TOKYO—Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women’s 800 meters final on Tuesday, her country’s first victory in the event in more than half a century, as her compatriot Raevyn Rogers grabbed bronze. The absence of South Africa’s double champion Caster Semenya, ruled ineligible due to heightened testosterone levels,…
Teenager Mu Ends Long American Wait for 800 Meters Gold
August 3, 2021
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US Beat South Korea to Make Olympics Baseball Quarter-Finals With Japan
YOKOHAMA—The United States beat South Korea 4–2 to earn a day off before the Tokyo Games baseball quarter-finals, just as Japan did in a 7–4 win over Mexico earlier on Saturday. Both teams now move to double-elimination play. South Korea take on the Dominican Republic on Sunday, while the United States face Japan on Monday….
US Beat South Korea to Make Olympics Baseball Quarterfinals With Japan
YOKOHAMA—The United States beat South Korea 4–2 to earn a day off before the Tokyo Games baseball quarterfinals, just as Japan did in a 7–4 win over Mexico earlier on Saturday. Both teams now move to double-elimination play. South Korea take on the Dominican Republic on Sunday, while the United States face Japan on Monday….
McKeon on for Record Haul, Dressel Goes for High Five
July 31, 2021
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TOKYO—Australian Emma McKeon could bow out of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday as the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. No Australian has ever won that many in one Games and Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya, in 1952, is the only woman to have achieved seven in any other sport. McKeon goes…
ROC Scoops Gold in Women’s Foil Teams Final
July 29, 2021
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CHIBA, Japan—The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) cruised to victory in the women’s foil team event on Thursday, beating France in the finals at the Tokyo Games. Ranked number one in the world, the Russians slowly and steadily opened and extended their lead over the French, eventually winning the match at 45–34. That was despite Marta…
Team USA’s Sunisa Lee Wins Olympic Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Gold
American Sunisa Lee became the new Olympic women’s all-around champion Thursday, following the stunning departure of her fellow Team USA teammate from the competition. Lee scored 57.433 to finish ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who got second-place, and Russia’s Angelina Melnikova, who got third. Her victory extended the United States’ domination of the all-around event following Olympic…
Xander Schauffele Honors Father by Making Olympic Golf Tournament
July 28, 2021
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By Mark Zeigler From The San Diego Union-Tribune TOKYO—Stefan Schauffele was an aspiring decathlete in Germany 40 years ago when a drunk driver slammed into his car head-on near Weisbaden. His windshield was shattered. So was his life. A shard of glass wedged in his left eye, and six surgeries couldn’t save it. The two…
Biles Uncertain If She Will Continue at Tokyo Games
July 27, 2021
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TOKYO—Simone Biles was left weighing her Olympic future on Tuesday after dropping out of the women’s gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Summer Games after one disappointing vault saying she had to focus on her mental health. For so long Biles had appeared invincible, racking up 30 world and Olympic medals in a spectacular career…
Japan’s Nishiya Leads Teen Skater Medal Rush
TOKYO—Japanese 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition on Monday, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming the country’s youngest-ever gold medal winner. Nishiya came out on top of an unusually young field of competitors, with all three medalists in their teens. Brazilian silver medalist…
Team USA Stunned With First Olympics Basketball Loss in 2 Decades
The United States’ men’s Olympic basketball team—historically the best during the contest—suffered its first loss in nearly 20 years during the Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday. The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team, which hasn’t suffered a defeat since 2004, saw its 44-game win streak come to an end after losing to France in an 83-76 loss….
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