Month: July 2021

Team USA swimmers Jay Litherland and Emma Weyant discuss what it means to win medals on swimming’s first night in Tokyo, with a message from an notable fan, BABY!

The U.S. women’s volleyball team sweeps Argentina’s squad in opening round competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Jake Mitchell swam a storied path to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. And no one can take away the fact that he will forever be an Olympic finalist.

Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari scored 18 points and Italy was plus-19 with him on the court, the Italian forward one of five players in double digits for the victors.

Peruvian skateboarder Angelo Caro Narvaez was unable to complete one of his big tricks during the preliminary heat in Tokyo. As he fell from his board, he unfortunately landed groin-first on a rail in the street course.

Men’s Olympic street skateboarding medalists Yuto Horigome, Kelvin Hoefler and Jagger Eaton receive the first-ever Olympic medals awarded in the sport.

The United States men’s water polo team opened up its Olympic tournament with a thrilling two-goal victory over host nation Japan.

Japanese street skateboarding star Yuto Horigome won the first-ever gold medal in Olympic skateboarding. He beat out second-place finisher Kelvin Hoefler and American third-place finisher Jagger Eaton.

The world needs joy. Especially now. Tunisian teen Ahmed Hafnaoui provided it Sunday morning in the men’s 400-meter freestyle.

Vitalina Batsarashkina, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, was awarded a gold medal in the 10m women’s air pistol competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Japan’s World No. 2 Naomi Osaka, who lit the Tokyo Olympic cauldron, dominated her opening match.

U.S. boxer Keyshawn Davis took an easy decision in the round of 32 Sunday.

Russian Svetlana Gomboeva helped her team advance to the quarterfinal of the women’s archery competition just two days after passing out from sunstroke in the hot Tokyo weather.

ROC and China got off to strong starts in women’s gymnastics qualification, but some of the competition’s heavy hitters are still yet to take the floor.

New Zealand got goals from three different players to pick up an impressive 3-0 tournament-opening win over Argentina in Group B play of women’s field hockey on Sunday.

Two U.S. surfers, Caroline Marks and Carissa Moore, advanced to Round 3 with heat-winning surfing performances.

Russian Vitalina Batsarashkina captured the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event. She had a come-from-behind win as Belarus’ Antoaneta Kostadinova led most of the competition.