PARIS
\nTeddy Riner became the first judoka to win four Olympic gold medals on an action-packed day in Paris on Friday as flamboyant American sprinter Sha\u2019Carri Richa\u00adrdson cruised through her 100m heat and Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the men\u2019s tennis final.
\nRiner sent a partisan crowd at the Champs de Mars Arena into near madness when he left it late to beat world number one Kim Minjong of South Korea and claim the title in the +100kg category.
\nThe 35-year-old, judo\u2019s most decorated athlete at the Olympics with six medals, now holds the French Summer Olympics record of four titles after claiming individual golds at the London and Rio Games and a team title in Tokyo.
\nRiner, a record 11-time world champion, lit the Olympic cauldron alongside Marie-Jose Perec in Paris and was a flag-bearer for his country at the 2016 Rio Games.
\nAnd the hometown icon, widely considered the greatest judoka of all time, did not disappoint, finishing off his opponent with an ippon to secure the gold and spark frenzied celebrations.
\n\u201cIt is crazy, I am so happy. It shows that work pays off. I often said it but now it is just pure happiness, pure happiness,\u201d Riner, who hails from the overseas department of Guadeloupe, said. \u201cWhen it\u2019s written, it\u2019s written, that\u2019s all I have to say. It is crazy.\u201d
\nEarlier Brazilian Beatriz Souza won the gold medal in the women\u2019s over 78kg category, beating Raz Hershko of Israel who took silver.
\nAt the Stade de France, the 24-year-old Richardson launched her campaign to become the first American woman since Gail Devers in 1996 to win Olympic 100m gold.
\nShe burst out of the blocks smoothly and was quickly into her stride before pulling away early on, easing down to cross the line in 10.94sec.
\nLong-awaited triumph
\nAt the Bercy Arena, Britain\u2019s Bryony Page claimed gold in the women\u2019s trampoline after a nerve-wracking final on her third Olympic medal-winning appearance.
\nThe 33-year-old Page, who was fifth in qualifying, had long been on a quest for gold, having won the silver at the 2016 Rio Games and bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.
\nViyaleta Bardzilouskaya from Belarus won silver, the first medal gained by an athlete from Russia or Belarus, who are competing as neutrals, with Canada\u2019s Sophiane Methot grabbing bronze.
\nShooter Chiara Leone ensured gold in the women\u2019s 50-metre rifle three positions remained in Switzerland\u2019s possession after triumphing with an Olympic record tally of 464.4 while South Korea\u2019s mixed archery pair of Lim Si-hyeon and Kim Woo-jin swept the floor 6-0 with their German opponents to take the gold medal and retain their title.
\nAt the Palace of Versailles, British showjumpers Ben Maher, Harry Charles, and Scott Brash won the team gold, making stellar rides with almost no errors on a challenging track. The victory added to Britain\u2019s team eventing gold earlier in the week.
\nIn sailing, Spain\u2019s Diego Botin and Florian Trettel stormed to men\u2019s skiff gold after the Netherlands duo of Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz had clinched overall victory in the women\u2019s skiff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PARIS Teddy Riner became the first judoka to win four Olympic gold medals on an action-packed day in Paris on Friday as flamboyant American sprinter Sha\u2019Carri Richa\u00adrdson cruised through her 100m heat and Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the men\u2019s tennis final. Riner sent a partisan crowd at the Champs de Mars Arena into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-422758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n