Seven-time Olympic medallist and three-time champion Koehi Uchimura fails to qualify for the final at his home Games, crashing to the mat during his horizontal bar routine. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics could be threatened by cyberattack, FBI warns
The Olympics are ripe for cyberattacks by nation-state actors, the FBI said in a notification to cybersecurity professionals, adding that these actors could hack or ransom sensitive stolen data. ( read original story ...)
The cauldron is lit in Tokyo’s covid Olympics. Let’s hope it’s not a fuse.
I mean first of all it’s ridiculous,” Sparrow said. Secondly, a location app isn’t exactly much help in a clustered Olympic Village “where you’re pretty much exposed to everybody all the time,” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seto fails to qualify in 400 IM; Aussie has top time
Daiya Seto of Japan surprisingly failed to qualify for the 400-meter individual medley final on the opening night of swimming at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Youngest Tokyo Olympian, 12, Looks to the Future After Losing in First Match: ‘Fight for Your Dreams’
"I was hoping to play better, but it's a tough opponent so it's a good lesson for me, especially with this being my first Olympics," Syria's Hend Zaza told reporters ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Glittering gold distracts from Tokyo woes
Sport stretched out over Tokyo on Saturday as the Olympic Games finally got underway, but the shadow of COVID-19 and controversy was never far away on the opening day. China fired an ominous warning ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rowing events rescheduled as tropical storm approaches Japanese capital
Tropical Storm Nepartak, with gusts up to 90 kilometres (56 miles) per hour, was still about 1,800 kilometres south of Tokyo on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games’ ‘unusual form’ offers chance for hard look at Olympics, Japan
The Japan National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the heart of Tokyo, was supposed to be filled with smiling faces and cheeri ... ( read original story ...)
Cat Osterman pitches U.S. softball past Mexico for 3-0 start
Team USA pitches its third consecutive one-hitter in a 2-0 win and has not allowed a run in the sport’s return to the Olympics for the first time since 2008. But the Americans are getting just ... ( read original story ...)
‘Badass’ US women’s water polo team crushes Japan, 25-4, at Tokyo Olympics
The U.S. women routed Japan 25-4 in the first of their four preliminary round games. Nine players scored for the Americans. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Diverse Olympic Stars Reflect a Country That’s Changing (Slowly)
Multiracial athletes like Naomi Osaka and Rui Hachimura are helping to redefine what it means to be Japanese. But they are often still seen as outsiders. ( read original story ...)
Kohei Uchimura, Japan’s gymnastics hero, slips, falls and loses out on a medal.
Considered one of the best male gymnasts ever, Uchimura may have ended his career when he failed to qualify for the high bar finals. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Judo-Judoka Tonaki one bout from Japan’s first Tokyo 2020 gold
Japanese judoka Funa Tonaki reached the final in her 48kg class on Saturday, leaving her just one bout away from winning her country's first Tokyo 2020 gold medal later in the day. Tonaki, a ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Weightlifting-Japan’s Miyake to retire after failing most attempts
Japan's weightlifter Hiromi Miyake reiterated on Saturday that she was retiring after failing with all her attempts except one in the lightest 49-kg women's category at her fifth Olympic Games. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan win softball opener as Games ‘of hope’ begin
The Japanese women's softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts on Wednesday, kicking off a pandemic-postponed Games that the World Health Organization says can be ... ( read original story ...)
Gymnastics-Reign of Japan’s ‘King Kohei’ Uchimura comes to an end
The reign of Japan's "King Kohei" Uchimura, two-time Olympics all-around champion and holder of seven Olympic medals, came to an abrupt end on Saturday when he failed to qualify for the apparatus ... ( read original story ...)