Titmus had bested her American rival twice before in Tokyo, in the women's 200 meter and 400 meter freestyle.īritain's medley: Great Britain won the final swimming medal of the day by setting a world record in the mixed 4x100 meter medley relay. Australia's Ariarne Titmus was her closest challenger, coming in second. Katie Ledecky claimed another swimming gold for the United States in the women's 800 meter freestyle, the third Olympics in a row she has won the event. Earlier this week, she set an Olympic record to win gold for the women's 100 meter backstroke - and then accidentally dropped an F-bomb in her post-race interview.Īn 800 meter showdown: The final round of Ledecky vs. McKeown backstroke show: Australian Kaylee McKeown won her second gold in the women's 200 meter backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics. The Japan Medical Association, the country's largest association of doctors, is warning that unless more is done to stop the spread of Covid-19, the country's medical system could "collapse."ĭressel does it again: American Caeleb Dressel nabbed his third gold medal of Tokyo 2020 on Saturday by winning the men's 100 meter butterfly - and setting a world record in the process. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extended the state of emergency for the Tokyo metropolitan area and Okinawa, and expanded a state of emergency to four other prefectures - Saitama, Chiba, Osaka and Kanagawa - until August 31.
Covid-19 cases continue to surge, with authorities saying on Friday they had identified another 3,300 infections.
The pandemic looms: Japan's sporting success does not mean all is well in the capital. On the streets of Tokyo, many are trying to revel in their nation's success while still abiding by the public health measures the government has in place. July 31 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results By Joshua Berlinger, Brett McKeehan and Ben Morse, CNN.
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But TV ratings in Japan show people are tuning in to watch, and there's excitement in the air. San Marino, a country of 34,000 people, had never won a medal before Tokyo 2020. Ahead of the Games, polls showed a majority of residents disapproved of the government's decision to trudge ahead with a major sporting event in the middle of a coronavirus state of emergency. Those wins have helped fan some excitement in Tokyo. Japan's surprising success: We're a week into the Tokyo Olympics, and Japan already has 17 gold medals - a new record for the country. Here's what's happening in the Japanese capital, both in the sports world and on its periphery. There are eight days left in the Olympics, and this weekend is jam-packed with events. I don't run for a time, I'm just trying to get them spots, whatever it takes.American Caeleb Dressel swims in the 100-meter butterfly final on July 31. "I have to set my race up better and race and attack every hurdle and take it down a notch and run faster. I just plan to improve every single round," Harrison said. There was a false start in Harrison's heat as Frenchwoman Laura Valette was yellow-carded but the American strode through confidently and then surged ahead of her rivals in the final 20 metres to clock 12.74. World record holder Harrison set for 100m hurdles gold dashĪmerican Kendra Harrison stayed on course to become the first world record holder to win Olympic gold in the women's 100 metres hurdles in 33 years by safely qualifying through her heats on Saturday.īulgaria's Yordanka Donkova held the world record when she triumphed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the feat has not been repeated since.Ī few weeks after failing to qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games at the US Olympic trials, Harrison set the world record of 12.20 in London.
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