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The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament. [13] Handball. The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament. [14] Rugby sevens. The second and final day of pool stage matches, the first day of placing matches, and the quarter-finals of the men's tournament. [15]
The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was on 8 August. [1] However, the Games was referred to by its original date in all scheduled events in order to avoid confusion in future years. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] With the area under a state of emergency because of the pandemic, the Games were held largely behind closed doors with no spectators ...
The medley relay races (4 × 100 metres) were not held for men or for women until 1960, but they have continued in every Games since then. Starting in 2008, both men and women compete in 10 km open water marathon swim events. The mixed 4 × 100 metres medley relay (2 women and 2 men) was added to the programme in the 2020 Olympic Games.
Richardson won gold in the same event at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest last year. ... swimming. It’s another day of the Olympics that ends in a “y,” which means Katie Ledecky ...
The last night of swim racing in La Defense Arena was one of ups and downs for the team. Gretchen Walsh missed a medal after touching just 0.01 of a second off the podium in the women’s 50-m ...
Charlotte Cooper. The first modern Olympic Games to feature female athletes was the 1900 Games in Paris. [3] Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first woman to compete at the Olympic Games and became the first female Olympic champion, as a member of the winning team in the first 1 to 2 ton sailing event on May 22, 1900.
Day 6 of the Olympics brought continued brilliance in women’s gymnastics and women’s swimming, a dominant women’s team given a scare, a banner day for rowing and more.
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):