Olympics Latest: Chinese divers 1-2 in springboard prelims
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1of18Shi Tingmao of China competes in women s diving 3m springboard preliminary at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Dmitri Lovetsky/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18South Korea s An San looks at her bow during her individual elimination match against Japan s Ren Hayakawa, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Alessandra Tarantino/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of18Connor Fields of the United States, center, who later crashed, is followed by Romain Mahieu of France, center-left, and Vincent Pelluard of Colombia, left, as they compete in the men s BMX Racing semifinals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Ben Curtis/APShow MoreShow Less
Olympics-Swimming-Murphy’s doping slur darkens mood at the pool; Schoenmaker sets WR to win gold
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women s 200m Breaststroke - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa reacts after setting a new world record to win the gold medal REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
July 30, 2021
By Simon Evans
TOKYO (Reuters) -Ryan Murphy lost the second of his Rio backstroke titles to Russian Evgeny Rylov at the 2020 Olympics on Friday and the U.S. swimmer then suggested doping had played a part in his demise as events took an acrimonious turn at the Tokyo pool.
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Tatjana Schoenmaker, of South Africa, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women s 200-meter breaststroke final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
TOKYO South Africa s Tatjana Schoenmaker was the star of the day, setting the first individual swimming world record at the Tokyo Olympics.
Others shined, too.
Evgeny Rylov completed a backstroke double for Russia, Emma McKeon gave the Aussie women another gold, and China earned a return trip to the top of the medal podium.
The mighty Americans? For the first time in the meet, they spent the entire session watching others win gold.
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Olympics Latest: An San of South Korea wins 3rd archery gold
July 30, 2021 GMT
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An San of South Korea has won her third straight archery gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
She won during a shoot-off in the final of the women’s individual event.
An beat Elena Osipova of ROC, the acronym for the Russian Olympic Committee, by a 6-5 score Friday. She scored a 10 in the shoot-off Osipova recorded a 8 to help her nation remain perfect in archery in Tokyo. An had a part in the mixed and women’s team gold medals as well, with the men’s team also winning. The last archery event will be the men’s individual competition Saturday.