Olympics
TOKYO OLYMPICS MEN’S TENNIS FINAL REDUCED TO BEST-OF THREE SETS
BY LIAM MORGAN
The men’s singles tennis final at next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo has been reduced to best-of-three sets, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.
According to insidethegames.biz, the ITF confirmed in a statement that the men’s gold medal match at the Games in the Japanese capital would be staged in the best-of-three set format instead of five.
The worldwide governing body claim the change was made to “reduce concerns of overplay for players who reach the latter stages of all three events – singles, doubles and mixed doubles”.
It means all men’s singles matches at the Olympic Games from Tokyo 2020 onwards will be played as best-of-three sets.
The final was previously the only game which used the longer best-of-five set format.
The decision from the ITF also brings the Olympic tournament in line with other men’s singles events outside of the four Grand Slams, which are played over best-of-five sets.
The ITF also announced a change in format for the men’s and women’s doubles events.
They will now feature a match tiebreak to 10 points when the score is tied at one-set all, the ITF said.
Tennis events at Tokyo 2020 are due to be held at the Ariake Tennis Park, which is undergoing renovation work to be ready in time for the Games.
The centrepiece of the park is the 10,000-capacity Ariake Coliseum, the main arena which hosts the Women’s Tennis Association Pan Pacific Open every year.
Britain’s Andy Murray and Monica Puig, Puerto Rico’s first Olympic gold medallist, won the men’s and women’s singles events respectively at Rio 2016.
The Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower since June to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games were removed from the Parisian monument early on Friday morning, as confirmed by an AFP photographer. But the Paris City Hall intends to replace them with a more permanent structure until 2028.
The five-coloured rings, measuring 29 metres in length and 15 metres in height, were placed between the first and second levels of the iconic iron structure on 7 June.
According to Inside the Games publication, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants the Olympic symbol to continue decorating the monument until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
But the descendants of the tower’s creator, Gustave Eiffel are opposing the move. They are insisting that the Olympic rings are aesthetically in conflict with the concept and design of the Tower.
The 30-tonne rings initially installed on the Eiffel Tower were also not designed to withstand winter weather conditions.
Olympics
Despite Egypt winning 3 medals at Paris Olympics, President Al-Sisi orders sports system overhaul
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered a comprehensive evaluation of sports federations that participatedat the Paris Olympic Games, following a mission report submitted by the country’s sports minister.
The mandate includes a thorough expenditure check and a performance review to better highlight areas of improvement and fund allocation in future Games.
Additionally, the president plans to take necessary measures against federations —such as limiting funds— that had negative results in the Paris Games.
Egypt’s participation in sports where it lacks a competitive advantage will also be limited, as the president aims to direct resources to promising athletes to ensure optimal results. The president also aims to reduce administrative and technical staff within Olympic delegations and task relevant ministries with preparing future Olympic athletes.
Al-Sisi’s Olympic overhaul is to be presented to the cabinet for approval and urged the government to prioritise amending the sports law for the House of Representatives for review.
Egypt took home a total of three medals in the Summer Games. Ahmed El-Gendy triumphed in modern pentathlon, Sara Samir claimed the silver in weightlifting, and 21-year-old fencer Mohamed El-Sayed earned the bronze.
-Insidethegames
Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Some 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and 2.5 million for the Paralympics, which end on Sunday.
In 2012, London organisers set the record for the Paralympics with 2.7 million tickets sold but only 8.2 million were sold for the Olympics.
-Reuters
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