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Thanks Bryan. Top of the morning, all. Or whichever juncture of the day you’re at. Big day of basketball, and quite a few other sports, but day 15 of the Games could end up belonging to one person: Lisa Carrington. More on the GOAT in a boat in a jiffy.
For now, why don’t you mosey on over to our separate liveblog of the men’s basketball gold medal match between Team USA and France? And then, of course, come right back here. Thanking you.
Related: Tokyo 2020 Olympics men’s basketball final: USA v France – live!
That’s it for me today. Our Scott Heinrich will take you through the next few hours.
Women’s golf: That took a quick turn. Ko bogeys the par-three 10th, Korda makes another birdie and all of a sudden the American is three shots clear of the pack with eight holes to go.
1 Nelly Korda (-17, thru 10)
T2 Lydia Ko (-14, thru 10)
Women’s golf: Nelly Korda has now made consecutive birdies on the 8th and 9th after double-bogeying the 7th to regain a one-shot lead over the field (-16) as she makes the turn at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
1 Nelly Korda (-16, thru 9)
2 Lydia Ko (-15, thru 9)
Australia: Sailor Mat Belcher will carry the Australian flag at Sunday’s closing ceremony after he added a second gold medal to his career haul earlier this week. Belcher, who won gold in the 470s with Will Ryan on Wednesday, is now Australia’s most successful sailor in Australian Olympic history. Crucially, he is also still in Tokyo, whereas some athletes have already departed as part of the fly-in-fly-out protocols in place due to Covid.
It won’t be the first time he has carried a flag at a Games ceremony – as a teenager he carried an Olympic flag as the Sydney Games in 2000 came to a close. “This has been a wonderful team that has achieved so much. To lead them into the closing ceremony means so much. I will be carrying the flag not just for those who are here but for all those now in quarantine back home or headed elsewhere. This will be for all of us.”
Women’s golf: After a double bogey that dropped her from her perch atop the leaderboard, Nelly Korda has just birdied the par-5 8th hole to join Aditi Ahsok and Lydia Ko back on top at 15-under for the championship. Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pederson (-14) and Japan’s Mone Inami (-12) are within touching distance as the final groups approach the turn. For now, the weather is cooperating.
A tip of the cap to Molly Seidel, the 27-year-old from Boston who captured an Olympic bronze in only her third ever marathon. Speaking to reporters of her pre-race expectations, she said: “I try not to have too many expectations. It is just to go out, stick your nose where it doesn’t belong and try and make some people angry. My goal today was just to go in and for people to think, ‘who the hell is this girl?’”
Mission accomplished.
I’ll have over to Bryan Graham now, and he’ll take you through some actual medals being won (hopefully). Bye!
Women’s water polo: The Canadians have maintained their lead over China, 7-5, in the seventh-eighth place playoff.
Women’s golf: Another birdie for Lydia Ko and she’s -4 for the round after just five holes! The New Zealander was five shots off USA’s Nelly Korda for the lead at the start of the day, and now that gap is just two. And now India’s Aditi Ashok hits a birdie, bringing her level with Ko. We could be in for a good finish here on the final day.
And the events are starting to come in thick-ish and mildly fast as the sun hits the sky in Tokyo. The women’s water polo seventh and eighth place final between China and Canada is underway – the Canadians are 2-0 up. In the women’s canoe sprint C2 500m the semifinals are done and the Chinese, Cuban, Hungarian, Moldovan, Ukrainian, German, Canadian and ROC teams make the final.
Women’s golf: New Zealand’s Lydia Ko is on a charge on the final day! She was five shots off the lead overnight but is three-under for the day through four holes … and is now three shots off the leader, USA’s Nelly Korda. Three women are tied for third: India’s Aditi Ashok, Japan’s Inami Mone and Denmark’s Emily Pedersen.
There were some great photos from the men’s super-heavyweight wrestling final last night in Tokyo. Gable Steveson won in the final seconds and the look of disbelief on his face – and that of his opponent, three-time world champion Geno Petriashvili – are amazing.
Women’s golf: It’s the only event going on so far (things elsewhere start to crank up in around 20 minutes). The overnight leader, USA’s Nelly Korda, is still the leader. She -1 for the round through three holes and has a nice four-shot cushion over India’s Aditi Ashok and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko who share second at the moment on -12.
And now on to Team USA! USA! USA! Plenty of medals up for grabs for them on Day 15. Here are a few highlights:
10.30pm EDT: men’s basketball final
There are a host of medal chances for Australia on the penultimate day of action. Nicola McDermott and Eleanor Patterson leap for high jump gold while Oliver Hoare and Stewart McSweyn are in the 1,500m final and the Boomers seek to win bronze against Slovenia. Here is your full rundown:
Related: Australia at the Olympics on Saturday: day 15 schedule of who and when to watch in Tokyo today
Want some lovely photos featuring athletes’ reflections (literal rather than philosophical)? Then here you go:
Related: Tokyo Olympics 2020: Reflections – in pictures
Women’s marathon: The Olympic marathon is supposed to be the ultimate test but that’s usually just because of the competition. The heat has been half the battle today. Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir streaks ahead to take gold, her teammate Brigid Kosgei, the world record holder, hangs on for silver. And it’s a brilliant bronze for USA’s Molly Seidel in just her third-ever marathon – she screams in delight as she crosses the line. If I don’t win an Olympic medal in my third marathon, I’m not going to be happy. The winning time is 2hr 27min 20 sec.
Women’s marathon: Brigid Kosgei has a personal best (and world record) of 2hr 14min. She won’t get anywhere near that today in this sweltering heat and she may not get the gold either: Peres Jepchirchir has dropped her Kenyan teammate! Kosgei looks uncomfortable now. She should still get silver but a lot can happen in the 1km or so to go.
Women’s marathon: Kenya’s Kosgei and Jepchirchir glance back as the runners go under some blessed shade in the campus of Hokkaido University. They’d have seen USA’s Seidel sliding into the distance. It’s between the two Kenyans for silver and gold now. About 1.6 miles to go.
Women’s marathon: And a big break! Kenya’s Kosgei and Jepchirchir have got ahead of the field. USA’s Seidel is maybe 10 seconds back in bronze, while Israel’s Salpeter has slowed to a walk. If her race isn’t over, her medal chances are. Two miles to go.
Women’s marathon: The temperature continues to climb in Sapporo as the morning wears on. The athletes are seeking the shady side of the road whenever they can. USA’s Molly Seidel is starting to fall of the leading pack now. Her inexperience may be coming into play now …
Women’s marathon: Yep, Chumba is definitely dropping off the leading pack so we now have USA’s Seidel, Kenya’s Kosgei and Jepchirchir, and Israel’s Salpeter in the medal hunt. This is only Seidel’s third-ever marathon and she look pretty comfortable as the athletes grab drinks from the feeding station.
Women’s marathon: Just over four miles to go and the leading pack is down Bahrain’s Chumba, USA’s Seidel, Kenya’s Kosgei and Jepchirchir, and Israel’s Salpeter. But Chumba is starting to drift off. One of these women will be the Olympic champion.
So, the end is nigh – and I’m not just talking about the collapse of the Gulf Stream. Yep, the Olympics are nearing their end – as is the women’s marathon as the athletes pound the streets of Sapporo (we’ve moved north to avoid the Tokyo heat. Although it’s hot in Sapporo too). We’ll have much more on the big race soon, but in the meantime here is my colleague Martin Belam with the Day 15 highlights.
All events are listed here in local Tokyo time. Add an hour for Grafton, subtract eight hours for Bristol, 13 hours for Jacksonville and 16 hours for San Francisco.
