Both Barshim, 30, and the 29-year-old Tamberi ended with jumps of 2.37 metres and had no failed attempts until they attempted to clear 2.39
Both Barshim, 30, and the 29-year-old Tamberi ended with jumps of 2.37 metres and had no failed attempts until they attempted to clear 2.39
Taiwan had bagged its first-ever Olympic badminton medal the previous night with gold in the men’s doubles competition
American Fred Kerley won silver while Canada’s Andre de Grasse took bronze
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was due to compete in the women’s 200 metres on Monday, told Reuters she did not plan to return to her home country.
Victory over Belgium will put India in the final for the first time since the 1980 Moscow Olympics
Jacobs had fired a warning with a European record of 9.84 in the semifinals to become the first Italian ever to make the final
India now has two medals (1 silver and 1 bronze) in the ongoing Olympics.
Her decision to skip the vault competition allowed Skinner to take her spot and scoop a silver on Sunday
It was a day of firsts in gymnastics with Artem Dolgopyat delivering Israel’s maiden gold in the sport in the men’s floor and Rebeca Andrade, a surprise silver medallist in the all-around