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Olympics-Athletics-Contenders for men’s 800m qualify comfortably for semis
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - Contenders for the men's 800 metres qualified comfortably to the semifinals on Saturday, as they began their mission to become the new Olympic champion amidst the op...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-Inspired Yee remembers gift from ‘legend’ Luis nine years ago
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Frenchman Vincent Luis said that he had no regrets about a moment of kindness that helped inspire Alex Yee to follow his triathlon dream after the young Briton ran ...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-German birthday boy Jung takes eventing lead
TOKYO (Reuters) -Germany's Michael Jung laid a solid foundation to defend his eventing gold medals from Rio and London, beating world number one Oliver Townend of Britain to an early lead after the dr...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-Team triumph feels extra special as Brownlee gets his gold
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Jonny Brownlee's bid to add a gold medal to his bronze and silver came up short in Monday's individual Olympic triathlon but his disappointment was wiped out and th...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-American Simone Biles withdraws from event finals for vault and uneven bars-US Gymnastics
TOKYO (Reuters) - American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from event finals for vault and the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics, U.S. Gymnastics said on Saturday. Biles, who continues to wrestle w...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-American Ledecky wins women’s 800m freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Katy Ledecky of the United States won the gold medal in the women's 800m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Ariarne Titmus of Australia won the silver and Simona Quadarella...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo organisers report 21 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported 21 new Games-related COVID-19 cases. No athletes made up the latest cases. The latest daily coronavirus infections have brought the tot...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Australian McKeown wins women’s 200m backstroke gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown of Australia won the gold medal in the women's 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Kylie Masse of Canada won the silver and Emily Seebohm of Australia t...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-More gold for Dressel, Ledecky and McKeown
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) -Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky added to the United States' gold medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday while Australia's sensational run continued with Kaylee M...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Americans McLaughlin, Muhammad ease ahead in 400m hurdles
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) -World record holder Sydney McLaughlin of the United States strolled through an eventful heat in the women's 400 metres hurdles on Saturday as her closest competitor...
Jul 30, 2021
