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Olympiad 2021: Day Sixteen
Aquatics - Men's 800m Freestyle
Venue: Kaohsiung Olympic Aquatics Centre
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Mandela Mwansa (ORS)
Silver: Gregorio Paltrinieri (EME)
Bronze: Ivon Asha (ORS)
Format: The 800m swimming competition consists of one heat, wherein each swimmer completes sixteen laps of an Olympic regulation 50m pool. This race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations.
Aquatics - Women's 800m Freestyle
Venue: Kaohsiung Olympic Aquatics Centre
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Annapurna Ojha (ORS)
Silver: Anna Egorova (CYB)
Bronze: Sarah Kohler (CYB)
Format: The 800m swimming competition consists of one heat, wherein each swimmer completes sixteen laps of an Olympic regulation 50m pool. This race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations.
Athletics - Men's Shot Put
Venue: Formosa National Stadium
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: O'Dayne Richards (WAG)
Silver: Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (ORS)
Bronze: Darlan Romani (WAG)
Format: The shot put is a track and field event in which athletes compete to launch a heavy spherical ball — the shot — as far as possible.
Athletics - Women's Shot Put
Venue: Formosa National Stadium
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Auriol Dongmo (ORS)
Silver: Danniel Thomas-Dodd (WAG)
Bronze: Portious Warren (WAG)
Format: The shot put is a track and field event in which athletes compete to launch a heavy spherical ball — the shot — as far as possible.
Athletics - Men's Marathon
Venue: Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Birhanu Legese (EME)
Silver: Lawrence Cherono (ORS)
Bronze: Galen Rupp (TIM)
Format: The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of just under 42.2 kilometres (26.2 miles), contested over both trails and pavement.
Athletics - Women's Marathon
Venue: Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Brigid Kosgei (ORS)
Silver: Peres Jepchirchir (ORS)
Bronze: Gladys Tejeda (WAG)
Format: The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of just under 42.2 kilometres (26.2 miles), contested over both trails and pavement.
Boxing - Men's Light Heavyweight
Venue: Kaohsiung Arena
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Artur Beterbiev (LUC)
Silver: Michael Eifert (CYB)
Bronze: Robin Krasniqi (CYB)
Format: An Olympic Boxing match for both men and women lasts three rounds, each of three minutes. Five judges sit at the side of the ring. They watch the bout and individually award points for what they deem to be successful hits. A match can also end if a competitor receives three warnings (penalties) and is disqualified or if a competitor is unable to resume a fight within ten seconds, in which case they are considered knocked out (‘KO’).
Canoeing - Men's K-2 1,000m Sprint
Venue: Wushantou Reservoir
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Cybusian Empire
Silver: Timmian Confederation
Bronze: Mamaran Empire
Format: Canoe sprint takes place on a flatwater course, with multiple canoes taking off at once and racing each other to the finishing line. Two types of boats are used: canoe (C) and kayak (K). Canoe sees paddlers compete in a kneeling position using a single-blade paddle, while kayak paddlers compete in a sitting position using a double-bladed paddle.
Canoeing - Women's K-2 500m Sprint
Venue: Wushantou Reservoir
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Cybusian Empire
Silver: Wagain Empire
Bronze: Mamaran Empire
Format: Canoe sprint takes place on a flatwater course, with multiple canoes taking off at once and racing each other to the finishing line. Two types of boats are used: canoe (C) and kayak (K). Canoe sees paddlers compete in a kneeling position using a single-blade paddle, while kayak paddlers compete in a sitting position using a double-bladed paddle.
Cycling - Women's Keirin
Venue: Kaohsiung Olympic Velodrome
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Joanna Rodriguez Hacohen (WAG)
Silver: Martha Bayona Pineda (WAG)
Bronze: Yuka Kobayashi (EME)
Format: In keirin, riders compete in a six-lap race. A pacer motorbike is used, which gradually increases in speed as the cyclists draft behind while manoeuvring for position. The pacer steadily accelerates to 50km/h, and when only three laps remain, pulls away entirely to allow the riders to sprint in a wild dash for the finish.
Equestrian - Jumping Team
Venue: Kaohsiung Dashe Equestrian Centre
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Timmian Confederation
Silver: Mamaran Empire
Bronze: Wagain Empire
Format: The Jumping event requires horse and rider to clear a course with 12 to 15 obstacles laid out in a particular order. They incur penalties for each obstacle knocked down or refused, as well as for exceeding the time allowed. In each competition, athletes are faced with a new and unique course, challenging the communication and technical ability of the athlete and horse partnership.
Sailing - Men's 470 Dinghy
Venue: Sizihwan Bay
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Malte Winkel & Matti Cipra (CYB)
Silver: Anton Dahlberg & Fredrik Bergström (TIM)
Bronze: Jordi Xammar & Nicolás Rodríguez (TIM)
Format: The Kaohsiung 2021 sailing competition has six classes, four of them (Laser, RS:X, 470 and 49er) competed by both men and women. Each event consists of a series of races, culminating in a final medal race. During these competitions, boats navigate a course shaped like an enormous triangle, heading for the finish line after they contend with the wind from all three directions. They must pass marker buoys a certain number of times and in a predetermined order.
Sailing - Women's 470 Dinghy
Venue: Sizihwan Bay
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Sanyosh Rabar & Saraswati Ganta (ORS)
Silver: Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Jolanta Ogar (CYB)
Bronze: Maria Belén Tavella & Lourdes Hartkopf (WAG)
Format: The Kaohsiung 2021 sailing competition has six classes, four of them (Laser, RS:X, 470 and 49er) competed by both men and women. Each event consists of a series of races, culminating in a final medal race. During these competitions, boats navigate a course shaped like an enormous triangle, heading for the finish line after they contend with the wind from all three directions. They must pass marker buoys a certain number of times and in a predetermined order.
Sport Climbing - Men's Speed
Venue: Fongshan Urban Sports Park
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Kiromal Katibin (ORS)
Silver: Vladislav Deulin (LUC)
Bronze: Merritt Ernsberger (TIM)
Format: In the speed climbing discipline, athletes attempt to scale a 15m-high wall, set at an angle of 95 degrees, as fast as possible on identical routes.
Tennis - Women's Singles
Venue: Kaohsiung Qiaotou International Tennis Centre
Date: 16 June 2021
Results: Gold: Veda Barooah (ORS)
Silver: Naomi Osaka (EME)
Bronze: Karolina Pliskova (CYB)
Format: Olympic tennis is a racket sport played on hard courts, in both singles and doubles format. To complete a given match and advance through the single-elimination bracket, players must win the best of three sets (best of five for men's). To win a set, an athlete must win at least six games with a two-game advantage over their opponent.