Olympics Latest: IOC relaxes mask rules for medalists
July 25, 2021
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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 men s women s kg weightlifting competition in the men s 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 competing against Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia in their men s -66kg gold medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Vincent Thian/APShow MoreShow Less
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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).”
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Officials from the IOC and Tokyo’s local organizing committee were asked Sunday about athletes taking a taxi to their training site because of a late bus.
Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya they are “aware that transport is experiencing some issues including delays” and that buses should always be on standby to meet demand.
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Olympics Latest: Australia women take 4×100 freestyle gold
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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 their sixth medal of the night with a bronze in 3:32.81. Simone Manuel swam the anchor leg for the U.S.
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Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina has won gold in women’s 10-meter air pistol at the Tokyo Olympics, five years after taking silver at the Rio Games
Olympics Latest: Japanese siblings both win gold in judo
July 25, 2021
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1of14Hifumi Abe of Japan reacts after competing against Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia in their men s -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 women s -52kg semifinal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Vincent Thian/APShow MoreShow Less
3of14Luciana Alvarado, of Costa Rica, performs her floor exercise routine during the women s artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo.Natacha Pisarenko/APShow MoreShow Less
Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games
July 25, 2021 GMT
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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 in combat sports, including the Uzbek boxing team’s breakthrough performance in Rio de Janeiro.