By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky strolled onto the deck first, which meant she was headed to the second spot on the medal podium. What a strange place for her to be. For the first time in a brilliant career, Ledecky wasn't the first swimmer to touch the ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Amber English erased the disappointment of barely missing the two previous Olympics by winning a gold medal. Vincent Hancock made history about an hour later, becoming the first skeet shooter to win three golds. Two shotgun events, two ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer IZU, Japan (AP) — Tom Pidcock's golden dreams were nearly dashed on a road in the French Pyrenees, where the British cyclist had been putting in some training in the weeks leading up to the mountain bike race at the Tokyo Olympics. The 21-year-old ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Kelsey Stewart has a knack for walk-off hits in Japan. Stewart hit a game-ending home run leading off the seventh inning, and the United States rallied late to beat Japan 2-1 Monday and win the Olympic softball group stage — ...
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — For Quinn, a midfielder for the Canadian women's soccer team, the opening match of the Tokyo Games carried more emotional weight than their previous Olympic appearances. Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to participate ...
TOKYO (AP) — The host country knocked off a heavyweight for Olympic gold in table tennis on Monday. Japanese pair Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito ended China's recent dominance in the sport by beating Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen 4-3 for the mixed doubles title. The upset comes five years after ...
