Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates Gold for McKeon bronze for Campbell Matildas face Great Britain in quarters
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Olympic star Simone Biles says she’s dealing with a bout of “the twisties†and is uncertain whether she’ll continue to compete at the Tokyo Games.
Biles, who withdrew from the team and all-around competition because she felt she wasn’t mentally prepared, said she started struggling with her air awareness after qualifying last Sunday.
Simone Biles pulled out of her Amanar vault in mid-air, leading to a stumble on landing and a low score.Credit:Getty Images
The “twisties†are gymnastics code for when an athlete can’t figure out where they are in relation to the ground during a routine.
Biles admitted she was dealing with them after the US took silver in the team competition on Tuesday.
This isn’t the first time Biles has dealt with the phenomenon.
She said the length of the episodes have varied but typically last around two weeks.
She is scheduled to compete in all four event finals early next week but has not made a decision on whether she will participate.
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China will eventually pull clear at the top of the medal tally but this data paints an interesting picture.
No country in the top 10 of the regulation medal tally has performed as well as Australia and only the Netherlands have delivered more total medals on a per capita basis.
Tokyo: Australian BMX racing star Saya Sakakibara has been taken off on a stretcher after a crash in her last semi-final run at the Olympics.
Sakakibara led throughout the course until the final turn. As she leapt into the final ditch of the concrete course her bike appeared to skid, before another rider landed on top of her.
Saya Sakakibara (top) in action in the quarter-finals.Credit:Getty Images
In tense scenes, she was carried off the course to claps from officials. She was conscious and had her arms raised above her head as she was carried away.
The 21-year-old was set to take out one of the top spots in the final where she was a genuine medal contender.
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G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward and I’ll be taking the baton from Vince Rugari after an exceptional run on the live blog on yet another emotional rollercoaster of a day at the Tokyo Olympics.
We have plenty more action to come right through to the Australian Opals’ must-win game against China which starts at 10pm AEST tonight.
Please enjoy all the sport that is to come.
Sakakibara’s brother, Kai, suffered a brain injury after crashing out of a race last year.
Thankfully, Sakakibara has avoided serious injury.
Australia’s Lauren Reynolds has just run fifth in the women’s BMX racing final - little more than a second behind the gold medallist, Bethany Shriever of Great Britain.
This was the race we were hoping to see Saya Sakakibara in before her semi-final crash, but fortunately the Seven cameras have shown her walking around and speaking to other competitors. That’s some welcome good news.
Shriever won in 44.358 seconds, ahead of Colombia’s Mariana Pajon in second and Merel Smulders of the Netherlands in third.
A final-minute penalty corner strike from veteran Pau Quemada Cadafalch has sent Spain in the quarter-finals of the men’s hockey tournament courtesy of a 1-1 draw with Australia.
The Kookaburras will still be the top seed from pool A despite dropping their first points of the tournament.
The Spanish never gave up and the goal from their fourth penalty corner of the final quarter gave them a deserved draw, as 37-year-old Quemada Cadafalch fired a low drag flick past Australian goalkeeper Andrew Charter.
Earlier in the final quarter, Spain were denied an equaliser by Marco Bolto after an Australian challenge was successful for a foot in the lead-up.
Australia dominated possession but found it difficult to breakdown an 11-man defence from Spain and their only goal came from a penalty corner rebound by Tom Wickham.
The men’s hockey quarter-finals will be played on Sunday.
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Emma McKeon’s win in the 100m freestyle was Australia’s sixth gold medal in the pool.
After lean years in London and Rio de Janeiro, the Australians are on track for a best ever haul.
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