Friday’s main events: France-Spain football final at the Olympics and Petrov to compete for a medal
Mikhail Georgiev August 8, 2024, 21:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
August 9: volleyball, handball, basketball, gymnastics, athletics and the start of the 4th round of the RPL. We have collected all the most interesting things!
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🥇🚣 14:50: 2024 Olympic Games, kayaking and canoeing. Canoe singles (men), final 🥇🦵🤸🏼 15:30: Olympics 2024, rhythmic gymnastics, individual all-around, final 🥇⚽️ 16:00: Spain – Germany, Olympics 2024, football (women), third-place match 🥇🏐 17:00: Italy – USA, Olympics 2024, volleyball (men), third-place match 🤾♀️ 17:30: Germany – Spain, Olympics 2024, handball (men), 1/2-final ⚽️ 18:00: Paris Nizhny Novgorod – Khimki, RPL, 4th round 🏀 18:00: USA – Australia, Olympics 2024, basketball (women), half-finals 🥇⚽️ 19:00: France – Spain, Olympic Games-2024, football (men), final 🥇 🏃♂️ 20:30: Olympic Games-2024, athletics, 4x100m relay (women, men), finals ⚽️ 20:45: “Rostov” – “Rubin”, RPL, 4th round 🤾♀️ 22:30: Slovenia – Denmark, Olympic Games-2024, handball (men), half-finals 🥇🥊 22:30: Olympic Games-2024, boxing, finals, up to 71 kg (men), up to 50 kg (women), up to 92 kg (men), up to 66 kg (women)
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🥇🚣 14:50: 2024 Olympic Games, kayaking and canoeing. Men’s singles canoe final
Intrigue: Russia’s last chance for a medal
Canoeist Zakhar Petrov remains the last Russian representative who can compete for a medal at the Olympic Games. Together with Alexey Korovashkov, he took fourth place in doubles. In singles, there are fewer chances, but they are there. It is true that we still have to make it to the final.
The Russians fought for a medal in rowing, but lost:
Russia almost got a second medal at the Olympic Games! Everything was decided in the last meters
🥇🦵🤸🏼 15:30: Olympic Games 2024, rhythmic gymnastics, individual all-around, final
Intrigue: Can the former Russian become an Olympic champion?
17-year-old German Daria Varfolomeev, despite losing in the qualification to Italian Sofia Raffaeli, remains the main contender for victory in the individual rhythmic gymnastics event. The absolute world champion cannot be considered as anything other than a favourite. Together with Varfolomeev, another Russian, Ekaterina Vedeneeva, made it to the all-around final, but the Slovenian representative’s chances of winning a medal are much smaller.
Former Russians win Olympic gold:
Russian trail. In rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Games, former Russians take gold
🥇⚽️ 16:00: Spain – Germany, 2024 Olympic Games, football (women), match for third place
Intrigue: Who will win the bronze medals?
Both European teams lost in the semi-finals. For the second time in the tournament, the Germans were unable to cope with the Americans. But if the Stars and Stripes did not give their opponents a chance in the group stage (4-1), the fight in the semi-finals was much more fierce. The spectators did not see a goal in regular time, and in extra time the Germans conceded one goal, which was enough to prevent them from reaching the final. The Spanish team (current world champions) lost to Brazil (2-4), although they beat their opponents in the group stage (2-0). Who will win the match for the bronze medal?
Details of the failed match of the Spanish women’s team:
Brazil’s women’s team confidently beat Spain to reach the final of the 2024 Olympic Games
🥇🏐 17:00: Italy – USA, 2024 Olympic Games, volleyball (men), match for third place
Intrigue: Who will recover faster: the Americans who were one step away from the final or the Italians who lost completely?
The US team was one step away from the final: 2-1 in sets and +4 at the start of the fourth set in the match against Poland. But they found the strength to catch up, win the game and put the pressure on the Americans in the tie-break. John Spearow’s team lacked offensive power. Italy lost its semi-final without a chance. Experience versus youth: who will take home the medal?
The semi-finals unfolded very differently:
Poland suffered, France flew on the spot! Such different volleyball semi-finals
🤾♀️ 17:30: Germany – Spain, 2024 Olympic Games, handball (men), quarter-final
Intrigue: Which team is capable of performing another miracle?
The quarter-finals between Spain and Germany followed the same pattern. The Spaniards were inferior to the Egyptians, but managed to equalise in regular time and won in extra time. The Germans were hopelessly behind to the French, but two seconds before the end of regular time they saved themselves and then repeated the same trick in extra time, eliminating the Olympic champions from Tokyo. Predictions in a head-to-head match are useless.
Incredible victory for the German team: the French were in tears after the match:
France made people cry! The handball team suffered a shocking defeat in two seconds
⚽️ 18:00: Paris Nizhny Novgorod – Khimki, RPL, fourth round
Intrigue: Who will win the opening match of the tour?
The first match of the fourth round of the RPL will be held in Nizhny Novgorod. The home team is in a good mood. Last week, Paris NN won its first league victory, beating Dynamo Makhachkala 1-0 away. Even if the match was overshadowed by the scandalous work of Yan Bobrovsky’s refereeing team, no one will take points away from the Nizhny Novgorod team. Khimki, on the other hand, staged a comeback in Kazan. They lost twice to Rubin (0-1 and 1-2), but won 3-2 in the end. Who will win the second consecutive victory? Or will a draw await us?
Analysis of the scandalous refereeing in Makhachkala:
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“A complete circus. These referees must definitely be punished.” Analysis of the refereeing in the 3rd round of the RPL
🏀 18:00: USA – Australia, 2024 Olympic Games, basketball (women), quarter-finals
Intrigue: Will Australians stop American dominance in women’s basketball?
The last time the USA and Australia met was at the Tokyo Olympics. The Americans then easily defeated their opponents with a score of 79:55. This time, the Australians have already improved their results at the Olympics: in Tokyo they stopped in the quarter-finals and this time they reached the semi-finals. The last time the Stars and Stripes did not win gold was in 1992. Can anyone stop the USA in women’s basketball?
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🥇⚽️ 19:00: France – Spain, Olympic Games 2024, football (men), final
Intrigue: Who will win the Olympic Games?
At the Olympic Games on home soil, France is performing very consistently: five wins in five matches and only one goal conceded. In the semi-finals, Thierry Henry’s team defeated Egypt. They were saved from defeat in regular time thanks to a goal in the 83rd minute, and then beat their opponent twice in extra time 3:1. The Spaniards reached the quarter-finals from second place in the group, but in the playoffs they performed impeccably. They defeated Japan (3-0), defeated Morocco (2-1). Now the European vice-champions will try to leave the hosts of the 2024 Olympic Games without a gold medal.
How the French reached the final of the 2024 Olympic Games:
France won the Olympic final on home soil. But everything changed with the judge’s decision.
🥇🏃♂️ 20:30: 2024 Olympic Games, athletics, 4x100m relay (women, men), final
Intrigue: Who will challenge the United States without Jamaica?
One of the most interesting types of athletics is the sprint relay. Especially for men. And for the first time since 2004, there will be no confrontation between the US and Jamaican teams at the Olympic Games. Simply because the Jamaican athletes failed to make it to the final. Without them, the Americans, in theory, should have an easy victory, but this is a relay race, where another direct participant intervenes – the relay. And she is a capricious lady.
Terrible fall at the Olympics: World record holder crashed on the track:
MY GOD
Nightmare at the Paris Olympics: World record holder crashed hard during the race
⚽️ 20:45: “Rostov” – “Rubin”, RPL, fourth round
Intrigue: Will Rubin overcome an inconvenient opponent?
In the last round, neither team did well. Rostov lost to Zenit (0:5) in St. Petersburg, although Valery Karpin said after the match that he was satisfied with the team’s performance. In the match against Khimki, Rubin took the lead twice, but in the end lost 2:3. The Kazan club suffered its second consecutive defeat in the RPL, and Rostov lost for the first time in the tournament. Recently, Rubin’s trips to the city on the Don have been difficult for them: only one victory in six matches. In the three previous matches in Rostov, Rubin lost three times in a row.
How Rostov played the match in St. Petersburg:
What kind of lion is this tiger? Zenit sent five to Rostov, Glushenkov scored a hat-trick
🤾♀️ 22:30: Slovenia – Denmark, 2024 Olympic Games, handball (men), quarter-finals
Intrigue: Denmark has the path to gold open, but do Slovenians agree?
After the defeat of the French team, the Danes were the favourites in the men’s handball tournament. But Nikolai Jacobsen’s team will face a very strong Slovenian team in the semi-finals, which seems ready for a big victory. But if the Slovenians win, it will be a sensation. Still, so far it is the Danish team that is showing the best handball at the Olympics.
Denmark broke Sweden’s resistance in the quarter-finals:
Danish handball players snatched victory from the Swedes and reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Olympic Games
🥇🥊 22:30: Olympic Games 2024, boxing, finals, up to 71 kg (men), up to 50 kg (women), up to 92 kg (men), up to 66 kg (women)
Intrigue: Will boxing finals be more scandalous because of Khelif?
The Olympic boxing tournament is also coming to an end. On Friday, the finals will take place in four weight categories – two for men and two for women. Particular attention deserves the category up to 92 kg, where Lauren Berto Alfonso Dominguez, representing Azerbaijan, will fight with Uzbek Lazizbek Mullajonov. And among women, the main attention will be focused on the fight of the scandalous Iman Khelif, who can win the Olympic gold medal.
Taking a look at the hype around Helif:
“I can’t win, he’s a man.” Scandalous Helif and Yuting guaranteed Olympic medals
