Month: July 2021

Michael Andrew took care of business in his long-awaited Olympics debut, winning his heat and advancing to the next round in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 58.62.

Get all the details on Team USA’s performance as boxing competition began at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

France and Kazakhstan both take home Bronze medals in Men’s Judo 60kg/132lbs.

Alec Yoder, Team USA’s individual competitor specializing in pommel horse, scored a huge 15.200 during men’s qualification, including an 8.800 execution score.

Daria Bilodid of Ukraine and Urantsetseg Munkhbat of Mongolia’s both earned bronze medals in judo at the Tokyo Olympics.

American Emma Weyant qualified as the top seed to the women’s 400m IM final by nearly two seconds. In her heat, she blew past a combined eight Olympic medals in swimming icons Katinka Hosszu and Mireia Belmonte.

Takato Naohisa’s judo triumph in the men’s extra lightweight division was an incredible milestone for the 2020 Olympic Games’ host country.

U.S. softball continues to dominate, while China’s Yang Qian wins first medal of Tokyo in women’s 10m air rifle and Iran’s Javad Foroughi wins 10m air pistol event.

Swedish handball captain Andreas Palicka saves a post-buzzer penalty shot from Bahrain’s Mohamed Ahmed to advance in Preliminary Round Group B competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Japanese star Daiya Seto, the gold medal favorite in the men’s 400m IM, fades rapidly in his heat to finish ninth overall and stunningly miss the Olympic final. Australia’s Brendan Smith takes top spot.

Japanese swimming star Seto Daiya missed the final of the 400m IM, an event in which he was the heavy favorite.

Kosovo’s Distria Krasniqi beat Japan’s Funa Tonaki to win her first Olympic gold medal in judo.

American Chase Kalisz, silver medalist in Rio, finished second in his 400m IM heat to comfortably advance to the final.

Japan picked up one gold medal and one silver medal in judo on Saturday, as Kosovo claimed the day’s other awarded gold.

Veteran Sam Mikulak nailed his parallel bars routine during the men’s qualification session at the Tokyo Olympics, earning a 15.433 and likely qualifying for the final. The three-time Olympian is seeking his first medal.

The defending Olympic gold winners, Brazil converted 33.7% of their spike points in winning 25-22, 25-20, 25-15 against Tunisia on a day for the favorites.