’s omnium points race ends at 12:25 🥇
• 11 a.m. Rhythmic gymnastics – it is the final of the all-around group competition. There are two rotations before the medals are determined
• 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Handball – it’s the brutal end of the women’s tournament. The match for the bronze medal between Norway and Sweden first then the final at 3 p.m. with France and not Russia 🥇
• 11:30 am Basketball – it’s the women’s final, where Japan faces an American team that has won its last 54 consecutive games at the Olympics 🥇
• 13:40 and 4.30 p.m. Water polo – Hungary faces Spain for bronze in men, then it is Greece against Serbia for gold in men 🥇
• 2 pm-3.55pm Boxing – Today’s session consists of four final bouts – women’s and men’s lightweight, women’s medium and men’s super heavy to finish. Lauren Price of the GB team fights at 2:45 p.m. 🥇
• 8 p.m. closing ceremony – don’t dream that it’s over.

You can find our full program of interactive events here.

As it is

Here’s what the emoji table looks like with a day to do:

1 China 🥇 38 🥈 31 🥉 18 total: 87
2 United States 🥇 36 🥈 39 🥉 33 total: 108
3 Japan🥇 27 🥈 12 🥉 17 total: 56

4 ️ Not Russia 🥇 20 🥈 26 🥉 23 total: 69
5 Great Britain 🥇 20 🥈 21 🥉 22 total: 63
6 Australia 🥇 17 🥈 7 🥉 22 total: 46
7 days Germany 🥇 10 🥈 11 🥉 16 total: 37
8 Netherlands 🥇 10 🥈 11 🥉 12 total: 33
9 Italy 🥇 10 🥈 10 🥉 19 total: 39
10 France 🥇 9 🥈 12 🥉 11 total: 32