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Olympics-Judo-Japan’s Uta Abe wins gold medal in women’s -52 kg category in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Uta Abe, 21, won the gold medal in the women's -52 kg category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, defeating Amandine Buchard of France in the final. Bronze medals ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Sailing-Weather hampers sailors as Olympic races get underway
TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending champion Charline Picon of France got off to a strong start in the women's RS:X windsurfing class and Switzerland's Mateo Sanz Lanz scored two victories in three races as t...
Jul 25, 2021
Japan’s PM Suga, Tokyo governor Koike discuss Olympics, COVID-19 -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met on Sunday to discuss the Olympic Games being held in the capital and anti-coronavirus measures, the Kyodo n...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-‘Simone Biles show’ off to bumpy start in Tokyo
By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - The Simone Biles show got underway at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, but it did not live up to advance billing as the American's Olympics campaign experienced a rocky st...
Jul 25, 2021
Merkel aide warns of COVID-19 surge in Germany over coming weeks
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff fears the number of new coronavirus cases will soar in the next few weeks and could hit 100,000 a day by the end of September, causi...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-Defending champions China stunned by Turkey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending women's champions China were upset in straight sets by Turkey in their Olympic Pool B opener on Sunday, going down 25-21 25-14 25-14 at the Ariake Arena. China, who have wo...
Jul 25, 2021
Rumbling meteor lights up Norway, a bit possibly landing near Oslo
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - An "unusually large meteor" briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular sound and light display as it rumbled across the sky, and a bit of it may hav...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Tokyo braces as storm snarls schedules after withering heat
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo, host of the summer Olympics, is bracing for a storm that has begun to disrupt competition schedules this week, though the surfers have taken the predicted rougher weather in t...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-Singapore out of dressage after horse suffers freak injury
By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) -Singapore was eliminated from the equestrian dressage qualifiers on Sunday after Caroline Chew's horse Tribiani was found to be bleeding from the mouth, bringing an...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Osaka in dominant form as Barty makes shock exit
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka powered through her opening match at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as world number one Ash Barty stumbled out of the tournament after a lacklustre, ...
Jul 25, 2021
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