Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end. Olympic officials have been predictably bullish, saying the Games offered hope and uplifting moments, and went off without any major coronavirus outbreaks. “These Olympic […]
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Korda in contention as heat takes toll at Olympics women’s golf
World number one Nelly Korda carded a 67 to be just a shot off the lead Wednesday during a first round played in searing temperatures at the women’s Olympic golf tournament which caused US star Lexi Thompson’s caddie to pull out with heatstroke. Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom has a slender lead at five-under par after an […]
Springsteen misses out qualification for Olympic equestrian final
Jessica Springsteen — the daughter of US rock star Bruce Springsteen — has added her name to the list of offspring of the super rich who have strutted their stuff on the Olympic equestrian stage. Springsteen fell short in qualifying for Wednesday’s individual jumping final on her horse Don Juan van de Donkhoeve but still […]
Britain’s Brown, 13, pursues record-breaking gold medal
British skateboarding sensation Sky Brown, 13, qualified second for the women’s park final as she bids to become the youngest gold medallist in Olympic history on Wednesday. Brown was flawless in the three runs of her heat to register a best score of 57.40, trailing 15-year-old Japanese Misugu Okamoto (58.51) into the final at Tokyo’s […]
Australia ready to take down USA in Olympic basketball semis, says Mills
NBA stalwart Patty Mills says Australia have bottled up all their previous Olympic failures and plan to let them loose against the United States in their crunch basketball semi-final on Thursday. The world’s third-ranked team, known as the “Boomers”, have been trying to finish on the Olympic podium since the Melbourne Games in 1956 but […]
McLaughlin smashes world record to win Olympic 400m hurdles gold
Sydney McLaughlin of the United States smashed her own world record as she stormed to victory in the Olympic women’s 400m hurdles final on Wednesday. McLaughlin powered home in 51.46sec, with world champion and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Dalilah Muhammad claiming silver in 51.58. Femke Bol of the Netherlands took bronze in 52.03. The 21-year-old […]
Defending champion Van Niekerk out of Olympic 400m
Wayde van Niekerk’s reign as Olympic 400m champion came to a disappointing end on Monday as the South African world record holder was eliminated in the semi-finals at the Tokyo Games. Van Niekerk, who produced one of the highlights of the 2016 Rio Olympics with an electrifying world record run of 43.03sec in the final, […]
Slovenian who scaled cupboards takes climbing to new heights in Tokyo
Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret loved clambering up trees, cupboards and even doors as a tearaway tot — now she’s targeting gold as sport climbing makes its Olympic debut on Tuesday. The twice combined world champion starts as the women’s favourite in Tokyo, where 20 men and 20 women will compete for the overall titles over three […]
Germany break world record to lay down early marker in Olympic cycling
Germany smashed the women’s team pursuit world record in the Olympics qualifying competition on Monday, crossing the line in a time of 4min 07.307sec. The German quartet of Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein, Mieke Kroeger beat the previous mark of 4:10.236 set by the British women’s team at the 2016 Rio Games by nearly […]
China beat Germany to win Olympic gold in women’s team sprint
China edged out Germany to win the first track cycling gold of the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s team sprint on Monday after earlier breaking the world record. China set a new world best of 31.804sec in the heats and were then too quick for Germany in the final, their 31.895 just ahead of the […]