Tuesday’s best and worst from the Paris Olympics. Simone Biles’ redemption, Nada Hafez reaches round of 16 seven months pregnant, while a kayak coach gets arrested after getting into police brawl over public urination.
Simone Biles and Team USA earned a sweet “redemption” by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics on Tuesday.
With Biles, the US total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in the sport.
The team called their Paris Olympic campaign “Redemption Tour” after Biles withdrew from the previous Summer Games in Tokyo due to mental health reasons.
Egyptian fencer says she competed in Paris while 7 months pregnant
Nada Hafez on Tuesday posted on Instagram that she was “carrying a little Olympian one”, just hours after she reached the round of 16 in women’s sabre.
“My baby & I had our fair share of challenges, be it both physical & emotional,” she wrote
The 26-year-old fencer from Cairo beat Elizabeth Tartakovsky of the US, before losing to Jeon Hayoung of South Korea.
Kayak coach detained after brawl with police over public urination
A French coach working at the Paris Olympics was detained after allegedly hitting police officers who attempted to stop him from urinating on the streets in eastern Paris.
The man was been suspended by the French Canoe and Kayak Federation and police opened an investigation.
He had been hosting public service events at the canoeing and kayaking venue in Vaires-sur-Marne east of Paris.
Aussie swimmer beats world-record holder to win women’s 100 meters
Kaylee McKeown surged to the front about halfway through the return lap and reached for the wall in 57.33, winning by a relatively comfortable margin over world-record holder Regan Smith from the US.
New Zealand’s women win back-to-back rugby sevens titles
New Zealand defeated Canada 19-12 to win their consecutive rugby 7s Olympic gold, as the US edged Australia 14-12 to earn bronze for their first Olympic medal in rugby sevens.
Despite winning the gold, one of the most representative New Zealand players, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, was hard on herself after the game, saying she “probably played the worst rugby and worst tournament I’ve ever had in my career…but I’m grateful because my girls had my back. I was able to do my job…when it got to it.”
Britain’s rugby sevens player investigated over racism
British Olympic authorities are investigating women’s rugby sevens player Amy Wilson-Hardy over an alleged racist message, after a screengrab of a phone conversation involving the player appeared on social media.
The team said Wilson-Hardy isn’t under suspension. However, she sat out during the last day of Olympic rugby 7s competitions, reportedly due to an injury.
France, Germany, Canada clinch men’s basketball quarterfinals
France reached the quarterfinals after a last-second comeback to beat Japan 94-90 in overtime. Also now officially in the Olympic quarterfinals: Germany and Canada, plus the US vs South Sudan winner.
The full quarterfinal field may not be known until Saturday, when the draw for the quarterfinal matchups will be held. Knockouts start next week in Paris.
