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Olympics Latest: Iranian refugee shocks taekwondo champ Sign In July 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 17 1of17Kimia Alizadeh Zonoozi, Refugee Olympic Team, right, is attacked by Britains Jade Jones during the taekwondo womens 57kg match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Themba Hadebe/APShow MoreShow Less 2of17Ashleigh Barty, of Australia, plays against Sara Sorribes Tormo, of Spain, during the first round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Ol...

Olympics Latest: IOC relaxes mask rules for medalists July 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 18 1of18Gold medalist Li Fabin of China, center, stands with silver medalist Eco Yuli Irawan of Indonesia, left, and bronze medalist Igor Son of Kazakhstan, right, after the mens womens kg weightlifting competition in the mens 61kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Luca Bruno/APShow MoreShow Less 2of18Hifumi Abe of Japan reacts after competi...

Print The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ Tokyo Olympic organizers say there have been early transport problems getting athletes to their venues on time. IOC spokesman Mark Adams acknowledged: “There are always teething problems and this is a very serious (one).” Advertisement Officials from the IOC and Tokyo’s local organizing committee were asked Sunday about athletes taking a t...

WHIZ News Olympics Latest: Australia women take 4×100 freestyle gold ___ MEDAL ALERT Australia has set the first swimming world record of the Tokyo Games in the women’s 4x-100-meter freestyle relay. The Aussies touched in 3 minutes, 29.69 seconds, breaking the mark 3:30.05 that they set in 2018. The winning team included sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell, who took the lead and anchor legs. They were joined by Meg Harris and Emma McKeon. Canada was second in 3:32.78, while the American took...

Olympics Latest: Japanese siblings both win gold in judo July 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Hifumi Abe of Japan reacts after competing against Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia in their mens -66kg gold medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Vincent Thian/APShow MoreShow Less 2of14Odette Giuffrida of Italy, left, and Uta Abe of Japan compete during their womens -52kg semifinal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25,...

Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games July 25, 2021 GMT ___ 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 inexper...

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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...

Also, the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding was awarded, two-time Olympic medalist April Ross and her new partner Alix Klineman won their first match in beach volleyball, and the United States broke its one-day medal drought with six medals in the pool. (Heres the lowdown on the Team USA athletes to watch.) Weve got you covered with all the action you might have missed: U.S. mens basketball upset by France It wasnt completely shocking given Team USAs bumpy exhibition game stretch in the...