Day four at the Tokyo Olympics will be headlined by one of the most anticipated events of 2021 as the women’s gymnastics team final. Here we are presenting you the live updates of today’s Tokyo Olympics sports.
Caroline Marks unable to secure bronze in surfing
American Caroline Marks, at 19 the youngest qualifier in the women’s Olympic surfing competition, missed out on a chance to win a bronze medal Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Marks won her quarterfinals heat against Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica. She then lost to Bianca Buitendag of South Africa, relegating her to the bronze-medal matchup
Canada wins its first-ever Olympic medal in softball
Canada defeated Mexico, 3-2, in the bronze-medal game in softball to capture the country’s first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.
American surfer Carissa Moore to go for gold
American surfer Carissa Moore will compete for an Olympic gold medal Tuesday after winning her semifinals heat. Moore, a four-time world champion, defeated Amuro Tsuzuki of Japan by a thin margin.
Alaska’s Lydia Jacoby wins women’s 100 breaststroke, teammate Lilly King gets bronze
Alaskan teen Alaska’s Lydia Jacoby pulled off the upset in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, becoming the first American woman to win gold in swimming in these Olympics. She beat US teammate Lilly King, who was chasing her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the breast.
US to play Great Britain in men’s rugby quarterfinals
The USmen’s rugby team fell to South Africa 17-12 to finish second in Pool C after posting a 2-1 record in round-robin play. The US will play Great Britain in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 5 am ET.
USA’s Regan Smith earns bronze in women’s 100 backstroke
American Regan Smith, the former world-record holder in the women’s 100 backstroke, won the bronze medal Tuesday morning at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Ross, Klineman cruise in beach volleyball
The second-seeded US women’s beach volleyball duo of April Ross and Alix Klineman remain undefeated (2-0) in pool play at the Tokyo Olympics. The pair easily defeated Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan of Spain in straight sets under rainy and windy conditions at Shiokaze Park
Awesome images of teen’s title-winning performance
At the age of 13, Momiji Nishiya made history on Monday as Japan’s youngest Olympic champion when she won the gold medal in the women’s street skateboard competition. Nishiya edged another 13-year-old, Rayssa Leal from Brazil, at the Ariake Urban Sports Park..
Bermuda smallest country win gold after triathlon win
Flora Duffy made history by winning gold in the women’s triathlon Tuesday as she made Bermuda the least-populated nation to ever win an Olympic gold medal. The win also made Duffy the first person from Bermuda to win a medal of any kind at the Olympics since Clarence Hill in 1976.
