Ivory Coast sprinter Marie-Josee Ta Lou finished fourth in the women's 100m final for the second consecutive Olympics as Jamaica claimed a clean sweep of the medals. Elsewhere, both Ivory Coast and Egypt were knocked out of the men's football at the quarter-final stage by Spain and Brazil respectively.
Seven Africans, including three athletes from South Africa, qualified for Sunday's semi-finals of the men's 100 metres. Ivorian Ta Lou finished fourth in the final of the women's 100m final, just as she did at the Rio Games in 2016. Ta Lou ran 10.91 seconds but was beaten by the Jamaican trio, with Elaine Thompson-Herah running the second-fastest time ever to retain her title with another two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in silver and Shericka Jackson claiming bronze.
Earlier in the semi-finals, Ta Lou ran another fast time to qualify for the final. She won her semi-final in 10.79, just one hundredth of a second slower than her heat on Friday when she equalled the African record held by compatriot Murielle Ahoure, who failed to reach the final. Grace Nzubechi Nwokocha from Nigeria also failed to progress from the semi-finals.
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