The track bike rider Michael Yakovlev Tonight (Saturday) advanced to the quarter finals in the Keirin competition, in first place in the heat. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final stages will be held tomorrow. As I recall, the Israeli rider became a few minutes short of an Olympic record in the sprint event, but was eliminated in the round of 16. Yakovlev won a bronze medal three years ago at the World Championships in Keirin, when he represented Russia.
In a Keirin race, six competitors (and sometimes five) ride behind an electric motorcycle that dictates the pace. The motorcycle follows them for three laps, it starts at a speed of 30 km/h and accelerates to 50 km/h. After three rounds, the motorcycle goes off the track – and the riders continue for three more rounds, at the end of which the winner is determined.
On the first day of the Keirin race, the first round and the consolation round will be held. The first two riders in each of the five heats will qualify for the quarter finals. All other riders will compete in the consolation round. In the consolation stage, teams of five riders compete – with the first two also qualifying for the quarterfinals. On Sunday, the quarter-final, semi-final and final stages will be held until the winner is crowned.
Maru Tefri He finished the Olympic marathon this morning (Saturday) in 26th place and was moved when he crossed the finish line wrapped in the Israeli flag. Sheyan Israel, Come doefinished in 31st place with 2:11.39 hours andGirma said Finished 41st with 2:12:51 hours.
Maru Tefri crosses the finish line in the Olympic marathon in Paris, wrapped in the Israeli flag (photo: Israel Olympic Committee)
The Ethiopian Tamirat Tula won and set a new Olympic record – 2:06:35 hours. Belgian Bashir Abdi won silver and Kenyan Benson Kiprotu won bronze. Eliud Kipchoge, one of the greatest marathoners of all time and a gold medalist in the previous two Olympics, retired near the end of the run after trailing behind and was in 75th place before the 40th kilometer.
Ethiopian Tamirat Tula crosses the finish line in the marathon in Paris and sets a new Olympic record (Photo: AP/Dar Yassin)
Israel has made tremendous progress in the marathon in recent years and the Olympic race will be an excellent opportunity to test to what extent. For Maru Tefri it was the third time in the Olympic marathon, after he finished in Rio in 74th place and in Tokyo he recorded the record achievement for an Israeli marathon runner and finished in 13th place. Tafari, who won a silver medal at the 2023 World Marathon Championships, is the most mature and stable runner of the three.
For Gesha Ayala it was the debut in the Olympic marathon. He is the youngest runner among the three (27 years old) and he also holds the fastest result and the Israeli record – 2:04:53 hours. For Girama Emre, the oldest and most experienced runner of the trio, Paris was her second appearance at the Games, after she finished 28th in Tokyo.
Maru Tefri, Girma Amre and Geshao Ayala at the end of the Olympic marathon in Paris (photo: Israel Olympic Committee)
Along with the Israeli trio, marathon legends competed: Eliud Kipchoga (Kenya), who is considered the best runner in history at this distance and a two-time Olympic champion, and Kennisa Bekala (Ethiopia), one of the greatest long-distance runners in history – a two-time Olympic champion in the 10,000m and Olympic champion in the 5,000m .
The Israeli duo in artistic swimming Shelley Bobritsky andAriel Presidentwill continue the duet competition in the evening (20:30). The two performed an exciting performance yesterday in the technical exercise, which included a yellow ribbon on the head and a Star of David on the back of the bathing suit, to the sounds of “Hai” by Ofra Haza and the well-known poet “Shalom Aleichem”. They are currently ranked eighth. Tonight they will perform the free exercise.
Shelly Bobritsky and Ariel Nashi compete in the technical duet exercise in artistic swimming, at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 (Photo: AP/Lee Jin-Man)
The Israeli duo won bronze medals this year at the European Championships in the technical and free exercise and finished fourth in the free exercise at the World Championships last year. In the Olympic Games, medals are awarded according to the cumulative score in the technical and free exercises.
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