Month: July 2021

As the swimming events at the Tokyo Olympics conclude with fewer medals and a lot fewer golds for the United States, what comes next?

Argentina took down the Japanese by a score of 97-77 to advance into the knockout round of the men’s basketball competition in Tokyo.

The Pole, who holds the world and Olympic record in the sport, has four world championship golds and was the first woman to send the hammer past 80 meters.

Xander Schauffele of the United States saves bogey on the Par-5 14th hole after an errant tee shot into the vegetation.

Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Lydia Jacoby and the entire U.S. swim team impressed with a medal-winning and record-setting Tokyo Games.

The men’s BMX freestyle event featured tight combinations and lots of air. Australia’s Martin claimed gold, Daniel Dhers the silver and Declan Brooks took home the bronze medal.

Two of Team USA’s pairs fell in their round of 16 matches.

Slovakia’s Rory Sabbatini birdied the 18th hole to finish with an Olympic record 61 in the final round of the men’s competition. While no fans were in attendance, cheers were heard from his wife, who is also his caddy.

The Qatari duo of Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse were too much for USA’s Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena to handle in their Round of 16 match.

Climbers Kyra Condie and Nathaniel Coleman joined The Podium to define some basic vocabulary of their sport while Sakura Kokumai explained kata.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama sticks his approach on the Par-4 12th hole during the final round of the men’s competition. 

Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent nearly aced the par 3 16th hole during the final round of the men’s competition. His tee shot rolled by the pin, nearly falling for a hole in one.

Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse rebounded from a tough first set to eliminate Team USA’s veteran duo of Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena on Sunday in Tokyo.

The United States men’s 4x100m medley relay team of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel and Zach Apple was better together in smashing the world record in the event despite racing out of lane 1.

Emmanuel Korir of Kenya, sixth at the 2019 World Championships, was disqualified from heat four of the men’s 400m first-round prelims after being flagged for a false start.

Germany became the first team into the men’s semifinals with a win over Argentina.

The Spanish women remained perfect in the group stage after taking down Canada in their final contest before the start of the quarterfinals.

Two-time reigning world champion Gong Lijiao of China posted two personal bests to take gold, the only Olympic medal color missing from her resume.

Host Japan provided the finish of the men’s handball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, scoring three goals in the final 90 seconds to beat Portugal 31-30.