Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Organisers report 27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday reported 27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, including three athletes. The latest daily cases, up from 24 on Thursday, have brought the total Gam...
Jul 29, 2021
Start of BMX semi-finals delayed by heavy rain in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy rain and thunder across Tokyo forced organisers to delay the start of the BMX racing semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday morning, as they scrambled to remove water from...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Russian Rylov wins men’s 200m backstroke gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian Evgeny Rylov won the gold medal in the men's 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Ryan Murphy of United States won the silver and Luke Greenbank of Britain took t...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. says concerned over harassment of media covering China floods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is "deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists" covering recent floods in Chi...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Schoenmaker takes gold for South Africa with world record
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Tatjana Schoenmaker won the women's 200m breaststroke on Friday in a world record time of 2:18.95 to deliver South Africa's first gold medal of the Tokyo Games while E...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-BKB-Bathroom slip rules Australia’s Baynes out of Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia forward Aron Baynes has been ruled out of the rest of the Tokyo Olympics after slipping in the bathroom and aggravating a neck injury, Team Australia officials said on Frid...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-New Zealand win gold in men’s eight
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand won gold in the men's eight at Tokyo's Sea Forest Waterway on Friday. Germany finished second for the silver medal, while Britain claimed the bronze in the rowing event. ...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Women’s 100m prelim heats kick off Tokyo track and field
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - The women's 100 metres preliminary heats kicked-off the track and field portion of the Tokyo Games on Friday at a spectator-less Olympic Stadium. With cloud cover of...
Jul 29, 2021
Motor racing-Bathurst race switched as New Zealand and Perth cancelled
(Reuters) - Races scheduled to be held in New Zealand and Perth in the Supercars Championship have been cancelled while the Bathurst 1000 has been shifted to November as pandemic restrictions forced t...
Jul 29, 2021
Hong Kong investigates China anthem booing during Olympics broadcast in mall
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Friday they were launching an investigation into booing of China's national anthem in a shopping mall broadcasting live the city's first Olympic gold med...
Jul 29, 2021
