Complicated start to the day with the Azzurri in Paris. Ready-go, immediately out after a few seconds from the first match the judoka Spoken by the American Jayne in the round of 32. A surprise in all respects, just as the knockout in boxing of Irma was surprising Headlate yesterday evening.
Tennis
Lorenzo Musetti qualifies for the quarterfinals of the men’s singles tennis tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Carrara native, seeded number 11, defeated the American Taylor Fritz, seventh seed, in the round of 16 with a score of 6-4 7-5 and for a place in the semifinals he will challenge the winner of the match between the German Alexander Zverev (3) and the Australian Alexei Popyrin. Errani and Vavassori eliminated from the mixed doubles: the Dutch Schuurs-Koolhof win at the super tie break, in the quarterfinals. The Italian pair squandered a match point.
Judo
After Parlati’s KO, Italy redeemed itself with Kim Polling super against the Portuguese Pina: qualified for the eighth finals in the -70kg category, but then stopped in the eighth finals. The ippon suffered by the Croatian Barbara Matic, number one in the world, was decisive, after one minute and seven minutes from the start of the eighth finals. A very rapid epilogue, with the Italian who was surprised by an attack on the leg and surrendered to one of the strongest athletes in this category.
Skeet shooting
Ruano Oliva (45/50) gives Guatemala its first historic gold medal at the Games. For the Italian Silvana Stanco (40/50) it is still a splendid silver medal in trap!
I swim
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Simona Quadarella came in fourth in the 1,500 freestyle. Gold went to the American Katie Ledecky, silver to the French Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, bronze to the German Isabel Gose. Francesca Fangio, sixth in the third heat of the 200 breaststroke (2:25.85), earned the penultimate pass to the semifinals. Thomas Ceccon did not qualify for the Olympic final of the 200 backstroke. The Italian – gold medalist in the 100 backstroke – finished his semifinal in fourth place, with the ninth fastest time overall, the first of those excluded from the medal-winning event. Nothing to be done for Matteo Restivo.
Triathlon
Bad for the Italians in the Triathlon. First Italian, Alice Betto, sixteenth; six positions further Seregni. Gold medal for the French Cassandre Beaugrand in 1:54:55, silver for the Swiss with Derron (6” late) and bronze for the British Potter (at 15”).
Boating
Italy is silver in rowing, 4th sculls at Paris 2024. The Azzurri were beaten only by Holland. Nothing to do for the duo formed by Comini and Codato who finished in fifth place, ahead of Germany. Oppo and Soares, however, prevailed in the semifinal and qualified for the final act in the lightweight doubles.
Shooting range
Final without Italians in the 50m rifle 3 positions: Bonazzi fourteenth, Sollazzo nineteenth in the qualification races.
Badminton
Bad news for Giovanni Toti, beaten by the world number 1, the Chinese Shi Yu Qi (21-9 21-10 the final score).
The program
Here is the formatted and detailed schedule of competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics for today, Wednesday 31 July, involving Italian athletes:
3:30 p.m. – Canoeing, slalom C1, semi-final (Marta Bertoncelli); Clay pigeon shooting, women’s trap, final.
4:48 PM – Sailing, Iqfoil (Marta Maggetti).
5:18-5:28 PM – Judo, 70 kg women, bronze finals.
5:25 PM – Canoeing, women’s C1 slalom, final.
5:30 p.m. – Artistic gymnastics, all-around competition, final.
5:38 PM – Judo, 70 kg women, final.
5:49-5:59 PM – Judo, 90 kg men, bronze finals.
6:09 PM – Judo, 90 kg men, final.
6:30 p.m. – Women’s Water Polo, Italy-United States, group stage.
7:03 PM – Archery, individual, thirty-second (Federico Musolesi).
7:30 p.m. – Fencing, men’s team sabre, bronze final.
8:30 p.m. – Fencing, men’s team sabre, final; Swimming, women’s 100m freestyle, final.
8.36pm – Swimming, men’s 200 butterfly, final.
9.04pm – Swimming, women’s 1500 freestyle, final (Simona Quadarella).
10:00 PM – Men’s beach volleyball, group stage (Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich, Alex Ranghieri).
10.08pm – Swimming, men’s 200 breaststroke, final.
10.15pm – Swimming, men’s 100 freestyle, final.