After a poor performance in the preliminary round, the German eight has qualified for the final at the Olympic Games. The rowers came second behind the Netherlands in the repechage and made it to the final. This will take place on Saturday at 11.10 a.m.

Oliver Zeidler had previously won the singles semi-final with ease and is heading into the final race as a big hope for gold. This is scheduled for Saturday at 9.42 a.m.

The German eight (centre) at the finish

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10:33 a.m.: Austria’s medal winner gets a toilet voucher

Austria has won its first medal in Paris. Judoka Michaela Polleres, who lost in the semifinals to Germany’s Miriam Butkereit, secured bronze. “This means so much to me and makes me incredibly proud,” she cheered.

Judoka Michaela Polleres won the first Austrian medal in Paris

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In addition to the medal, the 27-year-old received another, rather strange reward: a voucher for a toilet. Pollers was given this after the award ceremony. It is a so-called “Aquaclean shower toilet”, which all Austrian medal winners receive as a bonus from a sponsor. The manufacturer promises its customers “a unique experience” and “impressive flushing performance”.

10:15 a.m.: 3×3 basketball players win

The German 3×3 basketball players have successfully completed their unusual early shift and pulled off the second surprise at the Olympic Games in Paris. The team, which started the tournament with a coup against the USA, won 19:17 against the previously unbeaten Canadians on the Place de la Concorde.

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The German quartet now has a positive record after three games and has a good chance of progressing. This evening (6.30 p.m.) Svenja Brunckhorst, Sonja Greinacher, Elisa Mevius and Marie Reichert will face Azerbaijan.

9:28 a.m.: German walkers go home empty-handed

The German walkers had no chance of winning a medal. Veteran Christopher Linke from Potsdam finished 19th in the 20-kilometer race, while Berlin’s Leo Köpp came 23rd. The first athletics gold of these games went to Brian Daniel Pintado from Ecuador.

The World Championship runner-up over 35 kilometers won the circuit at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in 1:18:55 hours. Silver went to World Championship third-place finisher Caio Bonfim from Brazil (1:19:09), bronze to World Champion Álvaro Martín from Spain (1:19:11). Fourth place went to Massimo Stano from Italy (1:19:12), who won Olympic gold three years ago.

8:33 a.m.: Kerber bids emotional farewell

Angelique Kerber experienced great emotions once again. With plenty of applause and minutes of “Angie, Angie” chants, the three-time Grand Slam winner was bid farewell to her tennis retirement in the German house in Paris. “When I see that, I don’t want to go,” said the 36-year-old with a smile.

Kerber’s career ends in the quarterfinals – silver for judoka and in slalom canoe

After a tough fight, Angelique Kerber ended her tennis career without a medal. Meanwhile, judoka Miriam Butkereit won the silver medal and celebrated the greatest success of her career. WELT Olympic reporter Alina Quast reports from Paris.

The professional career of the three-time Grand Slam winner ended in the quarterfinals on Wednesday with a 7:6 (7:4), 4:6, 6:7 (6:8) defeat to the Chinese Zheng Qinwen. The hours that followed were “very emotional,” reported Kerber. And it continued the same in the German house. Tennis colleagues and other sports stars lined the way when the Kiel native came on stage. When a video with highlights of her career was shown, Kerber was visibly moved. Champagne was then sprayed.

7:24 a.m.: Basketball players without Sabally

The German basketball team will have to do without Nyara Sabally in the second preliminary round match against Japan. The 24-year-old from the WNBA club New York Liberty will miss the Belgium match after suffering a slight concussion, as the German Basketball Association announced a few hours before the start of the match (11:00 a.m.).

The younger of the two Sabally sisters sustained the injury in the surprising 83:69 defeat against European champions Belgium in Lille. She then had to undergo a procedure prescribed for head injuries. However, the time until the Japan game was ultimately too short. With another win against Japan, the German team would have secured qualification for the quarter-finals. Nyara Sabally scored 16 points in just under 25 minutes against Belgium and thus played a major role in the success.

6:55 a.m.: Gauntlet for controversial beach volleyball player intensifies

Beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde is a convicted rapist. Ten years later, after lengthy debates, the Dutchman is competing in the Olympics. The second game of the tournament also shows that the audience shows no mercy. Quite the opposite.

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23:13: Within two hours, France’s superstar wins double gold

France’s swimming star Léon Marchand achieved an Olympic first in Paris and provided more goosebumps. The 22-year-old was the first athlete to win Olympic gold in breaststroke and butterfly swimming – and he did it within just two hours. Marchand first beat world record holder Kristof Milak with a furious final sprint in the 200-meter butterfly, relegating the Hungarian to second place. He then triumphed in the 200-meter breaststroke in front of completely enthusiastic fans.

As Marchand stepped onto the starting block, chants of “Léon, Léon” echoed through the La Défense Arena. In the final meters of his race, the noise of the euphoric fans became deafening. After his second triumph, Marchand punched the water with his fist as huge cheers erupted around him.

Leon Marchand

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Marchand has already won three gold medals at his home Summer Games. He also won the 400-meter individual medley. The swimming star is also one of the favorites in the 200-meter individual medley.

21:40: Freestyle swimmer Gose wins bronze

Swimmer Isabel Gose won the bronze medal in the 1500 meter freestyle. The 22-year-old only had to admit defeat to exceptional swimmer and gold winner Katie Ledecky from the USA and second-placed Frenchwoman Anastasia Kirpitschnikova in a German record time of 15:41.16 minutes. For Ledecky, this is already the eighth gold medal at the Summer Games.

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21:05: National football team in the quarter-finals

Germany’s women’s soccer team has avoided the big scare and is now in the Olympic quarter-finals. In the confident 4:1 (1:0) victory against Zambia, the team coached by national team coach Horst Hrubesch delivered a concentrated performance at the end of the preliminary round and is taking a lot of momentum into the knockout phase.

The German women’s football team celebrates reaching the quarter-finals

Source: AP/Silvia Izquierdo

Lea Schüller with a brace (10th and 61st minute), Klara Bühl (48th) and Elisa Senß (90th+7) scored the goals for the second tournament victory, which could have been even greater. Schüller, Bühl and Janina Minge also each hit the post once. A mistake by goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger led to the goal by Barbra Banda (50th).

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Women’s national team in the quarter-finals

19:15: Zverev remains on course for a medal

Alexander Zverev is the only one still holding out hope for a German tennis medal at the Summer Games in France. After problems at the beginning, the 27-year-old defeated the Australian Alexei Popyrin 7:5, 6:3 and moved into the quarter-finals. The Italian Lorenzo Musetti, his next opponent on Thursday, is also a doable task. As at the Olympic Games three years ago in Tokyo, the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic could be waiting in the semi-finals.

After his triumph in Tokyo, Alexander Zverev is well on his way to being able to target gold again at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

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Zverev’s start was not successful under the closed roof of the second largest court at the Stade Roland Garros. The German number one lost his serve to make it 1:2 and then spent a long time chasing this deficit in vain. At 4:5 in the first set and the 24-year-old Australian’s serve, Zverev got into trouble, but was able to fend off a set point. By winning four games in a row, the co-favorite secured the first set.

With the set lead, Zverev controlled the rallies differently than in the first set, quickly took a 3-0 lead and dominated the match. World number 63 Popyrin was unable to reach the level he had shown at the beginning. After 1:30 hours, the French Open finalist made his progress perfect.

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