Month: August 2021

Nelly Korda finished off a par on the 18th hole to win the gold medal at the women’s golf competition. After the putt, she celebrated with her sister Jessica and other Team USA golfers.

Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum took down Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy of the Russian Olympic Committee to win beach volleyball gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Team USA’s men’s basketball team is golden yet again after taking down France to win its fourth-straight Olympic gold medal.

France handed the United States its first Olympic loss since 2004 during the prelims, but Team USA got the last laugh in the men’s final.

The five-woman American rhythmic gymnastics group missed out on the final at the Tokyo Olympics.

Mone Inami made a birdie putt on the 17th hole to momentarily sit atop the leaderboard during the final round of the women’s golf competition in Tokyo.

With Sebastian Brendel eliminated in the semifinal, the door was wide open for a new Olympic champion in the men’s C–1 1000m. The gold medal in Tokyo was claimed by Isaquias Queiroz of Brazil.

Chinese gymnast Zhu Xueying outscored defending champion Rosannagh MaClennan to win gold in the women’s competition while Ivan Litvinovich became the new men’s champion.

South Korea added another chapter to its dominance in archery, while the United States fell short of expectations at the Tokyo Olympics.

Canada crushed China 16-7 in the 7th place water polo match. The Chinese committed too many errors to overcome Canada’s relentless attack.

The badminton tournaments in Tokyo featured exciting matchups that ended in upsets and unexpected champions.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the women’s 400-meter final for the second consecutive Olympic Games, making her the second in history to accomplish the feat. Meanwhile, USA’s Allyson Felix won her tenth medal.

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon set an Olympic record in defense of her gold medal. Great Britain’s Laura Muir was determined to medal and finished in second. Dutch threat Sifan Hassan crossed third in the women’s 1500m race

Jamaica captured their first women’s 4x100m relay win since 2004. They crossed with a time of 41.02. The U.S. finished in second, medaling for the third straight Olympics.