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Tokyo Olympics

Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen wins gold in épée

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year's delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ___ MEDAL ALERT Sun Yiwen of China has beaten five-time Olympian Ana Maria Popescu of Romania 11-10 in overtime to win gold in the ...

Japanese star Seto misses in 400 IM as Olympic swim starts

TOKYO (AP) — Daiya Seto was so confident of advancing to the 400-meter individual medley final in his home Olympics, the Japanese star made a costly mistake. He didn't go fast enough. Seto surprisingly failed to qualify, finishing ninth on the opening night of swimming on Saturday. He ...

Gilchrist’s comeback arrives at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — On the way to her first game in the Tokyo Olympics, Kaleigh Gilchrist cried. She looked at pictures of family and friends, and thought about climbing out of that terrifying night in South Korea. And the tears just started falling. Tears of joy — and gratitude. Playing in ...

Mind the gap: The basketball world is catching up to the US

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — When the Dream Team era started in 1992, most of the NBA players in the Olympics represented the United States. David Stern knew what would happen from there. "In time," the former NBA commissioner predicted in 1995, "that will change." Stern was right. The number ...

Naohisa Takato claims Japan’s 1st Tokyo gold with judo win

TOKYO (AP) — Naohisa Takato won Japan's first gold medal at its home Olympics, beating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60-kilogram judo final on Saturday night. Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi beat Japan's Funa Tonaki in the women's 48-kilogram final less than an hour before Takato made sure ...

Hendrickx scores 3 goals, leads Belgium past the Netherlands

TOKYO (AP) — Not even Alexander Hendrickx knew he could score like that. The Belgium defender knocked in three goals during a five-minute stretch late in the third quarter Saturday to help his team beat the Netherlands 3-1 in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament. "Maybe in the ...