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Anders Mol and Christian Sørum celebrated men's Olympic beach volleyball gold after downing ROC world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy in straight sets in the final.

Tokio, 7 ago (Prensa Latina) La dupla Anders Berntsen Mol y Christian Sandlie Sorum doblegó hoy 2-0 a Viacheslav Krasilnikov y Oleg Stoyanovskiy, del Comité Olímpico Ruso, y Noruega conquistó aquí el oro en el voleibol de playa olímpico.

Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan secured Qatar's first-ever medal in the men's beach volleyball event at the Olympics.

——— Britain has won gold in the two-person dinghy sailing event. Hannah Mills becomes the first British woman to win at least three Olympic medals in sailing. She and Eilidh McIntyre won at Enoshima Yacht Harbor. Britain also won in Rio in 2016. Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar of Poland won silver. Ogar, 39, becomes the oldest woman to win an Olympic medal in sailing. Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz of France won bronze. ——— MEDAL ALERT Italy has broken...

Olympics Latest: Russian karate athlete positive for COVID Associated Press Updated:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Quan Hongchan of China competes in womens diving 10-meter platform preliminary at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) TOKYO – The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ A Russian athlete ...

Olympics Latest: Frances Mawem out of climbing with injury Team Italy competes during the track cycling mens team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) August 04, 2021 - 3:31 AM TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ France’s Bassa Mawem has pulled out of the sport cli...

Today Scattered thunderstorms this morning, then partly cloudy during the afternoon hours. High 78F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.. Tonight Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 57F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: August 4, 2021 @ 5:34 am

Aug 4, 2021 14 min ago TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ——— A Russian athlete competing in karate has been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Russian Karate Federation says on Instagram that Anna Chernysheva will not be able to compete and that her positive test was confirmed by a second test. The 19-year-old w...

Norwegian beach star Mol keeps Olympics all in the family Alison Cerutti, right, of Brazil, takes a shot as Edgars Tocs, of Latvia, defends during a mens beach volleyball quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) TOKYO (AP) — Even with the pandemic keeping most family at home, Norwegian beach volleyball player Anders Mol has plenty of people in Tokyo to support him. Mol’s father, Kaare, is his coach, a...

___ France’s Bassa Mawem has pulled out of the sport climbing final at the Tokyo Olympics after rupturing a tendon in his left biceps during qualifying. Mawem was injured during the final of three disciplines while reaching up with his left arm near the bottom of the lead wall. He immediately fell off the wall and stood at the bottom holding his biceps as an official untied his rope. Mawem still managed to join his brother in qualifying for the finals after finishing first in boulder and 18th...