TOKYO—Australia has won the gold medal in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday in a world record time of 3:29.69. Canada won silver in 3:32.78 and the bronze went to the United States in 3:32.81. Meanwhile, Australia’s tennis world number one Ash Barty was beaten in the first round of the…
Australia Wins Gold, Sets World Record in Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay
Biles and Ledecky Headline Day 2 of Olympic Competition
TOKYO—Two of America’s star Olympians headline Sunday’s events at the Tokyo Games as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky both begin their quests to rewrite the record books. The U.S. men’s basketball team begins play, while surfing makes its Olympic debut and the women’s skateboarders see their first action. Here are some things to watch. (all…
US Rebounds From Opening Loss With 6–1 Win Over New Zealand
SAITAMA, Japan—After a stunning loss in the opener, the U.S. women’s soccer team vowed to be ruthless against New Zealand. And they rebounded in a big way. The Americans cruised to a 6–1 rout of New Zealand in front of First Lady Jill Biden at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. With the United States leading…
Szilagyi Wins 3rd Fencing Gold in Sabre
Aron Szilagyi of Hungary has become the first Olympic fencer to win three individual sabre gold medals after beating Luigi Samele 15–7 in the men’s final at the Tokyo Games. Szilagyi used his fast reflexes to build an early 7–1 lead and held off a brief comeback from his Italian opponent before closing out the…
Tokyo Olympics Opens After One-Year Virus Delay
TOKYO—Mixed-race Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the formal start of Tokyo 2020, in an opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic but celebrated as a moment of global hope. Organizers also paid tribute to medical workers as athletes from across the world paraded into…
Tokyo Olympics Map Corrected After Ukraine Objects
July 23, 2021
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KYIV—The International Olympic Committee has corrected a map on the Tokyo Olympics website after Ukraine protested about the inclusion of a border between Ukraine and its Crimean Peninsula, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday. Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast in 2014, triggering Western sanctions and condemnation. Most countries deem…
Czech Beach Volleyball Player, Cyclist Test Positive for COVID-19; Team Launches Investigation
July 22, 2021
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PRAGUE—Two more members of the Czech Olympic team have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total to six, and the country’s Olympic Committee has launched an investigation into a charter flight bringing athletes to Tokyo. The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) said on Thursday women’s beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch-Slukova and cyclist Michal Schlegel were the…
Australia Shocks Argentina 2–0 in Men’s Olympic Soccer
SAPPORO, Japan—Two-time Olympic men’s soccer champion Argentina was stunned 2–0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games on Thursday. In its first Olympic game since 2008, Australia took the lead through Lachlan Wales’ tap-in the 14th minute at the Sapporo Dome. Marco Tilio secured the victory in the 80th, just a minute…
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