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By Dan Palmer at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre Sunday, 25 July 2021 Tunisian teenager Ayoub Hafnaoui claimed a stunning gold on the opening morning of Olympic swimming finals at Tokyo 2020, as Yui Ohashi topped the podium for hosts Japan and Australia set a relay world record. Few here would have tipped 18-year-old Hafanoui in the mens 400 metres freestyle final but the youngster, who came fourth in his heat, produced an exceptional swim from lane eight to touch home in 3min 43.36sec. He follows i...

After the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay team won the silver medal, Canada won the first medal for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez of Toronto, Margaret Mac Neil of London, Ontario and Rebecca Smith of Red Deer of Alta finished the race in 3 minutes and 32.78 seconds. Canada won the medal for the second consecutive time. Australia won the gold medal with a world record time of 3:29.69, while the United States won the third place with 3:32.81. Olekshak swam past th...

Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games July 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 51 1of51Chen Lijun of China celebrates after winning the gold medal and setting an Olympic record in the mens 67kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Luca Bruno/APShow MoreShow Less 2of51Romain Cannone of France, left, and Gergely Siklosi of Hungary compete in the mens individual final Epee competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sund...

WKBT July 25, 2021 8:11 AM Posted: Updated: Petros Giannakouris April Ross, left, of the United States, greets teammate, Alex Klineman, during a womans beach volleyball match against China at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Alex Brandon William Shaner, of the United States, competes in the mens 10-meter air rifle at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Andrew Medichini Romain Cannone of France, left, an...

One of Team USA’s premier swimmers made her Tokyo Olympics debut on Sunday. Katie Ledecky raced in her first heat of the Games as part of the second day of swimming. The day featured heats in six events: the women’s 100m backstroke, men’s 200m freestyle, women’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 100m backstroke, women’s 400m freestyle and men’s 4x100m freestyle relay....

U.S. starts off strong with 3 swim medals, including 1st gold Kalisz wins 400m individual medley with Litherland 2nd By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer Published: July 24, 2021, 8:44pm Share: 3 Photos Chase Kalisz, of the United States, celebrates winning the final of the mens 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Photo Gallery TOKYO — Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the fi...

___ MEDAL ALERT Ulugbek Rashitov won Uzbekistan’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal in dramatic fashion by beating Bradly Sinden of Britain. The 19-year-old Rashitov landed a four-point turning body kick inside the final 15 seconds to turn a two-point deficit into a two-point lead and the featherweight hung on for a 34-29 victory to claim Uzbekistan’s first-ever medal in taekwondo. Rashitov is relatively inexperienced on the world stage but his success echoes Uzbekistan’s major strides i...

Tokyo 2020, North America Day 1: US Doubles Opening Night Medal Count From 2016 While theres plenty of swimming to come in the next week, the USA team looks strong after doubling their Day 1 medal count from 2016 Current photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021 Open Water swimming: Wednesday, August 4 – Thursday, August 5, 2021 Where: Olympic Aquatics Centre / Tokyo, Japan Heats: 7 PM / Semifinals & Finals: 10:30 AM (Loc...

WHIZ News Olympic Latest: Iran refugee falls short in gold medal bid ___ Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh has fallen short in her bid for a historic taekwondo gold medal, losing in the semifinals after three consecutive stirring victories in the women’s 57-kilogram division. Alizadeh lost 10-3 to Russian Tatiana Minina, endangering Alizadeh’s bid to win the Refugee Olympic Team’s first-ever medal. Alizadeh still could win bronze in the evening session at the Makuhari Messe convention center...

1 of 35 April Ross, left, of the United States, greets teammate, Alex Klineman, during a womans beach volleyball match against China at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Petros Giannakouris - staff, AP Chase Kalisz, of the United States, celebrates winning the final of the mens 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Martin Meissner - staff, AP Yui Ohashi, of Japan, celebrates after ...