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Australia’s Titmus upsets Ledecky to win Olympic 400m freestyle gold

Ariarne Titmus upset Katie Ledecky to claim the Olympic 400m freestyle gold medal Monday in the second-fastest time ever swum,…

Britain’s Peaty wins 100m breaststroke gold to defend Olympic title

Adam Peaty became the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title Monday when he claimed gold in the 100m…

‘Too picky’ Gilmore crashes out of Olympic surfing

Australian seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore admitted she had been "too picky" after her dream of winning Olympic surfing's first…

Canada’s MacNeil wins women’s Olympic 100m butterfly gold

Canada's Maggie MacNeil powered to the women's 100m butterfly gold medal in the third-fastest time ever Monday to unseat Swedish defending…

Hidilyn Diaz, Margielyn Didal open Olympics medal campaign

  Irish Magno let her fists do the talking against an outclassed opponent from Kenya in the Tokyo Olympics on…

Irish Magno wins Tokyo Olympic debut

  Filipina boxer Irish Magno took a win at the start of the Tokyo Olympics campaign on Sunday at the…

Petecio wins, Barbosa falls in 1st round of Tokyo Games

By Ivan Stewart Saldajeno Philippine News Agency Nesthy Petecio's quest for a Tokyo Olympics gold got off to a good…

Chinese shooter wins first gold of Tokyo Olympics as storm threat looms

Chinese shooter Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the coronavirus-hit Games braced…

Tennis star Osaka lights Tokyo Olympics cauldron as Games open

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron as the Tokyo Games opened on Friday…

Drones form Tokyo 2020 emblem and globe during opening ceremony

Hundreds of drones form the Tokyo 2020 emblem and then a globe during the Olympics opening ceremony. https://youtu.be/i-T19EEgAYY © Agence…

Pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics open in low-key ceremony without fans

The Tokyo Olympics were declared open in an eerily empty stadium on Friday after defying a year's pandemic delay and…

Japan Olympic superfan celebrates Tokyo 2020 Games

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Olympic super fan Kyoko Ishikawa celebrates an aerobatic performance by the Japanese air force on…

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