Month: July 2021

Pro golfer Rory McIlroy was robbed of a birdie on the 10th hole during the second round of the men’s competition.

Emma McKeon capped off her impressive 100m freestyle campaign by setting a new Olympic record with a time of 51.96

Russian athlete Evgeniy Rylov won his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games, beating out defending champ Ryan Murphy of the U.S. for gold in the men’s 200m backstroke. Murphy took silver for his fifth Olympic medal.

South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker captured the first individual swimming world record of the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 200m breastsroke

Americans Lilly King and Annie Lazor both took home medals in the women’s 200m breaststroke, though neither could catch South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker, who set the first swimming individual world record in Tokyo.

Brazil on Friday turned a huge first half into its first victory in men’s handball at the Tokyo Olympics.

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy birdies the 6th and 7th holes, then eagles the 8th to climb back up the leaderboard on day 2 at the men’s golf competition. 

In the second semifinal, the U.S.’ swimming gold medalist Caeleb Dressel breaks the 100m butterfly Olympic record that was just set by Hungary’s Kristof Milak. Dressel touches down in 49.71.

Winning his semifinal race, Hungary’s Kristof Milak set a 100m butterfly Olympic record in 50.31. It would only last until the second semifinal, though, when Caeleb Dressel bettered the mark.

New Zealand’s Emma Twigg sets a new Olympic record in the women’s single sculls, earning a gold medal in the event.

U.S. beach volleyball duo April Ross and Alix Klineman improved to 3-0 after defeating Sanne Keizer and Madeleine Meppelink of the Netherlands.

American Suni Lee pulled off a clutch beam routine, saving herself from a fall, in the women’s Olympic individual all-around final. Lee scored a 13.833, later going on to win the gold.

Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer drains a long eagle putt on the par 4 6th hole during the second round of the men’s competition. 

Ethiopian Lamecha Girma (8:09.83), Kenya’s Abraham Kibiwot (8:12.25) and Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco (8:19.00) win the first-round heats of the men’s steeplechase; USA’s Hillary Bor, sixth in the third, is elimated.