Month: July 2021

After a sixth-place finish at the 2016 Rio Games, three-time Olympian Benjamin Savsek puts together a perfect, no-penalty run, clocking 98.25 in the men’s C-1 final to win Slovenia its first Olympic canoeing gold medal.

The Japanese men’s archery team defeated the Netherlands 5-4 with a shoot-off for the bronze medal in Tokyo.

Argentine fencer María Belén Pérez Maurice received a surprise wedding proposal from her coach and life partner in the middle of an interview.

Robots are taking over, and their reign of terror will begin on the basketball court.

Jean-Julien Rojer is the first tennis player, and the sixth member of the Dutch Olympic delegation, to test positive so far.

Tom Daley, with partner Matty Lee, won a long-awaited first Olympic gold medal, beating out China with a stellar six-dive list in the men’s synchro platform.

Savsek’s gold-winning time was nearly four seconds better than the field, with Lukas Rohan of Czechia winning silver at 101.96.

Serbia remains unbeaten after 22-16 win over Latvia.

After a 2016 bronze medal, Paige McPherson is looking to land on the podium again. Her quarterfinal match went to a golden round. McPherson landed a kick on Turkey’s Nur Tatar to advance to the semifinals.

British diver Tom Daley won his first Olympic gold medal with teammate Matthew Lee in the men’s synchronized 10m platform.

Slovenia wins first-ever Olympic basketball game 118-100 against Argentina. Luka Doncic led the way with 48 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.

U.S. shooter Amber English held off 2016 Olympic champion Diana Bacosi and world record-holder Wei Meng to win gold in the women’s skeet event on Monday.

Though it was a close preliminary basketball match throughout, Spain ultimately defeated South Korea in the fourth quarter.

The British duo of Tom Daley and Matty Lee executed a brilliant forward 4 1/2 somersault in their final dive, scoring 101 points to barely beat out China in the men’s synchronized 10m platform competition in Tokyo.

American surfer Kolohe Andino eliminated U.S. teammate John John Florence in Round 3 of the men’s surfing competition in Tokyo. Andino scored a 14.83 to Florence’s 11.60.

South Korea defeated Japan in a head-to-head archery shootout on Monday, with the semifinal matchup ending 5-4 in favor of South Korea.

Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel – three-time reigning world champ in the non-Olympic cyclo-cross and Stage 2 winner of the 2021 Tour de France – crashes at Sakura Drop on the first lap; he’d later pull out on lap five.