Month: July 2021

Bianca Buitendag had a beautiful run for a score of 6.83 which helped her defeat seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore in the round of 16.

The United States claimed victory in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay behind strong swims from Caeleb Dressel and the rest of Team USA.

The United States secured a victory over Japan in the final opening round game to gather momentum ahead of a gold medal rematch.

Team USA survived its opening match in pool play against Kenya. Captain Madison Hughes scored the game-winning try.

China held on to a three-point lead late in Monday’s 3×3 basketball matchup, and it ultimately bested Japan by a final score of 15-12.

Gold medal favorites Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan kept up their strong start in beach volleyball on Monday in Tokyo.

American surfer Carissa Moore defeated Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich in Round 3 of the Olympic surfing competition, scoring a 10.34.

American surfer Caroline Marks set the highest score in Round 3 of the women’s Olympic surfing competition, advancing to the quarterfinals. Her two best-scoring waves totaled a 15.33.

A tropical storm is expected to bring rain to the Olympics on Tuesday, but there are no plans to reschedule any additional events.

Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten sprinted to the finish in celebration, unaware of an early break by gold medal-winner Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria.

The pounding strains of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 will be played during medals ceremonies when a Russian athlete wins gold in Tokyo.

Jorge Campillo will replace Jon Rahm for Spain at the Tokyo Olympics.

22-year-old Margielyn Didal is impressive on the course while performing in street skateboarding, but she is just as exciting to watch after her runs too. The Filipino celebrates with some smooth moves in Tokyo.

The United States claimed the first men’s relay medal of the Tokyo Olympic Games as Caeleb Dressel teamed up with Blake Pieroni, Bowe Becker and Zach Apple to blow past the field.

Team USA’s Madison Hughes made amends for an early missed conversion by scoring a late match-winning try as the Americans began their Olympics with a 19-14 defeat of Kenya at the Tokyo Stadium on Sunday.