Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's Sun wins women's epee individual gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Sun Yiwen won the women's individual epee fencing gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ana Maria Popescu of Romania took silver and Katrina Lehis of Estonia claimed bronze....
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Archery-South Korean coaches around every corner in Tokyo
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Wherever there is a bow and arrow at the Tokyo Olympics, a South Korean won't be far away. On top of the coaches who guide the medal-hogging national team, veteran Sou...
Jul 24, 2021
TOKYO OLYMPICS: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold medal in the men's 60kg judo in front of a...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Officials confident they can keep swimmers clear of sewage
By Mitch Phillips and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic officials are confident their anti-pollution measures will prevent an expected tropical storm from triggering a surge of sewage into the water...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-China's golden girl Zhang Yufei primed for podium
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's butterfly prospect Zhang Yufei is one of their top gold medal hopes at the Tokyo Games, with the 23-year old likely to mark a new era for Chinese swimmers after Olympic champ...
Jul 24, 2021
China confirms ban on for-profit tutoring in core school subjects - Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is barring tutoring for profit in core school subjects to ease financial pressures on families that have contributed to low birth rates, a report in the official Xinhua news ...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Djokovic, Medvedev lead calls for delayed start due to heat
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev - the world's top two men's tennis players - led calls to Tokyo Olympic organisers on Saturday to move matches to the late after...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Japan gold medal hope Seto misses 400 medley final
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's gold medal hope Daiya Seto failed to qualify for the men's 400 metres medley final after finishing ninth in the heats. The 27-year-old Seto, the world champion and top ranked ...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Takato wins Japan's first gold medal of the Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naohisa Takato won the final of the men's -60kg judo to give host nation Japan its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Takato defeated Yang Yung-wei of Taiwan in the ...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Soccer-China's Wang scores four to deny Zambia in eight-goal thriller
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Wang Shuang scored four goals including a late penalty as the Asian side grabbed a 4-4 draw with Zambia in the Olympics women's soccer tournament at Rifu's Miyagi Stadium on ...
Jul 24, 2021
