Month: July 2021

‘For me it is crucial to follow my heart,’ she said in a statement. ‘Doing that is far more important than gold medals.’

Hyvin Kiyeng of Kenya, the 2015 world champion and a silver medalist in Rio five years ago, will be joined in the final by compatriot Beatrice Chepkoech.

It was an exciting first-ever women’s BMX freestyle final with American Hannah Roberts sitting in first until Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington stole the show to claim gold.

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah obliterated the Olympic record with a blistering 10.61 to defend her title from Rio.

Australia snatched women’s 4×100m medley relay gold in an Olympic record time of 3:51.60. The United States took silver, only .13 behind.

Rory Sabbatini eagled the 368-yard par four 6th hole to move into medal contention during the final round of the men’s golf competition.

Bobby Finke won the men’s 1500m freestyle for his second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.

American Bobby Finke stayed within touching distance of the leaders in the men’s 1500m freestyle, then turned on the jets in the last 100 meters to cap off a historic distance double at the Olympics

With a win in the 4x100m medley relay, Caeleb Dressel became the first Olympian not named Michael Phelps to win five gold medals at a single Games since 1988.

Hannah Roberts was the last rider to drop in but she didn’t disappoint. The American teen landed monster backflips to take the lead with a 96.10 and would ultimately win silver with this run.

Poland’s men’s volleyball team further legitimized its status as a medal favorite Sunday with a sweep of Canada at the Tokyo Olympics.

Bobby Finke closed with a magnificent final 100 meters to swipe his second distance gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.

Australia’s Emma McKeon captured another Olympic medal, her sixth of the Tokyo Games, in the women’s 50m freestyle, winning gold in Olympic record time of 23.81.

American Caeleb Dressel rounded out a perfect three-for-three performance in his individual events at the Tokyo Olympics, taking the 50m “splash and dash” in Olympic record time of 21.07.

Caeleb Dressel closed out a perfect three-for-three performance in individual events at the Tokyo Olympics with a gold medal in the men’s 50 freestyle.

Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil were undefeated heading into the Round of 16. Unfortunately, they suffered their first loss after Canada’s Bansley and WIlkerson defeated them in three sets ending their tournament.

After a United States challenge saw the call on the court overturned, Canada responded with a challenge of its own—and the call, again, was overturned.

American Emma Coburn, the 2017 world champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, took third place in her women’s steeplechase first-round heat in 9:16.91 to comfortably secure an auto-qualify spot into the event’s final.