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Tokyo Olympics, day 9: Star disqualified before rival's shock win in 100m final

Usain Bolt's absence paved the way for a new sprint king to sit on his throne as the 100m final created plenty of drama in Tokyo.

Andrew McMurtryAndrew McMurtry
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August 2, 2021 - 12:52AM
What a shock in the men's 100m.
What a shock in the men's 100m.

Australia had its best ever day at an Olympic Games, claiming four gold medals in an incredible performance.

You can follow our live coverage of day 10 here.

Emma McKeon in the 50m freestyle, the Aussie women in the 4x100m medley relay, Logan Martin in the BMX Freestyle and sailor Matt Wearn in the men's Laser all stood on the top step of the podium on Sunday as Australia moved into fourth on the medal tally.

Later in the afternoon, the Kookaburras qualified for the semi-finals after defeating the Netherlands in a nail-biting hockey shootout.

There was plenty of drama in the men's 100m final when Brit Zharnel Hughes was disqualified for a false start. Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs took plenty of people by surprise when he won the race in a time of 9.8 seconds.

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Lamont Marcell Jacob is the world's fastest man.
Lamont Marcell Jacob is the world's fastest man.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a dramatic men's 100m gold medal after becoming the first ever Italian to qualify for the final of the prestigious event.

There was plenty of drama before the race even started when Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes left the blocks early and was disqualified.

He was previously disqualified in the Commonwealth Games and his awful luck followed him to Tokyo.

Channel 7 commentator Tamsyn Manou said: "He's clearly broken there. We had Prescod, the other Brit, who broke in the semi-final tonight and then there was a huge delay after that. This is a disaster."

Bruce McAvaney added: "It is a disaster. He moves way before that gun. It is a big occasion."

When the race finally got underway, Jacobs became the fastest man on the planet, crossing the line in a lightning time of 9.80 seconds

American Frank Kerley claimed second, while Canada's Andre De Grasse got the bronze.

Jacobs' victory took plenty of people by surprise.

It capped off a huge couple of minutes for Italy with Gianmarco Tambieri also coming equal first in the high jump.

Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy have claimed the first set 22-20 against Wang Xinxin and Xue Chen in the knockout round of 16 clash.

Brandon Starc has done Australia proud.
Brandon Starc has done Australia proud.

Brandon Starc has put everything on the line but he has come up just short at 2.39m.

His last cleared jump was at 2.35m, meaning he'll finish fifth in the competition.

His last jump at 2.39m so close as if he hit it, he would have gone into first place.

But 2.35m is the highest an Australian has ever jumped at the Olympics so Starc has plenty to be proud of.

Remember the name!
Remember the name!

Aussie Peter Bol is a red hot chance at the men's 800m medals smashing the Oceania record he just set in the heats.

It was 1968 since the last time we had a finalist in the 800m, and it was Ralph Doubell who won gold and broke the world record at 1:44.3.

Bol did his semi in 1:44.11, the second fastest qualifier for the 800m final.

"He can win the gold medal. He can win the gold medal tomorrow night. That's what he could do tomorrow night. He is in the mix," Bruce McAvaney said of Bol.

Unfortunately, Charlie Hunter wasn't able to join him, falling short in the first heat.

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Liz Clay could do no more.
Liz Clay could do no more.

Aussie Liz Clay has run a semi-final time of 12.71 in the 100m hurdles but has missed out on a spot in the finals by 0.02 seconds.

After a series of restarts, the semi-final finally got going with Clay putting in a PB.

But after finishing third in her heat with the two fastest in each heat and the two next fastest going through, Costa Rica's Andrea Caroline Vargas at 10.69 and Dutch runner Nadine Visser's 12.63 both went through at the expense of the Aussie.

The third semi was an Olympic record for Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn at 12.26, breaking Sally Pearson's gold medal winning time from the 2012 Olympics.

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Brandon Starc is in the medal hopes for the high jump.
Brandon Starc is in the medal hopes for the high jump.

Australia could be chasing a gold in the athletics tonight.

No, while Rohan Browning's run was incredible last night, there's still a lot for him to do, including breaking the 10 second mark.

No, what we're talking about is Brandon Starc.

While he's the brother of cricket star Mitchell, Brandon has already brought home a Commonwealth Games gold and is right in the mix in the high jump final.

And you're not the only one thinking what a family!

While he's an outside hope, you never know.

Reece Prescod was handed a DQ from the semi.
Reece Prescod was handed a DQ from the semi.

The 100m semi-finals have started with a shock as GB's Reece Prescod was disqualified from the first semi.

He broke on the line with a -0.006 reaction time and was handed the red and black card.

It was the second time he had been at the centre of the DQ drama as he was deemed to have broken early in his heat but the whole field was shown a technical green card before Nigerian Divine Oduduru was disqualified.

Tamsyn Manou had no sympathy for him.

"There is no excuse for doing that, especially after you made the mistake in the heat," she said. "You think you would get it right. You think you would get it right. You can see here, Prescod, second from the right, straight up. He knows. He knows he is gone.

"And there is no arguing that one Prescod will definitely go. It is disappointing. I guess in his mind after the heat run he was a little bit off the pace and he needed everything to go right to make the final, and he has chanced guessing when the gun would go and you can't do that, Bruce."

Bizarrely, it took ages for it to get under way.

But ultimately Yohan Blake was left in the dust as Fred Kerley ran 9.96 and Andre de Grasse was 9.98.

Kenyan Ferdinand Omurwa was third in a time of 10.00 – with the fastest two not qualifying first and second making it through.

Blake was back in sixth with a time of 10.14.

The second heat saw the Tokyo Olympic dream end for Aussie Rohan Browning with GB's Zharnel Hughes taking out the second semi final in a time of 9.98.

But it also ended US 100m favourite Trayvon Bromell, who finished third and was ousted after a lightning third heat.

Chinese sprinter Bingtian Su was first across the line in 9.827 seconds, fractionally ahead of US star Ronnie Baker in 9.829 seconds.
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs was 9.84s while South Africa's Akani Simbine crossed the line in 9.90.
They were the four fastest from the semis with both of the other semis battling to break the 10 second barrier.

Logan Martin brought home the first ever Men's BMX Freestyle gold earlier today but a wide shot from the Ariake Action Park showed just how sad these Olympics have been for the locals in Tokyo.

The rescheduled Tokyo Games left a bad taste in the mouth of many locals but the draw of the Olympics is strong.

While fans have been locked out of the stadiums, it hasn't stopped them from trying to get a glimpse of the Games.

With Covid cases skyrocketing well past record levels and three people even dying from the virus yesterday, the Tokyo locals are still desperate to get a look at the incredible performances.

On a bridge overlooking the action park, fans clamoured to see anything they could.

US ABC reporter Kenneth Moton said it was "a shame" the fans couldn't get in.

Aussie gun seals greatest Olympic day ever

Australian sailor Matt Wearn has officially won gold in the men's laser one person dinghy event in Tokyo.

Wearn crossed the finish line second in Sunday's medal race, but it didn't matter, because he was assured gold after claiming an unassailable 22-point lead on Friday.

It means that Australia has officially had its best ever day at the Olympics with four gold medals as Emma McKeon's 50m free, the women's 4x100m, Logan Martin in the BMX freestyle and now Wearn, who had essentially claimed his medal on Friday.

Incredibly, the three golds from Wednesday equalled our most golden day previously, but Wearn's gold means today has gone one better.

Even more incredible, we've already left our Rio tally of eight gold in the dust and even eclipsed our Sydney and Athens tallies in the first seven days of an Olympics earlier in the week.

The 25-year-old would have stood atop the podium regardless of the result on Sunday. He essentially just needed to cross the line to get that medal around his neck.

Wearn had to defeat Rio gold medallist Tom Burton just to get into the Aussie team. He also follows in the footsteps of Burton and Tom Slingsby, who won gold at the 2012 Games in London.

Kookaburras through to SFs after shootout

Revenge is sweet for the Aussies.

The Kookaburras have progressed through to the men's hockey semi-finals after defeating the Netherlands in a shootout that left Aussie fans at the edge of their seats on Sunday.

Aussie goalkeeper Andrew Charter was the hero for the Kookaburras in the quarter-final, saving three consecutive goals in a tense post-match shootout.

Five years ago in Rio, it was the Netherlands who sent Australia packing in the quarter-finals, but now the tables have turned.

Nothing could seperate the two sides following four quarters of action in humid conditions, with the scoreboard reading 2-2 when the final siren sounded – Tom Wickham scored both of Australia's goals.

However, the first Dutch goal came off a penalty corner awarded as a result of contact with an Aussie player's feet, but replays showed the contact came outside of the penalty area.

Dutch star Jeroen Hertzberger missed their first shootout attempt, which was unsuccessfully reviewed, and Australia's Blake Grovers made no mistake with his shot.

The Kookaburras were soon leading 2-0 in the shootout when Robbert Kemperman botched the second Dutch attempt, sending the ball wide.

Flynn Olgilvie nailed Australia's second attempt just before the allocated eight seconds.

The Netherlands then failed to put away their third straight shot, and Australia's Tim Brand comfortably scored his clutch attempt to send the Kookaburras into the semi-finals.

"Tim Brand has put his team into the quarterfinals but Andrew Charter is the hero of this," Channel 7 commentator Georgie Parker cried.

"Charter with the clean sheet in this extra time here for Australia! They've gone on to the semifinal! What a feeling for these men."

The Kookaburras will face Germany in the semi-finals later this week.

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