Olympics. Day 1

PublicPost will summarize each day of the Olympic Games in London: sports achievements in photographs.

After the first day of the competition, Chinese athletes who won 6 medals are leading in the team standings after the first day: four highest samples and two bronze. Five medals in the national teams of Italy and the USA, and the Italians are more gold. So far, only judoka Arsen Balstyan pleased the Russians, but the first step of the pedestal.

Champions Parade

The first gold of Russia was brought by judoka Arsen Balstyan, who had the fought Japanese Hiroaki Hiraoku. Prior to this, the highest achievement of Russian judokas was Athenian bronze in 2004, which was won by Dmitry Nosov.

Unfortunately, Russian judokas (in weight up to 48 kg) were not so successful. Natalya Kondratyeva could not break even in the 1/8 finals. Sarah Menezesh won gold for Brazil, and Alina Dimitra (in the photo) brought silver Romania.

The winner in shooting from a pneumatic pistol with 10 m was Zhongo Jin from South Korea.

In shooting from a pneumatic rifle with 10 m, the Chinese pedestal (Iy Silin - gold and yu tribute - bronze) was diluted with the Polish athlete Sylvia Bogatsk. The Russian finalist Daria Vdovin failed with excitement and was not able to consolidate the success of qualifications (the third result).

The Italians (in the center) shot at the Olympics best of all at the Olympics. Silver among the Americans, and bronze in South Korea.

Veteran of cycling Alexander Vinokurov supplemented the bronze of Sydney 2000 with gold London. The best of the Russians, Alexander Kolobnev finished the 24th, losing to the champion a little more than a minute.

The Italians triumphantly divided the pedestal among themselves in fencing on the rapiers. Eliza di Francesco - gold, Arianna Erigo - silver and Valentina Vetsali - bronze.

Australian swimmers turned out to be the strongest 4x100 m in the relay of a free style. In the second and third places - the Netherlands and the USA. The Russians did not get to the final.

In a complex swimming on the 400 m of the strongest among men, the American Ryan Lochte (on the right) turned out to be the second, the Brazilian Tiago Pereira came the second.

In team sports, Russian fans were pleased with basketball players who beat Canadians with a score of 58:53 in an intense struggle.

The Russian volleyball players in three sets (25:19, 25:10, 25:16) beat the team of the owners of the Olympiad, which was especially pleased with the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, who were on them in the stands.

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After the match, Medvedev congratulated the athletes on the victory of kisses.

A pleasant surprise was the victory in the beach volleyball match Anastasia Vasina and Anna Vozakova, who beat the bronze medalist of the Beijing Olympiad and the leaders of the world ranking of Chinese women Zhang and Xue of Cesen.

In handball, the Russians pulled out the victory from the Angolan athletes.

July 29, we are expected (from 14.45 to Moscow):

Field finals in women from a pneumatic pistol with 10 m and from a monastery, as well as team shooting from onions.

Four sets of awards will be played by swimmers: 100 m butterfly and 400 m freedom in women; 100 m Brass and relay with free -style 4x100 in men.

Judoists will summarize the results: men in the weight category up to 66 kg, women up to 52 kg.

In addition, women's jumping finals are expected (synchronous springboard - 3 m) and fencing on sabers in men, as well as a group race on the highway at the cyclists. Heavy lines and heavy weights in lightweight will take a group selection.