At the Games: US knocks off Brazil for volleyball gold

U.S. reverse Andrea Drews scored 15 factors to guide the group to a easy and complete victory at Tokyo’s Ariake Enviornment, with the 2016 bronze medalists profitable 25-21 25-20 25-14.

The People had been dominating for many of the sport, with a slew of tactical serves, constant receptions and assaults.

“We had a very good sport plan for Brazil,” U.S. head coach Karch Kiraly mentioned. “We would have liked to serve actually robust and Foluke Akinradewo began us very early, with 4 or 5 serves, so she acquired us as much as a very good begin and we by no means stopped.”

The U.S. ladies’s group has previously gained three silver and two bronze medals within the occasion.

“Lastly we acquired a gold and we turned the Olympic champion,” Kiraly mentioned.

People go China for many golds at Video games

A late surge put the US on the high of the medals desk on the ultimate day because the People closed the e-book on the Tokyo Olympics.

The group had greater than 100 medals heading into the ultimate day however needed to depend on Sunday winners to succeed in the highest of the standings for the third Video games in a row.

They gained 39 golds — yet one more than rivals China — and 113 total, a decline for the reason that Rio Video games, the place they picked up 46 golds and 121 medals total.

“We’re thrilled by the efficiency of Staff USA on the Tokyo Video games — and couldn’t be extra pleased with the way in which they carried themselves,” mentioned Susanne Lyons, chair of the USOPC. “These Video games are one for the historical past books.”

For some, the pursuit of Olympic glory took on larger complexity and which means, because the Video games carried on with out followers underneath restrictive situations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Simone Biles entered Tokyo eyeing a document haul of six gymnastics golds however as a substitute modified the narrative away from profitable medals to championing psychological well being, leaving an indelible mark on the Video games and prompting dialog concerning the expensive strain to succeed.

Allyson Felix, who competed in her fifth and last Video games after giving start to a daughter through emergency C-section in 2018, acquired the sendoff worthy of her glittering profession, selecting up a document eleventh medal as essentially the most embellished lady in Olympic monitor and discipline historical past.

The American males struggled way more, getting only one particular person athletics gold within the shot put and ending their drought on the monitor with a gold medal within the 4×400 meters relay on Saturday.

With the vastly profitable Michael Phelps out of the pool and into the commentary sales space, rising star Caeleb Dressel gained three particular person golds because the U.S. swimmers confronted a fierce problem from the Australians, who greater than doubled their medal rely within the sport since Rio.

The ‘Duel within the Pool’ between Katie Ledecky and Australian Ariarne Titmus generated thrills, because the American ceded her crown within the 200m and 400m. She proved untouchable in longer distances, nevertheless, profitable the 800m and 1,500m.