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Olympics Latest: Kuo takes weightlifting gold for Taiwan
July 27, 2021 GMT
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Kuo Hsing-Chun has won Taiwan’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a dominant performance in the women’s 59-kilogram weightlifting category.
In both the snatch and the clean and jerk, even Kuo’s first lift was higher than any other athlete managed in three attempts.
Kuo lifted a total 236 kilograms, beating second-place Polina Guryeva of Turkmenistan by 19kg, but failed on a final attempt to break her own clean and jerk world record.
Kuo’s chances were helped by the lack of an entry from China in the category and a doping ban for 2016 Olympic gold medalist Sukanya Srisurat of Thailand.
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The U.S. womenâs volleyball team has handed defending gold medalist China its second straight-set loss.
The Americans won a tight first set 29-27 on their fourth set point before taking the final two sets 25-22 and 25-21. They improve to 2-0 so far in Tokyo after sweeping France in the opener. The U.S. won bronze in 2016 and is seeking its first gold medal in the sport.
China is still seeking to win its first set this tournament having been swept in the opener by Turkey. The Chinese went 2-3 in pool play in 2016 before rallying to win the gold.
Olympics Latest: Germany wins another equestrian gold
July 27, 2021 GMT
MEDAL ALERT
The German dressage team won its ninth gold medal in the past 10 Olympics by beating the United States and Britain for the second straight time.
Isabell Werth earned her seventh gold and equestrian-record 11th medal overall. She had the second-best individual score in the competition. She trailed only teammate Jessica von Bredow-Werndl.
Dorothee Schneider of Germany also rode well three months after a horse she was riding collapsed and died. That left her with a broken collarbone.
The Germans have 13 Olympic titles in team dressage since the event was introduced at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. They have won medalsd in 16 straight Olympic team competitions.