Suga, Koike agree Olympics going very smoothly Today 06:45 am JST Today | 12:03 pm JST TOKYO
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike met Sunday to discuss the Olympics being held in the capital and COVID-19 countermeasures, with Koike saying they agreed the games are going very smoothly.
In a nearly hourlong meeting at the prime minister s official residence, they agreed to continue preparations for the Paralympics kicking off next month, Koike told reporters.
The Olympics began Friday with the opening ceremony at the National Stadium, held without spectators after organizers agreed to ban fans at almost all venues to avoid the spread of infections.
Source: China State Council Information Office
China won three gold medals on Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics with steady performances from its divers and weightlifters, while legendary gymnast Oksana Chusovitina bade farewell to the Olympics after failing in the vault qualification.
Li Fabin continued Chinese weightliftersâ good form at Tokyo 2020 by snatching the countryâs second gold medal in the sport with his menâs 61kg victory. He also set new Olympic records of 172kg in the clean and jerk, and 313kg in total.
Prior to Li, Hou Zhihui had triumphed in the womenâs 49kg category on Saturday.
Li said the pressure weighed heavily on him at the beginning, but the event went more easily than he expected from there. âNormally when you overrate your opponents a little bit, it becomes easier for you,â he said.
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Japan celebrates gold rush on day of upsets at Tokyo Olympics
In gymnastics, US superstar and defending champion Simone Biles produced a rusty performance in qualifying
By Rob Woollard
July 26, 2021 04:41 BST
A Japanese skateboarder claimed a piece of Olympic history as the host nation enjoyed a gold rush at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, while France inflicted the first defeat on a men s USA basketball team since Athens 2004.
There were 18 gold medals up for grabs, including the first ever in skateboarding, one of several new sports introduced in Tokyo in a bid to attract younger fans.
A perfectly scripted final saw Japanese world champion Yuto Horigome strike gold.
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Im Bronze-Kampf gegen die Britin Chelsie Giles bot sich der 28-jährigen Kocher eine weitere Chance auf Edelmetall. Doch durch eine kleine Wertung geriet die Schweizerin in Rückstand und war damit unter Zugzwang. Sie riskierte in der Folge mehr – und Giles bestrafte dies: Mit einer Ippon-Wertung entschied sie das Duell.
Erklärung zu: 2 Bronze-Medaillen im Judo («Repêchage»)
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Im olympischen Judo-Sport werden zwei Bronze-Medaillen verteilt, es gibt jedoch keinen 4. Platz. Dafür kommt die sogenannte «Repêchage» zum Zug: Die 4 unterlegenen Viertelfinalisten duellieren sich um 2 der 4 Plätze in den beiden Bronze-Kämpfen. Die anderen 2 Plätze nehmen die unterlegenen Halbfinalisten ein.