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OLYMPICS

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 26, 2021
In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Rudy Gobert of France in action at the rim with Damian Lillard and Devin Booker of the United States at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday | REUTERS
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Japan takes Group A lead after downing Mexico with early burst
Early goals by Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan left the 2012 London champions struggling to fight back and put Japan in a strong position to advance to the knockout round.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2021
Suga and Koike agree Olympics going 'very smoothly'
Koike called on residents of Tokyo, which is under its fourth state of emergency, to cheer on athletes at home with family and avoid going out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympics report first post-competition COVID-19 case
The organizers have vowed to stage a safe and secure Olympics and Paralympics, with quarantine rules and testing to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Day 2 recap: From skateboarding to judo, Japan brings home the gold
Japanese judoka Uta and Hifumi Abe became the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day, while Yuto Horigome bagged skateboarding's first gold.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
A homecoming for U.S. Olympic swimmer Jay Litherland
Being able to return to Japan to compete in the Olympics was a special moment for Jay Litherland.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Japan's Yui Ohashi swims to gold in women's 400-meter individual medley
Yui Ohashi was coming off a 40th place finish at the national championships and thought about giving up swimming altogether in 2015. Now she's an Olympic champion.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Positive COVID-19 tests knock Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm out of Olympics
DeChambeau was replaced on Team USA by Patrick Reed, joining Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Japan beats Canada to book softball final clash against U.S.
Japan captain Eri Yamada singled in the winning run with one out and the bases-loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Japan to a 4-0 record.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Day 2 Tokyo 2020: Live updates
We made it through to Day 2! The big ticket items today will most likely be in the pool and on the tennis and badminton courts.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Tokyo Games showcase the changing face of sports in Japan
From Naomi Osaka to Rui Hachimura, a generation of biracial athletes in the Olympics are helping shift perceptions of what it means to be 'Japanese.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / FOCUS
Jul 25, 2021
Japan skateboarders hope Olympics debut can soften social stigma
The success of homegrown athletes like gold medal winner Yuto Horigome and medal contender Aori Nishimura could help shift attitudes in Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Tomokazu Harimoto aiming to end Chinese table tennis supremacy
Eighteen-year-old world No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto is hoping to do what many would consider near impossible: end China's 13-year Olympic men's singles table tennis reign by claiming Japan's first gold in the sport.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
IOC would back schedule changes at Tokyo Games if needed due to heat
High humidity has added to discomfort, and athletes have failed to find much relief from ice bags and hoses blowing cool air.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Japan's rugby sevens teams hoping to build on momentum from Rio and 2019 World Cup
Returning Olympians who know the agony of just losing out on a medal and youthful exuberance will spearhead Japan's challenge in the rugby sevens Olympic tournament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2021
Overseas journalists visit Tokyo sights on city-operated tours
To avoid contact with the general public, participants are taken on private buses to visit sightseeing and cultural facilities outside of business hours.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Family and supporters overjoyed with judoka Naohisa Takato's Olympic gold
Takato's family and supporters were ecstatic at his gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, made all the sweeter by being Japan's first of the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
In U.S., the Tokyo Olympics opening drew 16.7 million TV viewers — a 33-year low
NBC's audience declined 37% from 2016, when 26.5 million people watched the Rio de Janeiro opener, and 59% from 2012, when 40.7 million people watched the London ceremony.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
And still she rises. And rises. And rises.
Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, who has used her influence to speak out against injustices, prepares to soar above the sport's devastating recent history.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Swimming stars Rikako Ikee and Daiya Seto eliminated in first efforts
The leukemia survivor and her teammates fail to reach the final in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay, while Japan's gold medal favorite in the men's 400 IM suffers a shock defeat.

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