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Olympics-Swimming-Out of sight! Canada’s MacNeil wows rivals in 100m fly
TOKYO (Reuters) - Without her contact lenses, Margaret MacNeil could not see who won gold in the women's 100m butterfly on Monday but the Canadian said she had a good feeling about it when she heard h...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Osaka strolls into third round at Games
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka sent out an ominous message to competitors at the Tokyo Games on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-2 to book a place in ...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-No plan to reschedule more events as storm approaches
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said there is currently no plan to reschedule further events due to a tropical storm heading towards the main Japanese island of Honshu. Rowing https://www.r...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Softball-U.S. stage late comeback over Japan in tune-up before gold match
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States beat Japan 2-1 on Monday in an inconsequential game to end round-robin play. But the U.S. team's failure to record a hit against a third-st...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Peaty roars in relief with Britain’s first gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Adam Peaty roared with pride and relief as the fastest breaststroker in history became the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title with a dominant 100m win in the Tokyo pool...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Triathlon-Fans gather defying calls to stay home
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sport fans gathered along the route of the triathlon on Monday, grabbing a rare opportunity to see live competition at the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games despite calls from organisers for ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-United States win men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States won the gold medal in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Italy took the silver and Australia took the bronze. (Reporting by Martin Pet...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Basketball-Spain edges Korea in first game of women’s group play
SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Spain pulled away from South Korea with a 73-69 win led by 28 points and 10 rebounds from Astou Ndour as women's basketball kicked off at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. South...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Titmus beats Ledecky, ‘Re-Peaty’ gold for Britain
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Ariarne Titmus defeated five-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States to grab gold in a thrilling women's 400m freestyle final on Mon...
Jul 25, 2021
More than 70 million people in Japan watched opening ceremony
TOKYO (Reuters) - The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games was watched by more than 70 million people in Japan and was the most watched event in the last 10 years, Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broa...
Jul 25, 2021
