Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Basketball-Nigeria’s Metu blasts government for lack of support at Games
By Rocky Swift SAITAMA (Reuters) - Nigerian basketball player Chimezie Metu and head coach Michael Brown blasted the nation's government and Olympic committee on Saturday for lack of support of their ...
Jul 31, 2021
Gymnastics-From despair to Games debut: Japan’s “other Kohei”
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Nobody was surprised when a Japanese gymnast named Kohei made it through to the men's apparatus finals. The shock was that it wasn't former Olympic champion "King Kohe...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Archery-Turkey’s Gazoz wins gold in men’s individual
TOKYO (Reuters) - Turkey's Mete Gazoz won the Olympic men's individual archery on Saturday, his country's first gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Italy's Mauro Nespoli claimed silver and Japan's Takaharu...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Weightlifting-Rare cheers for refugee Group B lifter Tchatchet
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Cameroonian Cyrille Tchatchet II was always unlikely to win a medal but the first weightlifter from the Refugee Olympic Team proved a big hit with the sparse crowd at...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-U.S. crushed by ROC after losing Thompson to injury
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States' hopes of winning a first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker Jordan Thompson to injury in a ...
Jul 31, 2021
Malaysia reports record 17,786 coronavirus cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry reported 17,786 coronavirus cases on Saturday, a record number of infections. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic rose to 1,11...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Archery-World champion Ellison knocked out as Turkey’s Gazoz wins gold
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -The world's top-ranked male archer Brady Ellison of the United States was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Olympic individual event on Saturday, ending his ques...
Jul 31, 2021
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections hit new record of 4,058
TOKYO (Reuters) - Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government announced. (Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Raju Gopalakrish...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Japan, France compete for gold in first judo team event
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and France advanced to the final of the first mixed judo team event at the Olympics on Saturday, with three male and three female judokas joining forces for a final showdown at...
Jul 31, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-I’ll catch Dressel, warns Hungarian Milak
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungarian Kristof Milak has warned American Caeleb Dressel that he will catch him in the 100m butterfly and dominate the event in both distances. Milak, the 200m w...
Jul 31, 2021
