The men's marathon kicks off the final day of the Tokyo Summer Games, and I at rooting for 35-year-old Galen Rupp of Portland, Oregon; 32-year-old Jake Riley of Bellingham, Washington, and 44-year-old Abdihakem "Abdi" "The Black Cactus" Abdirahman of Tucson, Arizona (but originally of Mogadishu, Somalia). U! S! A!
Rupp took bronze at Rio 2016, and an upset gold by him (or either of his teammates) today would be huge for Team USA, which needs at least two gold medals today to pass China in the medal standings. Here are the other opportunities:
— Team USA plays Japan for women’s basketball gold at 11:30 a.m. Tokyo time. Rio 2016 marked Team USA's sixth straight Olympic gold medal in the sport.
— In track cycling, one of today's finals is women’s omnium at 12:25 p.m. I don’t know if either of them is considered a medal threat, but the scheduled contenders include Jennifer Valente, age 26, of San Diego, California and China’s Liu Jiali. Neither competed at Rio 2016.
— Team USA plays Brazil for women’s volleyball gold at 1:30 p.m. Team USA won bronze at Rio 2016. Brazil, upset in the quarterfinals there, is undefeated so far in Tokyo, having won 21 of its 24 sets.
— Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis, 22, of Norfolk, Virginia, fights Andy Cruz of Cuba at 2:15 p.m. for gold in men’s lightweight boxing. And then Richard Torrez Jr., 22, of Tulare, California, fights Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan at 3:15 p.m. for gold in men’s super heavyweight boxing. None of these guys was among the competitors at Rio 2016.
Also today, China is among the final eight in contention in rhythmic gymnastics groups all-around, starting at 11 a.m. (China finished 11th at Rio 2016.) And--here's a key one--we need to be rooting for Great Britain’s Lauren Price against China’s Li Qian in the gold-medal match of women’s middleweight boxing at 2:45 p.m.; Qian was one of the bronze medalists at Rio 2016, and Price did not compete.
— In track cycling, one of today's finals is women’s omnium at 12:25 p.m. I don’t know if either of them is considered a medal threat, but the scheduled contenders include Jennifer Valente, age 26, of San Diego, California and China’s Liu Jiali. Neither competed at Rio 2016.
— Team USA plays Brazil for women’s volleyball gold at 1:30 p.m. Team USA won bronze at Rio 2016. Brazil, upset in the quarterfinals there, is undefeated so far in Tokyo, having won 21 of its 24 sets.
— Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis, 22, of Norfolk, Virginia, fights Andy Cruz of Cuba at 2:15 p.m. for gold in men’s lightweight boxing. And then Richard Torrez Jr., 22, of Tulare, California, fights Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan at 3:15 p.m. for gold in men’s super heavyweight boxing. None of these guys was among the competitors at Rio 2016.
Also today, China is among the final eight in contention in rhythmic gymnastics groups all-around, starting at 11 a.m. (China finished 11th at Rio 2016.) And--here's a key one--we need to be rooting for Great Britain’s Lauren Price against China’s Li Qian in the gold-medal match of women’s middleweight boxing at 2:45 p.m.; Qian was one of the bronze medalists at Rio 2016, and Price did not compete.
Here are the medal standings through 15 of 16 days of Tokyo 2020:
1. China 38 gold, 31 silver, 18 bronze
2. United States 36, 39, 33
3. Japan 27, 12, 17
4. Great Britain 20, 21, 22
5. Australia 17, 7, 22
6. Germany 10, 11, 16
7. Netherlands 10, 11, 12
8. Italy 10, 10, 19
9. France 9, 12, 11
10. New Zealand 7, 6, 7
11. Brazil 7, 4, 8
12. Hungary 6, 7, 6
13. Canada 6, 6, 11
14. South Korea 6, 4, 10
15. Cuba 6, 3, 5
16. Poland 4, 5, 5
17. Czech Republic 4, 4, 3
18. Norway 4, 2, 1
19. Jamaica 4, 1, 4
20. Spain 3, 8, 6
21. Sweden 3, 6, 0
22. Switzerland 3, 4, 6
23. Denmark 3, 4, 4
24. Kenya 3, 4, 2
25. Croatia 3, 3, 2
26. Iran 3, 2, 2
27. Belgium 3, 1, 2
28. Slovenia 3, 1, 1
29. Georgia 2, 5, 1
30. Chinese Taipei 2, 4, 6
31. Turkey 2, 2, 9
32. Serbia 2, 1, 4
33. Bulgaria 2, 1, 2
34. Uganda 2, 1, 1
35. Ecuador 2, 1, 0
T36. Israel 2, 0, 2
T36. Uzbekistan 2, 0, 2
T38. Greece 2, 0, 1
T38. Qatar 2, 0, 1
T40. Bahamas 2, 0, 0
T40. Kosovo 2, 0, 0
42. Ukraine 1, 5, 12
43. Belarus 1, 3, 3
T44. Romania 1, 3, 0
T44. Venezuela 1, 3, 0
46. India 1, 2, 4
47. Hong Kong 1, 2, 2
T48. Philippines 1, 2, 1
T48. Slovakia 1, 2, 1
50. South Africa 1, 2, 0
51. Austria 1, 1, 5
52. Egypt 1, 1, 4
53. Indonesia 1, 1, 3
T54. Ethiopia 1, 1, 2
T54. Portgual 1, 1, 2
56. Tunisia 1, 1, 0
57. Ireland 1, 0, 2
T58. Estonia 1, 0, 1
T58. Fiji 1, 0, 1
T58. Latvia 1, 0, 1
T58. Thailand 1, 0, 1
T62. Bermuda 1, 0, 0
T62. Morocco 1, 0, 0
T62. Puerto Rico 1, 0, 0
65. Colombia 0, 4, 1
66. Azerbaijan 0, 3, 4
67. Dominican Republic 0, 3, 2
68. Armenia 0, 2, 2
69. Kyrgyzstan 0, 2, 1
70. Mongolia 0, 1, 3
T71. Argentina 0, 1, 2
T71. San Marino 0, 1, 2
T73. Jordan 0, 1, 1
T73. Nigeria 0, 1, 1
T75. Bahrain 0, 1, 0
T75. Lithuania 0, 1, 0
T75. Namibia 0, 1, 0
T75. North Macedonia 0, 1, 0
T75. Saudi Arabia 0, 1, 0
T75. Turkmenistan 0, 1, 0
81. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 8
82. Mexico 0, 0, 2
83. Finland 0, 0, 2
T84. Botswana 0, 0, 1
T84. Burkina Faso 0, 0, 1
T84. Ghana 0, 0, 1
T84. Grenada 0, 0, 1
T84. Ivory Coast 0, 0, 1
T84. Kuwait 0, 0, 1
T84. Malaysia 0, 0, 1
T84. Moldova 0, 0, 1
T84. Syria 0, 0, 1
Also, athletes from Russia, which once held an Olympics and cheated, have been given 69 medals.
2. United States 36, 39, 33
3. Japan 27, 12, 17
4. Great Britain 20, 21, 22
5. Australia 17, 7, 22
6. Germany 10, 11, 16
7. Netherlands 10, 11, 12
8. Italy 10, 10, 19
9. France 9, 12, 11
10. New Zealand 7, 6, 7
11. Brazil 7, 4, 8
12. Hungary 6, 7, 6
13. Canada 6, 6, 11
14. South Korea 6, 4, 10
15. Cuba 6, 3, 5
16. Poland 4, 5, 5
17. Czech Republic 4, 4, 3
18. Norway 4, 2, 1
19. Jamaica 4, 1, 4
20. Spain 3, 8, 6
21. Sweden 3, 6, 0
22. Switzerland 3, 4, 6
23. Denmark 3, 4, 4
24. Kenya 3, 4, 2
25. Croatia 3, 3, 2
26. Iran 3, 2, 2
27. Belgium 3, 1, 2
28. Slovenia 3, 1, 1
29. Georgia 2, 5, 1
30. Chinese Taipei 2, 4, 6
31. Turkey 2, 2, 9
32. Serbia 2, 1, 4
33. Bulgaria 2, 1, 2
34. Uganda 2, 1, 1
35. Ecuador 2, 1, 0
T36. Israel 2, 0, 2
T36. Uzbekistan 2, 0, 2
T38. Greece 2, 0, 1
T38. Qatar 2, 0, 1
T40. Bahamas 2, 0, 0
T40. Kosovo 2, 0, 0
42. Ukraine 1, 5, 12
43. Belarus 1, 3, 3
T44. Romania 1, 3, 0
T44. Venezuela 1, 3, 0
46. India 1, 2, 4
47. Hong Kong 1, 2, 2
T48. Philippines 1, 2, 1
T48. Slovakia 1, 2, 1
50. South Africa 1, 2, 0
51. Austria 1, 1, 5
52. Egypt 1, 1, 4
53. Indonesia 1, 1, 3
T54. Ethiopia 1, 1, 2
T54. Portgual 1, 1, 2
56. Tunisia 1, 1, 0
57. Ireland 1, 0, 2
T58. Estonia 1, 0, 1
T58. Fiji 1, 0, 1
T58. Latvia 1, 0, 1
T58. Thailand 1, 0, 1
T62. Bermuda 1, 0, 0
T62. Morocco 1, 0, 0
T62. Puerto Rico 1, 0, 0
65. Colombia 0, 4, 1
66. Azerbaijan 0, 3, 4
67. Dominican Republic 0, 3, 2
68. Armenia 0, 2, 2
69. Kyrgyzstan 0, 2, 1
70. Mongolia 0, 1, 3
T71. Argentina 0, 1, 2
T71. San Marino 0, 1, 2
T73. Jordan 0, 1, 1
T73. Nigeria 0, 1, 1
T75. Bahrain 0, 1, 0
T75. Lithuania 0, 1, 0
T75. Namibia 0, 1, 0
T75. North Macedonia 0, 1, 0
T75. Saudi Arabia 0, 1, 0
T75. Turkmenistan 0, 1, 0
81. Kazakhstan 0, 0, 8
82. Mexico 0, 0, 2
83. Finland 0, 0, 2
T84. Botswana 0, 0, 1
T84. Burkina Faso 0, 0, 1
T84. Ghana 0, 0, 1
T84. Grenada 0, 0, 1
T84. Ivory Coast 0, 0, 1
T84. Kuwait 0, 0, 1
T84. Malaysia 0, 0, 1
T84. Moldova 0, 0, 1
T84. Syria 0, 0, 1
Also, athletes from Russia, which once held an Olympics and cheated, have been given 69 medals.
