Australia’s Keegan Palmer wins men’s skateboard park gold
Japanese dual Olympian Ayumu Hirano failed to make the final of the men’s skateboard park event on Thursday, the two-time Olympic snowboard silver medalist finishing 14th overall.
Japan advances to men’s 4×100 relay final at Tokyo Games
Japan men’s 4×100-meter relay team advanced to the final at the Tokyo Games after placing third in its heat at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
Tokyo Olympics see record COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day
The organizing body of the Tokyo Olympics said Thursday 31 more people associated with the games have tested positive for COVID-19, setting a record for the second straight day and bringing the total since the start of July to 353.
FOCUS: Sapporo hopes Tokyo Olympic success will boost 2030 bid
The northern Japan city of Sapporo was chosen as a haven from Tokyo’s punishing heat and humidity for the Olympic marathon and race walking events, giving it an opportunity to promote its bid to host the 2030 Winter Games.
Holy horseman keeps family tradition going at Tokyo Olympics
Japanese equestrian rider Eiken Sato carried with him not only the hopes of his family and host nation but also those of the Myoshoji temple in Nagano Prefecture when he competed in the jumping individual final on Wednesday.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS
- An outspoken central Japan mayor has drawn fire after biting the Olympic gold medal won by a member of the Japan softball team, with the actions described as “lacking respect” for the athlete and “insensitive” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Japanese boxer Ryomei Tanaka won the bronze medal in the men’s 48 to 52-kg flyweight category at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
- Sakura Yosozumi won the women’s park skateboarding gold on Wednesday, leading a Japan 1-2 on the event’s Olympic debut.
- Japanese wrestler Yukako Kawai defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan Wednesday in the women’s 62-kilogram freestyle final to capture the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
- Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian athlete who was pulled from the Tokyo Olympics against her will over the weekend by her team, arrived in Poland on Wednesday, which has offered her asylum, local media reported.
- Japan’s bid for a second straight appearance in the team table tennis men’s final at the Olympics ended Wednesday night after a 3-2 defeat to Germany in the semifinals at the Tokyo Games.
- Members of the Australian Olympic men’s football and rugby seven’s teams are facing investigations into unruly behavior on their flight home from Tokyo, following a written complaint by Japan Airlines Co. to the Australian Olympic Committee.
- Japan beat Belgium to reach the women’s basketball semifinals at the Olympic Games for the first time thanks to a clutch go-ahead three-pointer from Saki Hayashi with 16 seconds left in the game.
- Fears are mounting that another wave of novel coronavirus infections in China may prevent the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics from being held in a complete form, along with the threat of a games boycott by some nations over human rights issues.
- Head coach Hajime Moriyasu is determined to see the Japanese men’s football team finish the Tokyo Games with a bronze medal, but says they must be more ruthless in front of goal if they are to match their best-ever Olympic result.
GAMES IN PHOTOS
Australia's Keegan Palmer compete en route to winning the men's park skateboarding final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo)==Kyodo
Athletes stand at the start line during the men's marathon swimming of the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, at Odaiba Marine Park. (Kyodo)
Andre de Grasse (Lane 6) of Canada crosses the finish line to win the men's 200-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at the National Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan (L) and South Korea players line up ahead of the Tokyo Olympic baseball semifinal on Aug. 4, 2021, at Yokohama baseball stadium near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Italian track cyclists compete en route to winning gold in the Tokyo Olympic men's team pursuit on Aug. 4, 2021, at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto (facing camera) reacts after winning a point during a semifinal match of the men's table tennis team event against Germany at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)
Hannah Mills (L) and Eilidh McIntyre of Britain are pictured with their gold medals for the women's sailing 470 class at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at Enoshima Yacht Harbour in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Yudai Nitta is pictured as he competes in the men's cycling track sprint qualifying at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Sakura Yosozumi of Japan competes en route to winning the women's park skateboarding final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 4, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
A photo taken on Aug. 1, 2021, shows Tokyo Olympic officials playing fencing with balloon swords after completing their duties on the final day of fencing events at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
