Tag: Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Caeleb Dressel Joins Elite Club With 5th Olympic Gold Medal

TOKYO—Make it five for Caeleb Dressel. The American star won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, finishing off one of the great performances in Olympic history. He joins an elite club of just four other swimmers ever with at least five gold medals at one games. Dressel swam the butterfly leg as the…


Thompson-Herah Breaks Flo Jo’s Olympic Record in Women’s 100

TOKYO—Streaking down the track, with only six steps to go until she reached the finish line, Elaine Thompson-Herah stuck out her left arm and started pointing at the clock. She knew she had the win. It was only a matter of what else would come with it. With a time of 10.61 seconds, the latest…


Not Federer, Not Wawrinka: Bencic Gets Gold for Switzerland

TOKYO—A Swiss tennis player won gold in singles at the Olympics and it’s not Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka. Belinda Bencic accomplished something Saturday that her better-known fellow Swiss players never managed. And she’s not done yet. The 12th-ranked Bencic beat Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 at the Tokyo Games for…


Thompson-Herah Leads Jamaica Clean Sweep of 100m Medals

TOKYO—Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah retained her 100 metres title on Saturday in a scorching 10.61 seconds as she smashed the Olympic record and became the second fastest woman ever. Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won silver while fellow compatriot Shericka Jackson took bronze. What They Said Elaine Thompson-Herah On Her Celebration “I have no idea (what…


US Beat South Korea to Make Olympics Baseball Quarter-Finals With Japan

YOKOHAMA—The United States beat South Korea 4–2 to earn a day off before the Tokyo Games baseball quarter-finals, just as Japan did in a 7–4 win over Mexico earlier on Saturday. Both teams now move to double-elimination play. South Korea take on the Dominican Republic on Sunday, while the United States face Japan on Monday….


US Beat South Korea to Make Olympics Baseball Quarterfinals With Japan

YOKOHAMA—The United States beat South Korea 4–2 to earn a day off before the Tokyo Games baseball quarterfinals, just as Japan did in a 7–4 win over Mexico earlier on Saturday. Both teams now move to double-elimination play. South Korea take on the Dominican Republic on Sunday, while the United States face Japan on Monday….


Djokovic Goes Home Without a Medal After Golden Slam Dream Ends

TOKYO—World number one Novak Djokovic exited the Tokyo Games on Saturday without a medal for the third Olympics in a row, withdrawing from his mixed doubles contest with a shoulder injury shortly after losing the men’s singles bronze to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Carreno Busta triumphed 6–4 6–7(6) 6–3 over a listless Novak Djokovic, a…


Poland Wins First 4x400m Mixed Relay Gold as Team USA Claims Bronze

TOKYO—Poland scored an upset win in the inaugural Olympic 4×400 meters mixed relay on Saturday, with Dominican Republic picking up silver and the United States taking bronze. The Polish team, comprised of Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, and Kajetan Duszynski, put on a gutsy performance inside the fan-free Olympic Stadium after posting the fastest…


US Crushed by ROC After Losing Thompson to Injury

TOKYO—The United States’ hopes of winning the first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker, Jordan Thompson, to injury in a straight sets defeat by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team. Thompson sprained her ankle in the second set and did not return, watching on from…


US Men’s Basketball Team Wins in Olympics to Reach Quarterfinals

The U.S. men’s basketball team on Saturday pummeled the Czech Republic to earn a berth in the Olympic version of the playoffs as they seek a gold medal. Team USA won 119-84 after trailing by seven at the end of the first quarter. Jayson Tatum led the Americans with 27 points, followed by Kevin Durant…