Naomi Osaka returned to the place where she is most comfortable, the tennis court, and she produced a solid opening win ... ( read original story ...)
Swimmers get U.S. on medal board at Tokyo Olympics
Chase Kalisz took the first gold medal for the U.S. and Jay Litherland snagged the first silver on Sunday as they finished one and two in the 400-meter individual medley. “U-S-A! U-S-A!” a small group ... ( read original story ...)
Shooting-Batsarashkina completes Rio business in Tokyo, Shaner strikes gold
Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina won the women's 10-metre pistol event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday to claim the gold medal that narrowly eluded her five years ago in Rio. ( read original story ...)
Frenchman’s Tokyo hunger strike over ‘abducted’ kids in third week
His two children were abducted by their Japanese mother, and he has been on hunger strike since July 10 Frenchman on hunger strike in Tokyo seeking access to his ... "It's unbelievable. It's 'business ... ( read original story ...)
Judo-Japan’s Uta Abe wins gold medal in women’s -52 kg category in Tokyo
Japanese judoka Uta Abe, 21, won the gold medal in the women's -52 kg category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, defeating Amandine Buchard of France in the final. ( read original story ...)
‘Out of My Body’: Osaka Sharp in Debut at Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again. The Japanese superstar who lit the Olympic cauldron defeated 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: US swimming starts strong, but women’s gymnastics doesn’t deliver
Powered by a strong day in the pool, Team USA racked up medals Sunday. But the dominant U.S. women's gymnastics squad did not have its A-game. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Japan’s Yuto Horigome captures first-ever skateboarding gold
Skateboarding was one of six Olympic sports to debut in Tokyo this year, and on Sunday the first medal was awarded in the competition. ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles’ Tokyo Olympics Off to Shaky Start but Golds Still in Reach
Biles' passage to two finals looked—at times—in serious jeopardy, as she continues her bid to become the most decorated female Olympic gymnast of all time. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Judoka Chelsie Giles wins Team GB’s first medal at Tokyo 2020
Chelsie Giles becomes Great Britain's first medallist of the Tokyo Olympics, winning bronze after defeating Switzerland's Fabienne Kocher in the women's -52kg judo competition. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Skateboarding-Japan’s Horigome wins sport’s first Olympic gold
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) -Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding after recovering his composure with high-scoring tricks ... ( read original story ...)
Duke urges Olyroos to maintain energy against Spain in Sapporo
Olyroos overage player Mitchell Duke has urged Australia to produce another all-action, high-energy performance against Spain in Sapporo on Sunday, as Graham Arnold’s charges seek to record ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for scattering anti-Olympic flyers from Nagoya train window
A 59-year-old man from Nagoya has been arrested after scattering flyers protesting the Tokyo Olympics from the window of a running subway train in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka ‘refreshed and happy’ as she kicks off her Olympic campaign with dominant victory against Saisai Zheng
These are early days for the Tokyo Olympics, but Naomi Osaka is quickly emerging as the headline act.Two days after lighting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony -- a moment she called "the greatest ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. medal rush begins with a splash at the Tokyo Olympics
Chase Kalisz won the first gold medal for the U.S., and Jay Litherland snagged the first silver medal Sunday after they finished one and two in the 400-meter individual medley. “U-S-A! U-S-A!” a small ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese Swimmer Makes Her Tokyo Olympics Debut After Overcoming Leukemia—and Captures Hearts Across Her Nation
Hitomi Morioka, an Olympics volunteer at the Tokyo Aquatics Center, said she wanted to shout for Rikako Ikee at the top of her lungs, but couldn’t because of COVID-19 restrictions on cheering. ( read original story ...)