Month: July 2021

Jon Rahm has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Tokyo Olympics.

The United States stayed perfect in women’s 3×3 basketball, as a 22-11 win over Romania pushed them to 2-0 in pool play. Kelsey Plum led the way with 12 points on 9-of-12 shooting.

Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarez ended her floor routine during women’s Olympic qualification with a raised fist. The 18-year-old earned a 12.166 for the routine.

The South Korean women’s archery team won its ninth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 6-0 in the final.

In a match that saw a 41-year age gap between competitors, South Korea’s Shin Yubin knocked off Luxembourg’s Xia Lian Ni in the second round of women’s singles.

Amandine Buchard defeated Fabienne Kocher via ippon in 16 seconds to advance to the Olympic judo final.

Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics team struggle in qualification round

Lone Austrian rider Anna Kiesenhofer breaks away to win women’s road race gold, her nation’s first Olympic cycling medal in 125 years; Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten takes silver, Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini bronze.

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team trailed the Russian team after an uncharacteristically shaky qualification session. Nonetheless, Simone Biles and Suni Lee led the all-around standings at the conclusion of Subdivision 3.

South Korea picked up its second gold medal of the Tokyo Games in archery — and 25th Olympic archery gold in all.

Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel win the bronze medal for synchronized 3m springboard dives at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

High temperatures and strong sun could force delays in tennis tournament and other sports at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

The United States came back from a three-goal first half deficit to beat Japan by two goals in a back-and-forth affair to begin the men’s water polo tournament.

After twice finishing just outside the medals in Rio, Canada’s Jennifer Abel, joined by Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu, finally found the elusive medal in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard.

William Shaner is awarded the gold medal for his record-setting performance in the men’s 10m air rifle competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Japan improves to 4-0, the same record as Team USA. The two teams meet to finish pool play on Monday before meeting again in the gold medal game on Tuesday.

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka discussed how it felt to play for the first time after taking a two-month break from competition and what it meant to be picked to light the Olympic cauldron.