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Now a little about the main sporting event of 2016. Summer Olympic Games (Summer Olympics) are traditionally held once every four years, this is the 31st olympic tournament starting in 1896. The full official name of the championship " Summer Olympics in Brazil(Summer Olympic Games Brazil 2016) ". This global world tournament is organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 2016, the world sports championship will be held in Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil. The Russian national team is among the favorites of the Brazilian games. The Russian national team is considered one of the strongest at the upcoming Olympics, along with the teams from the USA, China, Germany, Italy. Russians traditionally perform well in certain sports disciplines. Therefore, Russia can safely count on medals in fencing, swimming, shooting, tennis - these are sports where the Russian team predicts to win medals in Rio 2016. The Russians are the undisputed favorites of the 2016 Olympic Games in synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics... Sports experts predict that Russia will have medals for the 2016 Games in single combats: freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, boxing. Representatives of team sports do not plan to leave South America without awards and medals: basketball, volleyball, handball and water polo. Many medals could be expected from athletes, especially in race walking, running, high jumping with and without a pole, weightlifting ..., but the doping scandals and politics did their job, the Russians were banned from performing in these medal-intensive events.
For us, the fans, it remains to follow the results of tennis competitions, to experience and actively support our favorite athletes, to rejoice at their victories, of which we hope there will be many. Go Russia! We cheer for ours!
Tennis is a game with a ball and rackets on a special area (a court 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide), divided by a net fixed at a height of 1.07 m. The mesh is stretched over square and round pillars with a side and a diameter of no more than 15 cm.
Known since the days of the old French game, scoring is based on dividing the day by 24 hours (up to 24 games were played). The hours, in turn, were divided into four quarters; each successful ball was equal to one quarter of an hour - 15 minutes corresponded to 15 points. Thus, one game lasted up to 60 points, and the counting was carried out as follows: 15, 30, 45, 60. Over time, the number of games decreased to 6 in one set, and every third successful ball is now counted for 10 points, i.e. instead of 45, 40 is declared.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Tennis competitions first appeared at the 1896 Games in Athens and continued until the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, after which they were canceled. Then tennis was included in the Games program twice as a demonstration sport, until it again entered the competitive program of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Initially, the competition was for men, with women appearing at the 1900 Games in Paris.
RUSSIA
On August 18, 1878, the "Manifesto on the World Development of Lawn Tennis in Russia" was promulgated, proclaimed by an initiative group headed by the writer and historian Dmitry Soloviev. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were 12 large tennis clubs in Russia.
The most titled tennis player in Russia is still Evgeny Kafelnikov, winner of two Grand Slam tournaments (Roland Garros 1996 and Australian Open 1999) and Olympic champion Sydney 2000 Singles. Marat Safin also won two Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open 2005 and US Open 2000).
The most titled tennis player in Russia is Maria Sharapova. She has won five Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon 2004, US Open 2006, Australian Open 2008 and twice Roland Garros - in 2012 and 2014).
In 2008, Elena Dementieva became the champion of the Games in Beijing. In the Dementieva collection, this medal is the second at the Olympic Games: in 2000, in Sydney, the Russian woman won a silver medal. The tennis tournament in Beijing was a real triumph for Russian women's tennis: the entire podium was taken by representatives of the national tennis school. Dinara Safina won the silver medal, Vera Zvonareva won the bronze.
Successful performance at the Olympics continued in London in 2012. Maria Sharapova won a silver medal in singles, while Nadezhda Petrova and Maria Kirilenko won bronze medals.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian national team again had gold medal in tennis. For the first time in the history of Russian tennis, it was won in doubles by Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.
Photo - Sergey Kivrin and Andrey Golovanov
Tennis is a game with a ball and rackets on a special area (a court 23.77 m long and 8.23 m wide), divided by a net fixed at a height of 1.07 m. The net is stretched on pillars of square and circular cross-section with a side and a diameter of no more than 15 cm. The goal of the game is to send the ball to the opponent's half by hitting the racket so that he could not beat it off or beat it off in violation of the rules. 2 players (or 2 teams of 2 people) are on opposite sides of the net. One of them is serving and throws the ball into play, serves. The second player is the receiver. The task of the players is to direct the ball by striking the racket towards the opponent's side, while hitting the ball into the boundaries of the court. The player must have time to hit the ball before it touches the court more than once. The player at fault loses the rally and his opponent scores a point. Players need to collect points to win games. By gaining games, one of the players wins the set. To win a match, you must win 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 sets. As soon as one of the players reaches the required number of won sets, the match ends.
"Olympiastadion" (Munich, Germany). Opened in 1972. Accommodates 69,250 spectators.
The final match of the first UEFA Champions League draw of the 1992/93 season took place at the Munich Olympic Stadium. “Marseille” and “Milan” fought for the trophy. The meeting, which took place on May 23, 1993, ended with the victory of the French team with a score of 1: 0.
The Munich arena hosted the second final of the main club tournament in Europe in 1997. In that match, Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus 3: 1.
Olympic Stadium (Athens, Greece). Opened in 1982, renovated in 2002-2004. Accommodates 69 618 spectators.
The Olympic stadium in the capital of Greece can be called a lucky one for Milan. After losing in the 1992/93 season finale, the Italian club again reached the decisive stage of the tournament the following year, where they defeated Barcelona 4-0.
Thirteen years later, the Rossoneri again entered the Athens Olympic Stadium as a trophy contender, and again they managed to win, this time over Liverpool - 2: 1.
Ernst Happel Stadion (Vienna, Austria). Opened in 1931, reconstructed twice - in 1986 and 2008. Accommodates 55,665 spectators.
The arena in the Austrian capital hosted the 1994/95 UEFA Champions League final, with Milan appearing for the third time in a row. Like two years earlier, the Italians lost 0-1, but this time to Ajax.
"Stadio Olimpico" (Italy, Rome). Opened in 1937, the last reconstruction was carried out in 1989-1990. Accommodates 72 698 spectators.
In the 1995/96 season, Ajax arrived in Rome as the current winner of the Champions League, but the Dutch club failed to defend their title. Already in the first half of the match with Juventus, the teams exchanged goals, after which they brought matters to a penalty shootout. “Bianconeri” were more accurate and won the main club trophy in Europe.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome won the right to host the 2008/09 Champions League final again, but this time the local teams failed to make it to the decisive stage of the tournament. The trophy this year was won by Barcelona, beating Manchester United 2-0.
"Amsterdam Arena" (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Opened in 1996. Accommodates 54,990 spectators.
The stadium, which now bears the name of Johan Cruyff, hosted the Champions League final just two years after opening. In May 1998, Real Madrid and Juventus met at the Amsterdam Arena. The match ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of the Madrid club.
Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain). Opened in 1957, reconstructed twice - in 1995 and 2008. Accommodates 99 354 spectators.
Barcelona's stadium has seen many memorable matches, but the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League final stands alone. That meeting between Bayern and Manchester United can be called legendary without exaggeration. The Germans took the lead already in the 6th minute and controlled the course of the game until the last minutes, but two goals, scored by the Mancunians in stoppage time in the second half, brought the victory to Manchester United.
"Stade de France" (Saint-Denis, France). Opened in 1998. Accommodates 81,338 spectators.
The arena, built on the outskirts of Paris, was the venue for the Champions League final for the 1999/2000 season for the first time. Meeting “Real” and “Valencia” ended with a confident victory of the Madrid club with a score of 3: 0. This was the first time in the history of the Champions League that clubs from the same country played in the final.
6 years later, in the 2005/06 season, Barcelona and Arsenal competed for the trophy at Stade de France. Londoners, from the 18th minute playing in the minority after the removal of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break, but in the second half goals from Samuel Eto “O” and Juliano Belletti brought victory to the Catalans - 2: 1.
"San Siro" (Milan, Italy). Opened in 1926. The last reconstruction was carried out in 1989. Accommodates 80,018 spectators.
Stadium "San Siro" was renamed in honor of Giuseppe Meazza in 1979, but the historical name of the arena remains the most popular and recognizable all over the world. The Champions League final has been played here twice.
In the 2000/01 season, Bayern Munich and Valencia played a dramatic match in Milan, in which the 11-meter kicks played the main role. Already in the 2 nd minute, Gaisk Mendieta brought the Spaniards ahead from the penalty spot, and after 4 minutes the goalkeeper of the “Bats” Santiago Canisares deflected the 11-meter kick performed by Mehmet Scholl. At the beginning of the second half, Stefan Effenberg equalized the score from the penalty spot, and the fate of the match was decided in a series of post-match strikes, in which Bayern's players were more precise.
15 years later, in May 2016, Real and Atletico in the same arena almost exactly repeated the scenario of the game of Bayern and Valencia. Regular time also ended with a score of 1: 1, in extra time the teams failed to distinguish themselves, and the “Royal Club” won in the penalty shootout.
Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland). Opened in 1903. Renovated in 1999. Accommodates 51,866 spectators.
Real Madrid and Bayer 04 entered Hampden Park in the Champions League final in May 2002, and six months later the arena celebrated its 99th anniversary. The match itself ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of “Real” and was remembered for the most beautiful goal of Zinedine Zidane from the penalty line.
Old Trafford (Manchester, England). Opened in 1910. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2006. Accommodates 74,879 spectators.
The second single-country final in modern UEFA Champions League history took place in the 2002/2003 season. V decisive match tournament, which took place in Manchester, met Milan and Juventus. The main and extra time ended with a score of 0: 0, and in the penalty shoot-out series Milan won the victory with an accurate blow from Andriy Shevchenko.
"Veltins-Arena" (Gelsenkirchen, Germany). Opened in 2001. The last time the capacity of the stadium was increased in 2015, today it is 62,271 people.
The arena has been bearing its current name since the summer of 2005, earlier it was called "Aufschalke Arena". The stadium hosted the matches of the World Cup and ice hockey. Since 2002, the annual Christmas Biathlon Stars Race has been held here.
The 2004 Champions League final, held in Gelsenkirkhin, is one of the most memorable for Russian fans, as one of the goals was scored by Dmitry Alenichev. The Porto midfielder has set the final score of the match against AS Monaco (3-0). The Portuguese team at the time was led by Jose Mourinho, who became the youngest head coach in history to win the main club trophy in Europe.
Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey). Opened in 2002. Accommodates 80,500 spectators.
The stadium in Istanbul was built for the alleged holding of the 2008 Summer Olympics, but Turkey's bid did not receive the required number of votes, and the Olympics took place in Beijing. Currently, the arena in Istanbul is named after the first President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and is the largest in the country.
The 2005 Istanbul Champions League final is arguably the greatest in tournament history. In the decisive match, Milan beat Liverpool 3-0 after the first half, but goals from Gerrard, Schmitzer and Alonso turned everything upside down in the second half. There were no goals scored in extra time, and the British club turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout.
Luzhniki (Moscow, Russia). Opened in 1956. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2017. Accommodates 81,000 spectators.
For the first time, Russia won the right to host the 2007/08 Champions League final, and this honorable mission was entrusted to the Luzhniki Grand Sports Arena. Chelsea and Manchester United fought for the trophy, the first time two English teams faced off in a Champions League decisive match.
The game caused great excitement among fans both in England and in Russia, more than 67 thousand spectators were present in the stands. In the middle of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo brought Manchester United forward, but before the break, Frank Lampard equalized. The second half and extra time passed without goals scored, and in the penalty shootout, the Mankunians were more precise.
"Santiago Bernabeu" (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1947. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2001. Accommodates 81,044 spectators.
The home arena of one of the most successful clubs in modern football has hosted the Champions League final only once - in the 2009/10 season, but this so far only match has gone down in history.
In the Madrid final, Inter and Bayern Munich met. The match ended 2-0 in favor of the Italian club, and Jose Mourinho, who was working with the Nerazzurri at that time, became the third coach in history who managed to win the Champions Cup with two different teams (now there are five of them: in addition to the Portuguese Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti).
An interesting fact is that in the 2010 final there was only one Italian in the Milanese - Marco Materazzi, and even he appeared on the field in the 90th minute of the match.
Wembley (London, England). Opened in 2007. Accommodates 90,000 spectators.
The new Wembley is built on the site of the legendary arena that has hosted the World and European Championships, the Olympic Games and many European Cup finals.
The 2010/11 Champions League final, which took place at the new Wembley, was somewhat home to Manchester United, but that didn't help the Mancunians win the trophy. Barcelona, led by the Xavi - Iniesta - Messi trio, won 3-1.
In 2013, Wembley hosted the first German Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The victory and the cup were brought to the Bavarians by the accurate blow of Arjen Robben, who in the 89th minute set the final score - 2: 1.
Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany). Opened in 2005. Accommodates 67,812 spectators.
The decisive match of the 2011/12 Champions League was the first final of the tournament, which took place at the home stadium of one of the participants in the meeting - Bayern Munich hosted Chelsea. The account was opened only in the 83rd minute after hitting the hosts striker Thomas Muller, but five minutes later the leader of the attacks of Londoners Didier Drogba restored the balance.
The fate of the trophy was decided in a penalty shootout. “Bayern” again took the lead after a precise shot by Philip Lam and a miss by Juan Mata, but then the players of the guests realized all their attempts, while the players of the German team made two misfires. Thus, Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time in their history.
Millennium (Cardiff, Wales). Opened in 1999. Accommodates 73 930 spectators.
The home arena of the Wales national team was opened at the turn of the millennium, having received the corresponding name, but in 2016 the stadium received a new name - Principality Stadium, which, with a certain amount of imagination, can simply be translated as "Princely Stadium", since Wales is part of the United Kingdom, and the Queen's son Elizabeth II Charles bears the title of Prince of Wales.
But back to the Champions League. The final of the main club tournament in Europe took place here in 2017, with Real Madrid and Juventus participating in that match. Madrid won 4: 1 and won the second Champions League title in a row, and football fans will remember that meeting with the super goal of the Turin striker Mario Mandzhukic.
Metropolitano (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1994. Renovated in 2017. Accommodates 67,700 spectators.
Liverpool and Tottenham met in the 2019 Champions League final. The final was the first in history for Tottenham and the first since the final in 2013, where at least one Spanish club did not play. Liverpool, reaching the final for the second time in a row, won the match 2-0. In his third Champions League final, Jurgen Klopp won the trophy as head coach.
On public channels in Russia they show group matches volleyball, handball, 1/32 finals in table tennis where no matter how well you play, there will be a Chinese who will beat you with a ladle. At the same time, tennis does not seem to exist, although in this form domestic athletes have much more chances than in table battles.
On Monday, the Rio courts experienced much the same situation as the recent Rogers Cup in Canada. The best representatives of Russian tennis appeared on the court one day to advance to the next round. In Montreal, everything ended in failure - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Daria Kasatkina could not overcome the quarterfinal barrier. But then the rivals were much more formidable ... This time Ekaterina Makarova joined the trinity, and the stage is still modest - only 1/16 of the final.
The first to leave the race was Pavlyuchenkova, who traditionally criticized the organization of the Olympics. She told that there were no conditions, dirt, construction, in a word - horror, at other junior tournaments everything is much better. However, do not complain, do not complain, but the conditions are the same for everyone, and for the Puerto Rican Monica Puig they were exactly the same as for Pavlyuchenkova. She played stronger than her rival, lost only five games and reached the 1/8 finals.
The angry St. Petersburg tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who has repeatedly chided Rio for the terrible organization of the competition, easily overcame the barrier of the second round, without even going to court. Romanian Monica Niculescu simply refused to go to the site.
By the way, maybe that is why the tournament is not shown on large TV channels, since the dirt on the courts is visible to the naked eye? Ashamed? Daria Kasatkina should definitely not be ashamed - she easily coped with the Chinese woman Zheng Saisai. 19-year-old Kasatkina is in good shape, despite the difficult first match, after which Dasha also complained about the construction mud flying around the court, like the rivals of the young Rafael Nadal.
Who I had to worry about was Ekaterina Makarova. Her meeting with the Slovak Anna Shmidlova lasted almost two and a half hours. Katya, unlike Kuznetsova and Kasatkina, has a very difficult grid, her next rival will be Petra Kvitova, and then (if this “further” happens) looms American Serena Williams. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev would like Makarova to hold on.
| By the way
Getting stuck in an elevator is a good omen!
Everything happens for the first time. The Williams sisters lost for the first time in their careers in the doubles tournament of the Olympics. The offenders were the Czechs Lucy Shafarzhova and Barbora Strytsova. “I don’t know what happened, but we didn’t succeed,” Serena threw up her hands. - The match was very difficult. The draw was unsuccessful for us, but we are already used to it. "
Serb Novak Djokovic could also complain about the draw. Four years ago, he met with Argentine del Potro in the bronze medal match, and now they met at the start. The outcome also turned out to be the same - the first racket of the world took off sensationally already in the first round! The Serb was not helped even by the fact that on the way to the game, del Potro was stuck in the elevator for forty minutes. “Of course, I am very sad that I am leaving the tournament so early. This is one of the hardest defeats in my life, ”admitted the shocked Djokovic. The next chance to fulfill his Olympic dream will be presented to him only in four years.
| Results
Men. Singles
1/32 finals. Radu Albot (Moldova) - Teimuraz Gabashvili (Russia) 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4; del Potro (Argentina) - Djokovic (Serbia, 1) 7: 6 (4), 7: 6 (2)
Women. Singles
1/16 finals. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia, 8) - Monica Niculescu (Romania) - refusal; Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia, 14) 6: 3, 6: 2; Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) - Anna Shmidlova (Slovakia) 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2; Daria Kasatkina (Russia) - Zheng Saisai (China) 6: 1, 6: 4
Women. Doubles
1/16 finals. Lucy Shafarzhova / Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) - Serena Williams / Venus Williams (USA) 6: 3, 6: 4
Medalists
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Women
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Mixed category
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- But what, my soul, - said Prince Andrey, who was obviously also hard and embarrassed with the guest, - I am here in bivouacs, and I came just to see. I am going to my sister again today. I will introduce you to them. Yes, you seem to be familiar, ”he said, obviously engaging a guest with whom he now felt nothing in common. - We'll go after lunch. And now you want to see my estate? - They went out and walked until lunchtime, talking about political news and mutual acquaintances, like people who are not very close to each other. With some animation and interest, Prince Andrei spoke only of the new estate and construction he was arranging, but even here, in the middle of the conversation, on the stage, when Prince Andrei was describing to Pierre the future location of the house, he suddenly stopped. - However, there is nothing interesting here, let's go to dinner and go. - At dinner we started talking about Pierre's marriage.“I was very surprised when I heard about this,” said Prince Andrey.
Pierre blushed as he always blushed at the same time, and hastily said:
- I'll tell you someday how it all happened. But you know that it's all over and forever.
- Forever and ever? - said Prince Andrey. - Forever nothing happens.
- But do you know how it all ended? Have you heard about the duel?
- Yes, you went through that too.
“One thing for which I thank God is that I did not kill this man,” said Pierre.
- From what? - said Prince Andrey. - To kill an angry dog is even very good.
- No, killing a person is not good, unfair ...
- Why is it unfair? - repeated Prince Andrey; what is just and unjust is not given to people to judge. People have always been wrong and will be wrong, and in nothing more than what they consider to be just and unjust.
“It’s unfair that there is evil for another person,” said Pierre, feeling with pleasure that for the first time since his arrival, Prince Andrei was perked up and began to speak and wanted to express everything that made him what he was now.
- And who told you what is evil for another person? - he asked.
- Evil? Evil? - said Pierre, - we all know what evil is for ourselves.
“Yes, we know, but the evil that I know for myself, I cannot do to another person,” Prince Andrey said, becoming more and more animated, apparently wanting to express to Pierre his new view of things. He spoke French. Je ne connais l dans la vie que deux maux bien reels: c "est le remord et la maladie. II n" est de bien que l "absence de ces maux. disease. And the only good is the absence of these evils.] To live for yourself, avoiding only these two evils: this is all my wisdom now.
- And love for one's neighbor, and self-sacrifice? - started Pierre. - No, I cannot agree with you! To live only so as not to do evil, so as not to repent? this is not enough. I lived this way, I lived for myself and ruined my life. And only now, when I live, at least I try (Pierre corrected himself out of modesty) to live for others, only now I understood all the happiness of life. No, I disagree with you, and you don’t think what you are saying.
Prince Andrey silently looked at Pierre and smiled mockingly.
“You’ll see your sister, Princess Marya. You will get along with her, ”he said. “Perhaps you are right for yourself,” he continued, after a pause; - but each lives in his own way: you lived for yourself and say that by doing this you almost ruined your life, and learned happiness only when you began to live for others. And I experienced the opposite. I lived for glory. (After all, what is fame? The same love for others, the desire to do something for them, the desire for their praise.) So I lived for others, and not almost, but completely ruined my life. And since then I have become calmer, as I live for myself.
- But how can you live for yourself alone? - Pierre asked, getting excited. - And the son, and the sister, and the father?
- Yes, this is still the same me, these are not others, - said Prince Andrey, and others, neighbors, le prochain, as you and Princess Marya call, is the main source of delusion and evil. Le prochain [Neighbor] are those, your Kiev men, to whom you want to do good.
And he looked at Pierre with a mockingly defiant look. He apparently summoned Pierre.
“You’re joking,” Pierre said, more and more animated. What error and evil can there be in the fact that I desired (very little and did badly), but wanted to do good, and even did at least something? What evil can it be that unfortunate people, our men, people are the same as we are, growing up and dying without any other concept of God and truth, like a ritual and meaningless prayer, will learn in the comforting beliefs of a future life, retribution, reward, consolation? What evil and delusion is that people die of illness without help, when it is so easy to help them financially, and I will give them a doctor, and a hospital, and a shelter for an old man? And isn't it a tangible, not undoubted benefit that a man, a woman and a child do not have day and night of rest, and I will give them rest and leisure? ... said Pierre, hurrying and lisping. - And I did it, at least badly, at least a little, but I did something for this, and you not only will not disbelieve me that what I did well, but you will not disbelieve, so that you yourself don’t think it. And the main thing, - continued Pierre, - is what I know, and I know for sure, that the pleasure of doing this good is the only true happiness of life.
